Jonathan and Jayne Chase; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing, 31955-31956 [2011-13683]

Download as PDF emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2011 / Notices j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions: June 30, 2011. All documents should 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. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and seven copies should be filed with: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the docket number (DI11–7–000) on any comments, protests, and/or motions filed. k. Description of Project: The MicroHydro-Turbine-Generator Project would consist of a municipal water delivery system in which two Pressure Reducing Valves (PRV), used to control pressure in pipes, would be retrofitted with hydro turbines, to generate 150-kW. The 16-inch pipe, into which the PRVs are placed, carries water from the city’s water treatment plant and is part of the San Jose public drinking water system. The water supplied to the water treatment plant comes from three existing storage reservoirs. A transmission line will connect the project to an interstate grid. When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign commerce would be affected by the proposed project. The Commission also determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would increase the project’s head or generating capacity, or have otherwise significantly modified the project’s pre-1935 design or operation. l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may 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. You may also register online VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 01, 2011 Jkt 223001 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, and/or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, and a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, and/or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR ‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Dated: May 26, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–13681 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31955 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13381–001] Jonathan and Jayne Chase; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing. b. Project No.: 13381–001. c. Date filed: July 23, 2010. d. Applicant: Jonathan and Jayne Chase. e. Name of Project: Troy Hydropower Project. f. Location: On the Missisquoi River, in the Town of Troy, Orleans County, Vermont. The project would not occupy lands of the United States. g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708. h. Applicant Contact: Jonathan and Jayne Chase, 361 Goodall Road, Derby Line, VT 05830, (802) 895–2980. i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502–6041. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: Due to the small size and particular location of this project and the close coordination with state and federal agencies during the preparation of the application, the 60-day timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions is shortened. Instead, motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions will be due 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 45 days from the date of this notice All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES 31956 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 106 / Thursday, June 2, 2011 / Notices 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 or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, 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. k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. Project Description: The Troy Project would consist of: (1) The existing 20.5-foot-high, 180-foot-long Bakers Falls dam equipped with a 134foot-long spillway and a 3.33-foot-wide, 4.0-foot-high wastegate located about 5 feet below the dam spillway; (2) an existing 0.61-acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 739.4 feet above mean sea level; (3) an existing intake structure equipped with two 3.33-foot-wide, 4.0-foot-high headgates; (4) an existing forebay with a 2.0-footwide, 2.0-foot-high wastegate; (5) an existing 250-foot-long, 6.5-foot-diameter penstock; (6) an existing powerhouse containing one inoperable 600-kilowatt (kW) generating unit; and (7) three existing overhead 6.6-kilovolt 90-footlong transmission lines. The applicant proposes to: (1) Rehabilitate or replace the powerhouse; (2) increase the capacity of the inoperable generating unit to 850 kW; and (3) replace the existing transmission lines with three new buried 480 volt 90foot-long transmission lines. The project would be operated in a run-of-river mode, and would have an annual generation of 1,500 megawatt-hours. m. Due to the project works already existing and the limited scope of proposed rehabilitation of the project site described above, the applicant’s close coordination with federal and state agencies during the preparation of the application, completed studies during pre-filing consultation, and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 Jun 01, 2011 Jkt 223001 agency recommended preliminary terms and conditions, we intend to waive scoping, shorten the notice filing period, and expedite the exemption process. Based on a review of the application, resource agency consultation letters including the preliminary 30(c) terms and conditions, and comments filed to date, Commission staff intends to prepare a single environmental assessment (EA). Commission staff determined that the issues that need to be addressed in its EA have been adequately identified during the prefiling period, which included a public meeting and site visit, and no new issues are likely to be identified through additional scoping. The EA will consider assessing the potential effects of project construction and operation on geology and soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, recreation and land use, aesthetic, and cultural and historic resources. n. 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. 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. o. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. 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. p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Notice of the availability of the EA. Target date October 2011. Dated: May 26, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–13683 Filed 6–1–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP09–487–003] High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.; Notice of Compliance Filing Take notice that on May 16, 2011, High Island Offshore System, L.L.C. (HIOS) filed to comply with the Commission’s ‘‘Order Approving, as Modified, Uncontested Settlement’’ issued on April 29, 2011. (135 FERC ¶ 61,105 (2011)). HIOS states it is submitting a revised Stipulation and Agreement as directed, as more fully described in the petition. Any person desiring to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Protests to this filing 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. Such protests must be filed on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Anyone filing a protest must serve a copy of that document on all the parties to the proceeding. E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13381-001]


Jonathan and Jayne Chase; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing With the Commission, Intent To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting 
Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, and 
Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 13381-001.
    c. Date filed: July 23, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Jonathan and Jayne Chase.
    e. Name of Project: Troy Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the Missisquoi River, in the Town of Troy, Orleans 
County, Vermont. The project would not occupy lands of the United 
States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Jonathan and Jayne Chase, 361 Goodall Road, 
Derby Line, VT 05830, (802) 895-2980.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: Due to the 
small size and particular location of this project and the close 
coordination with state and federal agencies during the preparation of 
the application, the 60-day timeframe in 18 CFR 4.34(b) for filing 
motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions is shortened. Instead, motions to 
intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions will be due 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice. All reply comments must be filed with the 
Commission within 45 days from the date of this notice
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the

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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 or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 
original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The Troy Project would consist of: (1) The 
existing 20.5-foot-high, 180-foot-long Bakers Falls dam equipped with a 
134-foot-long spillway and a 3.33-foot-wide, 4.0-foot-high wastegate 
located about 5 feet below the dam spillway; (2) an existing 0.61-acre 
impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 739.4 feet above 
mean sea level; (3) an existing intake structure equipped with two 
3.33-foot-wide, 4.0-foot-high headgates; (4) an existing forebay with a 
2.0-foot-wide, 2.0-foot-high wastegate; (5) an existing 250-foot-long, 
6.5-foot-diameter penstock; (6) an existing powerhouse containing one 
inoperable 600-kilowatt (kW) generating unit; and (7) three existing 
overhead 6.6-kilovolt 90-foot-long transmission lines.
    The applicant proposes to: (1) Rehabilitate or replace the 
powerhouse; (2) increase the capacity of the inoperable generating unit 
to 850 kW; and (3) replace the existing transmission lines with three 
new buried 480 volt 90-foot-long transmission lines. The project would 
be operated in a run-of-river mode, and would have an annual generation 
of 1,500 megawatt-hours.
    m. Due to the project works already existing and the limited scope 
of proposed rehabilitation of the project site described above, the 
applicant's close coordination with federal and state agencies during 
the preparation of the application, completed studies during pre-filing 
consultation, and agency recommended preliminary terms and conditions, 
we intend to waive scoping, shorten the notice filing period, and 
expedite the exemption process. Based on a review of the application, 
resource agency consultation letters including the preliminary 30(c) 
terms and conditions, and comments filed to date, Commission staff 
intends to prepare a single environmental assessment (EA). Commission 
staff determined that the issues that need to be addressed in its EA 
have been adequately identified during the pre-filing period, which 
included a public meeting and site visit, and no new issues are likely 
to be identified through additional scoping. The EA will consider 
assessing the potential effects of project construction and operation 
on geology and soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered 
species, recreation and land use, aesthetic, and cultural and historic 
resources.
    n. 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.
    Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' 
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project 
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the 
name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or 
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. 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.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of the availability of the EA....  October 2011.
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    Dated: May 26, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-13683 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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