81_FR_72245 81 FR 72043 - Idaho Power Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

81 FR 72043 - Idaho Power Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 202 (October 19, 2016)

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FR Document2016-25247

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 72043]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25247]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-114-000]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Institution of Section 206 
Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

    On October 12, 2016, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. 
EL16-114-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
16 U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into the justness 
and reasonableness of the Idaho Power Company's market-based rate 
authority in the Idaho Power balancing authority area. Idaho Power 
Company, 157 FERC ] 61,017 (2016).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL16-114-000, established 
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL16-114-
000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as 
appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2016), 
within 30 days of the date of issuance of the order.

    Dated: October 12, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                                in the Consolidated Appropriations Act,                   Dated: October 12, 2016.                            representative may contact you about
                                                2008 (Pub. L. 110–161) to fund a portion                Kimberly D. Bose,                                     the acquisition of an easement to
                                                of the INFB. Congress, in the                           Secretary.                                            construct, operate, and maintain the
                                                Explanatory Statement accompanying                      [FR Doc. 2016–25247 Filed 10–18–16; 8:45 am]          proposed facilities. The company would
                                                the House Appropriations Committee                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
                                                Print (which in the Act was given the                                                                         agreement. However, if the Commission
                                                same effect as a joint explanatory                                                                            approves the project, that approval
                                                statement), noted that the INFB freed up                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  conveys with it the right of eminent
                                                DOE’s LEU set-aside, and recommended                                                                          domain. Therefore, if easement
                                                DOE also ‘‘allow U.S. interests to                      Federal Energy Regulatory                             negotiations fail to produce an
                                                purchase uranium fuel from the Reliable                 Commission                                            agreement, the pipeline company could
                                                Fuel Supply [now the AFS] in the event                  [Docket No. CP16–496–000]                             initiate condemnation proceedings
                                                of supply disruption.’’ (H. Approp.                                                                           where compensation would be
                                                Cmte. Print at 592.)                                    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,                       determined in accordance with state
                                                   The sale of LEU from the AFS will be                 L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an                law.
                                                conducted consistent with applicable                    Environmental Assessment for the                         Tennessee provided landowners with
                                                law, the policies and guidance in the                   Proposed Lone Star Project and                        a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
                                                ‘‘Secretary of Energy’s 2008 Policy                     Request For Comments On                               entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
                                                Statement of Management of the                          Environmental Issues                                  Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
                                                Department of Energy’s Excess Uranium                                                                         To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a
                                                Inventory’’ (March 11, 2008), and the                      The staff of the Federal Energy                    number of typically asked questions,
                                                DOE Excess Uranium Inventory                            Regulatory Commission (FERC or                        including the use of eminent domain
                                                Management Plan.                                        Commission) will prepare an                           and how to participate in the
                                                                                                        environmental assessment (EA) that will               Commission’s proceedings. It is also
                                                  Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3,
                                                2016.                                                   discuss the environmental impacts of                  available for viewing on the FERC Web
                                                                                                        the Lone Star Project involving                       site (www.ferc.gov).
                                                Anne M. Harrington,
                                                                                                        construction and operation of facilities
                                                Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear                                                                         Public Participation
                                                Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security
                                                                                                        by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
                                                Administration.                                         L.L.C. (Tennessee) in San Patricio and                  For your convenience, there are three
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–25278 Filed 10–18–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Jackson Counties, Texas. The                          methods you can use to submit your
                                                                                                        Commission will use this EA in its                    comments to the Commission. The
                                                BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                                                                        decision-making process to determine                  Commission encourages electronic filing
                                                                                                        whether the project is in the public                  of comments and has expert staff
                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    convenience and necessity.                            available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
                                                                                                           This notice announces the opening of               or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully
                                                Federal Energy Regulatory                               the scoping process the Commission                    follow these instructions so that your
                                                Commission                                              will use to gather input from the public              comments are properly recorded.
                                                                                                        and interested agencies on the project.                  (1) You can file your comments
                                                [Docket No. EL16–114–000]                               You can make a difference by providing                electronically using the eComment
                                                Idaho Power Company; Notice of                          us with your specific comments or                     feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                Institution of Section 206 Proceeding                   concerns about the project. Your                      (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                and Refund Effective Date                               comments should focus on the potential                Documents and Filings. This is an easy
                                                                                                        environmental effects, reasonable                     method for submitting brief, text-only
                                                   On October 12, 2016, the Commission                  alternatives, and measures to avoid or                comments on a project;
                                                issued an order in Docket No. EL16–                     lessen environmental impacts. Your                       (2) You can file your comments
                                                114–000, pursuant to section 206 of the                 input will help the Commission staff                  electronically by using the eFiling
                                                Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.                      determine what issues they need to                    feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                824e (2012), instituting an investigation               evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your               (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                into the justness and reasonableness of                 comments are timely and properly                      Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
                                                the Idaho Power Company’s market-                       recorded, please send your comments so                you can provide comments in a variety
                                                based rate authority in the Idaho Power                 that the Commission receives them in                  of formats by attaching them as a file
                                                balancing authority area. Idaho Power                   Washington, DC on or before November                  with your submission. New eFiling
                                                Company, 157 FERC ¶ 61,017 (2016).                      14, 2016.                                             users must first create an account by
                                                   The refund effective date in Docket                     If you sent comments on this project               clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
                                                No. EL16–114–000, established                           to the Commission before the opening of               a comment on a particular project,
                                                pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA,                  this docket on September 1, 2016, you                 please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
                                                will be the date of publication of this                 will need to file those comments in                   the filing type; or
                                                notice in the Federal Register.                         Docket No. CP16–496–000 to ensure                        (3) You can file a paper copy of your
                                                   Any interested person desiring to be                 they are considered as part of this                   comments by mailing them to the
                                                heard in Docket No. EL16–114–000                        proceeding.                                           following address. Be sure to reference
                                                must file a notice of intervention or                      This notice is being sent to the                   the project docket number (CP16–496–
                                                motion to intervene, as appropriate,
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                                                                                                        Commission’s current environmental                    000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
                                                with the Federal Energy Regulatory                      mailing list for this project. State and              Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
                                                Commission, 888 First Street NE.,                       local government representatives should               Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                                Washington, DC 20426, in accordance                     notify their constituents of this                     NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
                                                with Rule 214 of the Commission’s                       proposed project and encourage them to
                                                Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR                 comment on their areas of concern.                    Summary of the Proposed Project
                                                385.214 (2016), within 30 days of the                      If you are a landowner receiving this                Tennessee proposes to construct and
                                                date of issuance of the order.                          notice, a pipeline company                            operate the following facilities as part of


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FR Citation81 FR 72043 

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