Assessment of Demand Response Resources; Notice of Technical Conference on Demand Response and Advanced Metering, 74804-74805 [E5-7431]

Download as PDF 74804 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 241 / Friday, December 16, 2005 / Notices serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: January 27, 2006. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The proposed project would be built at the Mill Coulee Canal’s Upper and Lower Mill Coulee drop structures, which are reinforced concrete structures 290 and 190 feet long, respectively. The total drop for the two structures is 101.6 feet. The applicant proposes to construct: (1) A check structure, consisting of a spillway gate panel anchored to a ballast concrete structure spanning the full width of the canal floor between new concrete abutment walls, upstream from the concrete transition of the Upper Mill Coulee chute drop; (2) an intake structure to divert flows from the left side of the canal; (3) a 48-inch-diameter, 1,400-feetlong pre-stressed concrete, tape-coated steel, or polyethylene penstock that would be completely buried; (4) a powerhouse containing one horizontal Francis turbine and one generator with a rated output of 1.05 MW; (5) a draft tube and 2,650-feet-long tailrace discharging flows into the canal below the Lower Mill Coulee drop structure; (6) a switchyard immediately adjacent to the powerhouse; and (7) a 0.7-milelong, 69-kV transmission line extending from the switchyard to interconnect with an existing Sun River Electric Cooperative transmission line. The project would use flows as they are provided in accordance with the needs of the Greenfield Irrigation District, which operates the canal. The project VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:37 Dec 15, 2005 Jkt 208001 would not impound water and would be operated strictly as a run-of-river plant. Average annual generation would be 2,430,000 kilowatt-hours. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 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 in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. 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. p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Montana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by § 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at § 800.4. q. Procedural schedule: We are currently reviewing the application for adequacy. This schedule allows 30 days for the correction of any deficiencies and the submittal of any additional information needed. If deficiencies and additional information needs require more time, the schedule will be revised accordingly. Issue Deficiency Letter, December 2005. Issue Acceptance Letter, January 2006. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments, January 2006. Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis, February 2006. Notice of the availability of the EA, June 2006. Ready for Commission’s decision on the application, July 2006. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–7430 Filed 12–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD06–2–000] Assessment of Demand Response Resources; Notice of Technical Conference on Demand Response and Advanced Metering December 12, 2005. Take notice that on Wednesday, January 25, 2005, at 9 a.m. (EST), staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will convene a technical conference on demand response and advanced metering regarding issues raised by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section 1252(e)(3).1 The technical conference will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The conference will be open for the public to attend and advance registration is not required. This will be a staff conference, but Commissioners may attend. In the coming weeks, an additional notice of this technical conference will be issued finalizing the agenda and participation on the proposed panels. A free webcast of this event will be available through www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to https://www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the webcasts. It also offers access to this event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. Visit https:// www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at the Capitol Connection 703–993–3100 for information about this service. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. For further information on the technical conference, please contact: David Kathan (Technical Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 1 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109–58, § 1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 1252(e)(3)). Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 241 / Friday, December 16, 2005 / Notices Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 6404, David.Kathan@ferc.gov. Aileen Roder (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6022, Aileen.Roder@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–7431 Filed 12–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Hydroelectric Project for the Commission’s public record. Copies of the EA are available for review in Public Reference Room 2–A of the Commission’s offices at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The EA also may be viewed on the Commission’s Internet Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For assistance with eLibrary, contact FERCOlineSuuport@ferc.gov or call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; for TTY contact (202) 502–8659. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–7423 Filed 12–15–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 2153–012 California] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss the Environmental Assessment Prepared for the Santa Felicia Hydropower Project; United Water Conservation District Western Area Power Administration Parker-Davis Project—Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures On November 28, 2005, the Commission staff issued an Environmental Assessment (EA); prepared for the licensing of the Santa Felicia Hydroelectric Project. Comments on the EA are due January 12, 2006. The EA evaluates the environmental effects of the continued operation, and maintenance of the project. The project occupies 174.5 acres of U.S. land, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, in the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests. In the EA, Commission staff analyze the probable environmental effects of relicensing the project and conclude that approval of the project, with appropriate staff-recommended environmental measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A public meeting, which will be recorded by an official stenographer, is scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the United Water Conservation District’s office at 106 North Eighth Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060. We ask that persons in need of directions or other assistance contact John Dickenson of United directly at (805) 525–4431 or via e-mail at johnd@unitedwater.org. At this meeting, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and recommendations regarding the licensing of the Santa Felicia VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:37 Dec 15, 2005 Jkt 208001 Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of final procedures. AGENCY: December 12, 2005. SUMMARY: The Western Area Power Administration (Western), a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the Parker-Davis Project (P–DP) Post2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures, developed under the requirements of the Energy Planning and Management Program (EPAMP). EPAMP provides for the establishment of project-specific resource pools and power allocations from these pools to new preference customers. Western, under EPAMP, is finalizing procedures for use in allocating power from the P– DP Post-2008 Resource Pool that will become available October 1, 2008. Western originally proposed allocation procedures in the October 1, 2004, Federal Register. Responses to public comments received on the proposed procedures are included in this notice. In accordance with this notice, Western plans to announce proposed allocations in the Federal Register after April 1, 2006. The P–DP Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures will become effective January 17, 2006. ADDRESSES: Information regarding the Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures, including comments, letters, and other supporting documents made or kept by Western for the purpose of developing the final procedures, is available for public inspection and copying at the Desert Southwest Regional Office, Western DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74805 Area Power Administration, located at 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009. Public comments may be viewed at https://www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western published a notice of proposed allocation procedures in the October 1, 2004, Federal Register (69 FR 58900), to implement Subpart C—Power Marketing Initiative (PMI) of EPAMP’s Final Rule, 10 CFR part 905 (60 FR 54151). EPAMP, developed in part to implement section 114 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, became effective on November 20, 1995. The goal of EPAMP is to require planning and efficient electric energy use by Western’s long-term firm power customers and to provide a framework for extending Western’s firm power resource commitments. One aspect of EPAMP is to establish project-specific power resource pools when existing resource commitments expire and to allocate power from these pools to new preference customers. Existing resource commitments for the P–DP expire on September 30, 2008. Western published its decision to apply the PMI of EPAMP to the P–DP in the Federal Register on May 5, 2003 (68 FR 23709). This decision created a resource pool of approximately 17 megawatts (MW) of summer season capacity and 13 MW of winter season capacity, based on estimates of current P–DP hydroelectric resource availability, for allocation to eligible preference customers for 20 years beginning October 1, 2008. Western will make allocations to preference customers under the final procedures described in this notice, the current P–DP Marketing Plan (49 FR 50582, 52 FR 7014, and 52 FR 28333), and EPAMP. These final Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures for the P–DP address (1) Eligibility criteria, (2) how Western intends to allocate pool resources, and (3) the terms and conditions under which Western will allocate the power pool. Western held public comment forums regarding the proposed procedures between November 30, 2004, and December 2, 2004, to accept oral and written comments on the proposed allocation procedures and call for applications. The formal comment period ended January 30, 2005. Western’s responses to public comments on the proposed allocation procedures are included in this notice. Response to Comments on the Post-2008 Resource Pool Allocation Procedures Comments and Responses Comment: Some comments expressed support for the proposed order of priority for use in making allocations, E:\FR\FM\16DEN1.SGM 16DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7431]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-2-000]


Assessment of Demand Response Resources; Notice of Technical 
Conference on Demand Response and Advanced Metering

December 12, 2005.
    Take notice that on Wednesday, January 25, 2005, at 9 a.m. (EST), 
staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will convene a 
technical conference on demand response and advanced metering regarding 
issues raised by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section 
1252(e)(3).\1\ The technical conference will be held in the Commission 
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The conference will be open for the 
public to attend and advance registration is not required. This will be 
a staff conference, but Commissioners may attend. In the coming weeks, 
an additional notice of this technical conference will be issued 
finalizing the agenda and participation on the proposed panels.
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    \1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-58, Sec.  
1252(e)(3), 119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 1252(e)(3)).
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    A free webcast of this event will be available through 
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this 
event can do so by navigating to https://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of 
Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain 
a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical 
support for the webcasts. It also offers access to this event via 
television in the Washington, DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. 
Visit https://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle Perkowski or 
David Reininger at the Capitol Connection 703-993-3100 for information 
about this service.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-208-3372 
(voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the 
required accommodations.
    For further information on the technical conference, please 
contact:

David Kathan (Technical Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs and 
Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

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Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6404, David.Kathan@ferc.gov.
Aileen Roder (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6022, Aileen.Roder@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-7431 Filed 12-15-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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