83 FR 40763 - Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Modification of Procedural Schedule
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 159 (August 16, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 159 (August 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17655 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 40763-40764] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-17655] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1494-438] Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Modification of Procedural Schedule Take notice that the schedule for processing the following hydroelectric application has been modified. a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process. b. Project No.: 1494-438. c. Date Filed: February 1, 2017. d. Applicant: Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). e. Name of Project: Pensacola Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Grand (Neosho) River in Craig, Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties, Oklahoma. The project occupies federal land.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In a filing of April 11, 2018, the Bureau of Indian Affairs provided documentation that lands held in trust by the BIA for the benefit of one or more federally-recognized Indian tribes occur within the existing Pensacola Project boundary. The total acreage of federal lands within the project boundary is unknown at this time. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Dr. Darrell Townsend, Assistant General Manager, GRDA, 420 Highway 28, Langley, OK 74359-0070; (918) 256-0616 or [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340 or [email protected]. j. Procedural Schedule: The Commission's August 10, 2018, letter established August 21, 2018, as the new date for the additional Tribal Consultation meeting. The revised deadline for filing the Revised Proposed Study Plan is now September 24, 2018, and the revised deadline for filing comments on the Revised Proposed Study Plan is now October 24, 2018. As such, the application will be processed according to the following revised schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date will be the following business day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milestone Target date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File Revised Proposed Study Plan. September 24, 2018. File Comments on Revised Proposed October 24, 2018. Study Plan. [[Page 40764]] Commission Issues Study Plan November 8, 2018. Determination. Notice of Formal Study Dispute November 28, 2018. (if necessary). Commission Issues Study Dispute February 6, 2019. Determination (if necessary). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated: August 10, 2018. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-17655 Filed 8-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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On October 16, 2017, the Commission proceeding can ask for court review of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
staff granted Northern Natural’s request Commission orders in the proceeding.
to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and However, a person does not have to Federal Energy Regulatory
assigned Docket No. PF18–1–000 to staff intervene in order to have comments Commission
activities involved for the above considered. The second way to
referenced projects. Now, as of the filing participate is by filing with the [Project No. 1494–438]
of the July 30, 2018 application, the Pre- Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
Filing Process for this project has ended. possible, an original and two copies of Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of
From this time forward, this proceeding comments in support of or in opposition Modification of Procedural Schedule
will be conducted in Docket No. CP18– to this project. The Commission will
534–000, as noted in the caption of this consider these comments in Take notice that the schedule for
Notice. determining the appropriate action to be processing the following hydroelectric
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the taken, but the filing of a comment alone application has been modified.
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, will not serve to make the filer a party
within 90 days of this Notice the to the proceeding. The Commission’s a. Type of Application: Notice of
Commission staff will either: Complete rules require that persons filing Intent to File License Application for a
its environmental assessment (EA) and comments in opposition to the project New License and Commencing Pre-
place it into the Commission’s public provide copies of their protests only to filing Process.
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or the party or parties directly involved in b. Project No.: 1494–438.
issue a Notice of Schedule for the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only c. Date Filed: February 1, 2017.
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is on the environmental review of this d. Applicant: Grand River Dam
issued, it will indicate, among other project should submit an original and Authority (GRDA).
milestones, the anticipated date for the two copies of their comments to the e. Name of Project: Pensacola
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA Secretary of the Commission. Hydroelectric Project.
for this proposal. The filing of the EA Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission’s f. Location: The project is located on
in the Commission’s public record for the Grand (Neosho) River in Craig,
this proceeding or the issuance of a environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties,
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
and will be notified of meetings Oklahoma. The project occupies federal
Review will serve to notify federal and
associated with the Commission’s land.1
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and environmental review process. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the subsequent need to complete all Environmental commentors will not be the Commission’s Regulations.
federal authorizations within 90 days of required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. h. Applicant Contact: Dr. Darrell
the date of issuance of the Commission Townsend, Assistant General Manager,
staff’s EA. However, the non-party commentors
will not receive copies of all documents GRDA, 420 Highway 28, Langley, OK
There are two ways to become 74359–0070; (918) 256–0616 or
involved in the Commission’s review of filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of dtownsend@grda.com.
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party environmental documents issued by the i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at
to the proceedings for this project Commission) and will not have the right (202) 502–8340 or rachel.mcnamara@
should, on or before the comment date to seek court review of the ferc.gov.
stated below, file with the Federal Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages j. Procedural Schedule: The
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Commission’s August 10, 2018, letter
electronic filings of comments, protests
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, established August 21, 2018, as the new
and interventions in lieu of paper using
a motion to intervene in accordance date for the additional Tribal
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
with the requirements of the Consultation meeting. The revised
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
Commission’s Rules of Practice and deadline for filing the Revised Proposed
electronically should submit original
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Study Plan is now September 24, 2018,
and five copies of the protest or
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
intervention to the Federal Energy and the revised deadline for filing
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street comments on the Revised Proposed
status will be placed on the service list
NE, Washington, DC 20426. Study Plan is now October 24, 2018. As
maintained by the Secretary of the Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Commission and will receive copies of such, the application will be processed
Time on August 31, 2018. according to the following revised
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit Dated: August 10, 2018. schedule. Revisions to the schedule may
five copies of filings made with the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., be made as appropriate. If a date falls on
Commission and must mail a copy to Deputy Secretary. a weekend or holiday, the due date will
the applicant and to every other party in [FR Doc. 2018–17652 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] be the following business day.
the proceeding. Only parties to the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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Milestone Target date
File Revised Proposed Study Plan ................................................................................................................................. September 24, 2018.
File Comments on Revised Proposed Study Plan ......................................................................................................... October 24, 2018.
1 In a filing of April 11, 2018, the Bureau of more federally-recognized Indian tribes occur total acreage of federal lands within the project
Indian Affairs provided documentation that lands within the existing Pensacola Project boundary. The boundary is unknown at this time.
held in trust by the BIA for the benefit of one or
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![40764 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2018 / Notices
Milestone Target date
Commission Issues Study Plan Determination .............................................................................................................. November 8, 2018.
Notice of Formal Study Dispute (if necessary) .............................................................................................................. November 28, 2018.
Commission Issues Study Dispute Determination (if necessary) .................................................................................. February 6, 2019.
Dated: August 10, 2018. SUMMARY: This document commences a Commission’s national television
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., hearing to determine whether granting multiple ownership rule, as well as the
Deputy Secretary. the applications filed by Tribune Media public interest requirements of the
[FR Doc. 2018–17655 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] Company (Tribune) and Sinclair Communications Act of 1934, as
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) seeking amended (the Act).
to transfer control of Tribune 2. Among these applications were
subsidiaries to Sinclair would be in the three that, rather than transfer broadcast
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY public interest. The Commission has television licenses in Chicago, Dallas,
designated the applications for hearing and Houston directly to Sinclair,
Federal Energy Regulatory after finding that there were substantial proposed to transfer these licenses to
Commission and material questions of fact as to other entities. According to the
whether; Sinclair was a ‘‘real party in proposals, Sinclair would divest WGN–
Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt interest’’ to the sale of certain broadcast TV, Chicago, Illinois, to WGN TV, LLC,
Wholesale Generator and Foreign stations; Sinclair engaged in a newly-created entity by Steve Fader,
Utility Company Status misrepresentation and/or lack of candor an individual with no broadcast
in its applications with the Commission; experience, for a purchase price of
Docket Nos.
and consummation of the overall approximately $60 million. Sinclair
East Hampton Energy Storage transaction would be in the public would also divest KDAF(TV), Dallas
Center, LLC ................................. EG18–80–000 interest, including whether it would
Montauk Energy Storage Center,
Texas, and KIAH(TV), Houston, Texas,
LLC .............................................. EG18–81–000
comply with § 73.3555 of the to Cunningham Broadcast Corporation
Armadillo Flats Wind Project, LLC .. EG18–82–000 Commission’s rules. (Cunningham) for a combined purchase
Heartland Divide Wind Project, LLC EG18–83–000 DATES: Persons desiring to participate as price of approximately $60 million. The
Antelope Expansion 2, LLC ............ EG18–84–000 parties in the hearing shall file a
Pegasus Wind, LLC ........................ EG18–85–000
Commission notes that the proposed
Thunder Spirit Wind, LLC ............... EG18–86–000 petition for leave to intervene not later transfer applications to Fader and
Pratt Wind, LLC ............................... EG18–87–000 than September 17, 2018. Cunningham were withdrawn on July
Stoneray Power Partners, LLC ....... EG18–88–000 ADDRESSES: File documents with the 18, 2018.
Copenhagen Wind Farm, LLC ........ EG18–89–000
Rio Bravo Windpower, LLC ............. EG18–90–000
Office of the Secretary, Federal 3. Multiple formal pleadings have
Minco Wind IV, LLC ........................ EG18–91–000 Communications Commission, 445 12th been filed opposing this latest
Minco Wind V, LLC ......................... EG18–92–000 Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, with divestiture plan. Most opponents
Lorenzo Wind, LLC ......................... EG18–93–000 a copy mailed to each party to the challenge the divestitures as ‘‘shams’’
Wildcat Ranch Wind Project, LLC ... EG18–94–000
Enbridge Rampion UK Ltd .............. FC18–5–000
proceeding. Each document that is filed intended to circumvent the local and
in this proceeding must display on the national television multiple ownership
Take notice that during the month of front page the docket number of this rules and find most egregious the
July 2018, the status of the above- hearing, ‘‘MB Docket No. 17–179.’’ proposed divestitures to Fader and
captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cunningham. Some parties question
Generators or Foreign Utility Companies David Brown, David.Brown@fcc.gov, whether Sinclair will hold de facto
became effective by operation of the Media Bureau, (202) 418–1645. control over WGN TV, LLC.
Commission’s regulations. 18 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Specifically, they question the
366.7(a) (2017). summary of the Hearing Designation reasonableness of the terms of the
Order (Order), MB Docket No. 17–139, transaction, including a purchase price
Dated: August 10, 2018.
FCC 18–100, adopted July 18, 2018, and of only $60 million, and Sinclair’s plans
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., to enter into a Joint Sales Agreement
released July 19, 2018. The full text of
Deputy Secretary. (JSA), Shared Services Agreement
the Order is available for inspection and
[FR Doc. 2018–17653 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] (SSA), and Option with WGN TV, LLC
copying during normal business hours
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P in the FCC’s Reference Information at closing. The parties also question
Center at Portals II, CY–A257, 445 12th Fader’s independence from Sinclair
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The given that Fader and David Smith,
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS full text is also available online at currently a director and controlling
COMMISSION http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. shareholder of Sinclair and formerly its
CEO, are business partners outside of
[MB Docket No. 17–179; FCC 18–100] Summary of the Hearing Designation the broadcast industry. Specifically,
Order Fader is the CEO of Atlantic Automotive
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and 1. On June 28, 2017, Sinclair Group (Atlantic), in which David Smith
Tribune Media Company, Applications Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair) and has a controlling interest and serves as
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
for Transfer of Control of Tribune Tribune Media Company (Tribune) filed a member of its board of directors, and
Media Company and Certain applications seeking to transfer control Atlantic is a Sinclair advertiser and
Subsidiaries, WDCW(TV) of Tribune subsidiaries to Sinclair. tenant. Similarly, some parties argue
AGENCY: Federal Communications Sinclair and Tribune have amended that the sale of stations in Dallas and
Commission. their applications several times Houston to Cunningham are in name
ACTION: Notice.
thereafter, in an attempt to bring the only and warrant a hearing. According
transaction into compliance with the to the objectors, problematic aspects of
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