82_FR_5560 82 FR 5549 - Request for Information-Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development of Hydropower in Undeveloped Stream Reaches of the United States; Notice of Reopening of Comment Period

82 FR 5549 - Request for Information-Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development of Hydropower in Undeveloped Stream Reaches of the United States; Notice of Reopening of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)

Page Range5549-5550
FR Document2017-01037

On November 9, 2016, the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) within the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register to invite input from the public regarding challenges and opportunities associated with hydropower development in undeveloped stream-reaches. The WPTO is reopening the comment period until February 10, 2017, to provide interested parties with additional time to submit comments.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5549-5550]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01037]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Request for Information--Challenges and Opportunities for 
Sustainable Development of Hydropower in Undeveloped Stream Reaches of 
the United States; Notice of Reopening of Comment Period

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

ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2016, the Water Power Technologies Office 
(WPTO) within the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for 
information (RFI) in the Federal Register to invite input from the 
public regarding challenges and opportunities associated with 
hydropower development in undeveloped stream-reaches. The WPTO is 
reopening the comment period until February 10, 2017, to provide 
interested parties with additional time to submit comments.

DATES: Responses must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on 
Friday, February 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] as Microsoft Word (.docx) attachments to an 
email, and be no more than 6 pages in length, 12 point font, 1 inch 
margins. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 
25 MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Please 
include in the subject line ``Comments for RFI''. Only electronic 
responses will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be directed to: Rajesh 
Dham, Water Power Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287-6675, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 9, 2016, the Water Power 
Technologies Office (WPTO) within the Department of Energy (DOE) issued 
a request for information (RFI) in the

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Federal Register (81 FR 78795) inviting input from the public regarding 
challenges and opportunities associated with hydropower development in 
undeveloped stream-reaches. Through the RFI, the WPTO also sought input 
on the focus and structure of a potential funding opportunity to 
support research and development of advanced and/or non-traditional 
transformative hydropower technologies and project designs capable of 
avoiding or minimizing environmental and social effects of new cost-
competitive hydropower development in undeveloped stream-reaches of the 
United States. The comment period ended December 16, 2016. After 
receiving several requests for additional time to prepare and submit 
comments, the WPTO has decided to reopen the period for submitting 
comments.
    The WPTO will accept responses to the RFI received no later than 
February 10, 2017, and deems any comments received by that time to be 
timely submitted.
    Guidance for Submitting Documents: DOE invites all interested 
parties to submit responses by no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on February 
10, 2017. Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] as Microsoft Word (.docx) attachments to an 
email, and be no more than 6 pages in length, 12 point font, 1 inch 
margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted.
    Respondents are requested to provide the following information at 
the start of their response to this RFI:
     Company/institution name;
     Company/institution contact;
     Contact's address, phone number, and email address.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that 
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public 
disclosure should submit via email, postal mail, or hand delivery/
courier two well marked copies: One copy of the document marked 
``confidential'' including all the information believed to be 
confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non confidential'' 
with the information believed to be confidential deleted. Submit these 
documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 
determination about the confidential status of the information and 
treat it according to its determination.
    Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat 
submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the 
items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as 
confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is 
generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the 
information has previously been made available to others without 
obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the 
competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from 
public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its 
confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why 
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
    It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public 
docket, without change and as received, including any personal 
information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be 
exempt from public disclosure).

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 11, 2017.
Jim Ahlgrimm,
Acting Director, Water Power Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-01037 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2017 / Notices 5549 sufficiency of supply or reliability of the expires on February 21, 2017. On Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, U.S. electric power supply system. December 29, 2016, BP Energy filed an 2017. Copies of this application will be application with DOE for renewal of the Christopher Lawrence, made available, upon request, for public export authority contained in Order No. Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity inspection and copying at the address EA–314 for an additional five-year term. Delivery and Energy Reliability. provided above, by accessing the In its application, BP Energy states [FR Doc. 2017–01031 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] program Web site at http://energy.gov/ that it does not own or operate any BILLING CODE 6450–01–P node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy electric generation or transmission at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. facilities, and it does not have a Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, franchised service area. The electric DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2017. energy that BP Energy proposes to Office of Energy Efficiency and Christopher Lawrence, export to Mexico would be purchased Renewable Energy Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity from third parties such as electric Delivery and Energy Reliability. utilities and Federal power marketing Request for Information—Challenges [FR Doc. 2017–01032 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] agencies pursuant to voluntary and Opportunities for Sustainable BILLING CODE 6450–01–P agreements. The existing international Development of Hydropower in transmission facilities to be utilized by Undeveloped Stream Reaches of the BP Energy have previously been United States; Notice of Reopening of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY authorized by Presidential Permits Comment Period issued pursuant to Executive Order [OE Docket No. EA–314–B] AGENCY: Water Power Technologies 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by third Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Application To Export Electric Energy; Renewable Energy, Department of BP Energy Company parties. Energy (DOE). Procedural Matters: Any person AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment desiring to be heard in this proceeding period. and Energy Reliability, DOE. should file a comment or protest to the ACTION: Notice of application. application at the address provided SUMMARY: On November 9, 2016, the SUMMARY: BP Energy Company (BP above. Protests should be filed in Water Power Technologies Office Energy or Applicant) has applied to accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal (WPTO) within the Department of renew its authority to transmit electric Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Energy (DOE) issued a request for energy from the United States to Mexico Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 information (RFI) in the Federal pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to Register to invite input from the public Power Act. become a party to these proceedings regarding challenges and opportunities should file a motion to intervene at the associated with hydropower DATES: Comments, protests, or motions above address in accordance with FERC development in undeveloped stream- to intervene must be submitted on or Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies reaches. The WPTO is reopening the before February 17, 2017. of such comments, protests, or motions comment period until February 10, ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, to intervene should be sent to the 2017, to provide interested parties with motions to intervene, or requests for address provided above on or before the additional time to submit comments. more information should be addressed date listed above. DATES: Responses must be received no to: Office of Electricity Delivery and Comments and other filings later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, concerning BP Energy’s application to February 10, 2017. U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., export electric energy to Mexico should ADDRESSES: Responses to this RFI must Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because be clearly marked with OE Docket No. be submitted electronically to of delays in handling conventional mail, EA–314–B. An additional copy is to be HydroNextFOA@ee.doe.gov as Microsoft it is recommended that documents be provided directly to both Betsy Carr, BP Word (.docx) attachments to an email, transmitted by overnight mail, by America Inc., 201 Helios Way, Houston, and be no more than 6 pages in length, electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ TX 77079, and Eric Schubert, BP Energy 12 point font, 1 inch margins. It is hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– Company, 201 Helios Way, Houston, TX recommended that attachments with file 8008. 77079. sizes exceeding 25 MB be compressed A final decision will be made on this (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of application after the environmental Please include in the subject line electricity from the United States to a impacts have been evaluated pursuant ‘‘Comments for RFI’’. Only electronic foreign country are regulated by the to DOE’s National Environmental Policy responses will be accepted. Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act part 1021) and after a determination is Questions may be directed to: Rajesh (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require made by DOE that the proposed action Dham, Water Power Technologies authorization under section 202(e) of will not have an adverse impact on the Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. sufficiency of supply or reliability of the Independence Avenue SW., 824a(e)). U.S. electric power supply system. Washington, DC 20585, Phone: (202) mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES On May 3, 2012, DOE issued Order Copies of this application will be 287–6675, Email: Rajesh.Dham@ No. EA–314–A to BP Energy, which made available, upon request, for public ee.doe.gov. authorized the Applicant to transmit inspection and copying at the address SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On electric energy from the United States to provided above, by accessing the November 9, 2016, the Water Power Mexico as a power marketer for a five- program Web site at http://energy.gov/ Technologies Office (WPTO) within the year term using existing international node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy Department of Energy (DOE) issued a transmission facilities. That authority at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. request for information (RFI) in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:04 Jan 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

5550 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2017 / Notices Federal Register (81 FR 78795) inviting generally known by or available from interventions in lieu of paper, using the input from the public regarding other sources; (4) whether the FERC Online links at http:// challenges and opportunities associated information has previously been made www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic with hydropower development in available to others without obligation service, persons with Internet access undeveloped stream-reaches. Through concerning its confidentiality; (5) an who will eFile a document and/or be the RFI, the WPTO also sought input on explanation of the competitive injury to listed as a contact for an intervenor the focus and structure of a potential the submitting person that would result must create and validate an funding opportunity to support research from public disclosure; (6) when such eRegistration account using the and development of advanced and/or information might lose its confidential eRegistration link. Select the eFiling non-traditional transformative character due to the passage of time; and link to log on and submit the hydropower technologies and project (7) why disclosure of the information intervention or protests. designs capable of avoiding or would be contrary to the public interest. Persons unable to file electronically minimizing environmental and social It is DOE’s policy that all comments should submit an original and 5 copies effects of new cost-competitive may be included in the public docket, of the intervention or protest to the hydropower development in without change and as received, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, undeveloped stream-reaches of the including any personal information 888 First Street N.E., Washington, DC United States. The comment period provided in the comments (except 20426. ended December 16, 2016. After information deemed to be exempt from The filings in the above-referenced receiving several requests for additional public disclosure). proceeding are accessible in the time to prepare and submit comments, Issued in Washington, DC on January 11, Commission’s eLibrary system by the WPTO has decided to reopen the 2017. clicking on the appropriate link in the period for submitting comments. Jim Ahlgrimm, above list. They are also available for The WPTO will accept responses to Acting Director, Water Power Technologies electronic review in the Commission’s the RFI received no later than February Office. Public Reference Room in Washington, 10, 2017, and deems any comments [FR Doc. 2017–01037 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] DC. There is an eSubscription link on received by that time to be timely BILLING CODE 6450–01–P the Web site that enables subscribers to submitted. receive email notification when a Guidance for Submitting Documents: document is added to a subscribed DOE invites all interested parties to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket(s). For assistance with any FERC submit responses by no later than 5:00 Online service, please email p.m. (ET) on February 10, 2017. Federal Energy Regulatory FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call Responses to this RFI must be submitted Commission (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call electronically to HydroNextFOA@ (202) 502–8659. [Docket No. ER17–766–000] ee.doe.gov as Microsoft Word (.docx) attachments to an email, and be no more Dated: January 11, 2017. Stream Energy Indiana LLC; Kimberly D. Bose, than 6 pages in length, 12 point font, 1 Supplemental Notice That Initial inch margins. Only electronic responses Secretary. Market-Based Rate Filing Includes will be accepted. Request for Blanket Section 204 [FR Doc. 2017–00992 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] Respondents are requested to provide Authorization BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the following information at the start of their response to this RFI: This is a supplemental notice in the • Company/institution name; above-referenced proceeding of Stream DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY • Company/institution contact; Energy Indiana LLC‘s application for • Contact’s address, phone number, market-based rate authority, with an Federal Energy Regulatory and email address. accompanying rate tariff, noting that Commission Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any such application includes a request for [Docket No. ER17–767–000] person submitting information that he blanket authorization, under 18 CFR or she believes to be confidential and part 34, of future issuances of securities Stream Energy Delaware LLC; exempt by law from public disclosure and assumptions of liability. Supplemental Notice That Initial should submit via email, postal mail, or Any person desiring to intervene or to Market-Based Rate Filing Includes hand delivery/courier two well marked protest should file with the Federal Request for Blanket Section 204 copies: One copy of the document Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Authorization marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the First Street N.E., Washington, DC 20426, information believed to be confidential, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 This is a supplemental notice in the and one copy of the document marked of the Commission’s Rules of Practice above-referenced proceeding of Stream ‘‘non confidential’’ with the information and Procedure Energy Delaware LLC‘s application for believed to be confidential deleted. (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). market-based rate authority, with an Submit these documents via email or on Anyone filing a motion to intervene or accompanying rate tariff, noting that a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own protest must serve a copy of that such application includes a request for determination about the confidential document on the Applicant. blanket authorization, under 18 CFR status of the information and treat it Notice is hereby given that the part 34, of future issuances of securities according to its determination. deadline for filing protests with regard and assumptions of liability. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Factors of interest to DOE when to the applicant’s request for blanket Any person desiring to intervene or to evaluating requests to treat submitted authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of protest should file with the Federal information as confidential include: (1) future issuances of securities and Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 A description of the items; (2) whether assumptions of liability, is January 31, First Street N.E., Washington, DC 20426, and why such items are customarily 2017. in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 treated as confidential within the The Commission encourages of the Commission’s Rules of Practice industry; (3) whether the information is electronic submission of protests and and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Jan 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of reopening of comment period.
DatesResponses must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Friday, February 10, 2017.
ContactQuestions may be directed to: Rajesh Dham, Water Power Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287-6675, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 5549 
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