83 FR 31745 - Village of Enosburg Falls, Municipal Water and Light Department; 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 131 (July 9, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-14568

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31745-31746]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2905-033]


Village of Enosburg Falls, Municipal Water and Light Department; 
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.: 2905-033.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2018.
    d. Submitted by: Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont (Enosburg 
Falls).
    e. Name of Project: Enosburg Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Missisquoi River in the Village of Enosburg 
Falls, Franklin County, Vermont. No federal lands are occupied by the 
project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Paul V. Nolan, Representative of 
Village of Enosburg Falls, 5515 North 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22205-
2722; (703) 534-5509; email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer at (202) 502-8969; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Enosburg Falls filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on

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April 30, 2018 on behalf of the Village of Enosburg Falls Municipal 
Water and Light Department, and provided public notice of the request 
on April 27, 2018. In a letter dated June 28, 2018, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Enosburg Falls' request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7 
of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 
consultation with the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer, as 
required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and 
the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Enosburg Falls as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Enosburg Falls filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including 
a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission on behalf of 
the Village of Enosburg Falls Municipal Water and Light Department, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. 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 
42 Village Drive, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2905. 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.
    p. 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.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed in free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact environmental review process.
Docket No. CP18–507–000 a prior notice (202) 502–8659. Environmental commenters will not be
request pursuant to sections 157.205, Any questions concerning this required to serve copies of filed
157.208, and 157.216 of the application may be directed to Linda documents on all other parties.
Commission’s regulations under the Farquhar, Manager, Project However, the non-party commenters,
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Columbia’s Determinations & Regulatory will not receive copies of all documents
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. Administration, Columbia Gas filed by other parties or issued by the
CP83–76–000, to perform installations Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Commission (except for the mailing of
and activities to enable the in-line Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas environmental documents issued by the
inspection, or pigging, of its 12-inch- 77002–2700, by telephone at (832) 320– Commission) and will not have the right
diameter Line 5 (Line 5 Launcher & 5685, by facsimile at (832) 320–6685, or to seek court review of the
Receiver Project: Freedom Way to by email at linda_farquhar@ Commission’s final order.
Meade’s Rest). The proposed project transcanada.com. The Commission strongly encourages
installations and activities will include Any person or the Commission’s staff electronic filings of comments, protests
modifications to the existing pipeline at may, within 60 days after issuance of and interventions in lieu of paper using
22 locations (Mod Points) along 22.7 the instant notice by the Commission, the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
miles of the existing Line 5 right-of-way, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
and the installation of two bi-directional Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR electronically should submit an original
launching and receiving stations and 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice and seven copies of the protest or
related appurtenances. The project is of intervention and pursuant to section intervention to the Federal Energy
located along the Ohio River in Brooke 157.205 of the regulations under the Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
County, West Virginia, and Jefferson NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the NE, Washington, DC 20426.
and Columbiana counties, Ohio. request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed Dated: June 29, 2018.
Columbia’s project proposes to Kimberly D. Bose,
activity shall be deemed to be
perform installations and modifications Secretary.
authorized effective the day after the
to Columbia’s existing Line 5 to allow
time allowed for filing a protest. If a [FR Doc. 2018–14559 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am]
for the internal passage of ILI devices,
protest is filed and not withdrawn BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
or pigging, in order to assess the
within 30 days after the allowed time
integrity of the pipeline. Columbia
for filing a protest, the instant request
states that the project is required to
shall be treated as an application for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ensure compliance with the Pipeline
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
and Hazardous Materials Safety Federal Energy Regulatory
the NGA.
Administration requirements for Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission
inspections of pipeline systems to Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
ensure their safety and reliability. [Project No. 2905–033]
within 90 days of this Notice the
The project will consist of various Commission staff will either: Complete Village of Enosburg Falls, Municipal
modification activities at 22 Mod Points its environmental assessment (EA) and Water and Light Department; Notice of
to enable the in-line inspection, or place it into the Commission’s public Intent To File License Application,
pigging, of Line 5. Specifically, record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or Filing of Pre-Application Document,
Columbia proposes to (1) install one issue a Notice of Schedule for and Approving Use of the Traditional
new 24-inch x 20-inch bi-directional Environmental Review. If a Notice of Licensing Process
launcher/receiver station, valves, fitting, Schedule for Environmental Review is
and pipe at Mod Point 1 in Brooke issued, it will indicate, among other a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
County, West Virginia; (2) install one milestones, the anticipated date for the File License Application and Request to
new 24-inch x 20-inch bi-directional Commission staff’s issuance of the final Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
launcher/receiver at Mod Point 18 in environmental impact statement (FEIS) b. Project No.: 2905–033.
Columbiana County, Ohio; (3) install, or EA for this proposal. The filing of the c. Date Filed: April 30, 2018.
replace, or remove appurtenances, EA in the Commission’s public record d. Submitted by: Village of Enosburg
including valves, elbows, and pipe, at for this proceeding or the issuance of a Falls, Vermont (Enosburg Falls).
the remaining 20 Mod Points within Notice of Schedule for Environmental e. Name of Project: Enosburg Falls
Brooke County, West Virginia, and Review will serve to notify federal and Hydroelectric Project.
Jefferson and Columbiana Counties, state agencies of the timing for the f. Location: On the Missisquoi River
Ohio; and (4) abandon in-place existing completion of all necessary reviews, and in the Village of Enosburg Falls,
pipeline segments at Mod Point 1 in the subsequent need to complete all Franklin County, Vermont. No federal
Brooke County, West Virginia, and at federal authorizations within 90 days of lands are occupied by the project works
Mod Points 3, and 11 in Jefferson the date of issuance of the Commission or located within the project boundary.
County, Ohio, all as more fully set forth staff’s FEIS or EA. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
in the application which is on file with Persons who wish to comment only 5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
the Commission and open to public on the environmental review of this h. Potential Applicant Contact: Paul
inspection. project should submit an original and V. Nolan, Representative of Village of
The filing may also be viewed on the two copies of their comments to the Enosburg Falls, 5515 North 17th Street,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

web at http://www.ferc.gov using the Secretary of the Commission. Arlington, VA 22205–2722; (703) 534–
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Environmental commenters will be 5509; email at pvnpvndiver@gmail.com.
number excluding the last three digits in placed on the Commission’s i. FERC Contact: John Ramer at (202)
the docket number field to access the environmental mailing list, will receive 502–8969; or email at john.ramer@
document. For assistance, please contact copies of the environmental documents, ferc.gov.
FERC Online Support at and will be notified of meetings j. Enosburg Falls filed its request to
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll associated with the Commission’s use the Traditional Licensing Process on

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83 FR 31745 - Village of Enosburg Falls, Municipal Water and Light Department; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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