82 FR 48223 - Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22473

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48223-48224]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14227-003]


Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
    b. Project No.: P-14227-003.
    c. Date filed: October 2, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) 
Project.
    f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek near the town of 
Lake Elsinore in Riverside and San Diego counties, California. The 
project would occupy about 845 acres of federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 4 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, Nevada Hydro Company, Inc., 
2416 Cades Way Vista, California (760) 599-1815.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095 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 m 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 18 CFR 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: December 1, 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 [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy 
to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14227-003.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new 
upper reservoir (Decker Canyon) with a 200-foot-high main dam and a 
gross storage volume of 5,750 acre-feet at a normal reservoir surface 
elevation of 2,792 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a single 21-
foot-diameter concrete power shaft and power tunnel with two steel 
lined penstocks; (3) an underground powerhouse with two reversible 
pump-turbine units with a total installed capacity of 500 megawatts; 
(4) an existing lower reservoir (Lake Elsinore) with a gross storage 
volume of 54,500 acre-feet at a normal reservoir surface elevation of 
1,245 feet above msl; (5) about 32 miles of 500-kV transmission line 
connecting the project to an existing transmission line owned by 
Southern California Edison located north of the proposed project and to 
an existing San Diego Gas & Electric Company transmission line located 
to the south.
    o. The license application and associated filings are 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 m.
    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.
    p. With this notice, we are designating Nevada Hydro, Inc. as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    q. Post-filing process: The major milestones of the post-filing 
process for the LEAPS Project are provided below. The issuance of the 
Ready for Environmental Analysis (REA) Notice and subsequent milestones 
will not occur until the additional information needs of Commission 
staff on the final license application have been satisfied, which may 
include the completion of any needed additional studies. The milestones 
that provide opportunities for stakeholder input are highlighted in 
bold.

 Additional study requests due
 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments
 Public Scoping Meetings
 Comments on Scoping Document 1 due
 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)
 Issue REA Notice soliciting comments, recommendations, terms 
and conditions, and prescriptions
 Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions due
 Issue updated EIS
 Comments on updated EIS due
 Issue final EIS (if necessary)


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    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22473 Filed 10-16-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, preparation of the environmental o. The license application and
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC document should follow the associated filings are available for
20426. instructions for filing such requests review at the Commission in the Public
This filing is accessible on-line at described in item m below. Cooperating Reference Room or may be viewed on
http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary agencies should note the Commission’s the Commission’s Web site (http://
link and is available for review in the policy that agencies that cooperate in www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link.
Commission’s Public Reference Room in the preparation of the environmental Enter the docket number, excluding the
Washington, DC. There is an document cannot also intervene. See, 94 last three digits in the docket number
‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site FERC 61,076 (2001). field to access the document. For
that enables subscribers to receive email k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 assistance, contact FERC Online
notification when a document is added CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
with any FERC Online service, please person believes that an additional (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or scientific study should be conducted in available for inspection and
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, order to form an adequate factual basis reproduction at the address in
call (202) 502–8659. for a complete analysis of the paragraph m.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time application on its merit, the resource
Register online at http://
on October 27, 2017. agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
a request for a study with the
Dated: October 10, 2017.
Commission not later than 60 days from esubscription.asp to be notified via
Kimberly D. Bose, the date of filing of the application, and email of new filing and issuances
Secretary. serve a copy of the request on the related to this or other pending projects.
[FR Doc. 2017–22413 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] applicant. For assistance, contact FERC Online
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P l. Deadline for filing additional study Support.
requests and requests for cooperating p. With this notice, we are designating
agency status: December 1, 2017 Nevada Hydro, Inc. as the Commission’s
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The Commission strongly encourages non-federal representative for carrying
electronic filing. Please file additional out informal consultation pursuant to
Federal Energy Regulatory study requests and requests for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
Commission cooperating agency status using the and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-
[Project No. 14227–003] Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Stevens Fishery Conservation and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For Management Act; and consultation
Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice assistance, please contact FERC Online pursuant to section 106 of the National
of Application Tendered for Filing With Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ Historic Preservation Act.
the Commission and Soliciting ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or q. Post-filing process: The major
Additional Study Requests (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
milestones of the post-filing process for
electronic filing, please send a paper
Take notice that the following the LEAPS Project are provided below.
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
hydroelectric application has been filed The issuance of the Ready for
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
with the Commission and is available Environmental Analysis (REA) Notice
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The
for public inspection. and subsequent milestones will not
first page of any filing should include
a. Type of Application: Major occur until the additional information
docket number P–14227–003.
Unconstructed Project. m. The application is not ready for needs of Commission staff on the final
b. Project No.: P–14227–003. environmental analysis at this time. license application have been satisfied,
c. Date filed: October 2, 2017. n. The proposed project would consist which may include the completion of
d. Applicant: Nevada Hydro of the following: (1) A new upper any needed additional studies. The
Company, Inc. reservoir (Decker Canyon) with a 200- milestones that provide opportunities
e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore foot-high main dam and a gross storage for stakeholder input are highlighted in
Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) volume of 5,750 acre-feet at a normal bold.
Project. reservoir surface elevation of 2,792 feet • Additional study requests due
f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San above mean sea level (msl); (2) a single
Juan Creek near the town of Lake 21-foot-diameter concrete power shaft • Issue Scoping Document 1 for
Elsinore in Riverside and San Diego and power tunnel with two steel lined comments
counties, California. The project would penstocks; (3) an underground • Public Scoping Meetings
occupy about 845 acres of federal land. powerhouse with two reversible pump- • Comments on Scoping Document 1
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 4 of turbine units with a total installed due
the Commission’s Regulations. capacity of 500 megawatts; (4) an
• Issue Scoping Document 2 (if
h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, existing lower reservoir (Lake Elsinore)
necessary)
Nevada Hydro Company, Inc., 2416 with a gross storage volume of 54,500
Cades Way Vista, California (760) 599– acre-feet at a normal reservoir surface • Issue REA Notice soliciting
1815. elevation of 1,245 feet above msl; (5) comments, recommendations, terms
i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) about 32 miles of 500-kV transmission and conditions, and prescriptions
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

502–6095 or email at james.fargo@ line connecting the project to an • Comments, recommendations, terms
ferc.gov. existing transmission line owned by and conditions, and prescriptions
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, Southern California Edison located due
local, and tribal agencies with north of the proposed project and to an • Issue updated EIS
jurisdiction and/or special expertise existing San Diego Gas & Electric
with respect to environmental issues Company transmission line located to • Comments on updated EIS due
that wish to cooperate in the the south. • Issue final EIS (if necessary)

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Dated: October 11, 2017. government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. For a recorded message listing items
Kimberly D. Bose, L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: struck from or added to the meeting, call
Secretary. AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal (202) 502–8627.
[FR Doc. 2017–22473 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] Energy Regulatory Commission. This is a list of matters to be
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DATE AND TIME: October 19, 2017, 10:00 considered by the Commission. It does
a.m. not include a listing of all documents
PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE., relevant to the items on the agenda. All
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Washington, DC 20426. public documents, however, may be
STATUS: Open. viewed on line at the Commission’s
Federal Energy Regulatory
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda. Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
Commission
* Note—Items listed on the agenda may the eLibrary link, or may be examined
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice be deleted without further notice. in the Commission’s Public Reference
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Room.
The following notice of meeting is Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
published pursuant to section 3(a) of the (202) 502–8400.

1036TH—MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
[October 19, 2017 10:00 a.m.]

Item No. Docket No. Company

Administrative

A–1 ................. AD18–1–000 ....................................................... Agency Administrative Matters.
A–2 ................. AD18–2–000 ....................................................... Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations.
A–3 ................. AD06–3–000 ....................................................... Market Update.
A–4 ................. AD16–24–000 ..................................................... Winter Operations and Market Performance in Regional Transmission Orga-
nizations and Independent System Operators.
ER17–1567–000, ER15–623–000, EL15–29– ODEC and Advanced Energy Management Alliance v. PJM Interconnection,
000, ER16–372–000, EL17–32–000. L.L.C.
EL17–36–000 ...................................................... ISO New England Inc.
ER17–1565–000, ER16–551–003, ER13–2266– Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
004.
RP16–618–000, ER17–1561–000, ER16–1404– New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
000, ER16–120–001 ER16–120–003.
EL15–37–002, EL13–62–001 ............................. Independent Power Producers of New York.
EL13–62–002 ...................................................... New York State Public Service Commission et al.
EL16–92–001 ...................................................... Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
ER17–1570–000 ................................................. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
ER11–4081–000 ................................................. Coalition of MISO Transmission Customers v. Midcontinent Independent
System Operator, Inc.
EL16–112–001, ER17–892–000 ........................ Public Citizen, et al. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
EL15–70–000, EL15–71–000, EL15–72–000, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
EL15–82–000.
ER17–1568–000, ER17–1568–001, EL16–110– California Independent System Operator Corporation.
000, ER16–1286–000, EL17–11–000, EL17–
69–000, ER17–1575–000, ER17–1575–001,
ER17–1092–000, ER17–1482–000.
ER17–2312–000, ER17–2568–000, ER17–
2412–000, ER17–2402–000, ER17–2311–
000, ER17–2263–000, ER17–2237–000,
ER17–1459–000, ER18–1–000.

Electric

E–1 ................. RM17–11–000 .................................................... Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP–003–7—
Cyber Security—Security Management Controls.
E–2 ................. RM15–11–002 .................................................... Reliability Standard for Transmission System Planned Performance for Geo-
magnetic Disturbance Events.
E–3 ................. ER15–1809–001, EL18–12–000 ........................ ATX Southwest, LLC.
E–4 ................. ER15–958–003, ER15–958–004, EL18–13–000 Transource Kansas, LLC.
E–5 ................. ER15–2236–001, EL18–14–000 ........................ Midwest Power Transmission Arkansas, LLC.
E–6 ................. EL15–2237–001, ER15–2237–003, EL18–15– Kanstar Transmission, LLC.
000.
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E–7 ................. ER15–2594–003, EL18–16–000, ER17–953– South Central MCN LLC.
000.
E–8 ................. EL16–110–000 .................................................... Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
E–9 ................. EL16–1286–002, EL16–110–001 ....................... Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
E–10 ............... EL17–11–000 ...................................................... Alabama Power Company v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
E–11 ............... EL17–69–000 ...................................................... Buffalo Dunes Wind Project, LLC, Enel Green Power North America, Inc.,
Alabama Power Company, and Southern Company Services, Inc. v.
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

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82 FR 48223 - Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission