82_FR_57825 82 FR 57592 - Turlock Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation District; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

82 FR 57592 - Turlock Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation District; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)

Page Range57592-57593
FR Document2017-26247

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57592-57593]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26247]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14581-002]


Turlock Irrigation District, Modesto Irrigation District; Notice 
of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 
Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary 
Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: 14581-002.
    c. Date filed: October 11, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Turlock Irrigation District (TID) and Modesto 
Irrigation District (MID) (Districts).
    e. Name of Project: La Grange Hydroelectric Project,
    f. Location: The La Grange Project is located on the Tuolumne River 
in Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties, California. Portions of the 
project occupy public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Steve Boyd, Turlock Irrigation District, 333 
East Canal Drive, Turlock, California 95381-0949, (209) 883-8300; and 
Anna Brathwaite, Modesto Irrigation District, P.O. Box 4060, Modesto, 
CA 95352, (209) 526-7384.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at (503) 552-2760 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply 
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 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

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[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-14581-002.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The La Grange Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) La Grange dam, a 310-foot-long, 131-foot-high, masonry 
arch dam; (2) La Grange reservoir with a storage capacity of about 500 
acre-feet; (3) MID headworks, canal, and sluice gates are part of MID's 
retired irrigation canal facilities; (4) TID irrigation intake and 
tunnel; (5) a powerhouse with two Francis turbine-generator units with 
a maximum capacity of 4.9 megawatts. The project's estimated average 
annual generation is about 19,638 megawatt-hours.
    The Districts propose to: (1) Provide a minimum flow of 
approximately 5 to 10 cubic feet per second to the plunge pool 
downstream of La Grange diversion dam at all times; (2) install a fish 
exclusion barrier at the TID sluice channel entrance; (3) conduct 
dissolved oxygen monitoring in the vicinity of the La Grange 
powerhouse; (4) construct a recreational foot trail extending from the 
former Don Pedro Visitor Center parking lot to the La Grange headpond; 
and (5) develop an HPMP in consultation with Tribes, Bureau of Land 
Management, and State Historical Preservation Officer to manage 
potential effects on historic properties.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST, 
MOTION TO INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, 
PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS; 
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project 
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the 
name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or 
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made 
as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary      January 2018.
 terms and conditions, and preliminary
 fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental       August 2018.
 Statement (EIS).
Comments on Draft EIS.....................  October 2018.
Modified Terms and Conditions.............  December 2018.
Commission Issues Final EIS...............  March 2019.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water 
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, 
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the 
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

    Dated: November 30, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26247 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

57592 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 6, 2017 / Notices Agency NITSA NOA to be effective 2/ Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1/2018. November 2017 Western Filed Date: 11/30/17. Interconnection Agreement Biannual Federal Energy Regulatory Accession Number: 20171130–5084. Filing to be effective 2/1/2018. Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. Filed Date: 11/30/17. [Project No. 14581–002] Docket Numbers: ER18–353–000. Accession Number: 20171130–5161. Applicants: New England Power Pool Turlock Irrigation District, Modesto Participants Committee. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. Irrigation District; Notice of Application Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Dec Docket Numbers: ER18–360–000. Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions 2017 Membership Filing to be effective To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc. 12/1/2017. Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Filed Date: 11/30/17. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Comments, Recommendations, Accession Number: 20171130–5139. AECI LBA Agreement to be effective 12/ Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. 1/2017. Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions Docket Numbers: ER18–354–000. Filed Date: 11/30/17. Take notice that the following Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Accession Number: 20171130–5171. hydroelectric application has been filed L.L.C. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. with the Commission and is available Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: for public inspection. Original Service Agreement No. 4849; Docket Numbers: ER18–361–000. a. Type of Application: Major License. Queue No. AA2–169 (WMPA) to be Applicants: Public Service Company b. Project No.: 14581–002. effective 11/16/2017. of Oklahoma. c. Date filed: October 11, 2017. Filed Date: 11/30/17. d. Applicant: Turlock Irrigation Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Accession Number: 20171130–5140. District (TID) and Modesto Irrigation PSO–OGE Malcolm Road Delivery Point Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. District (MID) (Districts). Agreement to be effective 11/2/2017. Docket Numbers: ER18–355–000. e. Name of Project: La Grange Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Filed Date: 11/30/17. Hydroelectric Project, L.L.C. Accession Number: 20171130–5186. f. Location: The La Grange Project is Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. located on the Tuolumne River in Cottonwood Dynamic Schedule Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties, Agreement SA No. 4823 to be effective Docket Numbers: ER18–362–000. California. Portions of the project 11/29/2017. Applicants: AEP Texas Inc. occupy public lands managed by the Filed Date: 11/30/17. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Bureau of Land Management. Accession Number: 20171130–5142. AEPTX-Apex Midway Wind IA 3rd g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. Amend & Restated to be effective 11/5/ Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). Docket Numbers: ER18–356–000. 2017. h. Applicant Contacts: Steve Boyd, Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, Turlock Irrigation District, 333 East Filed Date: 11/30/17. Canal Drive, Turlock, California 95381– LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Accession Number: 20171130–5187. 0949, (209) 883–8300; and Anna Amendment to Due West-DEC NITSA to Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. Brathwaite, Modesto Irrigation District, be effective 1/1/2018. P.O. Box 4060, Modesto, CA 95352, The filings are accessible in the (209) 526–7384. Filed Date: 11/30/17. Commission’s eLibrary system by Accession Number: 20171130–5148. i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at clicking on the links or querying the (503) 552–2760 or james.hastreiter@ Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. docket number. ferc.gov. Docket Numbers: ER18–357–000. Any person desiring to intervene or j. Deadline for filing motions to Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric protest in any of the above proceedings intervene and protests, comments, Company. must file in accordance with Rules 211 recommendations, preliminary terms Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: and 214 of the Commission’s and conditions, and preliminary November 2017 Western WDT Service Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance Agreement Biannual Filing to be 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern date of this notice; reply comments are effective 2/1/2018. time on the specified comment date. due 105 days from the issuance date of Filed Date: 11/30/17. Protests may be considered, but this notice. Accession Number: 20171130–5153. intervention is necessary to become a The Commission strongly encourages Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. party to the proceeding. electronic filing. Please file motions to Docket Numbers: ER18–358–000. intervene, protests, comments, eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric recommendations, preliminary terms information relating to filing Company. and conditions, and preliminary requirements, interventions, protests, Description: Fifth Annual fishway prescriptions using the service, and qualifying facilities filings Informational Filing [Cycle 5] of Fourth Commission’s eFiling system at http:// can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Transmission Owner Rate Formula rate www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For mechanism of San Diego Gas & Electric Commenters can submit brief comments other information, call (866) 208–3676 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Company. up to 6,000 characters, without prior (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Filed Date: 11/30/17. registration, using the eComment system Accession Number: 20171130–5155. Dated: November 30, 2017. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/21/17. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., ecomment.asp. You must include your Docket Numbers: ER18–359–000. Deputy Secretary. name and contact information at the end Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric [FR Doc. 2017–26241 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] of your comments. For assistance, Company. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P please contact FERC Online Support at VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Dec 05, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 6, 2017 / Notices 57593 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) email of new filings and issuances Milestone Target date 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 related to this or other pending projects. (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please For assistance, contact FERC Online Commission Issues Final EIS March 2019. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Support. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 n. Anyone may submit comments, a p. Final amendments to the First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. protest, or a motion to intervene in application must be filed with the The first page of any filing should accordance with the requirements of Commission no later than 30 days from include docket number P–14581–002. Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR the issuance date of this notice. The Commission’s Rules of Practice 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining q. A license applicant must file no require all intervenors filing documents the appropriate action to take, the later than 60 days following the date of with the Commission to serve a copy of Commission will consider all protests or issuance of the notice of acceptance and that document on each person on the other comments filed, but only those ready for environmental analysis official service list for the project. who file a motion to intervene in provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the Further, if an intervenor files comments accordance with the Commission’s water quality certification; (2) a copy of or documents with the Commission Rules may become a party to the the request for certification, including relating to the merits of an issue that proceeding. Any comments, protests, or proof of the date on which the certifying may affect the responsibilities of a motions to intervene must be received agency received the request; or (3) particular resource agency, they must on or before the specified comment date evidence of waiver of water quality also serve a copy of the document on for the particular application. certification. that resource agency. All filings must (1) bear in all capital Dated: November 30, 2017. k. This application has been accepted letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., for filing and is now ready for INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY Deputy Secretary. environmental analysis. COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, [FR Doc. 2017–26247 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] l. The La Grange Project consists of PRELIMINARY TERMS AND BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the following existing facilities: (1) La CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY Grange dam, a 310-foot-long, 131-foot- FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set high, masonry arch dam; (2) La Grange forth in the heading the name of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY reservoir with a storage capacity of applicant and the project number of the about 500 acre-feet; (3) MID headworks, application to which the filing Federal Energy Regulatory canal, and sluice gates are part of MID’s responds; (3) furnish the name, address, Commission retired irrigation canal facilities; (4) TID and telephone number of the person irrigation intake and tunnel; (5) a [Docket Nos. CP17–21–001, CP17–21–000, protesting or intervening; and (4) CP18–7–000] powerhouse with two Francis turbine- otherwise comply with the requirements generator units with a maximum of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Port Arthur Pipeline LLC; Notice of capacity of 4.9 megawatts. The project’s All comments, recommendations, terms Amendment to Application estimated average annual generation is and conditions or prescriptions must set about 19,638 megawatt-hours. forth their evidentiary basis and Take notice that on November 7, The Districts propose to: (1) Provide otherwise comply with the requirements 2017, Port Arthur Pipeline LLC (Port a minimum flow of approximately 5 to of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain Arthur Pipeline), 2925 Briarpark, Suite 10 cubic feet per second to the plunge copies of the application directly from 900, Houston, Texas 77042, filed an pool downstream of La Grange diversion the applicant. A copy of any protest or amendment to its application in Docket dam at all times; (2) install a fish motion to intervene must be served No. CP17–21–000, pursuant to section exclusion barrier at the TID sluice upon each representative of the 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and channel entrance; (3) conduct dissolved applicant specified in the particular Part 157 of the Commission’s oxygen monitoring in the vicinity of the application. A copy of all other filings regulations for a certificate of public La Grange powerhouse; (4) construct a in reference to this application must be convenience and necessity to construct recreational foot trail extending from the accompanied by proof of service on all and operate the Texas Connector Project former Don Pedro Visitor Center parking persons listed in the service list located in Orange and Jefferson lot to the La Grange headpond; and (5) prepared by the Commission in this Counties, Texas and Cameron Parish, develop an HPMP in consultation with proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR Louisiana. Tribes, Bureau of Land Management, Specifically, Port Arthur Pipeline 4.34(b) and 385.2010. and State Historical Preservation Officer o. Procedural Schedule: filed an amendment to its proposed Rate to manage potential effects on historic The application will be processed Schedules and General Terms and properties. according to the following revised Conditions (GT&C) to reflect the pro m. A copy of the application is Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to forma tariff proposed by Port Arthur available for review at the Commission the schedule may be made as Pipeline in Docket No. CP18–7–000 for in the Public Reference Room or may be appropriate. its Louisiana Connector Project. Further, viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Port Arthur Pipeline proposes changes http://www.ferc.gov using the Milestone Target date to its initial rates for service through the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Texas Connector Project to reflect number excluding the last three digits in Filing of recommendations, January 2018. changes to: (i) The Allowance for Funds the docket number field to access the preliminary terms and con- Used During Construction, (ii) the rate daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES document. For assistance, contact FERC ditions, and preliminary for service under Port Arthur Pipeline’s fishway prescriptions. proposed Rate Schedule Enhanced Online Support. A copy is also available Commission issues Draft En- August 2018. for inspection and reproduction at the vironmental Statement Hourly Firm Transportation; and (iii) address in item h above. (EIS). the precedent agreement between Port Register online at http:// Comments on Draft EIS ........ October 2018. Arthur Pipeline and Port Arthur LNG, www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Modified Terms and Condi- December LLC (Port Arthur LNG) executed in esubscription.asp to be notified via tions. 2018. association with the open seasons VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Dec 05, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1


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