83 FR 28220 - Notice of Application for Temporary Amendment and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests; North Eastern Wisconsin Hydro, LLC.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12949 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 28220-28221] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12949] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 8015-005] Notice of Application for Temporary Amendment and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests; North Eastern Wisconsin Hydro, LLC. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Temporary Amendment. b. Project No.: 8015-005. c. Date Filed: June 11, 2018. d. Applicant: North Eastern Wisconsin Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Shawano Paper Mills Dam Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Wolf River in Shawano County, Wisconsin. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Melissa Rondou, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, 116 N State St., P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960; telephone: (920) 293-4628 ext. 347. i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, telephone: (202) 502-6778, and email address: [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests is 15 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. 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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail a copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P-8015-005) on any comments or motions filed. k. Description of Request: The exemptee is seeking a temporary amendment to operate the project at a target elevation of 802.9 feet mean sea level (msl), or 0.4 foot above the authorized target elevation of 802.5 feet msl. The exemptee would continue to operate within the authorized elevation range of 801.83 feet msl and 803.17 feet msl. The exemptee states the amendment is necessary to address recreation and possible public safety concerns when operating the project at the authorized target elevation. The proposed temporary amendment would end no later than November 15, 2018. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. 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, contact FERC Online Support. 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: All filings 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 [[Page 28221]] 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 project works which are the subject of the amendment 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 12, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-12949 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: ISO Dated: June 12, 2018. First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
New England Inc. and NEPOOL; Kimberly D. Bose, Please include the project number (P–
Revisions to the Determination of Secretary. 8015–005) on any comments or motions
Economic Life to be effective 8/10/2018. [FR Doc. 2018–12943 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] filed.
Filed Date: 6/11/18. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
k. Description of Request: The
Accession Number: 20180611–5141. exemptee is seeking a temporary
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18. amendment to operate the project at a
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY target elevation of 802.9 feet mean sea
Docket Numbers: ER18–1771–000.
level (msl), or 0.4 foot above the
Applicants: Langdon Renewables, authorized target elevation of 802.5 feet
Federal Energy Regulatory
LLC. msl. The exemptee would continue to
Commission
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: operate within the authorized elevation
Langdon Renewables, LLC Application [Project No. 8015–005]
range of 801.83 feet msl and 803.17 feet
for Market-Based Rates to be effective msl. The exemptee states the
7/25/2018. Notice of Application for Temporary
Amendment and Soliciting Comments, amendment is necessary to address
Filed Date: 6/11/18. recreation and possible public safety
Accession Number: 20180611–5148. Motions To Intervene, and Protests;
North Eastern Wisconsin Hydro, LLC. concerns when operating the project at
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18. the authorized target elevation. The
Docket Numbers: ER18–1772–000. Take notice that the following proposed temporary amendment would
Applicants: Cheekerton, LLC. hydroelectric application has been filed end no later than November 15, 2018.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: with the Commission and is available l. Locations of the Application: A
Cheekerton, LLC MBR Application to be for public inspection: copy of the application is available for
effective 7/3/2018. a. Application Type: Temporary inspection and reproduction at the
Filed Date: 6/12/18. Amendment. Commission’s Public Reference Room,
Accession Number: 20180612–5045. b. Project No.: 8015–005. located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/3/18. c. Date Filed: June 11, 2018. Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
d. Applicant: North Eastern (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
Docket Numbers: ER18–1773–000. Wisconsin Hydro, LLC. viewed on the Commission’s website at
Applicants: NorthWestern e. Name of Project: Shawano Paper http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Corporation. Mills Dam Project. elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SA f. Location: The project is located on excluding the last three digits in the
683 1st Rev—Control Center Services the Wolf River in Shawano County, docket number field to access the
Agreement with MATL to be effective Wisconsin. document. A copy is also available for
8/1/2018. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power inspection and reproduction at the
Filed Date: 6/12/18. Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). address in item (h) above.
Accession Number: 20180612–5058. h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Melissa You may also register online at http://
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/3/18. Rondou, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Docket Numbers: ER18–1774–000. 116 N State St., P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, esubscription.asp to be notified via
Applicants: Southwestern Electric WI 54960; telephone: (920) 293–4628 email of new filings and issuances
Power Company. ext. 347. related to this or other pending projects.
i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, For assistance, contact FERC Online
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
telephone: (202) 502–6778, and email Support.
Revised and Restated Minden PSA to be
address: christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. m. Individuals desiring to be included
effective 9/1/2018.
j. Deadline for filing comments, on the Commission’s mailing list should
Filed Date: 6/12/18. motions to intervene, and protests is 15 so indicate by writing to the Secretary
Accession Number: 20180612–5059. days from the issuance date of this of the Commission.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/3/18. notice by the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
The filings are accessible in the All documents may be filed Intervene: Anyone may submit
Commission’s eLibrary system by electronically via the internet. See 18 comments, a protest, or a motion to
clicking on the links or querying the CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the intervene in accordance with the
docket number. instructions on the Commission’s requirements of Rules of Practice and
Any person desiring to intervene or website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
protest in any of the above proceedings filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can In determining the appropriate action to
must file in accordance with Rules 211 submit brief comments up to 6,000 take, the Commission will consider all
and 214 of the Commission’s characters, without prior registration, protests or other comments filed, but
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and using the eComment system at http:// only those who file a motion to
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ intervene in accordance with the
time on the specified comment date. ecomment.asp. You must include your Commission’s Rules may become a
Protests may be considered, but name and contact information at the end party to the proceeding. Any comments,
intervention is necessary to become a of your comments. For assistance, protests, or motions to intervene must
party to the proceeding. please contact FERC Online Support at be received on or before the specified
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll comment date for the particular
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information relating to filing free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, application.
requirements, interventions, protests, (202) 502–8659. Although the o. Filing and Service of Responsive
service, and qualifying facilities filings Commission strongly encourages Documents: All filings must (1) bear in
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ electronic filing, documents may also be all capital letters the title COMMENTS,
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For paper-filed. To paper-file, mail a copy PROTEST, or MOTION TO INTERVENE
other information, call (866) 208–3676 to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal as applicable; (2) set forth in the
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 heading the name of the applicant and
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the project number of the application to Hancock, Putnam, Green, and Morgan downstream Sinclair Project (FERC No.
which the filing responds; (3) furnish Counties, Georgia. The project occupies 1951), remains in Lake Sinclair for a few
the name, address, and telephone about 493.7 acres of federal land hours before being pumped back into
number of the person protesting or administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Lake Oconee. Pumpback operation
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power occurs at night, when electrical system
with the requirements of 18 CFR Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). demand is low (off-peak hours). For
385.2001 through 385.2005. All h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay R. normal day-to-day operation, Lake
comments, motions to intervene, or O’Mara, P.E., Wallace Dam Hydro Oconee fluctuates between elevations
protests must set forth their evidentiary Relicensing Manager, Southern 435.0 and 433.5 feet Plant Datum,
basis and otherwise comply with the Company Generation, BIN 10193, 241 resulting in an average daily fluctuation
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All Ralph McGill Blvd. NE, Atlanta, GA of 1.5 feet. The Wallace Dam Project
comments, motions to intervene, or 30308–3374; (404) 506–7219; cromara@ discharges directly into Lake Sinclair,
protests should relate to project works southernco.com. with no intervening riverine or
which are the subject of the amendment i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at bypassed reach. Generation typically is
application. Agencies may obtain copies (202) 502–8365, or at allan.creamer@ the highest during the summer months,
of the application directly from the ferc.gov. where Wallace Dam generates for about
applicant. A copy of any protest or j. This application is not ready for 7 to 8 hours during the afternoon peak
motion to intervene must be served environmental analysis (EA) at this demand period. During the fall and
upon each representative of the time.
winter months, generation typically last
applicant specified in the particular k. Project Description: The Wallace
5 to 6 hours.
application. If an intervener files Dam Project consists of: (1) A 2,395-
During drought periods, the Wallace
comments or documents with the foot-long, 120-foot-high dam, consisting
of (i) a 347-foot-long west earth Dam Project supports the minimum
Commission relating to the merits of an flow requirements of the downstream
issue that may affect the responsibilities embankment, (ii) a 300-foot-long west
concrete non-overflow section, (iii) a Sinclair Project. When the Sinclair
of a particular resource agency, they Project’s calculated inflow drops below
must also serve a copy of the document 266-foot-long concrete spillway with
five Tainter gates, each 48 feet high by its minimum flow requirement of 250
on that resource agency. A copy of all cfs, water is released from Lake Oconee
other filings in reference to this 42 feet wide with a discharge capacity
of 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), (iv) to maintain Lake Sinclair at the
application must be accompanied by minimum level necessary for safe
proof of service on all persons listed in a 531.4-foot-long powerhouse intake
section, protected by trashracks having pumpback operation at Wallace Dam,
the service list prepared by the which is 338.2 feet Plant Datum.
Commission in this proceeding, in a clear bar spacing of 9.5 to 10.5 inches
and leading to six penstocks with a l. A copy of the application is
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and available for review at the Commission
385.2010. maximum diameter of 25.5 feet, (v) a
226-foot-long east concrete non- in the Public Reference Room or may be
Dated: June 12, 2018. overflow section, (vi) a 725-foot-long viewed on the Commission’s website at
Kimberly D. Bose, east earth embankment, and (vii) two http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
Secretary. saddle dikes, located east of the dam, link. Enter the docket number,
[FR Doc. 2018–12949 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] totaling about 900 feet in length; (2) an excluding the last three digits in the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 18,188-acre reservoir (Lake Oconee) at docket number field, to access the
an elevation of 435.0 feet Plant Datum document. For assistance, contact FERC
(where Plant Datum equals mean sea Online Support at
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY level (NAVD88) minus 0.20 feet); (3) a FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll
powerhouse integral with the dam that free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY at
Federal Energy Regulatory contains six turbine/generator units (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
Commission (two conventional generating units and for inspection and reproduction at
[Project No. 2413–124] four reversible pump units, with a total https://www.georgiapower.com/
installed capacity of 321.3 megawatts; company/energy-industry/generating-
Notice of Application Tendered for (4) a 20,000-foot-long tailrace that flows plants/wallace-dam-project.html, or the
Filing With the Commission and into Lake Sinclair, which serves as the address in paragraph h.
Establishing Procedural Schedule for lower reservoir for the Wallace Dam You may also register online at http://
Licensing and Deadline for Project; (5) transmission facilities that www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Submission of Final Amendments; consist of (i) 13.8-kilovolt (kV) generator esubscription.asp to be notified via
Georgia Power Company leads, (ii) two 13.8/230-kV step-up email of new filings and issuances
transformers, (iii) a 230-kV substation, related to this or other pending projects.
Take notice that the following For assistance, contact FERC Online
hydroelectric application has been filed and (iv) a 15.67-mile-long transmission
line that extends from Wallace Dam Support.
with the Commission and is available m. Procedural Schedule: The
for public inspection. west to a switching station near
Eatonton, Georgia; and (6) appurtenant application will be processed according
a. Type of Application: New Major to the following preliminary Hydro
License. facilities.
The Wallace Dam Project is a pumped Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
b. Project No.: 2413–124. schedule will be made as appropriate.
c. Date Filed: May 31, 2018. storage project, generating 390,083
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d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company megawatt-hours of electricity annually. Milestone Target date
(Georgia Power). Water for generation at Wallace Dam
e. Name of Project: Wallace Dam comes from inflow, plus storage in Lake Notice of Acceptance/Notice of August 2018.
Pumped Storage Project (Wallace Dam Oconee. The project generates during Ready for Environmental Anal-
ysis.
Project). peak power demand hours to meet the Filing of recommendations, prelimi- October 2018.
f. Location: The existing project is electrical system demand. Water that is nary terms and conditions, and
located on the Oconee River, in not used for generation at the fishway prescriptions.
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