82_FR_36912 82 FR 36762 - Notice of Availability of Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Program

82 FR 36762 - Notice of Availability of Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Program

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 150 (August 7, 2017)

Page Range36762-36763
FR Document2017-16559

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of updated guidance for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 program. The guidance describes the hydroelectric incentive payment requirements and explains the type of information that owners or authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities must provide DOE when applying for hydroelectric incentive payments. This incentive is available for electric energy generated and sold for a specified 10-year period as authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In Congressional appropriations for Federal fiscal year 2017, DOE received funds to support this hydroelectric incentive program. At this time, DOE is only accepting applications from owners and authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities for hydroelectricity generated and sold in calendar year 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36762-36763]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16559]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Notice of Availability of Guidance and Application for 
Hydroelectric Incentive Program

AGENCY: Water Power Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of guidance and open application period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of updated 
guidance for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 program. The guidance 
describes the hydroelectric incentive payment requirements and explains 
the type of information that owners or authorized operators of 
qualified hydroelectric facilities must provide DOE when applying for 
hydroelectric incentive payments. This incentive is available for 
electric energy generated and sold for a specified 10-year period as 
authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In Congressional 
appropriations for Federal fiscal year 2017, DOE received funds to 
support this hydroelectric incentive program. At this time, DOE is only 
accepting applications from owners and authorized operators of 
qualified hydroelectric facilities for hydroelectricity generated and 
sold in calendar year 2016.

DATES: DOE is currently accepting applications from August 7, 2017 
through September 6, 2017. Applications must be sent to 
[email protected] by midnight EDT, September 6, 2017, or they 
will not be considered timely filed for calendar year 2016 incentive 
payments.

ADDRESSES: DOE's guidance is available at: https://energy.gov/eere/water/downloads/federal-register-notice-epact-2005-section-242-hydroelectric-incentive-0. Written correspondence may be sent to the 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4W), by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Mr. Timothy Welch, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy (EE-4W), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7055 or 
by email at [email protected]. Electronic communications are 
recommended for correspondence and required for submission of 
application information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 
2005; Pub. L. 109-58), Congress established a new program to support 
the expansion of hydropower energy development at existing dams and 
impoundments through an incentive payment procedure. Under Section 242 
of EPAct 2005, the Secretary of Energy is directed to provide incentive 
payments to the owner or authorized operator of qualified hydroelectric 
facilities for energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric 
facility for a specified 10-year period (See 42 U.S.C. 15881). The 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 authorized funding for the 
Section 242 program for conventional hydropower under EPAct 2005. In 
FY2017 DOE allocated $6.6M for this purpose.
    Recently DOE made a minor update to its Guidance for the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 Section 242. The final guidance is available at: 
https://energy.gov/eere/water/downloads/federal-register-notice-epact-2005-section-242-hydroelectric-incentive-0. Each application will be 
reviewed based on the Guidance. DOE has updated its Guidance by 
requesting a statement from the owner or authorized operator indicating 
what the incentive has been used for in previous years and, if awarded, 
what the incentive will be used for in the upcoming year. The response 
will not affect the eligibility decision or the amount of the incentive 
to be received. DOE notes that applicants that received incentive 
payments for prior calendar years must submit a full application 
addressing all eligibility requirements for hydroelectricity generated 
and sold in calendar year 2016. As authorized under Section 242 of 
EPAct 2005, and as explained in the Guidance, DOE also notes that it 
will only accept applications from qualified hydroelectric facilities 
that began operations at an existing dam or conduit during the 
inclusive period beginning October 1, 2005, and ending on September 30, 
2015. Therefore, although DOE is accepting applications for full 
calendar year 2016 production, the qualified hydroelectric facility 
must have begun operations starting October 1, 2005, through September 
30, 2015, for DOE to consider the application.
    When submitting information to DOE for Section 242 program, it is 
recommended that applicants carefully read and review the completed 
content of the Guidance for this process. When reviewing applications, 
DOE may corroborate the information provided with information that DOE 
finds through FERC e-filings, contact with power off-taker, and other 
due diligence measure carried out by reviewing

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officials. DOE may require the applicant to conduct and submit an 
independent audit at its own expense, or DOE may conduct an audit to 
verify the number of kilowatt-hours claimed to have been generated and 
sold by the qualified hydroelectric facility and for which an incentive 
payment has been requested or made.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2017.
Timothy Unruh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017-16559 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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36762 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 150 / Monday, August 7, 2017 / Notices the public’s reporting burden. It also DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the helps the public understand the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005; Department’s information collection Office of Energy Efficiency and Pub. L. 109–58), Congress established a requirements and provide the requested Renewable Energy new program to support the expansion data in the desired format. ED is of hydropower energy development at Notice of Availability of Guidance and existing dams and impoundments soliciting comments on the proposed Application for Hydroelectric Incentive information collection request (ICR) that through an incentive payment Program procedure. Under Section 242 of EPAct is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in AGENCY: Water Power Technologies 2005, the Secretary of Energy is directed Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and to provide incentive payments to the public comment addressing the Renewable Energy, Department of owner or authorized operator of following issues: (1) Is this collection Energy. qualified hydroelectric facilities for necessary to the proper functions of the energy generated and sold by a qualified Department; (2) will this information be ACTION: Notice of availability of guidance and open application period. hydroelectric facility for a specified 10- processed and used in a timely manner; year period (See 42 U.S.C. 15881). The (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (4) how might the Department enhance Energy (DOE) gives notice of updated authorized funding for the Section 242 the quality, utility, and clarity of the guidance for the Energy Policy Act of program for conventional hydropower information to be collected; and (5) how 2005 program. The guidance describes under EPAct 2005. In FY2017 DOE might the Department minimize the the hydroelectric incentive payment allocated $6.6M for this purpose. burden of this collection on the requirements and explains the type of Recently DOE made a minor update to respondents, including through the use information that owners or authorized its Guidance for the Energy Policy Act of information technology. Please note operators of qualified hydroelectric of 2005 Section 242. The final guidance that written comments received in facilities must provide DOE when is available at: https://energy.gov/eere/ response to this notice will be applying for hydroelectric incentive water/downloads/federal-register- considered public records. payments. This incentive is available for notice-epact-2005-section-242-hydro electric energy generated and sold for a electric-incentive-0. Each application Title of Collection: U.S. Department of will be reviewed based on the Guidance. specified 10-year period as authorized Education Supplemental Information for under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In DOE has updated its Guidance by the SF–424 form. Congressional appropriations for requesting a statement from the owner OMB Control Number: 1894–0007. Federal fiscal year 2017, DOE received or authorized operator indicating what Type of Review: An extension of an funds to support this hydroelectric the incentive has been used for in existing information collection. incentive program. At this time, DOE is previous years and, if awarded, what the only accepting applications from incentive will be used for in the Respondents/Affected Public: Private owners and authorized operators of upcoming year. The response will not Sector. qualified hydroelectric facilities for affect the eligibility decision or the Total Estimated Number of Annual hydroelectricity generated and sold in amount of the incentive to be received. Responses: 8,078. calendar year 2016. DOE notes that applicants that received DATES: DOE is currently accepting incentive payments for prior calendar Total Estimated Number of Annual years must submit a full application Burden Hours: 2,666. applications from August 7, 2017 through September 6, 2017. addressing all eligibility requirements Abstract: The U.S. Department of Applications must be sent to for hydroelectricity generated and sold Education Supplemental Information hydroincentive@ee.doe.gov by midnight in calendar year 2016. As authorized form for the SF–424 is used together EDT, September 6, 2017, or they will under Section 242 of EPAct 2005, and with the SF–424, Application for not be considered timely filed for as explained in the Guidance, DOE also Federal Assistance. ED made a policy calendar year 2016 incentive payments. notes that it will only accept decision to switch to the SF–424 in ADDRESSES: DOE’s guidance is available applications from qualified keeping with Federal-wide forms at: https://energy.gov/eere/water/ hydroelectric facilities that began standardization and streamlining efforts, downloads/federal-register-notice-epact- operations at an existing dam or conduit especially with widespread agency use 2005-section-242-hydroelectric- during the inclusive period beginning of Grants.gov. incentive-0. Written correspondence October 1, 2005, and ending on September 30, 2015. Therefore, although The questions on this form deal with may be sent to the Office of Energy DOE is accepting applications for full the following areas: Project Director Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE– calendar year 2016 production, the identifying and contact information; 4W), by email at hydroincentive@ qualified hydroelectric facility must Novice Applicants; and Human Subjects ee.doe.gov. have begun operations starting October Research. The ED supplemental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1, 2005, through September 30, 2015, for information form could be used with Requests for additional information DOE to consider the application. any of the SF–424 forms in the SF–424 should be directed to Mr. Timothy When submitting information to DOE forms family, as applicable. Welch, Office of Energy Efficiency and for Section 242 program, it is Renewable Energy (EE–4W), U.S. recommended that applicants carefully Dated: August 2, 2017. Department of Energy, 1000 read and review the completed content mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Stephanie Valentine, Independence Avenue SW., of the Guidance for this process. When Acting Director, Information Collection Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– reviewing applications, DOE may Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 7055 or by email at hydroincentive@ corroborate the information provided Officer, Office of Management. ee.doe.gov. Electronic communications with information that DOE finds [FR Doc. 2017–16542 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] are recommended for correspondence through FERC e-filings, contact with BILLING CODE 4000–01–P and required for submission of power off-taker, and other due diligence application information. measure carried out by reviewing VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Aug 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 150 / Monday, August 7, 2017 / Notices 36763 officials. DOE may require the applicant Persons unable to file electronically Filed Date: 8/1/17. to conduct and submit an independent should submit an original and 5 copies Accession Number: 20170801–5106. audit at its own expense, or DOE may of the intervention or protest to the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. conduct an audit to verify the number Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket Numbers: ER17–2215–000. of kilowatt-hours claimed to have been 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Applicants: Great Valley Solar 2, LLC. generated and sold by the qualified 20426. hydroelectric facility and for which an The filings in the above-referenced Description: Initial rate filing: Great incentive payment has been requested proceeding are accessible in the Valley Solar 2, LLC Certificate of or made. Commission’s eLibrary system by Concurrence to LGIA Co-Tenancy Agmt clicking on the appropriate link in the to be effective 10/1/2017. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1, above list. They are also available for Filed Date: 8/1/17. 2017. electronic review in the Commission’s Accession Number: 20170801–5108. Timothy Unruh, Public Reference Room in Washington, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power, Energy Efficiency and Renewable DC. There is an eSubscription link on Docket Numbers: ER17–2216–000. Energy. the Web site that enables subscribers to Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, [FR Doc. 2017–16559 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] receive email notification when a Inc. BILLING CODE P document is added to a subscribed Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2014 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Southwestern Power Administration Online service, please email Amendatory Agreement Seventh DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call Extension to be effective 10/1/2017. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Filed Date: 8/1/17. Federal Energy Regulatory (202) 502–8659. Accession Number: 20170801–5157. Commission Dated: August 1, 2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. [Docket No. ER17–2201–000] Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Docket Numbers: ER17–2217–000. Deputy Secretary. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC; Supplemental [FR Doc. 2017–16547 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] L.L.C. Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Description: Tariff Cancellation: Section 204 Authorization Notice of Cancellation of Original Service Agreement No. 4695, Queue No. This is a supplemental notice in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AB2–061 to be effective 7/11/2017. above-referenced proceeding of Exelon Filed Date: 8/1/17. FitzPatrick, LLC’s application for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accession Number: 20170801–5172. market-based rate authority, with an Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for Combined Notice of Filings #2 Take notice that the Commission blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Take notice that the Commission received the following foreign utility part 34, of future issuances of securities received the following electric corporate company status filings: and assumptions of liability. filings: Docket Numbers: FC17–5–000. Any person desiring to intervene or to Docket Numbers: EC17–145–000. Applicants: Aspa Energias protest should file with the Federal Applicants: Cimarron Windpower II, Renovables, S.L.U. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 LLC. Description: Self-Certification of FC of First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Description: Application for Aspa Energias Renovables, S.L.U., et al. in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 Authorization Under Section 203 of the Filed Date: 8/1/17. of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Federal Power Act of Cimarron Accession Number: 20170801–5148. and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Windpower II, LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Filed Date: 8/1/17. intervene or protest must serve a copy Accession Number: 20170801–5117. The filings are accessible in the of that document on the Applicant. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. Commission’s eLibrary system by Notice is hereby given that the Docket Numbers: EC17–146–000. clicking on the links or querying the deadline for filing protests with regard Applicants: Dighton Power, LLC, docket number. to the applicant’s request for blanket Milford Power, LLC, Marco DM Any person desiring to intervene or authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Holdings, L.L.C. protest in any of the above proceedings future issuances of securities and Description: Joint Application for must file in accordance with Rules 211 assumptions of liability, is August 21, Authorization under Section 203 of the and 214 of the Commission’s 2017. Federal Power Act of Dighton Power, Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and The Commission encourages LLC, et al. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern electronic submission of protests and Filed Date: 8/1/17. time on the specified comment date. interventions in lieu of paper, using the Accession Number: 20170801–5176. Protests may be considered, but FERC Online links at http:// Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/17. intervention is necessary to become a www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic Take notice that the Commission party to the proceeding. service, persons with Internet access received the following electric rate eFiling is encouraged. More detailed mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES who will eFile a document and/or be filings: information relating to filing listed as a contact for an intervenor Docket Numbers: ER17–2214–000. requirements, interventions, protests, must create and validate an Applicants: Great Valley Solar 2, LLC. service, and qualifying facilities filings eRegistration account using the Description: Initial rate filing: Great can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Valley Solar 2, LLC Certificate of docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For link to log on and submit the Concurrence to Shared Facilities Agmt other information, call (866) 208–3676 intervention or protests. to be effective 10/1/2017. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Aug 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability of guidance and open application period.
DatesDOE is currently accepting applications from August 7, 2017 through September 6, 2017. Applications must be sent to [email protected] by midnight EDT, September 6, 2017, or they will not be considered timely filed for calendar year 2016 incentive payments.
ContactRequests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Timothy Welch, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4W), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7055 or by email at [email protected] Electronic communications are recommended for correspondence and required for submission of application information.
FR Citation82 FR 36762 
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