81 FR 95580 - Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

Page Range		95580-95581
FR Document		2016-31343

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95580-95581]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31343]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

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                                                    Docket Nos.
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Pioneer Wind Park I, LLC................  EG16-144-000
Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC......  EG16-145-000
Indeck Niles, LLC.......................  EG16-146-000
Grant Plains Wind, LLC..................  EG16-147-000
Sunflower Wind Project, LLC.............  EG16-148-000
North Lancaster Ranch LLC...............  EG16-149-000
Pavant Solar II LLC.....................  EG16-150-000
Dermott Wind, LLC.......................  EG16-151-000
Innovative Solar 46, LLC................  EG16-152-000
Summit Farms Solar, LLC.................  EG16-153-000
Cimarron Bend Assets, LLC...............  EG16-154-000
FL Solar 1, LLC.........................  EG16-155-000
AL Solar A, LLC.........................  EG16-156-000
Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC..............  EG16-157-000
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    Take notice that during the month of November 2016, the status of 
the above-

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captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators became effective by 
operation of the Commission's regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a).

    Dated: December 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (630) 725–3070 (telephone) or email at the party or parties directly involved in
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC bruce_newsome@kindermorgan.com. the protest.
20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Persons who wish to comment only
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, on the environmental review of this
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214, within 21 within 90 days of this Notice the project should submit an original and
days of the date of issuance of the order. Commission staff will either: Complete two copies of their comments to the
Dated: December 21, 2016.
its environmental assessment (EA) and Secretary of the Commission.
place it into the Commission’s public Environmental commenters will be
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or placed on the Commission’s
Deputy Secretary. issue a Notice of Schedule for environmental mailing list, will receive
[FR Doc. 2016–31344 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] Environmental Review. If a Notice of copies of the environmental documents,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Schedule for Environmental Review is and will be notified of meetings
issued, it will indicate, among other associated with the Commission’s
milestones, the anticipated date for the environmental review process.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission staff’s issuance of the final Environmental commenters will not be
environmental impact statement (FEIS) required to serve copies of filed
Federal Energy Regulatory or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
Commission documents on all other parties.
EA in the Commission’s public record However, the non-party commenters
[Docket No. CP17–22–000] for this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents
Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the
Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of
LLC; Notice of Application state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the
completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right
Take notice that on December 13,
the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the
2016, Kinder Morgan Louisiana
federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order.
Pipeline, LLC (KMLP), 3250 Lacey
the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages
Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, IL
staff’s FEIS or EA. electronic filings of comments, protests
60515, filed an application under There are two ways to become
sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas and interventions in lieu of paper using
involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the this project. First, any person wishing to
Commission’s regulations, requesting www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit an original
authorization to (1) construct and to the proceedings for this project
operate the system modifications and 5 copies of the protest or
should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy
necessary to enable KMLP to offer stated below, file with the Federal
600,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE., Washington, DC 20426.
firm transportation service utilizing a First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
north-to-south path on KMLP’s system; Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
a motion to intervene in accordance Time on January 11, 2017.
and (2) for permission and approval to with the requirements of the
abandon and remove facilities at an Commission’s Rules of Practice and Dated: December 21, 2016.
existing meter station and the Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
replacement thereof with a larger meter and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Deputy Secretary.
station on the same site. CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2016–31342 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
The proposed facilities will provide status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
for gas flow on a north-to-south path on maintained by the Secretary of the
KMLP’s system to deliver natural gas Commission and will receive copies of
from existing pipeline interconnects to all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
the natural gas liquefaction and LNG by all other parties. A party must submit
export facility currently being expanded 7 copies of filings made with the Federal Energy Regulatory
and operated by Sabine Pass Commission and must mail a copy to Commission
Liquefaction, LLC (SPL) at Sabine Pass the applicant and to every other party in
in Cameron Parish Louisiana, all as the proceeding. Only parties to the Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt
more fully set forth in the application proceeding can ask for court review of Wholesale Generator Status
which is on file with the Commission Commission orders in the proceeding. Docket Nos.
and open for public inspection. However, a person does not have to
The filing may also be viewed on the intervene in order to have comments Pioneer Wind Park I, LLC ........... EG16–144–000
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the considered. The second way to Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, EG16–145–000
LLC.
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket participate is by filing with the Indeck Niles, LLC ........................ EG16–146–000
number excluding the last three digits in Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Grant Plains Wind, LLC ............... EG16–147–000
the docket number field to access the possible, an original and two copies of Sunflower Wind Project, LLC ...... EG16–148–000
document. For assistance, please contact comments in support of or in opposition North Lancaster Ranch LLC ........ EG16–149–000
Pavant Solar II LLC ..................... EG16–150–000
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov to this project. The Commission will Dermott Wind, LLC ...................... EG16–151–000
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, consider these comments in
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Innovative Solar 46, LLC ............. EG16–152–000
(202) 502–8659. determining the appropriate action to be Summit Farms Solar, LLC ........... EG16–153–000
Any questions regarding the proposed taken, but the filing of a comment alone Cimarron Bend Assets, LLC ........ EG16–154–000
FL Solar 1, LLC ........................... EG16–155–000
project should be directed to Bruce H. will not serve to make the filer a party AL Solar A, LLC .......................... EG16–156–000
Newsome, Vice President, Kinder to the proceeding. The Commission’s Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC ........ EG16–157–000
Morgan Louisiana Pipeline Company, rules require that persons filing
LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, comments in opposition to the project Take notice that during the month of
Downers Grove, IL 60515, or by calling provide copies of their protests only to November 2016, the status of the above-

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captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale construct a qualifying conduit project would consist of: (1) A proposed
Generators became effective by hydropower facility, pursuant to section generating unit with an installed
operation of the Commission’s 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as capacity of 225-kW on the 36-inch-
regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a). amended by section 4 of the diameter water distribution pipe, in a
Dated: December 21, 2016. Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act new 34-foot by 27-foot PRV station; and
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., of 2013 (HREA). The proposed 10th East (2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
Deputy Secretary.
500 South PRV Station Hydropower project would have an estimated annual
Project would have an installed capacity generating capacity of 810 megawatt-
[FR Doc. 2016–31343 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
of 225 kilowatts (kW) and would be hours.
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located on Salt Lake City Corporation’s
existing 36-inch-diameter water A qualifying conduit hydropower
distribution pipe, in a new pressure facility is one that is determined or
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
reducing valve (PRV) station. The
Federal Energy Regulatory project would be located in Salt Lake in the table below.
Commission City, in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicant Contact: David Pearson,
[Docket No. CD17–6–000] Salt Lake City Corporation, Department
Salt Lake City Corporation; Notice of of Public Utilities, 1530 S. West Temple,
Preliminary Determination of a Salt Lake City, UT 84115, Phone No.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower (801) 707–0777.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene (202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@
ferc.gov.
On December 20, 2016, Salt Lake City Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Corporation filed a notice of intent to Facility Description: The proposed

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)

FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA .. The conduit is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade Y
water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural,
municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of elec-
tricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric Y
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-fed-
erally owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts .................. Y
HREA.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the li- Y
HREA. censing requirements of Part I of the FPA.

Preliminary Determination: Based all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS registration, using the eComment system
upon the above criteria, Commission CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
staff has preliminarily determined that CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ ecomment.asp. You must include your
the proposal satisfies the requirements or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as name and contact information at the end
for a qualifying conduit hydropower applicable; (2) state in the heading the of your comments. For assistance,
facility under 16 U.S.C. 823a, and is name of the applicant and the project please contact FERC Online Support at
exempted from the licensing number of the application to which the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
requirements of the FPA. filing responds; (3) state the name, 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Comments and Motions to Intervene: address, and telephone number of the (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
The deadline for filing comments person filing; and (4) otherwise comply send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
contesting whether the facility meets the with the requirements of sections Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
qualifying criteria is 45 days from the 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
issuance date of this notice. Commission’s regulations.1 All A copy of all other filings in reference
The deadline for filing motions to comments contesting Commission staff’s to this application must be accompanied
intervene is 30 days from the issuance preliminary determination that the by proof of service on all persons listed
date of this notice. facility meets the qualifying criteria in the service list prepared by the
Anyone may submit comments or a must set forth their evidentiary basis. Commission in this proceeding, in
motion to intervene in accordance with The Commission strongly encourages accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
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the requirements of Rules of Practice electronic filing. Please file motions to 385.2010.
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and intervene and comments using the Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies
385.214. Any motions to intervene must Commission’s eFiling system at http:// of the notice of intent can be obtained
be received on or before the specified www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. directly from the applicant or such
deadline date for the particular Commenters can submit brief comments copies can be viewed and reproduced at
proceeding. up to 6,000 characters, without prior the Commission in its Public Reference
Filing and Service of Responsive Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE.,
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2015). Washington, DC 20426. The filing may

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FR Citation		81 FR 95580

81 FR 95580 - Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission