81 FR 66960 - Vote Solar Initiative, Montana Environmental Information Center v. Montana Public Service Commission; Notice of Complaint
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-23517 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 66960-66961] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-23517] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL16-117-000] Vote Solar Initiative, Montana Environmental Information Center v. Montana Public Service Commission; Notice of Complaint Take notice that on September 19, 2016, pursuant to Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, Vote Solar Initiative and Montana Environmental Information Center (collectively, Vote Solar) filed a formal complaint against Montana Public Service Commission (Respondent) alleging that Respondent violated [[Page 66961]] section 210 of Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 824a-3, by suspending the standard rate for solar qualifying facilities with a nameplate capacity between 100 kW and 3 MW, all as more fully explained in the complaint. Vote Solar certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for the Montana Public Service Commission, on contacts for North Western Energy as listed on the Commission's list of Corporate Officials, and on other persons who may be affected by the complaint. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email [email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 11, 2016. Dated: September 22, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-23517 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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construction and operation of the project-specific Area of Potential Effects described at http://www.ferc.gov/
proposed project under these general (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
headings: the project develops. On natural gas
Additional Information
• Geology and soils; facility projects, the APE at a minimum
• land use; encompasses all areas subject to ground Additional information about the
• water resources, fisheries, and disturbance (examples include project is available from the
wetlands; construction right-of-way, contractor/ Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
• cultural resources; pipe storage yards, compressor stations, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
• vegetation and wildlife; and access roads). Our EA for this site at www.ferc.gov using the
• air quality and noise; project will document our findings on ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary
• endangered and threatened species; the impacts on historic properties and link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and
• public safety; and summarize the status of consultations enter the docket number, excluding the
• cumulative impacts. under section 106. last three digits in the Docket Number
We will also evaluate reasonable field (i.e., CP16–494). Be sure you have
Environmental Mailing List
alternatives to the proposed project or selected an appropriate date range. For
portions of the project, and make The environmental mailing list assistance, please contact FERC Online
recommendations on how to lessen or includes federal, state, and local Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
avoid impacts on the various resource government representatives and or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for
areas. agencies; elected officials; TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The
The EA will present our independent environmental and public interest eLibrary link also provides access to the
analysis of the issues. The EA will be groups; Native American Tribes; other texts of formal documents issued by the
available in the public record through interested parties; and local libraries Commission, such as orders, notices,
eLibrary. Depending on the comments and newspapers. This list also includes and rulemakings.
received during the scoping process, we all affected landowners (as defined in In addition, the Commission offers a
may publish and distribute the EA to the Commission’s regulations) who are free service called eSubscription which
the public for an allotted comment potential right-of-way grantors, whose allows you to keep track of all formal
period. We will consider all comments property may be used temporarily for issuances and submittals in specific
on the EA before making our project purposes, or who own homes dockets. This can reduce the amount of
recommendations to the Commission. within certain distances of aboveground time you spend researching proceedings
To ensure we have the opportunity to facilities, and anyone who submits by automatically providing you with
consider and address your comments, comments on the project. We will notification of these filings, document
please carefully follow the instructions update the environmental mailing list as summaries, and direct links to the
in the Public Participation section, the analysis proceeds to ensure that we documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
beginning on page 2. send the information related to this filing/esubscription.asp.
With this notice, we are asking environmental review to all individuals, Finally, public meetings or site visits
agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ organizations, and government entities will be posted on the Commission’s
or special expertise with respect to the interested in and/or potentially affected calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
environmental issues of this project to by the proposed project. EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
formally cooperate with us in the If we publish and distribute the EA, with other related information.
preparation of the EA.3 Agencies that copies EA will be sent to the
Dated: September 22, 2016.
would like to request cooperating environmental mailing list for public
review and comment. If you would Kimberly D. Bose,
agency status should follow the
prefer to receive a paper copy of the Secretary.
instructions for filing comments
provided under the Public Participation document instead of the CD version or [FR Doc. 2016–23516 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
section of this notice. would like to remove your name from BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
the mailing list, please return the
Consultations Under Section 106 of the attached Information Request (appendix
National Historic Preservation Act 2). DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
In accordance with the Advisory Becoming an Intervenor Federal Energy Regulatory
Council on Historic Preservation’s Commission
implementing regulations for section In addition to involvement in the EA
106 of the National Historic scoping process, you may want to [Docket No. EL16–117–000]
Preservation Act, we are using this become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an
notice to initiate consultation with the official party to the Commission’s Vote Solar Initiative, Montana
applicable State Historic Preservation proceeding. Intervenors play a more Environmental Information Center v.
Office (SHPO), and to solicit their views formal role in the process and are able Montana Public Service Commission;
and those of other government agencies, to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be Notice of Complaint
interested Indian tribes, and the public heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling. Take notice that on September 19,
on the project’s potential effects on 2016, pursuant to Rule 206 of the
historic properties.4 We will define the An intervenor formally participates in
the proceeding by filing a request to Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
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3 The Council on Environmental Quality intervene. Instructions for becoming an
regulations addressing cooperating agency intervenor are in the ‘‘Document-less Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206,
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’ Vote Solar Initiative and Montana
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
link on the Commission’s Web site. Environmental Information Center
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
Motions to intervene are more fully (collectively, Vote Solar) filed a formal
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
complaint against Montana Public
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register Service Commission (Respondent)
district, site, building, structure, or object included of Historic Places. alleging that Respondent violated
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section 210 of Public Utilities ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Research, Development,
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 AGENCY and Demonstration Authorization Act
U.S.C. 824a–3, by suspending the (ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to
[FRL–9953–32–OA]
standard rate for solar qualifying provide independent scientific and
facilities with a nameplate capacity Notification of a Public Teleconference technical advice to the Administrator on
between 100 kW and 3 MW, all as more and Meeting of the Science Advisory the technical basis for Agency positions
fully explained in the complaint. Board Chemical Assessment Advisory and regulations. The SAB is a Federal
Committee Augmented for the Review Advisory Committee chartered under
Vote Solar certifies that copies of the the Federal Advisory Committee Act
complaint were served on the contacts of EPA’s Draft Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-
1,3,5-triazine (RDX) IRIS Assessment (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB and
for the Montana Public Service Augmented CAAC will comply with the
Commission, on contacts for North AGENCY: Environmental Protection provisions of FACA and all appropriate
Western Energy as listed on the Agency (EPA). SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Commission’s list of Corporate Officials, ACTION: Notice. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy,
and on other persons who may be notice is hereby given that the SAB
affected by the complaint. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection CAAC Augmented for RDX will hold a
Any person desiring to intervene or to Agency (EPA or Agency) Science public teleconference and a public face-
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office to-face meeting. The purpose of the
protest this filing must file in
announces two meetings of the teleconference is to learn about the
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
Chemical Assessment Advisory development of the agency’s draft IRIS
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Committee Augmented for the Review Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
of the Draft Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro- 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)
385.214). Protests will be considered by 1,3,5-triazine (RDX) IRIS Assessment
the Commission in determining the (External Review Draft—September
(CAAC Augmented for RDX). A public 2016) and to discuss the draft charge
appropriate action to be taken, but will teleconference will be held to learn questions for the peer review of the
not serve to make protestants parties to about the development of the Agency’s document. The purpose of the face-to-
the proceeding. Any person wishing to draft IRIS Toxicological Review of RDX face meeting is to conduct a peer review
become a party must file a notice of (September, 2016) and to discuss draft of the agency’s draft IRIS Toxicological
intervention or motion to intervene, as charge questions for the peer review of Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer the document. A face-to-face meeting 1,3,5-triazine (RDX) (External Review
and all interventions, or protests must will be held in the Washington, DC Draft—September 2016). The CAAC
be filed on or before the comment date. metro area to conduct a peer review of Augmented for RDX will provide advice
The Respondent’s answer, motions to the agency’s draft IRIS Toxicological to the Administrator through the
intervene, and protests must be served Review of RDX (External Review Draft— chartered SAB.
on the Complainant. September 2016). EPA’s Office of Research and
The Commission encourages DATES: The public teleconference will Development (ORD) requested that the
electronic submission of protests and be held on Thursday, November 17, SAB conduct a peer review of the draft
interventions in lieu of paper using the 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. IRIS Toxicological Review of
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. (Eastern Standard Time). The public Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
Persons unable to file electronically face-to-face meeting will be held on (RDX) (External Review Draft—
Monday, December 12, 2016 from 9:00 September 2016). The EPA SAB Staff
should submit an original and 5 copies
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., (Eastern Standard Office augmented the SAB CAAC with
of the protest or intervention to the
Time); Tuesday, December 13, 2016 subject matter experts to provide advice
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, through the chartered SAB regarding
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and
Wednesday, December 14, 2016, from this IRIS assessment. Additional
20426. information about this SAB advisory
8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard
This filing is accessible on-line at Time). activity can be found at the following
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
URL: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for will be conducted by telephone only. sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/
review in the Commission’s Public The public face-to-face meeting will be IRIS%20RDX?OpenDocument.
Reference Room in Washington, DC. Technical Contacts: Any technical
held at Milken Institute School of Public
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the questions concerning EPA’s draft IRIS
Health, Convening Center Room, George
Web site that enables subscribers to Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-
Washington University, 950 New
receive email notification when a 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)
Hampshire Ave. NW., Washington, DC
document is added to a subscribed (External Review Draft—September
20052.
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 2016) should be directed to Gina
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any Perovich by telephone at 703–347–8656
Online service, please email member of the public wishing further
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call or by email at perovich.gina@epa.gov
information regarding this meeting may Availability of Meeting Materials:
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call contact Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Prior to the meeting, the review
(202) 502–8659. Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, documents, meeting agenda and other
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern by telephone at (202) 564–2049 or via materials will be accessible on the
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Time on October 11, 2016. email at wong.diana-m@epa.gov. meeting page on the SAB Web site at
Dated: September 22, 2016.
General information concerning the http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SAB can be found at http:// Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Kimberly D. Bose,
www.epa.gov/sab. Public comment for consideration by
Secretary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA’s federal advisory committees and
[FR Doc. 2016–23517 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] Background: The SAB was panels has a different purpose from
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