82_FR_21470 82 FR 21383 - Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

82 FR 21383 - Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 87 (May 8, 2017)

Page Range21383-21384
FR Document2017-09249

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21383-21384]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09249]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9100-040]


Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 9100-040.
    c. Date Filed: April 27, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc. (Riverdale 
Power).
    e. Name of Project: Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Blackstone River in Worcester County, 
Massachusetts. There are no federal or tribal lands within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Young, Young Energy Services, LLC, 
2112 Talmage Drive, Leland, NC 28451; (617) 645-3658.
    i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, (202) 502-8854 or 
nicholas.palso@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's regulations, 
if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an 
additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an 
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on 
its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a 
request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the 
date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on 
the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: June 26, 2017.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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-9100-040.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project consists of: 
(1) A 10-foot-high, 142-foot-long dam with six bays containing numerous 
stoplogs or flashboards with a crest elevation of 262.35 feet above 
mean sea level; (2) an 11.8-acre impoundment; (3) three sluiceways, one 
that is currently in use; (4) a 150-kilowatt turbine-generator unit 
located in a mill building; (5) a 231-foot-long tailrace; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities.
    Riverdale Power operates the project in a run-of-river mode with an 
annual average generation of approximately 785 megawatt-hours. 
Riverdale Power is not proposing any new project facilities or changes 
in project operation.

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    o. 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 access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at Riverdale Power's office at 130 Riverdale Street, 
Northbridge, MA 01534.
    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.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing 
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Deficiency Letter (if        July 2017.
 necessary).
Request Additional Information...  July 2017.
Issue Acceptance Letter..........  October 2017.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for       October 2017.
 comments.
Request Additional Information     December 2017.
 (if necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2.........  December 2017.
Issue notice of ready for          March 2018.
 environmental analysis.
Commission issues EA or draft EA.  September 2018.
Comments on EA or draft EA.......  October 2018.
Commission issues final EA.......  January 2019.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: May 2, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09249 Filed 5-5-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    associated with, but not a part of, the                                         only when it determines that fairness so                              received by the Secretary of the
                                                    decisional record of the proceeding.                                            requires. Any person identified below as                              Commission. The communications
                                                    Unless the Commission determines that                                           having made a prohibited off-the-record                               listed are grouped by docket numbers in
                                                    the prohibited communication and any                                            communication shall serve the                                         ascending order. These filings are
                                                    responses thereto should become a part                                          document on all parties listed on the                                 available for electronic review at the
                                                    of the decisional record, the prohibited                                        official service list for the applicable                              Commission in the Public Reference
                                                    off-the-record communication will not                                           proceeding in accordance with Rule                                    Room or may be viewed on the
                                                    be considered by the Commission in                                              2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.                                                Commission’s Web site at http://
                                                    reaching its decision. Parties to a                                               Exempt off-the-record                                               www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
                                                    proceeding may seek the opportunity to                                          communications are included in the                                    Enter the docket number, excluding the
                                                    respond to any facts or contentions                                             decisional record of the proceeding,                                  last three digits, in the docket number
                                                    made in a prohibited off-the-record                                             unless the communication was with a
                                                                                                                                                                                                          field to access the document. For
                                                    communication, and may request that                                             cooperating agency as described by 40
                                                    the Commission place the prohibited                                                                                                                   assistance, please contact FERC Online
                                                                                                                                    CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
                                                    communication and responses thereto                                             385.2201(e)(1)(v).                                                    Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
                                                    in the decisional record. The                                                     The following is a list of off-the-                                 ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
                                                    Commission will grant such a request                                            record communications recently                                        for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

                                                                                                        Docket No.                                                                    File date                      Presenter or requester

                                                    Prohibited:
                                                        1. CP14–529–000 ...................................................................................................           4–28–2017    FERC Staff.1
                                                    Exempt:
                                                        1. P–2100–000 ........................................................................................................        4–18–2017    State of California Legislature.2
                                                        2. CP14–529–000 ...................................................................................................           4–19–2017    U.S. Senate.3
                                                        3. P–13212–000 ......................................................................................................         4–21–2017    FERC Staff.4
                                                        2. P–2413–000 ........................................................................................................        4–25–2017    U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson.
                                                        3. CP14–529–000 ...................................................................................................           4–26–2017    U.S. House Representative Richard E. Neal.
                                                       1 Phone Memorandum reporting conversation on April 21, 2017 with Laura Friedman.
                                                       2 Assemblyman  James Gallagher and Senator Jim Nielsen.
                                                       3 SenatorsElizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey.
                                                       4 Telephone Conversation Memo dated April 21, 2017 reporting teleconference with Cory Warnock of Kenai Hydro, LLC.




                                                      Dated: May 2, 2017.                                                              h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin                                       The Commission strongly encourages
                                                    Kimberly D. Bose,                                                               Young, Young Energy Services, LLC,                                    electronic filing. Please file additional
                                                    Secretary.                                                                      2112 Talmage Drive, Leland, NC 28451;                                 study requests and requests for
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–09250 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am]                                      (617) 645–3658.                                                       cooperating agency status using the
                                                    BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                                             i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso,                               Commission’s eFiling system at http://
                                                                                                                                    (202) 502–8854 or nicholas.palso@                                     www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
                                                                                                                                    ferc.gov.                                                             assistance, please contact FERC Online
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                                               j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,                           Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
                                                                                                                                    local, and tribal agencies with                                       ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
                                                    Federal Energy Regulatory                                                       jurisdiction and/or special expertise                                 (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
                                                    Commission                                                                      with respect to environmental issues                                  electronic filing, please send a paper
                                                    [Project No. 9100–040]                                                          that wish to cooperate in the                                         copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
                                                                                                                                    preparation of the environmental                                      Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                                    Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.;                                           document should follow the                                            NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
                                                    Notice of Application Tendered for                                              instructions for filing such requests                                 page of any filing should include docket
                                                    Filing With the Commission and                                                  described in item l below. Cooperating                                number P–9100–040.
                                                    Establishing Procedural Schedule for                                            agencies should note the Commission’s                                    m. This application is not ready for
                                                    Licensing and Deadline for                                                      policy that agencies that cooperate in                                environmental analysis at this time.
                                                    Submission of Final Amendments                                                  the preparation of the environmental
                                                                                                                                    document cannot also intervene. See, 94                                  n. The existing Riverdale Mills
                                                      Take notice that the following                                                                                                                      Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A
                                                                                                                                    FERC 61,076 (2001).
                                                    hydroelectric application has been filed                                                                                                              10-foot-high, 142-foot-long dam with six
                                                                                                                                       k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of the
                                                    with the Commission and is available                                                                                                                  bays containing numerous stoplogs or
                                                                                                                                    Commission’s regulations, if any
                                                    for public inspection.                                                                                                                                flashboards with a crest elevation of
                                                      a. Type of Application: Subsequent                                            resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
                                                                                                                                    believes that an additional scientific                                262.35 feet above mean sea level; (2) an
                                                    Minor License.                                                                                                                                        11.8-acre impoundment; (3) three
                                                      b. Project No.: 9100–040.                                                     study should be conducted in order to
                                                                                                                                    form an adequate factual basis for a                                  sluiceways, one that is currently in use;
                                                      c. Date Filed: April 27, 2017.                                                                                                                      (4) a 150-kilowatt turbine-generator unit
                                                      d. Applicant: Riverdale Power &                                               complete analysis of the application on
                                                                                                                                    its merit, the resource agency, Indian                                located in a mill building; (5) a 231-foot-
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                                                    Electric Co., Inc. (Riverdale Power).
                                                                                                                                    Tribe, or person must file a request for                              long tailrace; and (6) appurtenant
                                                      e. Name of Project: Riverdale Mills
                                                                                                                                    a study with the Commission not later                                 facilities.
                                                    Hydroelectric Project.
                                                      f. Location: On the Blackstone River                                          than 60 days from the date of filing of                                  Riverdale Power operates the project
                                                    in Worcester County, Massachusetts.                                             the application, and serve a copy of the                              in a run-of-river mode with an annual
                                                    There are no federal or tribal lands                                            request on the applicant.                                             average generation of approximately 785
                                                    within the project boundary.                                                       l. Deadline for filing additional study                            megawatt-hours. Riverdale Power is not
                                                      g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power                                           requests and requests for cooperating                                 proposing any new project facilities or
                                                    Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).                                                    agency status: June 26, 2017.                                         changes in project operation.


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                                                       o. A copy of the application is                                      Online Support. A copy is also available                                related to this or other pending projects.
                                                    available for review at the Commission                                  for inspection and reproduction at                                      For assistance, contact FERC Online
                                                    in the Public Reference Room or may be                                  Riverdale Power’s office at 130                                         Support.
                                                    viewed on the Commission’s Web site at                                  Riverdale Street, Northbridge, MA                                         p. Procedural schedule and final
                                                    http://www.ferc.gov using the                                           01534.                                                                  amendments: The application will be
                                                    ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket                                       You may also register online at http://                               processed according to the following
                                                    number excluding the last three digits in                               www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                                               preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule.
                                                    the docket number field to access the                                   esubscription.asp to be notified via                                    Revisions to the schedule will be made
                                                    document. For assistance, contact FERC                                  email of new filings and issuances                                      as appropriate.

                                                    Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) ............................................................................................................................         July 2017.
                                                    Request Additional Information ......................................................................................................................................       July 2017.
                                                    Issue Acceptance Letter .................................................................................................................................................   October 2017.
                                                    Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments .....................................................................................................................                 October 2017.
                                                    Request Additional Information (if necessary) ...............................................................................................................               December 2017.
                                                    Issue Scoping Document 2 ............................................................................................................................................       December 2017.
                                                    Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis ...........................................................................................................                March 2018.
                                                    Commission issues EA or draft EA ................................................................................................................................           September 2018.
                                                    Comments on EA or draft EA .........................................................................................................................................        October 2018.
                                                    Commission issues final EA ...........................................................................................................................................      January 2019.



                                                       Final amendments to the application                                  of issuance of the Commission staff’s                                   public interest groups; Native American
                                                    must be filed with the Commission no                                    Environmental Assessment (EA) for the                                   tribes; local libraries and newspapers;
                                                    later than 30 days from the issuance                                    Project. This instant notice identifies the                             and other interested parties. In response
                                                    date of the notice of ready for                                         FERC staff’s planned schedule for                                       to the Notice of Application and the
                                                    environmental analysis.                                                 completion of the EA for the Project.                                   NOI, the Commission received 336
                                                      Dated: May 2, 2017.                                                   Schedule for Environmental Review                                       comments, including comments from 2
                                                    Kimberly D. Bose,                                                                                                                               federal agencies, 4 local agencies, 4 state
                                                                                                                            Issuance of the EA June 27, 2017                                        agencies, 3 non-governmental agencies,
                                                    Secretary.                                                              90-day Federal Authorization Decision
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–09249 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                                                    14 companies (including 6 chambers of
                                                                                                                               Deadline September 25, 2017                                          commerce), and 328 individuals. The
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                                                                                                                               If a schedule change becomes                                         primary issues raised during scoping
                                                                                                                            necessary, additional notice will be                                    include impacts on: Drinking water
                                                                                                                            provided so that the relevant agencies                                  supplies, surface waterbodies, and
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                                            are kept informed of the Project’s                                      wetlands; forested areas and wildlife;
                                                    Federal Energy Regulatory                                               progress.                                                               surrounding land use; visual resources;
                                                    Commission                                                              Project Description                                                     historic properties and Native American
                                                    [Docket No. CP17–15–000]
                                                                                                                                                                                                    tribes; air quality and noise; and public
                                                                                                                              The Eastern Market Access Project                                     safety.
                                                                                                                            consists of a new 24,370 horsepower
                                                    Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice                                                                                                             Additional Information
                                                                                                                            (hp) compressor station and installation
                                                    of Schedule for Environmental Review
                                                                                                                            of two new taps at an existing
                                                    of the Eastern Market Access Project                                                                                                               In order to receive notification of the
                                                                                                                            Washington Gas Light Company
                                                       On November 15, 2016, Dominion                                       Interconnect in Charles County,                                         issuance of the EA and to keep track of
                                                    Cove Point LNG, LP (Dominion) filed an                                  Maryland; one new 7,000 hp electric-                                    all formal issuances and submittals in
                                                    application in Docket No. CP17–15–000                                   driven compressor and replacement of                                    specific dockets, the Commission offers
                                                    requesting a Certificate of Public                                      three existing gas coolers and                                          a free service called eSubscription. This
                                                    Convenience and Necessity pursuant to                                   compression cylinders at the existing                                   can reduce the amount of time you
                                                    section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to                                  Loudoun County Compressor Station,                                      spend researching proceedings by
                                                    construct and operate certain natural gas                               and a new meter building to enclose                                     automatically providing you with
                                                    pipeline facilities. DCP’s proposed                                     existing equipment at the Loudoun                                       notification of these filings, document
                                                    Eastern Market Access Project (Project)                                 Meter & Regulating Station in Loudoun                                   summaries, and direct links to the
                                                    in Maryland and Virginia would                                          County, Virginia; and re-wheeling of the                                documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
                                                    transport about 294 million cubic feet                                  compressor on a 17,400 hp electric unit                                 filing/esubscription.asp.
                                                    per day of firm natural gas service to                                  and upgrading two gas coolers at the                                       Additional information about the
                                                    Washington Gas Light Company and                                        Pleasant Valley Compressor Station in                                   Project is available from the
                                                    provide fuel to Mattawoman Energy,                                      Fairfax County, Virginia.                                               Commission’s Office of External Affairs
                                                    LLC’s Mattawoman Energy Center                                                                                                                  at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web
                                                                                                                            Background                                                              site (www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary
                                                    (power generation facility).
                                                       On November 30, 2016, the Federal                                      On February 15, 2017, the                                             link, select General Search from the
                                                    Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC                                      Commission issued a Notice of Intent to                                 eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
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                                                    or Commission) issued its Notice of                                     Prepare an Environmental Assessment                                     range and ‘‘Docket Number’’ excluding
                                                    Application for the Project. Among                                      for the Proposed Eastern Market Access                                  the last three digits (i.e., CP17–15), and
                                                    other things, that notice alerted other                                 Project, Request for Comments on                                        follow the instructions. For assistance
                                                    agencies issuing federal authorizations                                 Environmental Issues, and Notice of                                     with access to eLibrary, the helpline can
                                                    of the requirement to complete all                                      Public Scoping Session (NOI). The NOI                                   be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202)
                                                    necessary reviews and to reach a final                                  was sent to affected landowners; federal,                               502–8659, or at
                                                    decision on the request for a federal                                   state, and local government agencies;                                   FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
                                                    authorization within 90 days of the date                                elected officials; environmental and                                    eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also


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FR Citation82 FR 21383 

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