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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Technical Conference
Docket No.
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Review of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures ............................................................................................
American Wind Energy Association ..............................................................................................................................................
Take notice that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
will convene a staff-led technical
conference in the above-referenced
proceedings on Friday, May 13, 2016
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The
conference will be held in the
Commission Meeting Room at
Commission headquarters, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Commissioners may attend and
participate.
The purpose of this conference is to
discuss select issues related to a petition
for rulemaking submitted by the
American Wind Energy Association
(Docket No. RM15–21–000). In addition,
the conference will explore other
generator interconnection issues,
including interconnection of energy
storage.1
Discussions at the conference may
involve issues raised in proceedings that
are currently pending before the
Commission. These proceedings
include, but are not limited to:
E.ON Climate & Renewables North
America LLC, Pioneer Trail Wind Farm,
LLC, Settlers Trail Wind Farm, LLC v.
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company, Docket No. EL14–66–002;
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Docket No.
ER14–671–000;
Internal MISO Generators v.
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc., Docket No. EL15–99–
000;
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16–675–
000;
California Independent System
Operator Corporation, Docket No. ER16–
693–000;
ISO New England, Inc., Docket No.
ER16–946–000;
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16–1120–
000; and
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16–1211–
000.
Additional information regarding the
conference program will be provided in
subsequent supplemental notices of
technical conference.
There is no fee for attendance. Inperson attendees should allow time to
pass through building security
procedures before the 9:30 a.m. start
time of the technical conference. Preregistration is encouraged though not
required. Attendees may register in
advance at the following Web page:
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
registration/05-13-16-form.asp.
The conference will be transcribed
and webcast. Transcripts will be
available immediately for a fee from Ace
Reporting (202–347–3700). A link to the
webcast of this event will be available
in the Commission Calendar of Events at
www.ferc.gov. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for the
webcasts and offers the option of
listening to the conferences via phonebridge for a fee. For additional
information, visit
www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703)
993–3100.
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
or 202–208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to
202–208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
For more information about this
technical conference, please contact
Tony Dobbins at Tony.Dobbins@ferc.gov
or (202) 502–6630. For information
related to logistics, please contact Sarah
McKinley at Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov or
(202) 502–8368.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 8221–094]
Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of
Availability of Draft Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission or FERC’s)
regulations, 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 380 (Order No.
486, 52 Federal Register [FR] 47897),
the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed Alaska Energy Authority’s
application for a non-capacity
amendment to the license for the
Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project
(FERC Project No. 8221), located on the
south shore, and near the head of
Kachemak Bay, 22.5 miles east,
northeast of the city of Homer, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The project
currently occupies a total of 5,498 acres
of federal lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management.
Staff prepared a draft environmental
assessment (DEA), which analyzes the
potential environmental effects of
constructing and operating a new
diversion on the West Fork of Upper
Battle Creek that would divert water to
Bradley Lake and thereby increase
generation at the project. The DEA
concludes that authorizing the
amendment, with appropriate
environmental protective measures,
would not constitute a major federal
action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
A copy of the DEA is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at
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 FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or toll-free at 1–866–208–3676,
or for TTY, 202–502–8659.
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You may also register online at
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.
Any comments should be filed within
30 days from the date of this notice.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site 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.
Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents
may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail a copy to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of
any filing should include docket
number P–8221–094.
For further information, contact
Steven Sachs by telephone at 202–502–
8666 or by email at Steven.Sachs@
ferc.gov.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14748–000]
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Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
On December 22, 2015, Energy
Resources USA, Inc. (Energy Resources)
filed an application for a preliminary
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to
study the feasibility of the Cedar Creek
Hydroelectric Project (Cedar Creek
Project or project) to be located at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Cedar
Creek Dam on the Cedar Creek River in
Franklin County, Alabama. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary
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permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the
owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A control structure
with three 9.5-foot-wide, 25-foot-long
spill gates; (2) one 6-foot-diameter, 49foot-long penstock with a butterfly
valve; (3) a bifurcation structure; (4) two
4-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long penstocks;
(5) a powerhouse containing two
generating units with a total capacity of
1.5 megawatts; (6) a 1000-foot-long, 220foot-wide tailrace; (7) a substation; and
(8) a 4.5-mile-long, 69 kV transmission
line. The proposed project would have
an estimated average annual generation
of 5,500 megawatt-hours, and operate as
directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander
Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc.,
2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 804, Coral
Gables, Florida 33134; Phone: (954)
248–8425; Email: agonzalez@
energyresources.es.
FERC Contact: Christiane Casey;
phone: (202) 502–8577.
Deadline for filing comments and
motions to intervene: 60 days from the
issuance of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments
and motions to intervene 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.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–14748–000.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–14748) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14746–000]
Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
On December 22, 2015, Energy
Resources USA, Inc. (Energy Resources)
filed an application for a preliminary
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to
study the feasibility of the Taylorsville
Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project
(Taylorsville Project or project) to be
located at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ Taylorsville Lake Dam on the
Salt River in Spencer County, Kentucky.
The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize
the permit holder to perform any landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter
upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A control structure
with one spill gate; (2) one 8-footdiameter, 120-foot-long penstock with a
butterfly valve; (3) a bifurcation
structure; (4) two 5.5-foot-diameter, 32foot-long penstocks; (5) a powerhouse
containing two generating units with a
total capacity of 3 megawatts; (6) a 90foot-long, 60-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a
substation; and (8) a 2.5-mile-long, 69
kV transmission line. The proposed
project would have an estimated average
annual generation of 9,500 megawatthours, and operate as directed by the
Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander
Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc.,
2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 804, Coral
Gables, Florida 33134; Phone: (954)
248–8425; Email: agonzalez@
energyresources.es.
FERC Contact: Christiane Casey;
phone: (202) 502–8577.
Deadline for filing comments and
motions to intervene: 60 days from the
issuance of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments
and motions to intervene 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 8221-094]
Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC's)
regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 380 (Order No.
486, 52 Federal Register [FR] 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed Alaska Energy Authority's application for a non-capacity
amendment to the license for the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project
(FERC Project No. 8221), located on the south shore, and near the head
of Kachemak Bay, 22.5 miles east, northeast of the city of Homer, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The project currently occupies a total of
5,498 acres of federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land
Management.
Staff prepared a draft environmental assessment (DEA), which
analyzes the potential environmental effects of constructing and
operating a new diversion on the West Fork of Upper Battle Creek that
would divert water to Bradley Lake and thereby increase generation at
the project. The DEA concludes that authorizing the amendment, with
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a
major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the
human environment.
A copy of the DEA is available for review at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
202-502-8659.
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You may also register online at 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.
Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this
notice. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site 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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail a copy to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing
should include docket number P-8221-094.
For further information, contact Steven Sachs by telephone at 202-
502-8666 or by email at Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07538 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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