83_FR_30288 83 FR 30164 - Town of Bedford; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

83 FR 30164 - Town of Bedford; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 124 (June 27, 2018)

Page Range30164-30164
FR Document2018-13855

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30164]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13855]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5596-019]


Town of Bedford; Notice of Intent To File License Application, 
Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 5596-019.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Town of Bedford.
    e. Name of Project: Bedford Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the James River, in Amherst and Bedford Counties, 
Virginia. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: M. Scott Salmon, Electrical Department, Town 
of Bedford, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford, Virginia 24523, (540) 587-6022; 
or Jot Splenda at (919) 866-4417; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner at (202) 502-6082; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The Town of Bedford filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on April 30, 2018. The Town of Bedford provided 
public notice of its request on May 23, 2018. In a letter dated June 
21, 2018, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
the Town of Bedford's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the Virginia State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. The Town of Bedford filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 
(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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    n. The Town of Bedford states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 5596. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by April 30, 
2021.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: June 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-13855 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               EL18–164–000, EL18–165–000, EL18–                       approved the Town of Bedford’s request                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               166–000, and EL18–167–000,                              to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
                                               established pursuant to section 206(b) of                                                                      Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                          k. With this notice, we are initiating
                                               the FPA, will be the date of publication                                                                       Commission
                                                                                                       informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
                                               of this notice in the Federal Register.                 and Wildlife Service under section 7 of
                                                 Any interested person desiring to be                                                                         Combined Notice of Filings
                                                                                                       the Endangered Species Act and the
                                               heard in the proceeding associated with                                                                          Take notice that the Commission has
                                                                                                       joint agency regulations thereunder at
                                               a particular Respondent must file a                                                                            received the following Natural Gas
                                               notice of intervention or motion to                     50 CFR part 402. We are also initiating
                                                                                                       consultation with the Virginia State                   Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
                                               intervene, as appropriate, in the docket
                                               number identified in the caption of this                Historic Preservation Officer, as                      Filings Instituting Proceedings
                                               notice, with the Federal Energy                         required by section 106, National
                                                                                                                                                                 Docket Numbers: RP18–900–000.
                                               Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street                 Historic Preservation Act, and the                        Applicants: Midcontinent Express
                                               NE, Washington, DC 20426, in                            implementing regulations of the                        Pipeline LLC.
                                               accordance with Rule 214 of the                         Advisory Council on Historic                              Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                               Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.                          Removal of Expiring Newfield
                                               Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2017),                          l. The Town of Bedford filed a Pre-                 Agreements to be effective 8/1/2018.
                                               within 21 days of the date of issuance                  Application Document (PAD; including                      Filed Date: 6/20/18.
                                               of the order.                                           a proposed process plan and schedule)                     Accession Number: 20180620–5017.
                                                 Dated: June 21, 2018.                                 with the Commission, pursuant to 18                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.
                                               Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s                               Docket Numbers: RP18–901–000.
                                               Deputy Secretary.                                       regulations.                                              Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas
                                                                                                                                                              Company, L.L.C.
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–13849 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am]                m. A copy of the PAD is available for                  Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  review at the Commission in the Public                 Negotiated Rate Agreement Update
                                                                                                       Reference Room or may be viewed on                     (Pioneer July–Sept 2018) to be effective
                                                                                                       the Commission’s website (http://                      7/1/2018.
                                               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link.                   Filed Date: 6/20/18.
                                                                                                       Enter the docket number, excluding the                    Accession Number: 20180620–5091.
                                               Federal Energy Regulatory
                                               Commission                                              last three digits in the docket number                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.
                                                                                                       field to access the document. For                         Docket Numbers: RP18–902–000.
                                               [Project No. 5596–019]                                  assistance, contact FERC Online                           Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas
                                                                                                       Support at FERCOnlineSupport@                          Company, L.L.C.
                                               Town of Bedford; Notice of Intent To
                                                                                                       ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or                  Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Tariff
                                               File License Application, Filing of Pre-
                                                                                                       (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also                   Merger Filing—June 18 to be effective
                                               Application Document, and Approving
                                                                                                       available for inspection and                           7/21/2018.
                                               Use of the Traditional Licensing
                                                                                                       reproduction at the address in                            Filed Date: 6/20/18.
                                               Process
                                                                                                       paragraph h.                                              Accession Number: 20180620–5093.
                                                 a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to                                                                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.
                                                                                                          n. The Town of Bedford states its
                                               File License Application and Request to                 unequivocal intent to submit an                           Docket Numbers: RP18–903–000.
                                               Use the Traditional Licensing Process.                                                                            Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering
                                                                                                       application for a new license for Project
                                                 b. Project No.: 5596–019.                                                                                    Partners.
                                                                                                       No. 5596. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9,
                                                 c. Date Filed: April 30, 2018.                                                                                  Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
                                                                                                       and 16.10 each application for a new                   Negotiated Rate Filing 6–21–2018 to be
                                                 d. Submitted By: Town of Bedford.
                                                 e. Name of Project: Bedford                           license and any competing license                      effective 6/21/2018.
                                               Hydroelectric Project.                                  applications must be filed with the                       Filed Date: 6/20/18.
                                                 f. Location: On the James River, in                   Commission at least 24 months prior to                    Accession Number: 20180620–5117.
                                               Amherst and Bedford Counties,                           the expiration of the existing license.                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.
                                               Virginia. The project does not occupy                   All applications for license for this                     The filings are accessible in the
                                               federal lands.                                          project must be filed by April 30, 2021.               Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                                 g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the                  o. Register online at http://                       clicking on the links or querying the
                                               Commission’s regulations.                               www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                              docket number.
                                                 h. Applicant Contact: M. Scott                        esubscription.asp to be notified via                      Any person desiring to intervene or
                                               Salmon, Electrical Department, Town of                  email of new filing and issuances                      protest in any of the above proceedings
                                               Bedford, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford,                    related to this or other pending projects.             must file in accordance with Rules 211
                                               Virginia 24523, (540) 587–6022; or Jot                  For assistance, contact FERC Online                    and 214 of the Commission’s
                                               Splenda at (919) 866–4417; email—                       Support.                                               Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                               jsplenda@louisberger.com.                                                                                      385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                 i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner at                      Dated: June 21, 2018.                                time on the specified comment date.
                                               (202) 502–6082; or email at                             Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                               Protests may be considered, but
                                               allyson.conner@ferc.gov.                                Deputy Secretary.                                      intervention is necessary to become a
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                                                 j. The Town of Bedford filed its                      [FR Doc. 2018–13855 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am]            party to the proceeding.
                                               request to use the Traditional Licensing                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                 eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                               Process on April 30, 2018. The Town of                                                                         information relating to filing
                                               Bedford provided public notice of its                                                                          requirements, interventions, protests,
                                               request on May 23, 2018. In a letter                                                                           service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                               dated June 21, 2018, the Director of the                                                                       can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                               Division of Hydropower Licensing                                                                               docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For


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FR Citation83 FR 30164 

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