83 FR 27978 - Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 116 (June 15, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 116 (June 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12878 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 27978-27979] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12878] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2503-167] Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Non-project use of project lands and water. b. Project No.: 2503-167. c. Date Filed: February 1, 2018 and supplemented June 4, 2018. d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (licensee). e. Name of Project: Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: Lake Keowee in Oconee County, South Carolina. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. h. Applicant Contact: Kelvin Reagan, Manager, Lake Services South, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 South Church Street, ECQ12, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202; phone (704) 382-9386. i. FERC Contact: Ms. Joy Kurtz at 202-502-6760, or [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, and comments 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 [[Page 27979]] 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-2503-167. k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission approval to grant the City of Walhalla permission to use project lands and water within the project boundary to construct and operate a raw water intake on Lake Keowee in order to meet demands for public drinking water. Construction activities within the project boundary would include installation of an intake line outfitted with a dual tee screen system and air burst line, installation of a floating dock extending over the intake line, placement of rip rap along the stream bank and intake line, and installation of a stormwater outfall. The through-slot velocity at the intake screen will not exceed 0.5 feet per second. The raw water line would leave the project boundary and lead to a water treatment plant, which is not yet constructed. Once constructed, the facility would withdrawal up to 6.75 million gallons per day (mgd) from Lake Keowee. 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 using the ``eLibrary'' link. 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 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. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS''; ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate to the non-project use application. 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: June 8, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-12878 Filed 6-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Green Power North America, Inc., 100 (6) a steel powerhouse that contains a q. Final amendments to the
Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, single vertical Kaplan turbine with a application must be filed with the
MA 01810; (978) 935–6039. capacity of 2.1 megawatts (MW) that Commission no later than 30 days from
i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, discharges into a 180-foot-long, 75-foot- the issuance date of the notice of ready
(202) 502–6565 or nicholas.ettema@ wide, 12-foot-deep tailrace; (7) a for environmental analysis.
ferc.gov. masonry powerhouse that contains one Dated: June 8, 2018.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, vertical and two horizontal Francis
local, and tribal agencies with Kimberly D. Bose,
turbines with a total capacity of 3.0 MW
jurisdiction and/or special expertise Secretary.
that discharges into a 180-foot-long,
with respect to environmental issues [FR Doc. 2018–12880 Filed 6–14–18; 8:45 am]
120-foot-wide, 12-foot-deep tailrace; (8)
that wish to cooperate in the a 500-foot-long, 450-foot-wide bypassed BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
preparation of the environmental reach that extends from the toe of the
document should follow the dam to the confluence with the
instructions for filing such requests DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
tailraces; (9) a 567-foot-long, 13.2-
described in item l below. Cooperating kilovolt (kV) transmission line that runs
agencies should note the Commission’s Federal Energy Regulatory
from the steel powerhouse to the Commission
policy that agencies that cooperate in interconnection point with the grid; (10)
the preparation of the environmental a 130-foot-long transmission line that [Project No. 2503–167]
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 connects the masonry powerhouse to a
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 5,000 kilovolt-amp step-up transformer Notice of Application Accepted for
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 and an additional 323-foot-long, 13.2-kV Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if transmission line leading from the To Intervene, and Protests: Duke
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or transformer to the interconnection Energy Carolinas, LLC
person believes that an additional point; (11) and appurtenant facilities.
scientific study should be conducted in Take notice that the following
The Fries Project is operated in a run- hydroelectric application has been filed
order to form an adequate factual basis
of-river mode. For the period 2003 with the Federal Energy Regulatory
for a complete analysis of the
through 2016, the average annual Commission and is available for public
application on its merit, the resource
generation at the Fries Project was inspection:
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
26,150 megawatt-hours. a. Type of Application: Non-project
a request for a study with the
o. A copy of the application is use of project lands and water.
Commission not later than 60 days from
available for review at the Commission b. Project No.: 2503–167.
the date of filing of the application, and
in the Public Reference Room or may be c. Date Filed: February 1, 2018 and
serve a copy of the request on the
viewed on the Commission’s website at supplemented June 4, 2018.
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study http://www.ferc.gov using the d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas,
requests and requests for cooperating ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket LLC (licensee).
agency status: July 29, 2018. number excluding the last three digits in e. Name of Project: Keowee-Toxaway
The Commission strongly encourages the docket number field to access the Hydroelectric Project.
electronic filing. Please file additional document. For assistance, contact FERC f. Location: Lake Keowee in Oconee
study requests and requests for Online Support. A copy is also available County, South Carolina.
cooperating agency status using the for inspection and reproduction at the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// address in item h above. Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For You may also register online at http:// h. Applicant Contact: Kelvin Reagan,
assistance, please contact FERC Online www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Manager, Lake Services South, Duke
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ esubscription.asp to be notified via Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 South
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or email of new filings and issuances Church Street, ECQ12, Charlotte, North
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of related to this or other pending projects. Carolina 28202; phone (704) 382–9386.
electronic filing, please send a paper For assistance, contact FERC Online i. FERC Contact: Ms. Joy Kurtz at 202–
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Support. 502–6760, or joy.kurtz@ferc.gov.
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street p. Procedural schedule and final j. Deadline for filing comments,
NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first amendments: The application will be motions to intervene, and protests is 30
page of any filing should include docket processed according to the following days from the issuance of this notice by
number P–2883–009. preliminary schedule. Revisions to the the Commission. The Commission
m. This application is not ready for schedule will be made as appropriate. strongly encourages electronic filing.
environmental analysis at this time. Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) Please file motions to intervene,
n. The existing Fries Hydroelectric August 2018 protests, and comments using the
Project (Fries Project) consists of: (1) A Request Additional Information Commission’s eFiling system at http://
41-foot-high, 610-foot-long rock August 2018 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
masonry dam with a 500-foot-long Issue Acceptance Letter October 2018 Commenters can submit brief comments
spillway; (2) an 88-acre impoundment at Issue Scoping Document 1 for up to 6,000 characters, without prior
the normal pool elevation (spillway comments November 2018 registration, using the eComment system
crest elevation) of 2,188.27 feet National Request Additional Information (if at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
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Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (3) an necessary) January 2019 ecomment.asp. You must include your
approximately 750-foot-long, 110-foot- Issue Scoping Document 2 February name and contact information at the end
wide intake canal with four 15.5-foot- 2019 of your comments. For assistance,
high, 6.5-foot-wide headgates; (4) a Issue notice of ready for environmental please contact FERC Online Support at
canal spillway consisting of 10 stoplog analysis February 2019 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
bays totaling 47 feet in length; (5) two Commission issues EA August 2019 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
12.5-foot-high, 5.0-foot-wide canal gates; Comments on EA September 2019 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
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send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal party to the proceeding. Any comments, 157.208, 157.213 and 157.216 of the
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 protests, or motions to intervene must Commission’s regulations under the
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. be received on or before the specified Natural Gas Act notifying the
The first page of any filing should comment date for the particular Commission of Saltville’s intent to drill
include docket number P–2503–167. application. two new injection and withdrawal (I/W)
k. Description of Request: The o. Filing and Service of Responsive wells, to replace two previously
licensee requests Commission approval Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in abandon I/W wells and one existing I/
to grant the City of Walhalla permission all capital letters the title W well, to maintain the deliverability of
to use project lands and water within ‘‘COMMENTS’’; ‘‘PROTEST’’, or the Early Grove depleted reservoir
the project boundary to construct and ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as facility, as well as to abandon one
operate a raw water intake on Lake applicable; (2) set forth in the heading existing monitoring well at its Early
Keowee in order to meet demands for the name of the applicant and the Grove natural gas storage facility in
public drinking water. Construction project number of the application to Scott and Washington Counties,
activities within the project boundary which the filing responds; (3) furnish Virginia, all as more fully set forth in
would include installation of an intake the name, address, and telephone the application which is on file with the
line outfitted with a dual tee screen number of the person protesting or Commission and open to public
system and air burst line, installation of intervening; and (4) otherwise comply inspection. The filing may also be
a floating dock extending over the with the requirements of 18 CFR viewed on the web at http://
intake line, placement of rip rap along 385.2001 through 385.2005. All www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
the stream bank and intake line, and comments, motions to intervene, or Enter the docket number excluding the
installation of a stormwater outfall. The protests must set forth their evidentiary last three digits in the docket number
through-slot velocity at the intake basis and otherwise comply with the field to access the document. For
screen will not exceed 0.5 feet per requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All assistance, please contact FERC Online
second. The raw water line would leave comments, motions to intervene, or Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
the project boundary and lead to a water protests should relate to the non-project ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
treatment plant, which is not yet use application. Agencies may obtain TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
constructed. Once constructed, the copies of the application directly from Any questions concerning this
facility would withdrawal up to 6.75 the applicant. A copy of any protest or application may be directed to Lisa A.
million gallons per day (mgd) from Lake motion to intervene must be served Connolly, Director, Rates & Certificates,
Keowee. upon each representative of the Saltville Gas Storage Company. L.L.C.,
l. Locations of the Application: A applicant specified in the particular P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251–
copy of the application is available for application. If an intervener files 1642 at (713) 627–4102 or at
inspection and reproduction at the lisa.connolly@enbridge.com.
comments or documents with the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, Specifically, Saltville proposes to: (i)
Commission relating to the merits of an
located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Drill new horizontal/high angle I/W
issue that may affect the responsibilities
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling wells; (ii) install connecting piping and
of a particular resource agency, they
202–502–8371. This filing may also be other appurtenances facilities; (iii) plug
must also serve a copy of the document
viewed on the Commission’s website at and abandon one existing I/W well, EH–
on that resource agency. A copy of all
http://www.ferc.gov using the 96, and one existing monitoring well,
other filings in reference to this
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket EH–95; and (iv) abandon by removal
application must be accompanied by
number excluding the last three digits in related connecting piping and
proof of service on all persons listed in
the docket number field to access the appurtenance facilities. Saltville states
document. You may also register online the service list prepared by the that, the project will have no impact on
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Commission in this proceeding, in the certificate parameters of the facility,
esubscription.asp to be notified via accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and including total inventory, reservoir
email of new filings and issuances 385.2010. pressure, reservoir and buffer
related to this or other pending projects. Dated: June 8, 2018. boundaries, or certificated capacity, and
For assistance, call 866–208–3676 or Kimberly D. Bose, there will be no abandonment or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for Secretary. reduction in service to any customer of
TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also [FR Doc. 2018–12878 Filed 6–14–18; 8:45 am] Saltville as a result of the project. The
available for inspection and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
project cost will be approximately $20
reproduction at the address in item (h) million.
above. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
m. Individuals desiring to be included DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
on the Commission’s mailing list should within 90 days of this Notice the
so indicate by writing to the Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff will either: Complete
of the Commission. Commission its environmental assessment (EA) and
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to place it into the Commission’s public
Intervene: Anyone may submit [Docket No. CP18–493–000]
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
comments, a protest, or a motion to Notice of Request Under Blanket issue a Notice of Schedule for
intervene in accordance with the Authorization: Saltville Gas Storage Environmental Review. If a Notice of
requirements of Rules of Practice and Schedule for Environmental Review is
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Company, LLC
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. issued, it will indicate, among other
In determining the appropriate action to Take notice that on May 31, 2018, milestones, the anticipated date for the
take, the Commission will consider all Saltville Gas Storage Company, L.L.C. Commission staff’s issuance of the final
protests or other comments filed, but (Saltville), 5400 Westheimer Court, environmental impact statement (FEIS)
only those who file a motion to Houston, Texas 77056–5310, filed in or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
intervene in accordance with the Docket No. CP18–493–000 a prior notice EA in the Commission’s public record
Commission’s Rules may become a request pursuant to sections 157.205, for this proceeding or the issuance of a
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