83 FR 62859 - Tallassee Shoals, LLC; Notice Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

Page Range		62859-62860
FR Document		2018-26456

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62859-62860]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26456]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6951-018]


Tallassee Shoals, LLC; Notice Approving Use of the Traditional 
Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice Approving the Use of the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 6951-018.
    c. Date Filed: September 28, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Tallassee Shoals, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Tallassee Shoals Project.
    f. Location: On the Middle Oconee River near the city of Athens, in 
Clarke, and Jackson Counties, Georgia. The project does not occupy 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Walt Puryear, Tallassee Shoals, LLC, 2399 
Tallassee Road, Athens, GA 30607, (706) 540-7621.

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    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. In a letter dated November 29, 2018, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Tallassee Shoals, LLC'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/or 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 Georgia 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. Tallassee Shoals LLC 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 licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 3102. 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 September 
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: November 29, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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eComment system at http:// For assistance, contact FERC Online p. Waiver of deadline to file
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Support. competing applications filed pursuant
ecomment.asp. You must include your n. Anyone may submit comments, a to a notice of intent (NOI):
name and contact information at the end protest, or a motion to intervene in Any qualified applicant desiring to
of your comments. For assistance, file a competing application must
accordance with the requirements of
please contact FERC Online Support at submit to the Commission, on or before
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) the specified intervention deadline date,
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 a competing development application or
the appropriate action to take, the
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please an NOI to file such an application.
Commission will consider all protests or
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Section 4.36(b)(2) of the Commission’s
other comments filed, but only those
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 regulations, which allows 120 days from
who file a motion to intervene in
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. the specified intervention deadline date
accordance with the Commission’s
The first page of any filing should for interested parties to file competing
Rules may become a party to the
include docket number P–13511–003. development applications in which
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
The Commission’s Rules of Practice timely NOIs have been submitted, is
motions to intervene must be received hereby waived. Due to the expedited
require all intervenors filing documents on or before the specified comment date
with the Commission to serve a copy of nature of the pilot project licensing
for the particular application. procedures, the submission of a timely
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project. All filings must (1) bear in all capital NOI will instead allow an interested
Further, if an intervenor files comments letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION person to file the competing
or documents with the Commission TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ development application no later than
relating to the merits of an issue that ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 30 days after the specified intervention
may affect the responsibilities of a ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS deadline date. Applications for
particular resource agency, they must AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ’’ FISHWAY preliminary permits will not be
also serve a copy of the document on PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the accepted in response to this notice.
that resource agency. heading the name of the applicant and An NOI must specify the exact name,
k. This application has been accepted the project number of the application to business address, and telephone number
for filing and is now ready for which the filing responds; (3) furnish of the prospective applicant, and must
environmental analysis. the name, address, and telephone include an unequivocal statement of
l. The proposed Igiugig Hydrokinetic number of the person protesting or intent to submit a development
Project would consist of: (1) An in- intervening; and (4) otherwise comply application. An NOI must be served on
stream 35-kilowatt (kW), 52-foot-long, with the requirements of 18 CFR the applicant named in this public
12-foot-high, 47-foot-wide pontoon- 385.2001 through 385.2005. All notice.
mounted RivGen Power System Turbine comments, recommendations, terms and Dated: November 29, 2018.
Generator Unit (TGU) in Phase 1; (2) an conditions or prescriptions must set Kimberly D. Bose,
additional in-stream 35-kW pontoon- forth their evidentiary basis and Secretary.
mounted TGU in Phase 2; (3) two otherwise comply with the requirements
[FR Doc. 2018–26457 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am]
anchoring systems each consisting of a of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
6,600-pound anchor, chain, shackles, copies of the application directly from
and 200 feet of mooring; (4) a 375-foot- the applicant. A copy of any protest or
long, coated and weighted combined motion to intervene must be served DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
power, data, and environmental upon each representative of the
monitoring cable from the TGU for applicant specified in the particular Federal Energy Regulatory
Phase 1; and a 675-foot-long cable from application. A copy of all other filings Commission
the TGU for Phase 2; (5) an existing 10- in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all [Project No. 6951–018]
foot-long by 8-foot-wide shore station
for housing project electronics and persons listed in the service list Tallassee Shoals, LLC; Notice
controls; and (6) appurtenant facilities. prepared by the Commission in this Approving Use of the Traditional
The project is estimated to have an proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR Licensing Process
annual generation of 404,000 megawatt- 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
hours per year. o. Procedural Schedule: a. Type of Filing: Notice Approving
m. A copy of the application is the Use of the Traditional Licensing
The application will be processed Process.
available for review at the Commission according to the following Hydro b. Project No.: 6951–018.
in the Public Reference Room or may be Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the c. Date Filed: September 28, 2018.
viewed on the Commission’s website at schedule may be made as appropriate. d. Submitted By: Tallassee Shoals,
http://www.ferc.gov using the LLC.
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Milestone Target date e. Name of Project: Tallassee Shoals
number excluding the last three digits in Project.
the docket number field to access the Filing of recommendations, December 31, f. Location: On the Middle Oconee
document. For assistance, contact FERC preliminary terms and con- 2018. River near the city of Athens, in Clarke,
Online Support. A copy is also available ditions, and preliminary
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and Jackson Counties, Georgia. The
for inspection and reproduction at the fishway prescriptions. project does not occupy federal lands.
address in item h above. Filing of response comments January 29, g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
Register online at http:// 2019.
the Commission’s Regulations.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Commission issues EA ......... February 27, h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Walt
2019.
esubscription.asp to be notified via Puryear, Tallassee Shoals, LLC, 2399
Comments on EA or EIS ...... March 29,
email of new filings and issuances 2019.
Tallassee Road, Athens, GA 30607, (706)
related to this or other pending projects. 540–7621.

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i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at Dated: November 29, 2018. review period if the EPA has not
(202) 502–6093 or email at Kimberly D. Bose, objected on its own initiative. Petitions
michael.spencer@ferc.gov. Secretary. must be based only on objections to the
j. In a letter dated November 29, 2018, [FR Doc. 2018–26456 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am] permit that were raised with reasonable
the Director of the Division of BILLING CODE 6717–01–P specificity during the public comment
Hydropower Licensing approved period provided by the state, unless the
petitioner demonstrates that it was
Tallassee Shoals, LLC’s request to use
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION impracticable to raise these issues
the Traditional Licensing Process.
AGENCY during the comment period or unless
k. With this notice, we are initiating the grounds for the issue arose after this
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish [FRL–9987–44–Region 10] period.
and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA The EPA received the Petition from
Fisheries under section 7 of the Clean Air Act Operating Permit Bill Green of Richland, Washington,
Endangered Species Act and the joint Program; Petition for Objection To dated September 1, 2016, requesting
agency regulations thereunder at 50 State Operating Permit for the U.S. that the EPA object to the issuance of
CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries Department of Energy-Hanford title V operating permit no. 00–05–006,
Operations, Benton County, Renewal 2, Revision B, issued by
under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-
Washington Ecology to DOE for the Hanford site in
Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing AGENCY: Environmental Protection Benton County, Washington.
regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are Agency (EPA). The Petition claims that Ecology did
also initiating consultation with the ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition not, as required by 40 CFR 70.7(h)(2),
Georgia State Historic Preservation for objection to Clean Air Act title V make available during the public
Officer, as required by section 106, operating permit. comment process all of the information
National Historic Preservation Act, and that the permitting authority had
the implementing regulations of the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection deemed to be relevant by using it in the
Advisory Council on Historic Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an permitting process.
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. Order, dated October 15, 2018, granting On October 15, 2018, the EPA
a petition dated September 1, 2016, filed Administrator issued an Order granting
l. Tallassee Shoals LLC filed a Pre- by Bill Green of Richland, Washington. the Petition. The Order explains the
Application Document (PAD; including The Petition requested that the EPA basis for EPA’s decision.
a proposed process plan and schedule) object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the
with the Commission, pursuant to 18 operating permit (Permit No. 00–05– CAA provide that a petitioner may ask
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 006, Renewal 2, Revision B) issued by for judicial review of those portions of
regulations. the Washington State Department of an order that deny issues raised in a
m. A copy of the PAD is available for Ecology (Ecology) to the U.S. petition. Any petition for review shall
review at the Commission in the Public Department of Energy-Hanford be filed in the United States Court of
Reference Room or may be viewed on Operations (DOE) for the Hanford site Appeals for the appropriate circuit no
the Commission’s website (http:// located in Benton County, Washington. later than February 4, 2019.
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you Dated: November 21, 2018.
link. Enter the docket number, contact the individual listed in the FOR Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
excluding the last three digits in the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
docket number field to access the view copies of the final Order, the 10.
document. For assistance, contact FERC Petition, and other supporting
[FR Doc. 2018–26482 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am]
Online Support at information. You may view hard copies
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FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) of these documents Monday through
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding
(TTY). A copy is also available for federal holidays, at EPA Region 10, 1200
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
inspection and reproduction at the Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington. If
AGENCY
address in paragraph h. you wish to examine these documents,
you should make an appointment at [FRL–9987–53–OAR]
n. The licensee states its unequivocal least 24 hours before the visiting day.
intent to submit an application for a Additionally, the final Order and Allocations of Cross-State Air
new license for Project No. 3102. Petition are available electronically at: Pollution Rule Allowances From New
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 http://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating- Unit Set-Asides for 2018 Control
each application for a new license and permits/title-v-petition-database. Periods
any competing license applications FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
must be filed with the Commission at AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Kelly McFadden, EPA Region 10, (206) Agency (EPA).
least 24 months prior to the expiration 553–1679, McFadden.Kelly@epa.gov.
of the existing license. All applications ACTION: Notice of data availability
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA (NODA).
for license for this project must be filed
affords the EPA a 45-day period to
by September 30, 2021.
review and object to, as appropriate, a SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
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o. Register online at http:// title V operating permit proposed by a Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ state permitting authority under title V availability of preliminary lists of units
esubscription.asp to be notified via of the CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the eligible for second-round allocations of
email of new filing and issuances CAA authorizes any person to petition emission allowances for the 2018
related to this or other pending projects. the EPA Administrator to object to a control periods from the new unit set-
For assistance, contact FERC Online title V operating permit within 60 days asides (NUSAs) established under the
Support. after the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)

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83 FR 62859 - Tallassee Shoals, LLC; Notice Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission