82 FR 60008 - Deschutes Valley Water District; Notice of Revised Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 241 (December 18, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 241 (December 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27176 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60008-60009] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27176] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5891-009] Deschutes Valley Water District; Notice of Revised Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Revised Amendment Application. b. Project No.: 5891-009. c. Date Filed: October 31, 2017. d. Applicant: Deschutes Valley Water District (licensee). e. Name of Project: Opal Springs Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Crooked River in Jefferson County, Oregon. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Edson Pugh, General Manager, Deschutes Valley Water District, 881 SW Culver Highway, Madras, Oregon 97741; telephone (541) 475-3849; email [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Ambler; telephone: (202) 502-8586; email address: [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. All documents may be filed electronically via the internet. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 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 [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-5891-009. k. Description of Request: On October 8, 2015, the licensee filed an application to amend its license and install fish passage facilities at the project. Public notice of the application was issued November 5, 2015. That application was placed in abeyance on December 21, 2016. The licensee's October 31, 2017 filing of its revised amendment application lifts the abeyance. Therefore, Commission staff notices the licensee's revised amendment application. The licensee proposes to construct upstream fish passage facilities on the east bank of the dam and to modify the existing spillway to improve downstream fish passage. To accommodate the proposed modifications, the licensee would raise the project's normal maximum reservoir elevation by 3 feet and would replace the current flashboard system with a fixed wooden flashboard section along with one inflatable weir to attain the proposed higher reservoir elevation. The licensee states that the amendment is necessary to facilitate the reintroduction of steelhead trout and Chinook salmon. Revisions to the licensee's original application include a reduction in the proposed normal maximum pool elevation increase from 6 feet to 3 feet, a modified forebay elevation range for fish ladder operation, a single fish ladder exit, and the use of one gate for downstream fish passage. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, .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. The revised application remains a part of the original proceeding; therefore, interveners to the original proceeding need not refile intervention motions. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO INTERVENE, COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or 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). All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions should relate to the proposed amendment application and fish passage operation [[Page 60009]] plan. 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. If an intervener 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. 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. Dated: December 12, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-27176 Filed 12-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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However, the non-party commenter will All documents may be filed Commission’s Public Reference Room,
not receive copies of all documents filed electronically via the internet. See, 18 located at 888 First Street, NE, Room
by other parties or issued by the CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
Commission (except for the mailing of instructions on the Commission’s (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
environmental documents issued by the website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- viewed on the Commission’s website at
Commission) and will not have the right filing/efiling.asp. The Commission http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
to seek court review of the strongly encourages electronic filing. elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
Commission’s final order. Please file motions to intervene, excluding the last three digits in the
The Commission strongly encourages protests, comments, recommendations, docket number field to access the
electronic filings of comments, protests terms and conditions and fishway document. You may also register online
and interventions in lieu of paper using prescriptions using the Commission’s at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ esubscription.asp to be notified via
Persons unable to file electronically docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can email of new filings and issuances
should submit an original and 5 copies submit brief comments up to 6,000 related to this or other pending projects.
of the protest or intervention to the characters, without prior registration, For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, using the eComment system at http:// email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
20426. ecomment.asp. You must include your available for inspection and
Dated: December 11, 2017. name and contact information at the end reproduction at the address in item (h)
of your comments. For assistance, above.
Kimberly D. Bose,
please contact FERC Online Support at m. Individuals desiring to be included
Secretary. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) on the Commission’s mailing list should
[FR Doc. 2017–27171 Filed 12–15–17; 8:45 am] 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 so indicate by writing to the Secretary
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please of the Commission.
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Intervene: Anyone may submit
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. comments, a protest, or a motion to
The first page of any filing should intervene in accordance with the
Federal Energy Regulatory requirements of Rules of Practice and
include docket number P–5891–009.
Commission k. Description of Request: On October Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
[Project No. 5891–009] 8, 2015, the licensee filed an application In determining the appropriate action to
to amend its license and install fish take, the Commission will consider all
Deschutes Valley Water District; Notice passage facilities at the project. Public protests or other comments filed, but
of Revised Application Accepted for notice of the application was issued only those who file a motion to
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene November 5, 2015. That application was intervene in accordance with the
and Protests, Comments, placed in abeyance on December 21, Commission’s Rules may become a
Recommendations, Terms and 2016. The licensee’s October 31, 2017 party to the proceeding. Any comments,
Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions filing of its revised amendment protests, or motions to intervene must
application lifts the abeyance. be received on or before the specified
Take notice that the following
Therefore, Commission staff notices the comment date for the particular
hydroelectric application has been filed
licensee’s revised amendment application. The revised application
with the Commission and is available remains a part of the original
application.
for public inspection: The licensee proposes to construct proceeding; therefore, interveners to the
a. Application Type: Revised
upstream fish passage facilities on the original proceeding need not refile
Amendment Application.
b. Project No.: 5891–009. east bank of the dam and to modify the intervention motions.
c. Date Filed: October 31, 2017. existing spillway to improve o. Filing and Service of Responsive
d. Applicant: Deschutes Valley Water downstream fish passage. To Documents: All filings must (1) bear in
District (licensee). accommodate the proposed all capital letters the title PROTEST,
e. Name of Project: Opal Springs modifications, the licensee would raise MOTION TO INTERVENE,
Hydroelectric Project. the project’s normal maximum reservoir COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
f. Location: The project is located on elevation by 3 feet and would replace TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
the Crooked River in Jefferson County, the current flashboard system with a FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set
Oregon. fixed wooden flashboard section along forth in the heading the name of the
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power with one inflatable weir to attain the applicant and the project number of the
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). proposed higher reservoir elevation. The application to which the filing
h. Applicant Contact: Edson Pugh, licensee states that the amendment is responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
General Manager, Deschutes Valley necessary to facilitate the reintroduction and telephone number of the person
Water District, 881 SW Culver Highway, of steelhead trout and Chinook salmon. protesting or intervening; and (4)
Madras, Oregon 97741; telephone (541) Revisions to the licensee’s original otherwise comply with the requirements
475–3849; email edson@dvwd.org. application include a reduction in the of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Ambler; proposed normal maximum pool All comments, recommendations, terms
telephone: (202) 502–8586; email elevation increase from 6 feet to 3 feet, and conditions or prescriptions must set
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address: jennifer.ambler@ferc.gov. a modified forebay elevation range for forth their evidentiary basis and
j. Deadline for filing motions to fish ladder operation, a single fish otherwise comply with the requirements
intervene and protests, comments, ladder exit, and the use of one gate for of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments,
recommendations, terms and downstream fish passage. recommendations, terms and
conditions, and fishway prescriptions is l. Locations of the Application: A conditions, or prescriptions should
30 days from the issuance date of this copy of the application is available for relate to the proposed amendment
notice by the Commission. inspection and reproduction at the application and fish passage operation
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plan. Agencies may obtain copies of the to intervene or protest must serve a copy Enter the docket number excluding the
application directly from the applicant. of that document on the Applicant. last three digits in the docket number
A copy of any protest or motion to The Commission encourages field to access the document. For
intervene must be served upon each electronic submission of protests and assistance, please contact FERC Online
representative of the applicant specified interventions in lieu of paper using the Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
in the particular application. If an eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
intervener files comments or documents Persons unable to file electronically TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
with the Commission relating to the should submit an original and 5 copies Any questions concerning this
merits of an issue that may affect the of the protest or intervention to the application may be directed to Linda
responsibilities of a particular resource Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Farquhar, Manager, Project
agency, they must also serve a copy of 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC Determinations and Regulatory
the document on that resource agency. 20426. Administration, Columbia Gas
A copy of all other filings in reference This filing is accessible on-line at Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana
to this application must be accompanied http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002,
by proof of service on all persons listed link and is available for review in the at (832) 320–56855 or by email at linda_
in the service list prepared by the Commission’s Public Reference Room in farquhar@transcanada.com.
Commission in this proceeding, in Washington, DC. There is an Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and eSubscription link on the website that Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
385.2010. enables subscribers to receive email within 90 days of this Notice the
Dated: December 12, 2017. notification when a document is added Commission staff will either: Complete
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance its environmental assessment (EA) and
Kimberly D. Bose,
with any FERC Online service, please place it into the Commission’s public
Secretary. record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
[FR Doc. 2017–27176 Filed 12–15–17; 8:45 am]
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, issue a Notice of Schedule for
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
call (202) 502–8659. Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time Schedule for Environmental Review is
on January 2, 2018. issued, it will indicate, among other
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY milestones, the anticipated date for the
Dated: December 11, 2017. Commission staff’s issuance of the final
Federal Energy Regulatory Kimberly D. Bose, environmental impact statement (FEIS)
Commission
Secretary. or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
[Docket No. EL18–47–000] [FR Doc. 2017–27174 Filed 12–15–17; 8:45 am] EA in the Commission’s public record
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Notice of Petition for Partial Waiver Review will serve to notify federal and
Take notice that on December 11, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY state agencies of the timing for the
2017, pursuant to section 292.402 of the completion of all necessary reviews, and
Federal Energy Regulatory Federal Energy Regulatory the subsequent need to complete all
Commission’s (Commission) Rules and Commission federal authorizations within 90 days of
Regulations,1 18 CFR 292.402(2017), [Docket No. CP18–22–000] the date of issuance of the Commission
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority staff’s FEIS or EA.
(AMEA), on behalf of itself and its Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Persons who wish to comment only
participating member municipal cities Notice of Request Under Blanket on the environmental review of this
(Participating Members), request a Authorization project should submit an original and
partial waiver of certain obligations two copies of their comments to the
Take notice that on December 1, 2017, Secretary of the Commission.
imposed on AMEA and its Participating
Members, through the Commission’s Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC Environmental commenters will be
regulations 2 implementing section 210 (Columbia Gas), 700 Louisiana Street, placed on the Commission’s
of the Public Regulatory Policies Act of Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket environmental mailing list, will receive
1978, as amended, all as more fully No. CP18–22–000 a prior notice request copies of the environmental documents,
explained in its petition. pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and will be notified of meetings
Any person desiring to intervene or to and 157.216 of the Commission’s associated with the Commission’s
protest this filing must file in regulations under the Natural Gas Act environmental review process.
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of for authorization to replace two Environmental commenters will not be
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and segments of its existing 10-inch- required to serve copies of filed
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). diameter bare steel natural gas pipeline documents on all other parties.
Protests will be considered by the Line O–731, totaling 7.64 miles, and to However, the non-party commenter will
Commission in determining the perform other related appurtenant not receive copies of all documents filed
appropriate action to be taken, but will activities, all located in Coshocton and by other parties or issued by the
not serve to make protestants parties to Muskingum Counties, Ohio. Columbia Commission (except for the mailing of
the proceeding. Any person wishing to Gas proposes to construct these facilities environmental documents issued by the
become a party must file a notice of under authorities granted by its blanket Commission) and will not have the right
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intervention or motion to intervene, as certificate issued in Docket No. CP83– to seek court review of the
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 76–000, all as more fully set forth in the Commission’s final order.
protests must be filed on or before the application which is on file with the The Commission strongly encourages
comment date. Anyone filing a motion Commission and open to public electronic filings of comments, protests
inspection. The filing may also be and interventions in lieu of paper using
1 18 CFR 292.402. viewed on the web at http:// the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov.
2 18 CFR 292.303(a) and 292.303(b). www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Persons unable to file electronically
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