82_FR_59040 82 FR 58801 - Notice of Availability of the Revised Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 11-Arch Dams and Request for Comments

82 FR 58801 - Notice of Availability of the Revised Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 11-Arch Dams and Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 239 (December 14, 2017)

Page Range58801-58802
FR Document2017-26927

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58801-58802]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26927]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. Ad18-6-000]


Notice of Availability of the Revised Engineering Guidelines for 
the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 11--Arch Dams and 
Request for Comments

    The staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP) is revising 
Chapter 11--

[[Page 58802]]

Arch Dams of its Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of 
Hydropower Projects. The staff has revised Chapter 11--Arch Dams \1\ 
and comments are now requested on the draft document from federal and 
state agencies, licensees whose infrastructure portfolio includes arch 
dams, independent consultants and inspectors, and other interested 
parties with special expertise with respect dam safety and arch dams. A 
60-day public comment period is allotted to collect comments. Please 
note that this comment period will close on February 5, 2018.
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    \1\ The existing Chapter 11--Arch Dams is dated October 1999 and 
can be found on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) website to use as a reference to see the changes made: 
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/safety/guidelines/eng-guide/chap11.pdf.
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    Interested parties can help us determine the appropriate updates 
and improvements by providing: Meaningful comments or suggestions that 
focus on the specific sections requiring clarification; updates to 
reflect current laws and regulations; or improved measures for 
evaluating the safety of arch dams. The more specific your comments, 
the more useful they will be. A detailed explanation of your 
submissions and/or any references of scientific studies associated with 
your comments will greatly help us with this process. We will consider 
all timely comments on the revised Guidelines before issuing the final 
version.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to 
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please 
reference the docket number (AD18-6-000) on the first page of your 
submission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to 
submit brief, text-only comments up to 6,000 characters. You must 
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling 
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a 
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. 
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on 
eRegister. When selecting the filing type, select General, then chose 
Comment (on Filing, Environ. Report or Tech Conf); or
    (3) In lieu of electronic filing, you can mail a paper copy of your 
comments to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    The OEP staff provided copies of revised Chapter 11--Arch Dams to 
federal and state agencies, licensees whose portfolio includes arch 
dams, independent consultants and inspectors, and other interested 
parties. In addition, all information related to the proposed updates 
to Chapter 11--Arch Dams and submitted comments can be found on the 
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on General Search and enter the docket number, 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., AD18-
6). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. The Commission 
also offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. 
This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by 
automatically providing you with electronic notification of these 
filings and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Users must be registered in order to use 
eSubscription.
    For assistance with filing or any of the Commission's online 
systems, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8258.

    Dated: December 7, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26927 Filed 12-13-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 239 / Thursday, December 14, 2017 / Notices 58801 Public Reference Room in Washington, replace the placeholder effective date to Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: BGE DC. There is an eSubscription link on be effective N/A. submits revisions to Attachment H–2A the website that enables subscribers to Filed Date: 12/7/17. re: Abandoned Plant and Land Costs to receive email notification when a Accession Number: 20171207–5068. be effective 2/5/2018. document is added to a subscribed Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. Filed Date: 12/7/17. docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Docket Numbers: ER17–2291–001. Accession Number: 20171207–5083. Online service, please email Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call L.L.C. Docket Numbers: ER18–405–000. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Description: Tariff Amendment: PJM Applicants: Carson Cogeneration (202) 502–8659. submits Response to Deficiency Letter re Company LP. Dated: December 7, 2017. Pseudo-Tie PJM Tarrif Revisions to be Description: Tariff Cancellation: Kimberly D. Bose, effective 11/9/2017. Cancellation of Market Based Rate Tariff Filed Date: 12/7/17. to be effective 12/8/2017. Secretary. Accession Number: 20171207–5082. Filed Date: 12/7/17. [FR Doc. 2017–26928 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am] Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. Accession Number: 20171207–5088. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Docket Numbers: ER18–390–000. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. Applicants: AES Ohio Generation, Docket Numbers: ER18–406–000. LLC. Applicants: Brunner Island, LLC. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Description: Compliance filing: AES Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Federal Energy Regulatory Reactive Power Compliance Filing Revised Reactive Service Rate Schedule Commission [EC17–117–000] to be effective 12/31/ and Request for Waiver to be effective 9998. 12/31/9998. Combined Notice of Filings #1 Filed Date: 12/5/17. Filed Date: 12/7/17. Accession Number: 20171205–5120. Accession Number: 20171207–5094. Take notice that the Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/17. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. received the following electric corporate Docket Numbers: ER18–400–000. The filings are accessible in the filings: Applicants: Tucson Electric Power Commission’s eLibrary system by Docket Numbers: EC18–28–000. Company. clicking on the links or querying the Applicants: American Transmission Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: docket number. Company LLC, Wisconsin Power and Engineering and Design Agreement, Any person desiring to intervene or Light Company. Rate Schedule No. 338 to be effective protest in any of the above proceedings Description: Application for 12/8/2017. must file in accordance with Rules 211 Authority to Acquire Transmission Filed Date: 12/7/17. and 214 of the Commission’s Facilities under Section 203 of the FPA Accession Number: 20171207–5054. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and of American Transmission Company Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern LLC, et al. time on the specified comment date. Filed Date: 12/6/17. Docket Numbers: ER18–401–000. Accession Number: 20171206–5135. Applicants: Southwestern Public Protests may be considered, but Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/27/17. Service Company. intervention is necessary to become a Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: party to the proceeding. Docket Numbers: EC18–29–000. Applicants: Big Savage, LLC, Big Sky SPS–RBEC–GSEC–IA–TXNW–699–0.0.0 eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Wind, LLC, EverPower Commercial to be effective 12/8/2017. information relating to filing Services LLC, Highland North LLC, Filed Date: 12/7/17. requirements, interventions, protests, Accession Number: 20171207–5061. service, and qualifying facilities filings Howard Wind LLC, Krayn Wind LLC, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Mustang Hills, LLC, Patton Wind Farm, LLC. Docket Numbers: ER18–402–000. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Description: Application Under FPA Applicants: Virginia Electric and other information, call (866) 208–3676 Section 203 of Big Savage, LLC et al. Power Company, PJM Interconnection, (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Filed Date: 12/6/17. L.L.C. Dated: December 7, 2017. Accession Number: 20171206–5143. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Kimberly D. Bose, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/27/17. VEPCO submits WDSAs, Service Secretary. Take notice that the Commission Agreement Nos. 4852, 4853, 4854, and [FR Doc. 2017–26925 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am] received the following electric rate 4855 to be effective 11/11/2017. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P filings: Filed Date: 12/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER12–524–001. Accession Number: 20171207–5066. Applicants: Longview Power, LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Description: Compliance filing: Docket Numbers: ER18–403–000. Informational Filing Regarding Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc. Federal Energy Regulatory Upstream Change in Control and Description: Tariff Cancellation: Commission Request for Waiver to be effective N/A. Notice of Cancellation of certain designated Rate Schedules to be [Docket No. Ad18–6–000] Filed Date: 12/6/17. effective 6/1/2015. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Accession Number: 20171206–5094. Notice of Availability of the Revised Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/27/17. Filed Date: 12/7/17. Accession Number: 20171207–5080. Engineering Guidelines for the Docket Numbers: ER17–1916–001. Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Applicants: Southern Maryland Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/17. Chapter 11—Arch Dams and Request Electric Cooperative, PJM Docket Numbers: ER18–404–000. for Comments Interconnection, L.L.C. Applicants: Baltimore Gas and Description: Compliance filing: Electric Company, PJM Interconnection, The staff of the Office of Energy SMECO submits compliance filing to L.L.C. Projects (OEP) is revising Chapter 11— VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:28 Dec 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1

58802 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 239 / Thursday, December 14, 2017 / Notices Arch Dams of its Engineering Guidelines (3) In lieu of electronic filing, you can Counties, Oklahoma and Seward for the Evaluation of Hydropower mail a paper copy of your comments to: County, Kansas. The Commission will Projects. The staff has revised Chapter Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal use this EA in its decision-making 11—Arch Dams 1 and comments are Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 process to determine whether the now requested on the draft document First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, Project is in the public convenience and from federal and state agencies, DC 20426. necessity. licensees whose infrastructure portfolio The OEP staff provided copies of This notice announces the opening of includes arch dams, independent revised Chapter 11—Arch Dams to the scoping process the Commission consultants and inspectors, and other federal and state agencies, licensees will use to gather input from the public interested parties with special expertise whose portfolio includes arch dams, and interested agencies on the Project. with respect dam safety and arch dams. independent consultants and inspectors, You can make a difference by providing A 60-day public comment period is and other interested parties. In addition, us with your specific comments or allotted to collect comments. Please all information related to the proposed concerns about the Project. Your note that this comment period will close updates to Chapter 11—Arch Dams and comments should focus on the potential on February 5, 2018. submitted comments can be found on environmental effects, reasonable Interested parties can help us the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using alternatives, and measures to avoid or determine the appropriate updates and the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary lessen environmental impacts. Your improvements by providing: Meaningful link, click on General Search and enter input will help the Commission staff comments or suggestions that focus on the docket number, excluding the last determine what issues they need to the specific sections requiring three digits in the Docket Number field evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your clarification; updates to reflect current (i.e., AD18–6). Be sure you have comments are timely and properly laws and regulations; or improved selected an appropriate date range. The recorded, please send your comments so measures for evaluating the safety of Commission also offers a free service that the Commission receives them in arch dams. The more specific your called eSubscription which allows you Washington, DC on or before January 8, comments, the more useful they will be. to keep track of all formal issuances and 2018. A detailed explanation of your submittals in specific dockets. This can If you sent comments on this Project submissions and/or any references of reduce the amount of time you spend to the Commission before the opening of scientific studies associated with your researching proceedings by this docket on July 10, 2017, you will comments will greatly help us with this automatically providing you with need to file those comments in Docket process. We will consider all timely electronic notification of these filings No. PF17–7–000 to ensure they are comments on the revised Guidelines and direct links to the documents. Go to considered as part of this proceeding. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ This notice is being sent to the before issuing the final version. esubscription.asp. Users must be Commission’s current environmental For your convenience, there are three registered in order to use eSubscription. mailing list for this Project. State and methods which you can use to submit For assistance with filing or any of the local government representatives should your comments to the Commission. In Commission’s online systems, please notify their constituents of this planned all instances please reference the docket contact FERC Online Support at Project and encourage them to comment number (AD18–6–000) on the first page FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free on their areas of concern. of your submission. The Commission If you are a landowner receiving this strongly encourages electronic filing. at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact notice, a pipeline company (1) You can file your comments (202) 502–8258. representative may contact you about electronically using the eComment Dated: December 7, 2017. the acquisition of an easement to feature on the Commission’s website Kimberly D. Bose, construct, operate, and maintain the (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Secretary. planned facilities. The company would Documents and Filings. This is an easy seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable [FR Doc. 2017–26927 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am] method for interested persons to submit agreement. However, if the Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P brief, text-only comments up to 6,000 approves the Project, that approval characters. You must include your name conveys with it the right of eminent and contact information at the end of domain. Therefore, if easement DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY your comments; negotiations fail to produce an (2) You can file your comments Federal Energy Regulatory agreement, the pipeline company could electronically using the eFiling feature Commission initiate condemnation proceedings on the Commission’s website where compensation would be (www.ferc.gov) under the link to [Docket No. PF17–7–000] determined in accordance with state Documents and Filings. With eFiling, law. Cimarron River Pipeline, LLC; Notice you can provide comments in a variety A fact sheet prepared by the FERC of Intent To Prepare an Environmental of formats by attaching them as a file entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Assessment for the Planned Request with your submission. New eFiling Facility On My Land? What Do I Need for Comments on Environmental users must first create an account by To Know?’’ is available for viewing on Issues clicking on eRegister. When selecting the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). This the filing type, select General, then The staff of the Federal Energy fact sheet addresses a number of chose Comment (on Filing, Environ. Regulatory Commission (FERC or sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES typically asked questions, including the Report or Tech Conf); or Commission) will prepare an use of eminent domain and how to environmental assessment (EA) that will participate in the Commission’s 1 The existing Chapter 11—Arch Dams is dated discuss the environmental impacts of proceedings. October 1999 and can be found on the Federal the Cimarron Expansion Project Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) involving construction and operation of Public Participation website to use as a reference to see the changes made: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/ facilities by Cimarron River Pipeline, For your convenience, there are three safety/guidelines/eng-guide/chap11.pdf. 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