82 FR 53491 - America First Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Denying Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, and Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-24793 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 53491-53492] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24793] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14856-000] America First Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Denying Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, and Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document a. Type of Filing: Notice of Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 14856. c. Dated Filed: September 11, 2017. d. Submitted By: America First Hydro, LLC (America First Hydro). e. Name of Project: Lower Mousam Project. f. Location: On the Mousam River in York County, Maine. The project does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ian Clark, Managing Member, America First Hydro, LLC; 826 Scarsdale Ave, Scarsdale, New York 10583, (914) 297-7645, or email at info@dichotomycapital.com. i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at (202) 502-6123, or email at michael.watts@ferc.gov. j. The current license for the Lower Mousam Project was issued to Kennebunk Light and Power District (Kennebunk Light) under Project No. 5362. On March 29, 2017, Kennebunk Light filed a notice stating that it does not intend to file an application for a subsequent license. In response to a solicitation issued by the Commission on May 15, 2017, America First Hydro filed a notice of intent to file an application for a license for the Lower Mousam Project and a Pre-Application Document (PAD), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.5 and 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. The licensing proceeding is commencing under Project No. 14856. k. America First Hydro filed a request to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) on September 11, 2017, which the Commission denied on October 31, 2017. America First Hydro must use the Integrated Licensing Process to prepare a license application for the Lower Mousam Project. l. 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). m. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 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) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Maine 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. 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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 [[Page 53492]] staff's 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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-14856-000. 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 within 60 days of the issuance date of this notice. p. At this time, the Commission intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA). Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place 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: Monday, December 11, 2017. Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Kennebunk Town Hall Auditorium, 1 Summer Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043. Phone: (207) 985-3311. Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Monday, December 11, 2017. Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Kennebunk Town Hall Auditorium, 1 Summer Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043. Phone: (207) 985-3311. Scoping Document 1 (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 item n above. 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, the existing licensee, and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review of the project on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants should meet in the parking lot, located next to the Kesslen Dam on Berry Court Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit should contact Mr. Todd Shea of Kennebunk Light and Power District at (207) 985-3311 on or before December 12, 2017. 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 included in item n of this document. Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. Dated: November 8, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-24793 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Filed Date: 11/9/17. time on the specified comment date. application for a license for the Lower
Accession Number: 20171109–5154. Protests may be considered, but Mousam Project and a Pre-Application
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. intervention is necessary to become a Document (PAD), pursuant to 18 CFR
Docket Numbers: ER17–2488–001. party to the proceeding. 5.5 and 5.6 of the Commission’s
Applicants: Palmco Power IL, LLC. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed regulations. The licensing proceeding is
Description: Tariff Amendment: information relating to filing commencing under Project No. 14856.
Modify Tariff Language to be effective requirements, interventions, protests, k. America First Hydro filed a request
11/13/2017. service, and qualifying facilities filings to use the Traditional Licensing Process
Filed Date: 11/9/17. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ (TLP) on September 11, 2017, which the
Accession Number: 20171109–5140. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Commission denied on October 31,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. other information, call (866) 208–3676 2017. America First Hydro must use the
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Integrated Licensing Process to prepare
Docket Numbers: ER17–2490–001.
a license application for the Lower
Applicants: Palmco Power CA, LLC. Dated: November 9, 2017.
Mousam Project.
Description: Tariff Amendment: Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., l. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
Modify Tariff Language to be effective Deputy Secretary. local, and tribal agencies with
11/13/2017. [FR Doc. 2017–24796 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am] jurisdiction and/or special expertise
Filed Date: 11/9/17. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P with respect to environmental issues
Accession Number: 20171109–5133. that wish to cooperate in the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. preparation of the environmental
Docket Numbers: ER18–18–000. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY document should follow the
Applicants: Arizona Public Service instructions for filing such requests
Company. Federal Energy Regulatory described in item o below. Cooperating
Description: Report Filing: Commission agencies should note the Commission’s
Supplement to Unexecuted NITS and [Project No. 14856–000] policy that agencies that cooperate in
NOA with Navopache to be effective the preparation of the environmental
N/A. America First Hydro, LLC; Notice of document cannot also intervene. See 94
Filed Date: 11/8/17. Intent To File License Application, FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
Accession Number: 20171108–5065. Filing of Pre-Application Document m. With this notice, we are initiating
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/29/17. (PAD), Denying Use of the Traditional informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Docket Numbers: ER18–277–000. Licensing Process, Commencement of Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Applicants: Midcontinent Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, and Fisheries under section 7 of the
Independent System Operator, Inc. Solicitation of Study Requests and Endangered Species Act and the joint
Description: Limited Waiver Request Comments on the PAD and Scoping agency regulations thereunder at 50
of Midcontinent Independent System Document CFR, part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries
Operator, Inc. under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-
Filed Date: 11/9/17. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Request To Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Accession Number: 20171109–5100. Use the Traditional Licensing Process. Management Act and implementing
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. b. Project No.: 14856. regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c)
c. Dated Filed: September 11, 2017. the Maine State Historic Preservation
Docket Numbers: ER18–278–000. d. Submitted By: America First Hydro,
Applicants: Gila River Power LLC. Officer, as required by section 106,
LLC (America First Hydro). National Historic Preservation Act, and
Description: Tariff Cancellation: e. Name of Project: Lower Mousam
Complete Cancellation of FERC Electric the implementing regulations of the
Project. Advisory Council on Historic
Tariff to be effective 11/9/2017. f. Location: On the Mousam River in
Filed Date: 11/9/17. Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
York County, Maine. The project does n. A copy of the PAD is available for
Accession Number: 20171109–5123. not occupy federal land.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. review at the Commission in the Public
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Reference Room or may be viewed on
Docket Numbers: ER18–279–000. Commission’s Regulations. the Commission’s Web site (http://
Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ian www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Corporation, New York Independent Clark, Managing Member, America First link. Enter the docket number,
System Operator, Inc. Hydro, LLC; 826 Scarsdale Ave, excluding the last three digits in the
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Scarsdale, New York 10583, (914) 297– docket number field to access the
Reimbursement Agreement No. 2386 7645, or email at info@ document. For assistance, contact FERC
between NMPC and MAIT to be dichotomycapital.com. Online Support at
effective 10/11/2017. i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Filed Date: 11/9/17. (202) 502–6123, or email at 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Accession Number: 20171109–5144. michael.watts@ferc.gov. (TTY). A copy is also available for
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/17. j. The current license for the Lower inspection and reproduction at the
The filings are accessible in the Mousam Project was issued to address in paragraph h.
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Commission’s eLibrary system by Kennebunk Light and Power District Register online at http://
clicking on the links or querying the (Kennebunk Light) under Project No. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
docket number. 5362. On March 29, 2017, Kennebunk esubscription.asp to be notified via
Any person desiring to intervene or Light filed a notice stating that it does email of new filing and issuances
protest in any of the above proceedings not intend to file an application for a related to this or other pending projects.
must file in accordance with Rules 211 subsequent license. In response to a For assistance, contact FERC Online
and 214 of the Commission’s solicitation issued by the Commission Support.
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and on May 15, 2017, America First Hydro o. With this notice, we are soliciting
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern filed a notice of intent to file an comments on the PAD and Commission
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staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as Daytime Scoping Meeting development of an environmental
well as study requests. All comments on Date: Monday, December 11, 2017. document.
the PAD and SD1, and study requests Time: 1:00 p.m. Meeting participants should come
should be sent to the address above in Location: Kennebunk Town Hall prepared to discuss their issues and/or
paragraph h. In addition, all comments Auditorium, 1 Summer Street, concerns. Please review the PAD in
on the PAD and SD1, study requests, Kennebunk, ME 04043. preparation for the scoping meetings.
requests for cooperating agency status, Phone: (207) 985–3311. Directions on how to obtain a copy of
and all communications to and from the PAD and SD1 are included in item
Commission staff related to the merits of Evening Scoping Meeting n of this document.
the potential application must be filed Date: Monday, December 11, 2017. Meeting Procedures
with the Commission. Time: 6:00 p.m.
The Commission strongly encourages The meetings will be recorded by a
Location: Kennebunk Town Hall
electronic filing. Please file all stenographer and will be placed in the
Auditorium, 1 Summer Street,
documents using the Commission’s public records of the project.
Kennebunk, ME 04043.
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Phone: (207) 985–3311. Dated: November 8, 2017.
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
submit brief comments up to 6,000 outlines the subject areas to be Deputy Secretary.
characters, without prior registration, addressed in the environmental [FR Doc. 2017–24793 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
using the eComment system at http:// document, was mailed to the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ individuals and entities on the
ecomment.asp. You must include your Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
name and contact information at the end SD1 will be available at the scoping DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
of your comments. For assistance, meetings, or may be viewed on the web
please contact FERC Online Support at at http://www.ferc.gov, using the Federal Energy Regulatory
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions Commission
electronic filing, please send a paper for accessing information in item n [Docket No. CP18–11–000]
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy above. Based on all oral and written
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC;
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first may be issued. SD2 may include a Notice of Application
page of any filing should include docket revised process plan and schedule, as
number P–14856–000. well as a list of issues, identified Take notice that on October 27, 2017,
All filings with the Commission must through the scoping process. East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC (East
bear the appropriate heading: Cheyenne), 10370 Richmond Avenue,
Environmental Site Review Suite 510, Houston, Texas 77042, filed
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ The potential applicant, the existing in the above referenced docket an
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ licensee, and Commission staff will application pursuant to section 7(c) of
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency conduct an Environmental Site Review the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and of the project on Tuesday, December 12, of the Commission’s regulations
from Commission Staff.’’ Any 2017, starting at 9:00 a.m. All requesting authorization to amend its
individual or entity interested in participants should meet in the parking certificate of public convenience and
submitting study requests, commenting lot, located next to the Kesslen Dam on necessity issued by the Commission in
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency Berry Court Road, Kennebunk, ME Docket No. CP10–34–000, as amended
requesting cooperating status must do so 04043. All participants are responsible in Docket Nos. CP11–40–000, CP12–35–
within 60 days of the issuance date of for their own transportation. Anyone 000, CP12–124–000, CP14–486–000,
this notice. with questions about the site visit and CP16–25–000, to: (i) Consolidate
should contact Mr. Todd Shea of the working gas capacity and cushion
p. At this time, the Commission Kennebunk Light and Power District at gas capacity of the West Peetz and
intends to prepare an environmental (207) 985–3311 on or before December Lewis Creek portions of the East
assessment (EA). 12, 2017. Cheyenne Gas Storage Project (Project)
Scoping Meetings into one working gas capacity and one
Meeting Objectives cushion gas capacity, (ii) allow a unified
Commission staff will hold two At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) maximum bottom-hole pressure for the
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review Project reservoir, (iii) reallocate the
project at the time and place noted and discuss existing conditions and storage gas capacity in the Project by
below. The daytime meeting will focus resource management objectives; (3) increasing the working gas capacity and
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and review and discuss existing information decreasing the cushion gas capacity of
non-governmental organization and identify preliminary information the Project by 3.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
concerns, while the evening meeting is and study needs; (4) review and discuss each, (iv) reconfigure certain facilities in
primarily for receiving input from the the process plan and schedule for pre- the Lewis Creek portion of the Project,
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public. We invite all interested filing activity that incorporates the time and (v) expand the buffer zone of the
individuals, organizations, and agencies frames provided for in Part 5 of the Project. Also, East Cheyenne requests
to attend one or both of the meetings, Commission’s regulations and, to the the Commission to issue an order
and to assist staff in identifying extent possible, maximizes coordination reaffirming its market-based rate
particular study needs, as well as the of federal, state, and tribal permitting authorization in light of the increase in
scope of environmental issues to be and certification processes; and (5) working gas capacity of the Project, all
addressed in the environmental discuss the appropriateness of any as more fully set forth in the application
document. The times and locations of federal or state agency or Indian tribe which is on file with the Commission
these meetings are as follows: acting as a cooperating agency for and open to public inspection. The
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