83 FR 7034 - California Public Utilities Commission, Transmission Agency of Northern California, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, M-S-R Public Power Agency, City of Santa Clara, California, State Water Contractors, Modesto Irrigation District, Northern California Power Agency v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Amended Complaint

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)

Page Range		7034-7034
FR Document		2018-03246

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL17-95-000]


California Public Utilities Commission, Transmission Agency of 
Northern California, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, M-S-R 
Public Power Agency, City of Santa Clara, California, State Water 
Contractors, Modesto Irrigation District, Northern California Power 
Agency v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Amended Complaint

    Take notice that on February 7, 2018, pursuant to Rules 212 and 213 
of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 385.212-.213 (2017), the California 
Public Utilities Commission, Transmission Agency of Northern 
California, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, M-S-R Public Power 
Agency, City of Santa Clara, California, doing business as Silicon 
Valley Power, State Water Contractors, Modesto Irrigation District, and 
Northern California Power Agency (collectively, the Californians or 
Complainants) submitted an amendment to its formal complaint, filed on 
September 29, 2017, against Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(Respondent) to address a change in Commission policy on the 
evidentiary burden of complainants that occurred after the Californians 
submitted their September 29, 2017 complaint, as well as to account for 
tax law changes that took effect on January 1, 2018, all as more fully 
explained in its amended complaint.
    Complainants certify that copies of the amended complaint were 
served upon each person designated on the official service list 
compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 (2017). Protests will 
be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action 
to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests, must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the website that enables subscribers to receive email 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 27, 2018.

    Dated: February 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The Commission encourages existing units and has posted
electronic submission of protests and spreadsheets containing those
Federal Energy Regulatory interventions in lieu of paper using the calculations on EPA’s website as well.
Commission ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. DATES: February 16, 2018.
Persons unable to file electronically FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Docket No. EL17–95–000] should submit an original and 14 copies Robert Miller at (202) 343–9077 or
of the protest or intervention to the miller.robertl@epa.gov or Kenon Smith
California Public Utilities Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Transmission Agency of Northern at (202) 343–9164 or smith.kenon@
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC epa.gov.
California, Sacramento Municipal 20426.
Utility District, M–S–R Public Power SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
This filing is accessible online at
Agency, City of Santa Clara, California, http://www.ferc.gov, using the each CSAPR trading program where
State Water Contractors, Modesto ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for EPA is responsible for determining
Irrigation District, Northern California review in the Commission’s Public emission allowance allocations, a
Power Agency v. Pacific Gas and portion of each state’s emissions budget
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
Electric Company; Notice of Amended for the program for each control period
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Complaint is reserved in a NUSA (and in an
website that enables subscribers to
additional Indian country NUSA in the
Take notice that on February 7, 2018, receive email notification when a
case of states with Indian country
pursuant to Rules 212 and 213 of the document is added to a subscribed
within their borders) for allocation to
Rules of Practice and Procedure of docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
certain units that would not otherwise
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Online service, please email
receive allowance allocations. The
(Commission), 18 CFR 385.212–.213 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
procedures for identifying the eligible
(2017), the California Public Utilities (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
units for each control period and for
Commission, Transmission Agency of (202) 502–8659. allocating allowances from the NUSAs
Northern California, Sacramento Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
and Indian country NUSAs to these
Municipal Utility District, M–S–R Time on February 27, 2018.
units are set forth in the CSAPR trading
Public Power Agency, City of Santa Dated: February 12, 2018. program regulations at 40 CFR 97.411(b)
Clara, California, doing business as Kimberly D. Bose, and 97.412 (NOX Annual), 97.511(b) and
Silicon Valley Power, State Water Secretary. 97.512 (NOX Ozone Season Group 1),
Contractors, Modesto Irrigation District, [FR Doc. 2018–03246 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] 97.611(b) and 97.612 (SO2 Group 1),
and Northern California Power Agency BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 97.711(b) and 97.712 (SO2 Group 2), and
(collectively, the Californians or 97.811(b) and 97.812 (NOX Ozone
Complainants) submitted an Season Group 2). Each NUSA allocation
amendment to its formal complaint, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION process involves up to two rounds of
filed on September 29, 2017, against AGENCY allocations to eligible units, termed
Pacific Gas and Electric Company ‘‘new’’ units, followed by the allocation
(Respondent) to address a change in [FRL–9974–48–OAR] to ‘‘existing’’ units of any allowances
Commission policy on the evidentiary not allocated to new units.
burden of complainants that occurred Allocations of Cross-State Air In a notice of data availability (NODA)
after the Californians submitted their Pollution Rule Allowances From New published in the Federal Register on
September 29, 2017 complaint, as well Unit Set-Asides for 2017 Control December 15, 2017 (82 FR 59603), EPA
as to account for tax law changes that Periods provided notice of our preliminary
took effect on January 1, 2018, all as AGENCY: Environmental Protection identification of units eligible to receive
more fully explained in its amended Agency (EPA). second-round NUSA allocations for the
complaint. ACTION: Notice of data availability. 2017 control periods and described the
Complainants certify that copies of procedure for submitting any objections.
the amended complaint were served SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection In this NODA, we are responding to
upon each person designated on the Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the objections and providing notice of our
official service list compiled by the availability of data on emission calculations of the amounts of the
Secretary in this proceeding. allowance allocations to certain units second-round 2017 NUSA allocations.
Any person desiring to intervene or to under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule EPA received one objection in
protest this filing must file in (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has response to the December 15, 2017
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of completed calculations for the second NODA. Madison Gas and Electric
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and round of allocations of allowances from Company (MG&E) submitted an
Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214 the CSAPR new unit set-asides (NUSAs) objection claiming that units U1 and U2
(2017). Protests will be considered by for the 2017 control periods to new at the West Campus Cogeneration
the Commission in determining the units and has posted spreadsheets Facility (WCCF) in Madison, Wisconsin
appropriate action to be taken, but will containing the calculations on EPA’s are eligible to receive second-round
not serve to make protestants parties to website. In addition to the eligible units 2017 NUSA allocations because the
the proceeding. Any person wishing to identified in the previous notice units became newly affected units under
become a party must file a notice of regarding this round of 2017 NUSA the CSAPR trading programs as of
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intervention or motion to intervene, as allocations, EPA is allocating January 1, 2017. As discussed below,
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer allowances to two newly affected units based on the information provided by
and all interventions, or protests, must in Wisconsin that were not previously MG&E we agree that these units are
be filed on or before the comment date. identified as eligible to receive such eligible to receive second-round 2017
The Respondent’s answer, motions to allocations. EPA has also completed NUSA allocations and we have therefore
intervene, and protests must be served calculations for allocations of the included the units when calculating the
on the Complainants. remaining 2017 NUSA allowances to allocations.

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Dates		5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 27, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 7034

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission