83_FR_28754 83 FR 28635 - Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

83 FR 28635 - 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 119 (June 20, 2018)

Page Range28635-28636
FR Document2018-13208

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28635-28636]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13208]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2331-083]


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 Application.
    b. Project No: 2331-083.
    c. Date Filed: May 25, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Ninety-Nine Islands Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Broad River in Cherokee 
County South Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Lineberger, Director, Duke Energy 
Carolinas, LLC, 526 S. Church Street--Mail Stop EC12Y, Charlotte, NC 
28202, energy.com">[email protected]energy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Calloway at 202-502-8041, 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 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-2331-083.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission 
approval to allow Thomas Sand Company, Inc. to utilize 33.51 acres of 
project lands and waters in the upper part of the project reservoir for 
mining and processing sand. The mining facility has the capacity to 
withdraw 2.88 million gallons of water per day for processing sand even 
though it does not achieve this amount daily in practice. The water is 
returned to the river after processing. The mine has extracted 42,000 
tons of sand per year on average since operations began. The licensee 
proposes that the Thomas Sand Mine will operate under the conditions of 
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (South 
Carolina DHEC) Section 401 Water Quality Certification P/N SAC 2017-
01073, South Carolina DHEC Mining Permit No. 0869, and National 
Pollutant Discharge Permit for Discharges Associated with Nonmetal 
Mineral Mining Facilities Permit No. SCG730627.
    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

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Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.

    Dated: June 13, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-13208 Filed 6-19-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 20, 2018 / Notices 28635 the calculated model errors at the zonal 526 S. Church Street—Mail Stop EC12Y, the docket number field to access the level? Charlotte, NC 28202, Jeff.Lineberger@ document. You may also register online 4. According to information provided duke-energy.com. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ in the AEMA complaint in Docket No. i. FERC Contact: Michael Calloway at esubscription.asp to be notified via EL17–36–000, Baltimore Gas & Electric 202–502–8041, or michael.calloway@ email of new filings and issuances (BG&E) worked with PJM in Maryland ferc.gov. related to this or other pending projects. Public Service Commission Rate Case j. Deadline for filing comments, For assistance, call 866–208–3676 or No. 9406 to reflect its air-conditioner motions to intervene, and protests is 30 email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for direct control program into an alternate days from the issuance of this notice by TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also load forecast for its zone, but not at the the Commission. The Commission available for inspection and full load reduction that the program can strongly encourages electronic filing. reproduction at the address in item (h) produce. Please describe the processes Please file motions to intervene, above. involved in creating that alternative protests, and comments using the m. Individuals desiring to be included load forecast and the assumptions Commission’s eFiling system at http:// on the Commission’s mailing list should underlying BG&E’s partial adjustment. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. so indicate by writing to the Secretary 5. In PJM’s June 2017 white paper Commenters can submit brief comments of the Commission. ‘‘Demand Response Strategy’’, PJM up to 6,000 characters, without prior n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to stated ‘‘Ideally, PJM would have a truly registration, using the eComment system Intervene: Anyone may submit unrestricted peak-load forecast with a at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ comments, a protest, or a motion to complete understanding of explicit ecomment.asp. You must include your intervene in accordance with the (dispatch and/or managed by PJM) name and contact information at the end requirements of Rules of Practice and versus implicit (managed by LSE, EDC of your comments. For assistance, Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. or end-use customer) DR, allowing more please contact FERC Online Support at In determining the appropriate action to visibility to quantify forecast risk.’’ 9 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) take, the Commission will consider all Please describe the steps PJM is taking 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 protests or other comments filed, but to accomplish this goal. Are these steps (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please only those who file a motion to sufficient to accomplish this goal? Why send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal intervene in accordance with the or why not? How is PJM working to Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Commission’s Rules may become a change its load forecasting methodology First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. party to the proceeding. Any comments, to achieve this goal? The first page of any filing should protests, or motions to intervene must [FR Doc. 2018–13194 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] include docket number P–2331–083. be received on or before the specified BILLING CODE 6717–01–P k. Description of Request: The comment date for the particular licensee requests Commission approval application. to allow Thomas Sand Company, Inc. to o. Filing and Service of Responsive DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY utilize 33.51 acres of project lands and Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in waters in the upper part of the project all capital letters the title COMMENTS; Federal Energy Regulatory reservoir for mining and processing PROTEST, or MOTION TO INTERVENE Commission sand. The mining facility has the as applicable; (2) set forth in the [Project No. 2331–083] capacity to withdraw 2.88 million heading the name of the applicant and gallons of water per day for processing the project number of the application to Notice of Application Accepted for sand even though it does not achieve which the filing responds; (3) furnish Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions this amount daily in practice. The water the name, address, and telephone To Intervene, and Protests: Duke is returned to the river after processing. number of the person protesting or Energy Carolinas, LLC The mine has extracted 42,000 tons of intervening; and (4) otherwise comply sand per year on average since with the requirements of 18 CFR Take notice that the following operations began. The licensee proposes 385.2001 through 385.2005. All hydroelectric application has been filed that the Thomas Sand Mine will operate comments, motions to intervene, or with the Federal Energy Regulatory under the conditions of South Carolina protests must set forth their evidentiary Commission and is available for public Department of Health and basis and otherwise comply with the inspection: a. Type of Application: Non-Project Environmental Control (South Carolina requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All Use Application. DHEC) Section 401 Water Quality comments, motions to intervene, or b. Project No: 2331–083. Certification P/N SAC 2017–01073, protests should relate to the non-project c. Date Filed: May 25, 2018. South Carolina DHEC Mining Permit use application. Agencies may obtain d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, No. 0869, and National Pollutant copies of the application directly from LLC (licensee). Discharge Permit for Discharges the applicant. A copy of any protest or e. Name of Project: Ninety-Nine Associated with Nonmetal Mineral motion to intervene must be served Islands Hydroelectric Project. Mining Facilities Permit No. upon each representative of the f. Location: The project is located on SCG730627. applicant specified in the particular the Broad River in Cherokee County l. Locations of the Application: A application. If an intervener files South Carolina. copy of the application is available for comments or documents with the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power inspection and reproduction at the Commission relating to the merits of an Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. Commission’s Public Reference Room, issue that may affect the responsibilities sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Lineberger, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, of a particular resource agency, they Director, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling must also serve a copy of the document 202–502–8371. This filing may also be on that resource agency. A copy of all 9 PJM Interconnection, Demand Response viewed on the Commission’s website at other filings in reference to this Strategy at 30–31, (Jun. 2017), available at http:// www.pjm.com/∼/media/library/reports-notices/ http://www.ferc.gov using the application must be accompanied by demand-response/20170628-pjm-demand-response- ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket proof of service on all persons listed in strategy.ashx. number excluding the last three digits in the service list prepared by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Jun 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

28636 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 20, 2018 / Notices Commission in this proceeding, in • one new 10-inch Ultrasonic meter with your submission. New eFiling accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and at the existing San Joaquin Meter users must first create an account by 385.2010. Station on Line No. 2177; and clicking on eRegister. You must select Dated: June 13, 2018. • the relocation of the existing the type of filing you are making. A Mainline Valve 2 and an associated comment on a particular project is Kimberly D. Bose, inspection tool launcher and receiver considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or Secretary. from milepost 1.2 to milepost 6.5 on [FR Doc. 2018–13208 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] (3) You can file a paper copy of your Line No. 2177. comments by mailing them to the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P The FERC staff mailed copies of the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY agencies; elected officials; Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room environmental and public interest 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Federal Energy Regulatory groups; Native American tribes; Any person seeking to become a party Commission potentially affected landowners and to the proceeding must file a motion to other interested individuals and groups; intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the [Docket Nos. CP18–37–000;CP18–38–000] and newspapers and libraries in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and project area. In addition, the EA is Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Only Notice of Availability of the available for public viewing on the intervenors have the right to seek Environmental Assessment for the FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov) using the rehearing or judicial review of the Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC Proposed eLibrary link. A limited number of Commission’s decision. The Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project copies of the EA are available for Commission grants affected landowners The staff of the Federal Energy distribution and public inspection at: and others with environmental concerns Regulatory Commission (FERC or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, intervenor status upon showing good Commission) has prepared an Public Reference Room, 888 First Street cause by stating that they have a clear environmental assessment (EA) for the NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, and direct interest in this proceeding Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project, (202) 502–8371. which no other party can adequately Any person wishing to comment on represent. Simply filing environmental proposed by Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC the EA may do so. Your comments comments will not give you intervenor (Sierrita) in the above-referenced should focus on the EA’s disclosure and status, but you do not need intervenor dockets. Sierrita filed an application in discussion of potential environmental status to have your comments Docket No. CP18–37–000 requesting a effects, reasonable alternatives, and considered. Certificate of Public Convenience and measures to avoid or lessen Necessity pursuant to section 7(c) of the Additional information about the environmental impacts. The more Natural Gas Act to construct and operate project is available from the specific your comments, the more useful certain natural gas pipeline facilities. Commission’s Office of External Affairs, they will be. To ensure that the Specifically, Sierrita requests at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Commission has the opportunity to authorization to construct a new 15,900 website (www.ferc.gov) using the consider your comments prior to horsepower natural gas compressor eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, making its decision on this project, it is station on its existing Line No. 2177 click on General Search, and enter the important that we receive your pipeline system in Pima County, docket number in the Docket Number comments in Washington, DC on or Arizona. Additionally, in Docket No. field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July CP18–38–000, Sierrita is requesting an CP18–37). Be sure you have selected an 13, 2018. amendment to its section 3 For your convenience, there are three appropriate date range. For assistance, authorization and its Presidential methods you can use to file your please contact FERC Online Support at Permit. comments with the Commission. In all FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free The EA assesses the potential instances please reference the at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact environmental effects of the applicable project docket number (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also construction and operation of the (CP18–37 and/or CP18–38) with your provides access to the texts of all formal Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project submission. The Commission documents issued by the Commission, in accordance with the requirements of encourages electronic filing of such as orders, notices, and the National Environmental Policy Act. comments and has staff available to rulemakings. The FERC staff concludes that approval assist you at (866) 208–3676 or In addition, the Commission offers a of the proposed project, with FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. free service called eSubscription which appropriate mitigating measures, would (1) You can file your comments allows you to keep track of all formal not constitute a major federal action electronically using the eComment issuances and submittals in specific significantly affecting the quality of the feature located on the Commission’s dockets. This can reduce the amount of human environment. website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to time you spend researching proceedings The proposed Sierrita Compressor Documents and Filings. Using by automatically providing you with Expansion Project includes the eComment is an easy method for notification of these filings, document following facilities: submitting brief, text-only comments on summaries, and direct links to the • One new 15,900 horsepower sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES a project; documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- compressor station (Sierrita Compressor (2) You can also file your comments filing/esubscription.asp. Station); electronically using the eFiling feature Dated: June 13, 2018. • approximately 1,000 feet of suction located on the Commission’s website and discharge piping and various (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Kimberly D. Bose, station yard auxiliary facilities to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, Secretary. connect the Sierrita Compressor Station you can provide comments in a variety [FR Doc. 2018–13193 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] with Sierrita’s existing Line No. 2177; of formats by attaching them as a file BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Jun 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1


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