83 FR 43669 - AEP Generation Resources, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 43669-43671] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18463] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2570-032] AEP Generation Resources, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process. b. Project No.: 2570-032. c. Dated Filed: July 2, 2018. d. Submitted by: AEP Generation Resources, Inc. e. Name of Project: Racine Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The Racine Project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Racine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the Town of Racine in Meigs County, Ohio. The project occupies 23 acres of federal land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jonathan Magalski, Environmental Specialist Consultant, c/o Indiana Michigan Power Company, 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215; (614) 716-2240 or [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers at (202) 502-8764 or email at [email protected]. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in paragraph o below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001). k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing [[Page 43670]] regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating AEP Generation Resources, Inc. as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. AEP Generation Resources, Inc. filed with the Commission a Pre- Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule), 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 the address in paragraph h. 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. o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file all documents 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]. 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-2570-032. All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by October 30, 2018. p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, the meetings listed below will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Evening Scoping Meeting--Pomeroy, Ohio Date and Time: Tuesday, September 26, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Location: Farmers Bank and Savings Company, 640 E Main St., Pomeroy, OH 45769, (740) 992-2136. Daytime Scoping Meeting--Pomeroy, Ohio Date and Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Location: Farmers Bank and Savings Company, 640 E Main St., Pomeroy, OH 45769, (740) 992-2136. SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Environmental Site Review The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review of the project on Tuesday, September 26, 2018, starting at 2:00 p.m. All participants should meet at the Racine Hydroelectric Project's public fishing/picnic access parking lot, which is located on the Ohio River Scenic Byway, State Route 124, approximately 3 miles south of Racine, Ohio. If you plan to attend the environmental site review, please email Jonathan Magalski of AEP Generation Resources at [email protected] (preferred contact) or (614) 716-2240 by September 21, 2018, and indicate how many participants will be attending with you. AEP Generation Resources' safety policies require that all environmental site review participants wear sturdy footwear; no open toe, sandals, high heels, etc. Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in paragraph n of this document. Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. [[Page 43671]] Dated: August 21, 2018. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-18463 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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incremental firm transportation Commission received comments from DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
capacity. the New York State Thruway Authority
On March 5, 2018, the Federal Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Federal Energy Regulatory
Regulatory Commission (Commission or Agency. The primary issues raised by Commission
FERC) issued its Notice of Application the commentors are alternatives,
for the Project. Among other things, that accessing the site, the location of a [Project No. 2570–032]
notice alerted agencies issuing federal construction staging area near a
authorizations of the requirement to AEP Generation Resources, Inc.;
driveway, cumulative impacts analysis, Notice of Intent To File License
complete all necessary reviews and to climate change, air quality, safety, and
reach a final decision on a request for Application, Filing of Pre-Application
environmental justice. All substantive Document (PAD), Commencement of
a federal authorization within 90 days of
comments will be addressed in the EA. Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping;
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) The U.S. Department of Request for Comments on the Pad and
for the Project. This instant notice Transportation is a cooperating agency Scoping Document, and Identification
identifies the FERC staff’s planned in the preparation of the EA. of Issues and Associated Study
schedule for the completion of the EA Requests
Additional Information
for the Project. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
Schedule for Environmental Review In order to receive notification of the File License Application for a New
issuance of the EA and to keep track of License and Commencing Pre-filing
Issuance of EA—November 20, 2018 all formal issuances and submittals in Process.
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
specific dockets, the Commission offers b. Project No.: 2570–032.
Deadline—February 18, 2019
a free service called eSubscription. This c. Dated Filed: July 2, 2018.
If a schedule change becomes d. Submitted by: AEP Generation
can reduce the amount of time you
necessary, additional notice will be Resources, Inc.
spend researching proceedings by
provided so that the relevant agencies e. Name of Project: Racine
are kept informed of the Project’s automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document Hydroelectric Project.
progress. f. Location: The Racine Project is
summaries, and direct links to the
Project Description documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- located at the U.S. Army Corps of
filing/esubscription.asp. Engineers’ (Corps) Racine Locks and
Empire proposes to construct and
Dam on the Ohio River near the Town
operate gas compression facilities in Additional information about the of Racine in Meigs County, Ohio. The
Tioga County, Pennsylvania and Project is available from the project occupies 23 acres of federal land
Ontario, New York. The Empire North Commission’s Office of External Affairs administered by the Corps.
Project would consist of the following at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
facilities: website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
• A new 21,000 horsepower the Commission’s Regulations.
eLibrary link, select General Search h. Potential Applicant Contact:
compressor station in Jackson
from the eLibrary menu, enter the Jonathan Magalski, Environmental
Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania;
• a new 32,000 horsepower selected date range and Docket Number Specialist Consultant, c/o Indiana
compressor station in the Town of excluding the last three digits (i.e., Michigan Power Company, 1 Riverside
Farmington, Ontario County, New York; CP18–89), and follow the instructions. Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215; (614) 716–
• modifications of the existing For assistance with access to eLibrary, 2240 or jmmagalski@aep.com.
regulator valves and station piping and the helpline can be reached at (866) i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers at (202)
installation of metering facilities at the 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at 502–8764 or email at jay.summers@
existing New Victor Regulator Station in FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The ferc.gov.
Ontario County, New York; eLibrary link on the FERC website also j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
• minor modifications to the existing provides access to the texts of formal local, and tribal agencies with
Jackson Meter and Regulator Station in documents issued by the Commission, jurisdiction and/or special expertise
Jackson Township, Tioga County, such as orders, notices, and rule with respect to environmental issues
Pennsylvania; and makings. that wish to cooperate in the
• upgrading the maximum allowable preparation of the environmental
operating pressure of the Empire Dated: August 17, 2018. document should follow the
Connector Pipeline from 1,290 pounds Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., instructions for filing such requests
per square inch gauge (psig) to 1,440 Deputy Secretary. described in paragraph o below.
psig. [FR Doc. 2018–18421 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] Cooperating agencies should note the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Commission’s policy that agencies that
Background cooperate in the preparation of the
On April 10, 2018, the Commission environmental document cannot also
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
Environmental Assessment for the k. With this notice, we are initiating
Proposed Empire North Project and informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Request for Comments on Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
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Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI Fisheries under section 7 of the
was sent to federal, state, and local Endangered Species Act and the joint
government representatives and agency regulations thereunder at 50
agencies; elected officials; Native CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic
American tribes; other interested Preservation Officer, as required by
parties; and local libraries and section 106, National Historic
newspapers. In response to the NOI, the Preservation Act, and the implementing
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Dated: August 21, 2018. Docket Numbers: ER18–2267–000. time on the specified comment date.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Applicants: Entergy Texas, Inc. Protests may be considered, but
Deputy Secretary. Description: Tariff Cancellation: ETI- intervention is necessary to become a
[FR Doc. 2018–18463 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] Kirbyville Wholesale Distribution party to the proceeding.
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Service Agreement to be effective eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
7/11/2018. information relating to filing
Filed Date: 8/21/18. requirements, interventions, protests,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Accession Number: 20180821–5047. service, and qualifying facilities filings
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Federal Energy Regulatory Docket Numbers: ER18–2268–000. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Commission Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc. other information, call (866) 208–3676
Description: Tariff Cancellation: (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Kirbyville-EES Local Balancing Dated: August 21, 2018.
Take notice that the Commission Authority Agreement to be effective Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
received the following electric corporate 7/11/2018. Deputy Secretary.
filings: Filed Date: 8/21/18. [FR Doc. 2018–18469 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
Docket Numbers: EC18–78–000. Accession Number: 20180821–5048.
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Applicants: Florida Power & Light Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18.
Company. Docket Numbers: ER18–2269–000.
Description: Second Supplement to Applicants: PJM Interconnection, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
July 5, 2018 Response to June 5, 2018 L.L.C.
Deficiency Letter of Florida Power & Description: Tariff Cancellation: Federal Energy Regulatory
Light Company. Notice of Cancellation of ISA/SA No. Commission
Filed Date: 8/21/18. 4606; Queue No. AA1–046 to be [Docket No. RM98–1–000]
Accession Number: 20180821–5084. effective 8/20/2018.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. Filed Date: 8/21/18. Public Notice: Records Governing Off-
Take notice that the Commission Accession Number: 20180821–5064. the-Record Communications
received the following electric rate Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18.
filings: Docket Numbers: ER18–2270–000. This constitutes notice, in accordance
Docket Numbers: ER18–1286–001. Applicants: Paulding Wind Farm III with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
Applicants: FirstEnergy Solutions LLC. of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
Corp. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: communications.
Description: Compliance filing: Notice Reactive Power Compensation Filing to Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
of Transaction Closing and Effective be effective 10/20/2018. September 22, 1999) requires
Date of Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 to be Filed Date: 8/21/18. Commission decisional employees, who
effective 7/31/2018. Accession Number: 20180821–5069. make or receive a prohibited or exempt
Filed Date: 8/21/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. off-the-record communication relevant
Accession Number: 20180821–5050. to the merits of a contested proceeding,
Docket Numbers: ER18–2271–000. to deliver to the Secretary of the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. Applicants: Midcontinent Commission, a copy of the
Docket Numbers: ER18–2264–000. Independent System Operator, Inc. communication, if written, or a
Applicants: Macquarie Energy Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: summary of the substance of any oral
Trading LLC. 2018–08–21_SA 3158 ATC-Plymouth communication.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Project Commitment Agreement to be Prohibited communications are
MBR Application to be effective effective 10/21/2018. included in a public, non-decisional file
10/21/2018. Filed Date: 8/21/18. associated with, but not a part of, the
Filed Date: 8/21/18. Accession Number: 20180821–5077. decisional record of the proceeding.
Accession Number: 20180821–5042. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. Unless the Commission determines that
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–2272–000. the prohibited communication and any
Docket Numbers: ER18–2265–000. Applicants: Midcontinent responses thereto should become a part
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Independent System Operator, Inc. of the decisional record, the prohibited
L.L.C. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: off-the-record communication will not
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2018–08–21_SA 3144 Entergy Texas- be considered by the Commission in
Amendment to First Revised ISA No. Liberty County-Entergy Texas MPFCA reaching its decision. Parties to a
3255; Queue No. W4–073 to be effective (J472 J483) to be effective 8/7/2018. proceeding may seek the opportunity to
11/2/2016. Filed Date: 8/21/18. respond to any facts or contentions
Filed Date: 8/21/18. Accession Number: 20180821–5093. made in a prohibited off-the-record
Accession Number: 20180821–5043. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. communication, and may request that
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. The filings are accessible in the the Commission place the prohibited
Docket Numbers: ER18–2266–000. Commission’s eLibrary system by communication and responses thereto
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, clicking on the links or querying the in the decisional record. The
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Inc. docket number. Commission will grant such a request
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Any person desiring to intervene or only when it determines that fairness so
1910R12 Southwestern Public Service protest in any of the above proceedings requires. Any person identified below as
Company to be effective 8/1/2018. must file in accordance with Rules 211 having made a prohibited off-the-record
Filed Date: 8/21/18. and 214 of the Commission’s communication shall serve the
Accession Number: 20180821–5046. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and document on all parties listed on the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern official service list for the applicable
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