82 FR 26475 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11761

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 108 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 77-285]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Intent to File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), 
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping 
Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 77-285.
    c. Dated Filed: April 6, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Project.
    f. Location: On the Eel and East Fork Russian Rivers in Lake and 
Mendocino Counties, California, about 15 miles northeast of the City of 
Ukiah. The majority of the project is located on lands owned by PG&E 
and National Forest System Lands administered by the U.S. Forest 
Service, Mendocino National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Debbie Powell, Senior Director, 
Power Generation--Operations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, P.O. 
Box 770000, MCN11D-1138, San Francisco, CA 94177-0001
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902 or email at 
[email protected].
    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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402, (b) NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and 
Management Act; and (c) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as 
required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the 
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating PG&E as the Commission's 
non-federal representatives for carrying out informal consultation, 
pursuant to: section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; section 305(b)(2) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act; and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. On April 6, 2017, PG&E filed with the Commission a Pre-
Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents 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]. 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-77-285.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by August 4, 2017.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meeting 
will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m.

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Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 South School Street, 
Ukiah, CA.
Phone: (707) 463-6700.

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 South School Street, 
Ukiah, CA.
Phone: (707) 463-6700

    SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the 
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on 
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the 
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing 
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a 
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised 
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified 
through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
Environmental Site Review (site visit) of the project on Tuesday, June 
27, 2017. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. 
Persons planning on participating in the site visit must RSVP to Ms. 
Susan Kester of PG&E at [email protected] (preferably) or (415) 973-7202, on 
or before June 13, 2017. Additional details concerning the site visit 
are provided in SD1.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
provided in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public record for this project.

    Dated: June 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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applicant specified in the particular j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
application. If an intervener files local, and tribal agencies with (SD1), as well as study requests. All
comments or documents with the jurisdiction and/or special expertise comments on the PAD and SD1, and
Commission relating to the merits of an with respect to environmental issues study requests should be sent to the
issue that may affect the responsibilities that wish to cooperate in the address above in paragraph h. In
of a particular resource agency, they preparation of the environmental addition, all comments on the PAD and
must also serve a copy of the document document should follow the SD1, study requests, requests for
on that resource agency. A copy of all instructions for filing such requests cooperating agency status, and all
other filings in reference to this described in item o below. Cooperating communications to and from
application must be accompanied by agencies should note the Commission’s Commission staff related to the merits of
proof of service on all persons listed in policy that agencies that cooperate in the potential application must be filed
the service list prepared by the the preparation of the environmental with the Commission.
Commission in this proceeding, in document cannot also intervene. See 94 The Commission strongly encourages
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). electronic filing. Please file all
385.2010. k. With this notice, we are initiating documents using the Commission’s
Dated: June 1, 2017. informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/
Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
Kimberly D. Bose,
Fisheries under section 7 of the submit brief comments up to 6,000
Secretary.
Endangered Species Act and the joint characters, without prior registration,
[FR Doc. 2017–11764 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am] agency regulations thereunder at 50 using the eComment system at http://
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P CFR, Part 402, (b) NOAA Fisheries www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
under section 305(b)(2) of the ecomment.asp. You must include your
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries name and contact information at the end
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Conservation and Management Act; and of your comments. For assistance,
Federal Energy Regulatory (c) the State Historic Preservation please contact FERC Online Support at
Commission Officer, as required by section 106, FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of
National Historic Preservation Act, and electronic filing, please send a paper
[Project No. 77–285] the implementing regulations of the copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Advisory Council on Historic Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
Notice of Intent to File License NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
l. With this notice, we are designating
Application, Filing of Pre-Application page of any filing should include docket
PG&E as the Commission’s non-federal
Document (Pad), Commencement of number P–77–285.
representatives for carrying out informal
Pre-Filing Process, Prepare an consultation, pursuant to: section 7 of All filings with the Commission must
Environmental Impact Statement, and the Endangered Species Act; section bear the appropriate heading:
Scoping; Request for Comments on 305(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
the Pad and Scoping Document, and Fisheries Conservation and Management Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
Identification of Issues and Associated Act; and section 106 of the National ‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
Study Requests Historic Preservation Act. ‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
m. On April 6, 2017, PG&E filed with Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to from Commission Staff.’’ Any
File License Application for a New the Commission a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed individual or entity interested in
License and Commencing Pre-filing submitting study requests, commenting
Process. process plan and schedule), pursuant to
18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
b. Project No.: 77–285. requesting cooperating status must do so
c. Dated Filed: April 6, 2017. regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for by August 4, 2017.
d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas &
Electric Company (PG&E). review at the Commission in the Public Scoping Meetings
e. Name of Project: Potter Valley Reference Room or may be viewed on
Project. the Commission’s Web site (http:// Commission staff will hold two
f. Location: On the Eel and East Fork www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
Russian Rivers in Lake and Mendocino link. Enter the docket number, project at the times and places noted
Counties, California, about 15 miles excluding the last three digits in the below. The daytime meeting will focus
northeast of the City of Ukiah. The docket number field to access the on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
majority of the project is located on document. For assistance, contact FERC non-governmental organization
lands owned by PG&E and National Online Support at concerns, while the evening meeting is
Forest System Lands administered by FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) primarily for receiving input from the
the U.S. Forest Service, Mendocino 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 public. We invite all interested
National Forest. (TTY). A copy is also available for individuals, organizations, and agencies
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of inspection and reproduction at the to attend one or both of the meetings,
the Commission’s Regulations. address in paragraph h. and to assist staff in identifying
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Register online at http:// particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Debbie Powell, Senior Director, Power www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Generation—Operations, Pacific Gas esubscription.asp to be notified via addressed in the environmental
and Electric Company, P.O. Box 770000, email of new filing and issuances document. The times and locations of
MCN11D–1138, San Francisco, CA related to this or other pending projects. these meetings are as follows:
94177–0001 For assistance, contact FERC Online Daytime Scoping Meeting
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) Support.
502–8902 or email at john.mudre@ o. With this notice, we are soliciting Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
ferc.gov. comments on the PAD and Time: 9:00 a.m.

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Location: Ukiah Valley Conference the PAD and SD1 are provided in item DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Center, 200 South School Street, n. of this document.
Ukiah, CA. Federal Energy Regulatory
Phone: (707) 463–6700. Meeting Procedures Commission
Evening Scoping Meeting The meetings will be recorded by a [Docket No. IC17–4–000]
stenographer and will be placed in the
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 public record for this project. Commission Information Collection
Time: 6:00 p.m. Activities (FERC–521); Comment
Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Dated: June 1, 2017.
Request
Center, 200 South School Street, Kimberly D. Bose,
Ukiah, CA. Secretary. AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Phone: (707) 463–6700 [FR Doc. 2017–11761 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
Commission, Department of Energy.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ACTION: Comment request.
to be addressed in the environmental
SUMMARY: The Federal Energy
document, was mailed to the
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
individuals and entities on the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERC) previously issued a 60-day
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
Federal Energy Regulatory Notice in the Federal Register
SD1 will be available at the scoping
requesting public comments on FERC–
meetings, or may be viewed on the web Commission
521 (Payments for Benefits from
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
Headwater Improvements). The
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions [Project No. 8005–006] Commission received no comments.
for accessing information in paragraph
In compliance with the requirements
n. Based on all oral and written Moomaws Dam Hydroelectric of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) Corporation, Columbia Mills the Commission is submitting the
may be issued. SD2 may include a Hydroelectric Limited Partnership; FERC–521 to the Office of Management
revised process plan and schedule, as Notice of Transfer of Exemption and Budget (OMB) for review of the
well as a list of issues, identified
information collection requirements.
through the scoping process. 1. By letter filed April 26, 2017, Any interested person may file
Environmental Site Review Moomaws Dam Hydroelectric comments directly with OMB and
Corporation informed the Commission should address a copy of those
The potential applicant and that the exemption from licensing for
Commission staff will conduct an comments to the Commission as
the Moomaws Dam Hydroelectric explained below.
Environmental Site Review (site visit) of Project No. 8005, originally issued June
the project on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. DATES: Comments on FERC–521 are due
21, 1984 1 has been transferred to the by July 7, 2017.
Participants are responsible for their
Columbia Mills Hydroelectric Limited
own transportation. Persons planning ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
Partnership. The project is located on identified by the OMB Control No.
on participating in the site visit must
RSVP to Ms. Susan Kester of PG&E at the Maury River in Rockbridge County, 1902–0087, should be sent via email to
S1KV@pge.com (preferably) or (415) Virginia. The transfer of an exemption the Office of Information and Regulatory
973–7202, on or before June 13, 2017. does not require Commission approval. Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Additional details concerning the site 2. Columbia Mills Hydroelectric Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
visit are provided in SD1. Limited Partnership is now the Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
exemptee of the Moomaws Dam Officer may also be reached via
Meeting Objectives
Hydroelectric Project No. 8005. All telephone at 202–395–0710.
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) correspondence should be forwarded to: A copy of the comments should also
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review Mr. Gregory Cloutier, President and Mr. be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
and discuss existing conditions and William Allin, Vice President, Columbia Commission, identified by the Docket
resource management objectives; (3) Mills Hydroelectric Limited No. IC17–4–000, by either of the
review and discuss existing information Partnership, c/o Powerhouse Systems, following methods:
and identify preliminary information Inc., 80A Elm Street, Lancaster, NH • eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
and study needs; (4) review and discuss 03584, Phone: 603–443–7610, Email: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
the process plan and schedule for pre- efiling.asp.
watrpwr@gmail.com.
filing activity that incorporates the time • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
frames provided for in Part 5 of the Dated: June 1, 2017. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Commission’s regulations and, to the Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
extent possible, maximizes coordination Secretary. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
of federal, state, and tribal permitting [FR Doc. 2017–11763 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am] Instructions: All submissions must be
and certification processes; and (5) formatted and filed in accordance with
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
discuss the appropriateness of any submission guidelines at: http://
federal or state agency or Indian tribe www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
acting as a cooperating agency for guide.asp. For user assistance contact
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

development of an environmental FERC Online Support by email at
document. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
Meeting participants should come at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
prepared to discuss their issues and/or 502–8659 for TTY.
concerns. Please review the PAD in 1 Order Granting Exemption from Licensing of a Docket: Users interested in receiving
preparation for the scoping meetings. Small Project of 5 Megawatts or Less. Rockfish automatic notification of activity in this
Directions on how to obtain a copy of Corporation, Inc., 27 FERC ¶ 62,331 (1984). docket or in viewing/downloading

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Dates		Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA. Phone: (707) 463-6700.
FR Citation		82 FR 26475

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission