83 FR 55161 - Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process: Green Mountain Power Corporation
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 213 (November 2, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 213 (November 2, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-23995 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 55161-55162] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23995] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5261-022] Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre- Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process: Green Mountain Power Corporation a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 5261-022. c. Date Filed: August 29, 2018. d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation. e. Name of Project: Newbury Project. f. Location: On the Wells River in the Town of Newbury, Orange 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: Jason Lisai, Director of Generation Operations, Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163 Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446; (802) 655-8723; email at [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837; or [email protected]. j. Green Mountain Power filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on August 29, 2018, and provided public notice of the request on August 28, 2018. In a letter dated October 26, 2018, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Green Mountain Power'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 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 Green Mountain Power as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the [[Page 55162]] Endangered Species Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. Green Mountain Power 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. 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 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701. o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a subsequent license for Project No. 5261. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each application for a subsequent 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 August 31, 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: October 26, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-23995 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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c. Date Filed: October 4, 2018. located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
d. Applicant: California Department Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
of Water Resources. (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be Federal Energy Regulatory
e. Name of Project: Feather River viewed on the Commission’s website at Commission
Project. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
f. Location: Feather River in Butte [Project No. 5261–022]
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
County, California. excluding the last three digits in the Notice of Intent To File License
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power docket number field to access the Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. document. You may also register online
h. Applicant Contact: Gwen Document, and Approving Use of the
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Traditional Licensing Process: Green
Knittweis, California Department of esubscription.asp to be notified via
Water Resources, 1416 Ninth Street, Mountain Power Corporation
email of new filings and issuances
P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
related to this or other pending projects.
94236, (916) 557–4554. File License Application and Request to
i. FERC Contact: Krista Sakallaris, For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
(202) 502–6302, krista.sakallaris@ b. Project No.: 5261–022.
ferc.gov. TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and c. Date Filed: August 29, 2018.
j. Deadline for filing comments, d. Submitted By: Green Mountain
motions to intervene, and protests is reproduction at the address in item (h)
Power Corporation.
November 29, 2018. The Commission above.
e. Name of Project: Newbury Project.
strongly encourages electronic filing. m. Individuals desiring to be included f. Location: On the Wells River in the
Please file comments, motions to on the Commission’s mailing list should Town of Newbury, Orange County,
intervene, and protests using the so indicate by writing to the Secretary Vermont. No federal lands are occupied
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// of the Commission. by the project works or located within
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or the project boundary.
Commenters can submit brief comments Protests: Anyone may submit g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
up to 6,000 characters, without prior comments, a motion to intervene, or a 5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
registration, using the eComment system protest in accordance with the h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason
at http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ requirements of Rules of Practice and Lisai, Director of Generation Operations,
ecomment.asp. You must include your Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163
name and contact information at the end In determining the appropriate action to Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446; (802)
of your comments. For assistance, take, the Commission will consider all 655–8723; email at Jason.Lisai@
please contact FERC Online Support at protests or other comments filed, but greenmountainpower.com.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) only those who file a motion to i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 intervene in accordance with the (202) 502–6837; or john.baummer@
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Commission’s Rules may become a ferc.gov.
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal party to the proceeding. Any comments, j. Green Mountain Power filed its
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 motions to intervene, or protests must request to use the Traditional Licensing
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. be received on or before the specified Process on August 29, 2018, and
The first page of any filing should comment date for the particular provided public notice of the request on
include docket number P–2100–188. application. August 28, 2018. In a letter dated
Comments emailed to Commission staff o. Filing and Service of Documents: October 26, 2018, the Director of the
are not considered part of the Any filing must (1) bear in all capital Division of Hydropower Licensing
Commission record. letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, approved Green Mountain Power’s
k. Description of Request: The ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO request to use the Traditional Licensing
licensee requests Commission approval INTERVENE’’, as applicable; (2) set Process.
to realign a segment of the Brad forth in the heading the name of the k. With this notice, we are initiating
Freeman Trail around the Hyatt applicant and the project number of the informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
Powerplant and construct a new trail application to which the filing and Wildlife Service and NOAA
access point to replace access closed for responds; (3) furnish the name, address, Fisheries under section 7 of the
the Hyatt Security Hardening project. and telephone number of the person Endangered Species Act and the joint
The section of the Brad Freeman Trail commenting, protesting or intervening; agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
proposed for realignment starts near the and (4) otherwise comply with the part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under
intersection of Oro Dam Boulevard and requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Oro Powerhouse Road and extends to through 385.2005. All comments, Fishery Conservation and Management
the Lower Overlook Parking Area. The motions to intervene, or protests must Act and implementing regulations at 50
proposed location for the new trail set forth their evidentiary basis. Any CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
access point is on the south side of the filing made by an intervenor must be consultation with the Vermont State
Diversion Pool in a disturbed area that accompanied by proof of service on all Historic Preservation Officer, as
was used as a staging site during the persons listed in the service list required by section 106 of the National
emergency response to the 2017 prepared by the Commission in this Historic Preservation Act, and the
spillway incident. Any comments proceeding in accordance with 18 CFR implementing regulations of the
relating to project relicensing are not 385.2010. Advisory Council on Historic
within the scope of this public notice Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
Dated: October 29, 2018. l. With this notice, we are designating
and subsequent analysis.
l. Locations of the Application: A Kimberly D. Bose, Green Mountain Power as the
copy of the application is available for Secretary. Commission’s non-federal
inspection and reproduction at the [FR Doc. 2018–23999 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am] representative for carrying out informal
Commission’s Public Reference Room, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
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Endangered Species Act; and agencies, environmental consultants, (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
consultation pursuant to section 106 of inspectors, the natural gas industry, Documents and Filings. This is an easy
the National Historic Preservation Act. construction contractors, and other method for interested persons to submit
m. Green Mountain Power filed a Pre- interested parties with special expertise brief, text-only comments;
Application Document (PAD; including in regards to preparation of HDD (2) You can file your comments
a proposed process plan and schedule) monitoring and contingency plans electronically using the eFiling feature
with the Commission, pursuant to 18 associated with natural gas projects. on the Commission’s website
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s Please note that this comment period (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
regulations. will close on December 28, 2018. Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
n. A copy of the PAD is available for The draft HDD Guidance is available you can provide comments in a variety
review at the Commission in the Public for public viewing on the Federal of formats by attaching them as a file
Reference Room or may be viewed on Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC with your submission. New eFiling
the Commission’s website (http:// or Commission) website (www.ferc.gov) users must first create an account by
www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link. using the eLibrary link. Click on the clicking on eRegister. You must select
Enter the docket number, excluding the eLibrary link, click on General Search, the type of filing you are making, select
last three digits in the docket number and enter the docket number excluding Comment on a Filing; or
field to access the document. For the last three digits in the Docket (3) You can file a paper copy of your
assistance, contact FERC Online Number field (i.e., AD19–6). Be sure you comments by mailing them to the
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ have selected an appropriate date range. following address. Be sure to reference
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or Applicable sections of the Code of Docket No. AD19–6–000 on your
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also Federal Regulations Title 18 are submission: Kimberly D. Bose,
available for inspection and referenced or summarized throughout Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
reproduction at 2152 Post Road, the draft HDD Guidance. OEP staff is not Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
Rutland, VT 05701. seeking comment on any existing 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal regulations or contemplating any All of the information related to the
intent to submit an application for a changes to regulations within the proposed updates to the HDD Guidance
subsequent license for Project No. 5261. context of the HDD Guidance. and submitted comments can be found
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each Comments pertaining to regulation on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov)
application for a subsequent license and changes will not be considered as we using the eLibrary link and docket
any competing license applications develop the final HDD Guidance.1 OEP number (i.e., AD19–6). The eLibrary
must be filed with the Commission at staff anticipates issuing a final updated link also provides access to the texts of
least 24 months prior to the expiration version of the HDD Guidance in all formal documents issued by the
of the existing license. All applications February 2019. We will consider all Commission, such as orders, notices,
for license for this project must be filed timely comments on the draft before and rulemakings.
by August 31, 2021. issuing the final version. In addition, the Commission offers a
p. Register online at http:// Interested parties can help us free service called eSubscription which
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ determine appropriate updates and allows you to keep track of all formal
esubscription.asp to be notified via improvements by providing comments issuances and submittals in specific
email of new filings and issuances or suggestions that focus on the specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of
related to this or other pending projects. sections of the HDD Guidance requiring time you spend researching proceedings
For assistance, contact FERC Online clarification, updates to reflect current by automatically providing you with
Support. laws and regulations, or additional notification of these filings, document
information that should be included in summaries, and direct links to the
Dated: October 26, 2018.
each resource report. The more specific documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
Kimberly D. Bose, your comments, the more useful they filing/esubscription.asp.
Secretary. will be. A detailed explanation of the
[FR Doc. 2018–23995 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am] Dated: October 26, 2018.
rationale underlying your suggested
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P modifications and/or any references to Kimberly D. Bose,
scientific studies associated with your Secretary.
comments would greatly help us with [FR Doc. 2018–23997 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY this process. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
For your convenience, there are three
Federal Energy Regulatory methods you can use to submit your
Commission comments to the Commission. In all DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. AD19–6–000] instances, please reference the docket
number (AD19–6–000) with your Federal Energy Regulatory
Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance submission. The Commission Commission
for Horizontal Directional Drill encourages electronic filing of [Docket No. CP18–89–000]
Monitoring, Inadvertent Return comments and has staff available to
Response, and Contingency Plans assist you at FercOnlineSupport@ Notice of Revised Schedule for
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or Environmental Review of the Empire
The staff of the Office of Energy Pipeline, Inc., Empire North Project
for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
Projects (OEP) has prepared draft (1) You can file your comments
Guidance for Horizontal Directional electronically using the eComment This notice identifies the Federal
Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return feature on the Commission’s website Energy Regulatory Commission staff’s
Response, and Contingency Plans (HDD revised schedule for the completion of
Guidance). Commission staff is asking 1 The HDD Guidance is covered under the the environmental assessment (EA) for
for comments on the draft HDD information collection requirements of FERC–577 Empire Pipeline, Inc’s Empire North
Guidance from federal and state (OMB Control No. 1902–0108). Project. The first notice of schedule,
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