81_FR_9882 81 FR 9844 - Brookfield Power Piney and Deep Creek, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

81 FR 9844 - Brookfield Power Piney and Deep Creek, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)

Page Range9844-9845
FR Document2016-04158

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9844-9845]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04158]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 309-087]


Brookfield Power Piney and Deep Creek, LLC; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Application to amend temporary variance of 
reservoir elevation requirements of license article 402.
    b. Project No.: 309-087.
    c. Date Filed: January 27, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Brookfield Power Piney and Deep Creek, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Piney Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Clarion River in Clarion 
County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Garletts, Brookfield Power Piney 
and Deep Creek, LLC, 14 River View Terrace, Oakland, MD 21550, (301) 
387-6616.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Mark Pawlowski, (202) 502-6052, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and recommendations is 15 days from the date of issuance of this notice 
by the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, or 
recommendations using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-309-087) on 
any comments, motions to intervene, protests, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to modify the 
timing and duration of the temporary variance of article 402 and Water 
Quality Certificate conditions 1.1 and 1.2 of the project license 
issued on March 30, 2015. The licensee requests authorization to 
operate the Project with a maximum reservoir elevation of 1087.5  0.5 ft msl during the months of April through December, from 
2016 through 2018 in order to replace the existing 14 radial spillway 
gates.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified

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comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading, 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of the license amendment. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.

    Dated: February 17, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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9844 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices excluding the last three digits in the application must be accompanied by information at the end of your docket number field to access the proof of service on all persons listed in comments. For assistance, please document. You may also register online the service list prepared by the contact FERC Online Support at at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Commission in this proceeding, in FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) esubscription.asp to be notified via accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 email of new filings and issuances 385.2010. (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please related to this or other pending projects. Dated: February 22, 2016. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal For assistance, call 1–866–208- 3676 or Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Nathanial J. Davis, Sr., email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Deputy Secretary. TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also Please include the project number (P– available for inspection and [FR Doc. 2016–04160 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] 309–087) on any comments, motions to reproduction at the address in item (h) BILLING CODE 6717–01–P intervene, protests, or recommendations above. filed. m. Individuals desiring to be included k. Description of Request: The on the Commission’s mailing list should DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY applicant proposes to modify the timing so indicate by writing to the Secretary and duration of the temporary variance of the Commission. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of article 402 and Water Quality n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Certificate conditions 1.1 and 1.2 of the Intervene: Anyone may submit [Project No. 309–087] project license issued on March 30, comments, a protest, or a motion to 2015. The licensee requests intervene in accordance with the Brookfield Power Piney and Deep authorization to operate the Project with requirements of Rules of Practice and Creek, LLC; Notice of Application a maximum reservoir elevation of Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. Accepted for Filing, Soliciting 1087.5 ± 0.5 ft msl during the months In determining the appropriate action to Comments, Motions To Intervene, and of April through December, from 2016 take, the Commission will consider all Protests through 2018 in order to replace the protests or other comments filed, but existing 14 radial spillway gates. only those who file a motion to Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed l. Locations of the Application: A intervene in accordance with the with the Commission and is available copy of the application is available for Commission’s Rules may become a for public inspection: inspection and reproduction at the party to the proceeding. Any comments, a. Type of Application: Application to Commission’s Public Reference Room, protests, or motions to intervene must amend temporary variance of reservoir located at 888 First Street NE., Room be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular elevation requirements of license article 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling application. 402. (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be o. Filing and Service of Responsive b. Project No.: 309–087. viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in c. Date Filed: January 27, 2016. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ all capital letters the title d. Applicant: Brookfield Power Piney elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or and Deep Creek, LLC. excluding the last three digits in the ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as e. Name of Project: Piney docket number field to access the applicable; (2) set forth in the heading, Hydroelectric Project. document. You may also register online the name of the applicant and the f. Location: The project is located on at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ project number of the application to the Clarion River in Clarion County, esubscription.asp to be notified via which the filing responds; (3) furnish Pennsylvania. email of new filings and issuances the name, address, and telephone g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power related to this or other pending projects. number of the person protesting or Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for with the requirements of 18 CFR Garletts, Brookfield Power Piney and TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 385.2001 through 385.2005. All Deep Creek, LLC, 14 River View available for inspection and comments, motions to intervene, or Terrace, Oakland, MD 21550, (301) 387– reproduction at the address in item (h) protests must set forth their evidentiary 6616. above. basis and otherwise comply with the i. FERC Contact: Mr. Mark Pawlowski, m. Individuals desiring to be included requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All (202) 502–6052, or Mark.Pawlowski@ on the Commission’s mailing list should comments, motions to intervene, or ferc.gov. so indicate by writing to the Secretary protests should relate to project works j. Deadline for filing comments, of the Commission. which are the subject of the license motions to intervene, protests, and n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to amendment. Agencies may obtain recommendations is 15 days from the Intervene: Anyone may submit copies of the application directly from date of issuance of this notice by the comments, a protest, or a motion to the applicant. A copy of any protest or Commission. The Commission strongly intervene in accordance with the motion to intervene must be served encourages electronic filing. Please file requirements of Rules of Practice and upon each representative of the motions to intervene, protests, Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. applicant specified in the particular comments, or recommendations using In determining the appropriate action to mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES application. If an intervener files the Commission’s eFiling system at take, the Commission will consider all comments or documents with the http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ protests or other comments filed, but Commission relating to the merits of an efiling.asp. Commenters can submit only those who file a motion to issue that may affect the responsibilities brief comments up to 6,000 characters, intervene in accordance with the of a particular resource agency, they without prior registration, using the Commission’s Rules may become a must also serve a copy of the document eComment system at http://www.ferc. party to the proceeding. Any comments, on that resource agency. A copy of all gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You protests, or motions to intervene must other filings in reference to this must include your name and contact be received on or before the specified VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices 9845 comment date for the particular issued in an order by the Commission maintained by the Secretary of the application. on May 14, 2015 (May 14 Order). Commission and will receive copies of o. Filing and Service of Responsive Specifically, Impulsora requests all documents filed by the applicant and Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in termination of its authorization to by all other parties. A party must submit all capital letters the title construct and operate the 12-inch- 7 copies of filings made in the ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or diameter pipeline, but retain proceeding with the Commission and ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as authorization to construct and operate must mail a copy to the applicant and applicable; (2) set forth in the heading, the 36-inch-diameter pipeline to every other party. Only parties to the the name of the applicant and the authorized in the May 14 Order, all as proceeding can ask for court review of project number of the application to more fully described in the application Commission orders in the proceeding. which the filing responds; (3) furnish which is on file with the Commission However, a person does not have to the name, address, and telephone and open to public inspection. The intervene in order to have comments number of the person protesting or filing may also be viewed on the Web considered. The second way to intervening; and (4) otherwise comply at http://www.ferc.gov using the participate is by filing with the with the requirements of 18 CFR ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 385.2001 through 385.2005. All number excluding the last three digits in possible, an original and two copies of comments, motions to intervene, or the docket number field to access the comments in support of or in opposition protests must set forth their evidentiary document. For assistance, contact FERC to this project. The Commission will basis and otherwise comply with the at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call consider these comments in requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) determining the appropriate action to be comments, motions to intervene, or 502–8659. taken, but the filing of a comment alone protests should relate to project works Any questions regarding this will not serve to make the filer a party which are the subject of the license application should be directed to to the proceeding. The Commission’s amendment. Agencies may obtain Kenneth Simon, Latham & Watkins, rules require that persons filing copies of the application directly from LLP, 555 Eleventh Street NW., Suite comments in opposition to the project the applicant. A copy of any protest or 1000, Washington, DC 20004, or call provide copies of their protests only to motion to intervene must be served (202) 637–2397, or by email the party or parties directly involved in upon each representative of the ken.simmon@lw.com. the protest. applicant specified in the particular Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Persons who wish to comment only application. If an intervener files Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, on the environmental review of this comments or documents with the within 90 days of this Notice the project should submit an original and Commission relating to the merits of an Commission staff will either: Complete two copies of their comments to the its environmental assessment (EA) and Secretary of the Commission. issue that may affect the responsibilities place it into the Commission’s public Environmental commentors will be of a particular resource agency, they record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or placed on the Commission’s must also serve a copy of the document issue a Notice of Schedule for environmental mailing list, will receive on that resource agency. A copy of all Environmental Review. If a Notice of copies of the environmental documents, other filings in reference to this Schedule for Environmental Review is and will be notified of meetings application must be accompanied by issued, it will indicate, among other associated with the Commission’s proof of service on all persons listed in milestones, the anticipated date for the environmental review process. the service list prepared by the Commission staff’s issuance of the final Environmental commentors will not be Commission in this proceeding, in environmental impact statement (FEIS) required to serve copies of filed accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 385.2010. documents on all other parties. EA in the Commission’s public record However, the non-party commentors Dated: February 17, 2016. for this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the Deputy Secretary. Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of [FR Doc. 2016–04158 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages staff’s FEIS or EA. electronic filings of comments, protests Federal Energy Regulatory There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using Commission involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file [Docket No. CP16–70–000] obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit an original Impulsora Pipeline, LLC; Notice of to the proceedings for this project and 5 copies of the protest or Application To Amend should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy stated below file with the Federal Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Take notice that on February 4, 2016, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE., Washington, DC 20426. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Impulsora Pipeline, LLC (Impulsora) First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern filed in the above referenced docket an a motion to intervene in accordance Time on March 11, 2016. application pursuant to section 3 of the with the requirements of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Commission’s Rules of Practice and Dated: February 19, 2016. Energy Regulatory Commission’s Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., (Commission) regulations seeking to and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Deputy Secretary. amend its section 3 authorizations and CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2016–04150 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] its Presidential Permit which were status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1


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