82 FR 18640 - Wells Rural Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-07998

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)

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[FR Doc No: 2017-07998]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 848-037]


 Wells Rural Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-848-037.
    c. Date filed: May 18, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Wells Rural Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Trout Creek Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On Trout Creek, near the town of Wells, Elko County, 
Nevada. The project's intake structure, pipeline, debris collection 
box, surge tank, and approximately 1,500 feet of penstock are located 
on federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lonnie Abbott, Manager of Loss Control and 
Risk Services, Wells Rural Electric Company, P.O. Box 365, Wells, 
Nevada 89835, (775) 752-1516 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick, (202) 502-6074 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments:
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping 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-848-037.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that

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may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Trout Creek project consists of: (1) An intake 
structure on a spring feeding Trout Creek; (2) a 14-inch-diameter, 715-
foot-long steel pipe; (3) a debris collection box; (4) a 15-inch-
diameter, 1,900-foot-long PVC pipe; (4) an 8-foot-diameter, 20-foot-
high surge tank; (5) a 16-inch-diameter, 2,125-foot-long penstock; (6) 
a powerhouse with a 125-kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (7) a 5 to 7-
foot-wide, 30-foot-long tailrace; (8) a 4,412-foot-long, 24.9-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project is 
estimated to generate an average of 325,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to address the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. 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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process.
    The Commission staff intends to prepare a single Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the Trout Creek Hydroelectric Project in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both 
site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable 
alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on Scoping Document 1 (SD1) issued on 
April 12, 2017.
    Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA 
were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the 
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: April 12, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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may affect the responsibilities of a Dated: April 12, 2017. This filing is accessible on-line at
particular resource agency, they must Kimberly D. Bose, http://www.ferc.gov, using the
also serve a copy of the document on Secretary. ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
that resource agency. [FR Doc. 2017–07998 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am] review in the Commission’s Public
k. This application is not ready for BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
environmental analysis at this time. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
l. The existing Trout Creek project Web site that enables subscribers to
consists of: (1) An intake structure on a DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY receive email notification when a
spring feeding Trout Creek; (2) a 14- document is added to a subscribed
inch-diameter, 715-foot-long steel pipe; Federal Energy Regulatory docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
(3) a debris collection box; (4) a 15-inch- Commission Online service, please email
diameter, 1,900-foot-long PVC pipe; (4) FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
an 8-foot-diameter, 20-foot-high surge [Docket No. EL17–64–000] (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
tank; (5) a 16-inch-diameter, 2,125-foot- (202) 502–8659.
long penstock; (6) a powerhouse with a Energy Storage Association v. PJM Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
125-kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (7) Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Time on May 15, 2017.
a 5 to 7-foot-wide, 30-foot-long tailrace; Complaint
Dated: April 14, 2017.
(8) a 4,412-foot-long, 24.9-kilovolt
Take notice that on April 13, 2017, Kimberly D. Bose,
transmission line; and (9) appurtenant
pursuant to sections 205 and 206 of the Secretary.
facilities. The project is estimated to
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824d and
generate an average of 325,000 kilowatt- [FR Doc. 2017–07978 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am]
825e, and Rules 206 and 212 of the
hours annually. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
m. A copy of the application is Federal Energy Regulatory
available for review at the Commission Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
in the Public Reference Room or may be Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 385.206(b)(10), Energy Storage
COMMISSION
http://www.ferc.gov using the Association (ESA or Complainant) filed
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket a formal complaint against PJM Agency Information Collection
number excluding the last three digits in Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM or Activities
the docket number field to address the Respondent) alleging that PJM’s
unilateral change to its frequency AGENCY: Equal Employment
document. For assistance, contact FERC
regulation market was a discriminatory Opportunity Commission
Online Support. A copy is available for
inspection and reproduction at the action taken against existing energy ACTION: Notice of Information
address in item h above. storage resources that participate in the Collection—Extension Without Change:
n. You may also register online at market and resulted in financial harm to Elementary-Secondary Staff Information
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ESA’s members, all as more fully Report (EEO–5).
esubscription.asp to be notified via explained in the complaint.
Complainant certifies that copies of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
email of new filings and issuances Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
related to this or other pending projects. the complaint were served on the
contacts for Respondent as listed on the Equal Employment Opportunity
For assistance, contact FERC Online Commission (EEOC or Commission)
Support. Commission’s list of Corporate Officials.
Any person desiring to intervene or to announces that it intends to submit to
o. Scoping Process.
protest this filing must file in the Office of Management and Budget
The Commission staff intends to
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of (OMB) a request for a three-year
prepare a single Environmental
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and extension without change of the
Assessment (EA) for the Trout Creek
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Elementary-Secondary Staff Information
Hydroelectric Project in accordance
385.214). Protests will be considered by Report (EEO–5).
with the National Environmental Policy
Act. The EA will consider both site- the Commission in determining the DATES: Written comments on this notice
specific and cumulative environmental appropriate action to be taken, but will must be submitted on or before June 19,
impacts and reasonable alternatives to not serve to make protestants parties to 2017.
the proposed action. the proceeding. Any person wishing to ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Commission staff does not propose to become a party must file a notice of Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive
conduct any on-site scoping meetings at intervention or motion to intervene, as Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal
this time. Instead, we are soliciting appropriate. The Respondent’s answer Employment Opportunity Commission,
comments, recommendations, and and all interventions, or protests must 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC
information, on Scoping Document 1 be filed on or before the comment date. 20507. As a convenience to
(SD1) issued on April 12, 2017. The Respondent’s answer, motions to commenters, the Executive Secretariat
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject intervene, and protests must be served will accept comments totaling six or
areas to be addressed in the EA were on the Complainant. fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’)
distributed to the parties on the The Commission encourages machine. This limitation is necessary to
Commission’s mailing list and the electronic submission of protests and assure access to the equipment. The
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applicant’s distribution list. Copies of interventions in lieu of paper using the telephone number of the fax receiver is
SD1 may be viewed on the Web at ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. (202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free
http://www.ferc.gov using the Persons unable to file electronically number.) Receipt of FAX transmittals
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket should submit an original and 5 copies will not be acknowledged, except that
number excluding the last three digits in of the protest or intervention to the the sender may request confirmation of
the docket number field to access the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, receipt by calling the Executive
document. For assistance, call 1–866– 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070
208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 20426. (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). (These

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FR Citation		82 FR 18640

82 FR 18640 - Wells Rural Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission