Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, 24591-24592 [E8-9794]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2230–036]
City and Borough of Sitka, AK; Notice
of Request To Use Alternative
Procedures in Preparing a License
Amendment Application
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April 28, 2008.
Take notice that the following request
to use alternative procedures to prepare
a license amendment application has
been filed with the Commission.
a. Type of Application: Request to use
alternative procedures to prepare a
license amendment application.
b. Project No.: 2230–036.
c. Date Filed: March 11, 2008.
d. Applicant: City and Borough of
Sitka, Alaska.
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e. Name of Project: Blue Lake Project.
f. Location: On Sawmill Creek, in
Borough of Sitka, Alaska. The project
occupies 1,628.1 acres of federal lands
within Tongass National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Charlie Walls,
Utility Director, City and Borough of
Sitka Electric Department, 105 Jarvis St.,
Sitka, Alaska 99835, (907) 747–1870,
charlie@cityofsitka.com.
i. FERC Contact: William Guey-Lee,
202–502–6064,
william.gueylee@ferc.gov
j. Deadline for Comments: May 28,
2008.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments 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.
k. The existing project generally
consists of a 211-foot-high, 256-footlong concrete arch dam, impounding the
1,225 acre Blue Lake reservoir; a 7,110
foot-long power conduit; and a
powerhouse containing two 3,000
kilowatt units. The applicant proposes
to add a third generating unit near the
existing powerhouse, and raise the
existing dam by as much as 83 feet.
l. A copy of the request to use
alternative procedures 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.
m. Applicant has demonstrated that it
has made an effort to contact all federal
and state resources agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and
others affected by the project. Applicant
has also demonstrated that a consensus
exists that the use of alternative
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procedures is appropriate in this case.
Applicant has submitted a
communications protocol that is
supported by the stakeholders.
The purpose of this notice is to invite
any additional comments on
Applicant’s request to use the
alternative procedures, pursuant to
section 4.34(i) of the Commission’s
regulations. Additional notices seeking
comments on the specific project
proposal, interventions and protests,
and recommended terms and conditions
will be issued at a later date. Applicant
will complete and file a preliminary
Environmental Assessment, in lieu of
Exhibit E of the application. This differs
from the traditional process, in which
an applicant consults with agencies,
Indian tribes, NGOs, and other parties
during preparation of the license
application and before filing the
application, but the Commission staff
performs the environmental review after
the application is filed. The alternative
procedures are intended to simplify and
expedite the licensing process by
combining the pre-filing consultation
and environmental review processes
into a single process, to facilitate greater
participation, and to improve
communication and cooperation among
the participants.
Applicant has met with federal and
state resource agencies, NGO’s, elected
officials, environmental groups, and
members of the public regarding the
Blue Lake amendment project.
Applicant intends to conduct the
alternative licensing procedures process
to file a license amendment application
by May 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–154–000]
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline
Company; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
April 24, 2008.
Take notice that on April 15, 2008,
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline
Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West
Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, filed in Docket No. CP08–
154–000 a prior notice request pursuant
to sections 157.205, 157.208 and
157.213 of the Commission’s regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
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Williston Basin’s blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP82–487–000 for
the construction, authorization, and
abandonment of mainline natural gas
facilities (compression and
measurement) in McKenzie and
Williams County, as more fully set forth
in the application, which is on file with
the Commission and open to public
inspection. The facilities will allow
Williston Basin to deliver incremental
firm transportation service to shippers
that signed precedent agreements
resulting from an open season ended
November 30, 2007. Williston Basin
states that the estimated cost to
construct the facilities is approximately
$7,300,000. The filing may also be
viewed on the web 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Keith A.
Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs,
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline
Company, 1250 West Century Avenue,
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, or
telephone (701) 530–1560 (e-mail
keith.tiggelaar@wbip.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
of intervention and, pursuant to section
157.205 of the Commission’s
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(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.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
and interventions via the internet in lieu
of paper. 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
2015 Resource Pool
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed 2015
Resource Pool Size and Revised
Eligibility Criteria.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Area Power
Administration (Western), a Federal
power marketing administration of the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
published its 2004 Power Marketing
Plan (Marketing Plan) for Western’s
Sierra Nevada Customer Service Region
(SNR) in the Federal Register on June
25, 1999 (64 FR 34417). The Marketing
Plan specifies the terms and conditions
under which Western will market power
from the Central Valley Project (CVP)
and the Washoe Project beginning
January 1, 2005, and continuing through
December 31, 2024. The Marketing Plan
provides for a 2015 Resource Pool of up
to 2 percent of SNR’s marketable power
resources. The 2015 Resource Pool will
be available for power allocations to
preference entities that meet the
Eligibility Criteria. This notice begins
the public process to establish the
resources available and to revise the
Eligibility Criteria provided in the
Marketing Plan for the 2015 Resource
Pool. Once Western establishes the final
amount of power to be made available
under the 2015 Resource Pool and the
associated Eligibility Criteria, preference
entities who wish to apply for an
allocation of power from SNR must
submit formal applications in response
to Western’s Call for 2015 Resource Pool
Applications to be published under a
separate notice.
DATES: Entities interested in submitting
comments on Western’s Proposed 2015
Resource Pool size and revised
Eligibility Criteria must submit
comments to the SNR office at the
address below. To ensure consideration,
comments must be received by the end
of the comment period which closes at
4 p.m. PST on July 7, 2008. The public
comment forum date is: May 21, 2008,
1 p.m. PST, Folsom, CA. Please refer to
Western’s Web page https://
www.wapa.gov/sn/marketing/
2015ResourcePool.asp for additional
information including updates to the
date, time, and location of the forum.
ADDRESSES: Western will hold the
public comment forum at the Lake
Natoma Inn, 702 Gold Lake Drive,
Folsom, CA. Written comments can be
mailed to Ms. Sonja A. Anderson, Power
Marketing Manager, Sierra Nevada
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Region, Western Area Power
Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive,
Folsom, CA 95630–4710, e-mail
sanderso@wapa.gov. Oral comments
must be presented at the public
comment forum which will be held on
May 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jeanne Haas, Power Contracts and
Energy Services Manager, Sierra Nevada
Customer Service Region, Western Area
Power Administration, 114 Parkshore
Drive, Folsom, CA 95630–4710,
telephone (916) 353–4438, e-mail
haas@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Marketing Plan provides that,
effective January 1, 2015, Western will
reduce all Customers’ allocations by up
to 2 percent to establish a 2015 Resource
Pool. In addition, the Marketing Plan
explains that as a result of a settlement,
the Sacramento Municipal Utility
District (SMUD) did not contribute to
the 2005 Resource Pool. Beginning in
2015, SMUD’s percentage will be
adjusted pursuant to the Marketing Plan
to be consistent with all other Existing
Customers, and the percentage it did not
provide to the 2005 Resource Pool will
be included in the 2015 Resource Pool.
Western is starting the public process
for the allocation of the 2015 Resource
Pool now to ensure that Customers have
adequate time to secure power and
delivery arrangements to start on
January 1, 2015.
CVP power facilities include 11
powerplants with a maximum operating
capability of about 2,044 megawatts
(MW) and an estimated average annual
generation of 4.6 million megawatthours
(MWh). Western markets and transmits
the power available from the CVP.
The Washoe Project’s Stampede
Powerplant has a maximum operating
capability of 3.65 MW with an estimated
annual generation of 10,000 MWh. The
Sierra Pacific Power Company owns and
operates the only transmission system
available for access to the Stampede
Powerplant.
Western owns the 94 circuit-mile
Malin-Round Mountain, 500-kilovolt
(kV) Transmission Line (an integral
section of the Pacific Northwest-Pacific
Southwest Alternating Current Intertie),
803 circuit miles of 230-kV transmission
line, 7 circuit miles of 115-kV
transmission line, and 44 circuit miles
of 69-kV and below transmission line.
Western also has part ownership in the
342-mile California-Oregon
Transmission Project and owns the 84mile Path 15 Upgrade Project. Many of
Western’s Customers have no direct
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-154-000]
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Request
Under Blanket Authorization
April 24, 2008.
Take notice that on April 15, 2008, Williston Basin Interstate
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck,
North Dakota 58503, filed in Docket No. CP08-154-000 a prior notice
request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208 and 157.213 of the
Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
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Williston Basin's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-487-000
for the construction, authorization, and abandonment of mainline
natural gas facilities (compression and measurement) in McKenzie and
Williams County, as more fully set forth in the application, which is
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The
facilities will allow Williston Basin to deliver incremental firm
transportation service to shippers that signed precedent agreements
resulting from an open season ended November 30, 2007. Williston Basin
states that the estimated cost to construct the facilities is
approximately $7,300,000. The filing may also be viewed on the web 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Keith
A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Williston Basin
Interstate Pipeline Company, 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, or telephone (701) 530-1560 (e-mail
keith.tiggelaar@wbip.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 of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (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.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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