St. Charles Mesa Water District; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 27424-27425 [2016-10673]

Download as PDF 27424 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2016 / Notices Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 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 Holyoke Gas and Electric as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. Holyoke Gas & Electric filed a PreApplication 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 Web site (https:// 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, (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. o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a new license for Project No. 2766. 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 February 28, 2019. p. Register online at https:// 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: April 29, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–10663 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD16–11–000] St. Charles Mesa Water District; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On April 26, 2016, the St. Charles Mesa Water District (SCMWD) filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The proposed HydroElectric Station at the SCMWD Treatment Plant Project would have an installed capacity of 40 kilowatts (kW), and would be located adjacent to the outlet of an existing raw water supply pipeline at the SCMWD’s existing raw water storage reservoir. The project would be located near Pueblo, in Pueblo County, Colorado. Applicant Contact: David Simpson, District Manager, 1397 Aspen Road, Pueblo, CO 81006, Phone No. (719) 542– 4380. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502–6778, email: Christopher.Chaney@ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new powerhouse, approximately 20 feet by 62 feet, along an existing 18-inchdiameter raw water supply pipeline; (2) three turbine/generating units, two units with installed capacities of 10 kW each and one unit with an installed capacity of 20 kW, for a total installed capacity of 40 kW, and a potential future fourth unit with an installed capacity of 20 kW; (3) three short intake pipes with diameters of 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches, and a potential future 12-inchdiameter intake pipe; (4) three short discharge pipes with diameters of 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches, and a potential future 12-inch-diameter discharge pipe; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have a total installed capacity of 40 kW. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA .. The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit. The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts .................. Y FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended HREA. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended HREA. by by On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA. Preliminary Determination: The proposed addition of the hydroelectric project along the existing raw water supply pipeline will not alter its primary purpose of supplying water to the water treatment plant’s storage reservoir. Therefore, based upon the above criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines that the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 May 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing. Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45 days from the issuance date of this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2016 / Notices deadline date for the particular proceeding. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the 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 (i.e., CD16–11) 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. 1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2015). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 May 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 27425 Dated: April 29, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Dated: April 29, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–10673 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2016–10672 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD16–2–000] [Docket No. EL16–54–000] Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice Requesting Questions and Comments on Fiscal Year 2016 Other Federal Agency Cost Submissions Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P.; Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC; Essential Power OPP, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date In its Order on Rehearing Consolidating Administrative Annual Charges Bill Appeals and Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order) the Commission set forth an annual process for Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to submit their costs related to Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act. Pursuant to the established process, the Director of the Financial Management Division, Office of the Executive Director, on October 13, 2015, issued a letter requesting the OFAs to submit their costs by December 31, 2015 using the OFA Cost Submission Form. Upon receipt of the agency submissions, the Commission posted the information in eLibrary, and issued, on March 17, 2016, a notice announcing the date for a technical conference to review the submitted costs. On April 7, 2016, the Commission held the technical conference. Technical conference transcripts, submitted cost forms, and detailed supporting documents are all available for review under Docket No. AD16–2. These documents are accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and are available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Interested parties may file specific questions and comments on the FY 2015 OFA cost submissions with the Commission under Docket No. AD16–2, no later than May 13, 2016. Once filed, the Commission will forward the questions and comments to the OFAs for response. Anyone with questions pertaining to the technical conference or this notice should contact Norman Richardson at (202) 502–6219 (via email at norman.richardson@ferc.gov) or Raven A. Rodriguez at (202) 502–6276 (via email at raven.rodriguez@ferc.gov). PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On April 28, 2016, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL16–54– 000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into the justness and reasonableness of the individual reactive power rates of Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P., Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC, and Essential Power OPP, LLC. Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P., 155 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2016). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL16–54–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Dated: April 29, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–10676 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15–118–000] Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of the Virginia Southside Expansion Project II This notice identifies the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) staff’s revised schedule for the completion of the environmental assessment (EA) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC’s Virginia Southside Expansion Project II. The first notice of schedule, issued on March 7, 2016, identified April 29, 2016 as the EA issuance date. Staff has revised the schedule for issuance of the EA. E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD16-11-000]


St. Charles Mesa Water District; Notice of Preliminary 
Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and 
Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

    On April 26, 2016, the St. Charles Mesa Water District (SCMWD) 
filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower 
facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as 
amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 
2013 (HREA). The proposed Hydro-Electric Station at the SCMWD Treatment 
Plant Project would have an installed capacity of 40 kilowatts (kW), 
and would be located adjacent to the outlet of an existing raw water 
supply pipeline at the SCMWD's existing raw water storage reservoir. 
The project would be located near Pueblo, in Pueblo County, Colorado.
    Applicant Contact: David Simpson, District Manager, 1397 Aspen 
Road, Pueblo, CO 81006, Phone No. (719) 542-4380.
    FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, email: 
Christopher.Chaney@ferc.gov.
    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed 
project would consist of: (1) A new powerhouse, approximately 20 feet 
by 62 feet, along an existing 18-inch-diameter raw water supply 
pipeline; (2) three turbine/generating units, two units with installed 
capacities of 10 kW each and one unit with an installed capacity of 20 
kW, for a total installed capacity of 40 kW, and a potential future 
fourth unit with an installed capacity of 20 kW; (3) three short intake 
pipes with diameters of 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches, and a 
potential future 12-inch-diameter intake pipe; (4) three short 
discharge pipes with diameters of 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches, 
and a potential future 12-inch-diameter discharge pipe; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The proposed project would have a total installed capacity of 40 
kW.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined 
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

      Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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      Statutory provision              Description       Satisfies (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by   The conduit the                      Y
 HREA.                            facility uses is a
                                  tunnel, canal,
                                  pipeline, aqueduct,
                                  flume, ditch, or
                                  similar manmade water
                                  conveyance that is
                                  operated for the
                                  distribution of water
                                  for agricultural,
                                  municipal, or
                                  industrial
                                  consumption and not
                                  primarily for the
                                  generation of
                                  electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended   The facility is                      Y
 by HREA.                         constructed,
                                  operated, or
                                  maintained for the
                                  generation of
                                  electric power and
                                  uses for such
                                  generation only the
                                  hydroelectric
                                  potential of a non-
                                  federally owned
                                  conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended  The facility has an                  Y
 by HREA.                         installed capacity
                                  that does not exceed
                                  5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as         On or before August 9,               Y
 amended by HREA.                 2013, the facility is
                                  not licensed, or
                                  exempted from the
                                  licensing
                                  requirements of Part
                                  I of the FPA.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Preliminary Determination: The proposed addition of the 
hydroelectric project along the existing raw water supply pipeline will 
not alter its primary purpose of supplying water to the water treatment 
plant's storage reservoir. Therefore, based upon the above criteria, 
Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies 
the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is 
not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing.
    Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments 
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45 
days from the issuance date of this notice.
    Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice.
    Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified

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deadline date for the particular proceeding.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR 
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as 
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the 
project number of the application to which the 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.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2015).
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    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 (i.e., CD16-11) 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.

    Dated: April 29, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10673 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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