Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects and Intention To Hold Public Meetings, 22509-22510 [2015-09222]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices filing responds; (3) state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the Commission’s regulations.1 All comments contesting Commission staff’s preliminary determination that the facility meets the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 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 https://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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD15–22) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: April 15, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–09224 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:31 Apr 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2179–043—California; Project No. 2467–020—California] Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects and Intention To Hold Public Meetings In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR Part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the applications for license for the Merced River Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), and the Merced Falls Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a draft multi-project environmental impact statement (EIS) for the projects. Both projects are located on the Merced River. The Merced River Project consists of the New Exchequer and McSwain developments, which are located at river miles (RM) 62.5 and 56.3, respectively, about 23 miles northeast of the city of Merced in Mariposa County, California. The Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Merced Falls Project is located at RM 55 on the border of Merced and Mariposa Counties, California. The Merced Falls Project occupies 1.0 acre of federal land administered by BLM. The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis of the applicants’ proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Merced River and Merced Falls Projects. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicants, and Commission staff. A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22509 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. All comments must be filed by Friday, May 29, 2015, and should reference Project Nos. 2179–043 and 2467–020. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s efiling system at https://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 https:// 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are invited to attend public meetings that will be held to receive comments on the draft EIS. The agency scoping meeting will focus on resource agency and nongovernmental organization input, while the public scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the meetings. The time and locations of the meetings are as follows: Agency Meeting Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015. Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: El Capitan Lodge at the Merced County Fairgrounds. Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341. Public Meeting Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015. Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: San Joaquin Hall at the Merced County Fairgrounds. Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341. At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1 22510 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices the Commission’s public record for the project. These meetings are posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. For further information, please contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502–6824 or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov. Dated: April 15, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–09222 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15–152–000] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on April 3, 2015, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) filed in Docket No. CP15–152– 000, a Prior Notice request pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Gulf South’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– 430–000. Gulf South seeks authorization to increase its maximum storage capacity in the Petal Salt Dome Cavern 12A, located in Forest County in the State of Mississippi, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Specifically, Gulf South proposes to increase the total certificated storage capacity of the cavern from 9.26 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 9.75 Bcf. Gulf South proposes the increase because the cavern size was determined to be slightly larger than originally anticipated based upon temperature survey data obtained after cavern dewatering operations were completed. No construction of facilities is required for the proposal. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Kyle Stephens, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77046 by telephone at (713) 479–8033, by FAX at (713) 479– 1745 or by email at kyle.stephens@ bwpmlp.com. Any person or the Commission’s Staff may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 Apr 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. 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. Such motions or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission encourages electronic submission of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://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 on-line at https://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 Web site 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: April 15, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–09221 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AC15–78–000] AEP Generation Resources Inc.; Notice of Request for Waiver Take notice that on April 10, 2015, AEP Generation Resources Inc. submitted a request for a waiver of the reporting requirements for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 1 and Form 3–Q for calendar year 2015. 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 or 385.214). 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 E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22509-22510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2179-043--California; Project No. 2467-020--California]


Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects and Intention 
To Hold Public Meetings

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
Part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the applications for license for the Merced River 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), and the Merced Falls 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a draft multi-
project environmental impact statement (EIS) for the projects.
    Both projects are located on the Merced River. The Merced River 
Project consists of the New Exchequer and McSwain developments, which 
are located at river miles (RM) 62.5 and 56.3, respectively, about 23 
miles northeast of the city of Merced in Mariposa County, California. 
The Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM). The Merced Falls Project is located at RM 55 on the 
border of Merced and Mariposa Counties, California. The Merced Falls 
Project occupies 1.0 acre of federal land administered by BLM.
    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Merced River and 
Merced Falls Projects. The draft EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicants, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://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.
    All comments must be filed by Friday, May 29, 2015, and should 
reference Project Nos. 2179-043 and 2467-020. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the 
Commission's efiling system at https://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 
https://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. In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend public meetings that will be held to receive comments 
on the draft EIS. The agency scoping meeting will focus on resource 
agency and non-governmental organization input, while the public 
scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or 
both of the meetings. The time and locations of the meetings are as 
follows:

Agency Meeting

    Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Place: El Capitan Lodge at the Merced County Fairgrounds.
    Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341.

Public Meeting

    Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015.
    Time: 6:00 p.m.
    Place: San Joaquin Hall at the Merced County Fairgrounds.
    Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341.
    At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be 
recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) 
will become part of

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the Commission's public record for the project. These meetings are 
posted on the Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
    For further information, please contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502-
6824 or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov.

    Dated: April 15, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-09222 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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