82 FR 26676 - Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Notice of Filing

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 109 (June 8, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11922

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11922]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM15-11-001]


Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance 
for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on May 30, 2017, the North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation submitted a preliminary work plan to conduct 
research on topics related to geomagnetic disturbances and their 
impacts on the reliability of the Bulk-Power System, pursuant to Order 
No. 830.\1\
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    \1\ Order No. 830, Reliability Standard for Transmission System 
Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events, 156 FERC ] 
61,215 (2016), reh'g denied, Order No. 830-A, 158 FERC ] 61,041 
(2017) (``Order No. 830'').
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for electronic review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an 
``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2017.

    Dated: June 2, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-11922 Filed 6-7-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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in a volume equivalent to approximately Floodplain Statement of Findings to intervene or protest must serve a copy
657.5 Bcf/yr of natural gas for a term of DOE prepared this Floodplain of that document on the Applicant and
20 years to commence on the earlier of Statement of Findings in accordance all the parties in this proceeding.
the date of first commercial export or with DOE’s regulations, entitled The Commission encourages
seven years from the date that the Order ‘‘Compliance with Floodplain and electronic submission of protests and
is issued. Wetland Environmental Review interventions in lieu of paper using the
Concurrently with this Record of Requirements’’ (10 CFR part 1022). The ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
Decision, DOE/FE is issuing Order No. required floodplain assessment was Persons unable to file electronically
conducted during development and should submit an original and 5 copies
4028, in which it finds that the
preparation of the EIS (see Sections of the protest or intervention to the
requested authorization has not been
4.11.1 of the EIS). The EIS determined Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
shown to be inconsistent with the
that the proposed Delfin Onshore 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
public interest, and that the Application 20426.
should be granted subject to compliance Facility site is classified as having a 1-
percent-annual-chance of flooding. This filing is accessible on-line at
with the terms and conditions set forth http://www.ferc.gov, using the
in the Order, including all terms and While the placement of these facilities
within floodplains would be ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
conditions described by MARAD in its electronic review in the Commission’s
unavoidable, DOE has determined that
ROD and/or imposed in MARAD’s Public Reference Room in Washington,
the current design for the Delfin
forthcoming deepwater port license for DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on
Liquefaction Project minimizes
Delfin. Additionally, DOE/FE’s the Web site that enables subscribers to
potential harm to or in the floodplain to
authorization is conditioned on Delfin’s receive email notification when a
the extent practicable.
receipt of all connected local, state, and document is added to a subscribed
federal permits (including FERC’s Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2017.
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
authorization under Section 7 of the Jarad Daniels,
Online service, please email
Natural Gas Act for the Delfin Onshore Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
Facility), and on Delfin’s on-going Energy.
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
compliance with any other preventative [FR Doc. 2017–11907 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am]
(202) 502–8659.
and mitigative measures imposed by BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
other federal or state agencies. Time on June 23, 2017.
Basis of Decision DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: June 2, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
DOE’s decision is based upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Secretary.
analysis of potential environmental Commission [FR Doc. 2017–11922 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am]
impacts presented in the EIS, and DOE’s
[Docket No. RM15–11–001] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
determination in Order No. 4028 that it
has not been shown that Delfin’s Reliability Standard for Transmission
proposed exports will be inconsistent System Planned Performance for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
with the public interest, as is required Geomagnetic Disturbance Events;
to deny Delfin’s Application under NGA Notice of Filing Federal Energy Regulatory
section 3(a). Although not required by Commission
NEPA, DOE/FE also considered the Take notice that on May 30, 2017, the
Addendum, which summarizes North American Electric Reliability
Corporation submitted a preliminary [Project No. 2615–044]
available information on potential
upstream impacts associated with work plan to conduct research on topics Madison Paper Industries, Brookfield
unconventional natural gas activities, related to geomagnetic disturbances and White Pine Hydro LLC, Merimil Limited
such as hydraulic fracturing. their impacts on the reliability of the Partnership, Brassua Hydroelectric
Bulk-Power System, pursuant to Order Limited Partnership, Eagle Creek
Mitigation No. 830.1 Kennebec Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Any person desiring to intervene or to
As a condition of its decision to issue Application for Partial Transfer of
protest this filing must file in
Order No. 4028, DOE is imposing License, Substitution of Relicense
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
requirements that will avoid or Applicant, and Soliciting Comments,
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
minimize the environmental impacts of Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
the proposed Liquefaction Facility. Protests will be considered by the On May 8, 2017, Madison Paper
These conditions include the Best Commission in determining the Industries (MPI), Brookfield White Pine
Management Practices, mitigation appropriate action to be taken, but will Hydro LLC (Brookfield), Merimil
measures, and conditions in the not serve to make protestants parties to Limited Partnership (Merimil), Brassua
MARAD ROD and forthcoming the proceeding. Any person wishing to Hydroelectric Limited Partnership
deepwater port license. Mitigation become a party must file a notice of (Brassua Partnership) (transferors/co-
measures beyond those included in intervention or motion to intervene, as
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

licensees) and Eagle Creek Kennebec
Order No. 4028 that are enforceable by appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Hydro, LLC (transferee/Eagle Creek)
other Federal and state agencies are protests must be filed on or before the filed a joint application for: (1) Partial
additional conditions of Order No. 4028. comment date. Anyone filing a motion transfer of license for the Brassua
With these conditions, DOE/FE has Storage Project, FERC No. 2615, located
determined that all practicable means to 1 Order No. 830, Reliability Standard for
on the Moose River in Somerset County,
Transmission System Planned Performance for
avoid or minimize environmental harm Geomagnetic Disturbance Events, 156 FERC
Maine and (2) substitution of Eagle
from the Delfin Liquefaction Project ¶ 61,215 (2016), reh’g denied, Order No. 830–A, 158 Creek for MPI as the applicant in the
have been adopted. FERC ¶ 61,041 (2017) (‘‘Order No. 830’’). pending application for a new license

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Dates		5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2017.
FR Citation		82 FR 26676

82 FR 26676 - Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; Notice of Filing

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 109 (June 8, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission