82 FR 13454 - Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-04881 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13454-13455] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04881] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2225-021] Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington; 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 Proceeding: Amendment of License. b. Project No.: 2225-021. c. Date Filed: January 30, 2017. d. Licensee: Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington. e. Name of Project: Sullivan Lake Storage Project. f. Location: The project is located on Sullivan Creek near the town of Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, Washington. The project occupies federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service within the Colville National Forest. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Mark Cauchy, Director Regulatory and Environmental Affairs, Pend Oreille County Public Utility District, P.O. Box 190, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447-9331. i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin, (202) 502-6012, [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions, and protests is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests and comments 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-2225-021. k. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to change its method for removing Mill Pond Dam that was approved by the Commission in its Order Accepting Surrender of License and Authorizing Disposition of Project Facilities issued March 20, 2013 (142 FERC ] 62,232). Instead of removing the dam by siphoning water out of Mill Pond and building a cofferdam licensee is proposing to demolish the dam without building a cofferdam to promote sediment outflow and facilitate sediment transport to the downstream reaches of Sullivan Creek. l. This filing may 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. If the document is unavailable using the general or advanced searches select the docket search option. 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 in the Commission's Public Reference Room located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. 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, .212 and .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 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 [[Page 13455]] 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: March 7, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-04881 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Dated: March 8, 2017. Dated: March 7, 2017. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Monique M. Chism, Kimberly D. Bose, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secretary. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2017–04880 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] The first page of any filing should
[FR Doc. 2017–04906 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
include docket number P–2225–021.
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P k. Description of Request: The
licensee proposes to change its method
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY for removing Mill Pond Dam that was
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY approved by the Commission in its
Federal Energy Regulatory Order Accepting Surrender of License
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Authorizing Disposition of Project
Commission Facilities issued March 20, 2013 (142
[Project No. 2225–021]
FERC ¶ 62,232). Instead of removing the
[Docket No. ID–8122–000] dam by siphoning water out of Mill
Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend
Shults, Emily C.; Notice of Filing Oreille County, Washington; Notice of Pond and building a cofferdam licensee
Application Accepted for Filing, is proposing to demolish the dam
Take notice that on March 6, 2017, without building a cofferdam to
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Emily C. Shults filed an application for promote sediment outflow and facilitate
Intervene, and Protests
authorization to hold interlocking sediment transport to the downstream
positions, pursuant to section 305(b) of Take notice that the following reaches of Sullivan Creek.
the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. hydroelectric application has been filed l. This filing may be viewed on the
825d(b), and part 45 of the Federal with the Commission and is available Commission’s Web site at http://
Energy Regulatory Commission’s for public inspection: www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
(Commission) Rules of Practice and a. Type of Proceeding: Amendment of Enter the docket number excluding the
Procedure, 18 CFR part 45. License. last three digits in the docket number
Any person desiring to intervene or to b. Project No.: 2225–021. field to access the document. If the
protest this filing must file in c. Date Filed: January 30, 2017. document is unavailable using the
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of d. Licensee: Public Utility District No. general or advanced searches select the
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington. docket search option. You may also
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). e. Name of Project: Sullivan Lake register online at http://www.ferc.gov/
Protests will be considered by the Storage Project. docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
Commission in determining the f. Location: The project is located on notified via email of new filings and
appropriate action to be taken, but will Sullivan Creek near the town of issuances related to this or other
not serve to make protestants parties to Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, pending projects. For assistance, call 1–
the proceeding. Any person wishing to Washington. The project occupies 866–208–3676 or email
become a party must file a notice of federal lands administered by the U.S. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY,
intervention or motion to intervene, as Forest Service within the Colville call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or National Forest. available for inspection and
protests must be filed on or before the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power reproduction in the Commission’s
comment date. On or before the Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. Public Reference Room located at 888
comment date, it is not necessary to h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Mark First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
serve motions to intervene or protests Cauchy, Director Regulatory and DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371.
on persons other than the Applicant. Environmental Affairs, Pend Oreille m. Individuals desiring to be included
The Commission encourages County Public Utility District, P.O. Box on the Commission’s mailing list should
electronic submission of protests and 190, Newport, WA 99156, (509) 447– so indicate by writing to the Secretary
interventions in lieu of paper using the 9331. of the Commission.
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin, n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Persons unable to file electronically (202) 502–6012, Rebecca.martin@ Intervene: Anyone may submit
should submit an original and 5 copies ferc.gov. comments, a protest, or a motion to
of the protest or intervention to the j. Deadline for filing comments, intervene in accordance with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, interventions, and protests is 30 days requirements of Rules of Practice and
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC from the issuance date of this notice by Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .212
20426. the Commission. The Commission and .214. In determining the appropriate
This filing is accessible on-line at strongly encourages electronic filing. action to take, the Commission will
http://www.ferc.gov, using the Please file motions to intervene, protests consider all protests or other comments
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for and comments using the Commission’s filed, but only those who file a motion
electronic review in the Commission’s eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ to intervene in accordance with the
Public Reference Room in Washington, docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Commission’s Rules may become a
DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on submit brief comments up to 6,000 party to the proceeding. Any comments,
the Web site that enables subscribers to characters, without prior registration, protests, or motions to intervene must
receive email notification when a using the eComment system at http:// be received on or before the specified
document is added to a subscribed www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ comment date for the particular
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC ecomment.asp. You must include your application.
Online service, please email name and contact information at the end o. Filing and Service of Responsive
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call of your comments. For assistance, Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call please contact FERC Online Support at all capital letters the title
(202) 502–8659. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as
Time on March 27, 2017. (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
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the name of the applicant and the On November 9, 2016, the Federal the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the
project number of the application to Energy Regulatory Commission U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Ohio
which the filing responds; (3) furnish (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice Department of Natural Resources, the
the name, address, and telephone of Application for the Project. Among Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and three
number of the person protesting or other things, that notice alerted agencies landowners. The primary issues raised
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply issuing federal authorizations of the by the commentors are impacts on
with the requirements of 18 CFR requirement to complete all necessary waterbodies during pipeline removal;
385.2001 through 385.2005. All reviews and to reach a final decision on the potential effect on Indiana bats,
comments, motions to intervene, or a request for a federal authorization freshwater mussels, and other listed
protests must set forth their evidentiary within 90 days of the date of issuance species; and pipeline removal activities
basis and otherwise comply with the of the Commission staff’s Environmental on State of Ohio parkland. The three
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All Assessment (EA) for the Project. This landowners requested further
comments, motions to intervene, or instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s information about how the work would
protests should relate to project works planned schedule for the completion of affect their properties; however, no
which are the subject of the license the EA for the Project. project-related abandonment activities
amendment. Agencies may obtain Schedule for Environmental Review are being proposed for these properties.
copies of the application directly from The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a
the applicant. A copy of any protest or Issuance of EA April 21, 2017 cooperating agency in the preparation of
motion to intervene must be served 90-day Federal Authorization Decision the EA.
upon each representative of the Deadline July 20, 2017
If a schedule change becomes Additional Information
applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files necessary, additional notice will be In order to receive notification of the
comments or documents with the provided so that the relevant agencies issuance of the EA and to keep track of
Commission relating to the merits of an are kept informed of the Project’s all formal issuances and submittals in
issue that may affect the responsibilities progress. specific dockets, the Commission offers
of a particular resource agency, they Project Description a free service called eSubscription. This
must also serve a copy of the document can reduce the amount of time you
The facilities to be abandoned under spend researching proceedings by
on that resource agency. A copy of all
Section 7 (b) include: (1) Approximately automatically providing you with
other filings in reference to this
165 miles of existing 24-inch-diameter notification of these filings, document
application must be accompanied by
Line 1 pipeline in the states of Ohio, summaries, and direct links to the
proof of service on all persons listed in
West Virginia, and Pennsylvania; (2) documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
the service list prepared by the
approximately 0.5 mile of 8-inch- filing/esubscription.asp. Additional
Commission in this proceeding, in
diameter Line 10–M pipeline in information about the Project is
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
Marshall County, West Virginia; (3) 0.07 available from the Commission’s Office
385.2010.
mile of Line 10–L pipeline in Greene of External Affairs at (866) 208–FERC or
Dated: March 7, 2017. County, Pennsylvania; (4) removal of on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).
Kimberly D. Bose, two meter and regulation stations, in Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select
Secretary. Marshall County and Greene County; ‘‘General Search’’ from the eLibrary
[FR Doc. 2017–04881 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] and (5) removal of aboveground menu, enter the selected date range and
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P facilities associated with these pipeline ‘‘Docket Number’’ excluding the last
segments and laterals including three digits (i.e., CP17–6), and follow
launcher/receiver barrels, mainline the instructions. For assistance with
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY valves, and other appurtenant facilities. access to eLibrary, the helpline can be
Most abandonment would be in place; reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202)
Federal Energy Regulatory however, Texas Eastern proposes to
Commission 502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@
abandon aboveground facilities ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC
[Docket No. CP17–6–000] associated with the pipeline segments Web site also provides access to the
by removal, as indicated above. Pipe texts of formal documents issued by the
Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; segments would also be removed in Commission, such as orders, notices,
Notice of Schedule for Environmental certain locations; primarily under and rule makings.
Review of the Idle Line 1 Abandonment waterbodies where the pipeline has
Project become exposed. Dated: March 7, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
On October 28, 2016, Texas Eastern Background Secretary.
Transmission, L.P. (Texas Eastern) filed On December 28, 2016, the [FR Doc. 2017–04879 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am]
an application in Docket No. CP17–6– Commission issued a Notice of Intent to BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
000 requesting a Certificate of Public Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to for the Proposed Idle Line 1
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act to Abandonment Project and Request for
abandon certain natural gas pipeline Comments on Environmental Issues FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
facilities. The proposed project is (NOI). The NOI was sent to affected CORPORATION
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known as the Idle Line 1 Abandonment landowners; federal, state, and local
Project (Project), and would involve government agencies; elected officials; FDIC Advisory Committee on
abandonment of approximately 165 environmental and public interest Community Banking; Notice of Meeting
miles of pipeline and appurtenant groups; Native American tribes; and AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance
facilities located in Ohio, West Virginia, other interested parties. Corporation (FDIC).
and Pennsylvania that have been In response to the NOI, the
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
previously removed from service. Commission received comments from
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