Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, and Waiving the Timing Requirement for Filing Competing Development Applications, 25157-25158 [2012-10221]
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jurisdictional rates of a public utility or
natural gas company. Companies
seeking this exemption file the FERC–
65A. Commission regulations within 18
CFR 366.3 describe the criteria in more
specificity.
FERC–65B (Waiver Notification of
Holding Company Status)
Entities may file a FERC–65B
pursuant to the notification procedures
contained in 18 CFR 366.4 to obtain a
waiver from the requirement of
providing the Commission with a
FERC–65 if they meet the requirements
in 18 CFR 366.3(c). Specifically, the
Commission waives the requirement of
providing it with a FERC 65 for any
holding company with respect to one or
more of the following: (1) Single-state
holding company systems; (2) holding
companies that own generating facilities
that total 100 MW or less in size and are
used fundamentally for their own load
or for sales to affiliated end-users; or (3)
investors in independent transmissiononly companies. Filings may be made in
hardcopy or electronically through the
Commission’s Web site.
Type of Respondents: Holding
company, Public utilities, natural gas
companies, service companies.
Estimate of Annual Burden:1 The
Commission estimates the total Public
Reporting Burden for this information
collection as:
FERC–65, FERC–65A, AND FERC–65B (IC12–5–000): NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS, EXEMPTION
NOTIFICATION, AND WAIVER NOTIFICATION
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
(A)
(B)
(A) × (B) = (C)
(D)
(C) × (D)
FERC–65 Notification of Holding Company Status .............
FERC–65A Exemption Notification ......................................
FERC–65B Waiver Notification ............................................
8
1
0
1
1
1
8
1
0
3
1
1
24
1
0
Total ..............................................................................
2 N/A
2 N/A
9
2 N/A
25
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $1,725.35. [25
hours ÷ 2,080 3 hours/year = 0.01202
years * $143,540/year 4 = $1,725.35]
The estimated annual cost of filing the
FERC–65, FERC–65A, and FERC–65B
per response is $191.71. [$1,725.35 ÷ 9
responses = $191.71/response]
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collections of
information are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collections
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 20, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12690–005]
Public Utility District No. 1 of
Snohomish County, WA; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing, Ready
for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting
Motions To Intervene and Protests,
Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Fishway
Prescriptions, and Waiving the Timing
Requirement for Filing Competing
Development Applications
Take notice that the following
hydrokinetic pilot project license
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: Pilot Project
License.
b. Project No.: 12690–005.
c. Date Filed: March 1, 2012.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District
No. 1 of Snohomish County,
Washington (Snohomish PUD).
e. Name of Project: Admiralty Inlet
Pilot Tidal Project.
f. Location: On the east side of
Admiralty Inlet in Puget Sound,
Washington, about 1 kilometer west of
Whidbey Island, entirely within Island
explanation of what is included in the information
collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
2 Not applicable.
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County, Washington. The project would
not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–828(c).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein,
Public Utility District No. 1 of
Snohomish County, Washington, P.O.
Box 1107, 2320 California Street,
Everett, WA 98206–1107; (425) 783–
8473.
i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202)
502–6091.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and fishway prescriptions:
30 days from the issuance of this notice;
reply comments are due 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests,
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and fishway prescriptions
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 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
3 2,080 hours = 40 hours/week * 52 weeks
(1 year).
4 Average annual salary per employee in 2012.
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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
and Procedure 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 (EA).
l. The Project Description: The
proposed Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal
Project would consist of: (1) Two 19.7foot-diameter Open-Centre turbines,
supplied by OpenHydro Group Ltd.,
mounted on completely submerged
gravity foundations; (2) two
transmission cables which run from the
turbines to the cable termination vault;
(3) two transmission cables from the
cable termination vault to the proposed
cable control building; (4) a cable
control building housing the power
conditioning and monitoring
equipment; (5) a transmission cable
bringing power from the cable control
building to an existing 12.47-kilovolt
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant
facilities for operation and maintenance.
The estimated average annual
generation of the project is 216,000
kilowatt-hours.
m. 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. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
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.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
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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, 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 ‘‘FISHWAY
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) except to the extent
that this notice establishes deadlines
different from those in the regulation.
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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Due date
Filing of recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Single EA.
Comments on EA ..........
May 23, 2012.
July 23, 2012.
August 22, 2012.
p. Waiver of deadline to file
competing applications filed pursuant
to a notice of intent (NOI):
Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application or
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an NOI to file such an application.
Section 4.36(b)(2) of the Commission’s
regulations, which allows 120 days from
the specified intervention deadline date
for interested parties to file competing
development applications in which
timely NOIs have been submitted, is
hereby waived. Due to the expedited
nature of the pilot project licensing
procedures, the submission of a timely
NOI will instead allow an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
30 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
An NOI must specify the exact name,
business address, and telephone number
of the prospective applicant, and must
include an unequivocal statement of
intent to submit a development
application. An NOI must be served on
the applicant named in this public
notice.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary .
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1256–031]
Loup River Public Power District;
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 1256–031.
c. Date Filed: April 16, 2012.
d. Applicant: Loup River Public
Power District (Loup Power District).
e. Name of Project: Loup River
Hydroelectric Project (Loup River
Project).
f. Location: On the Loup River, Loup
Canal (a diversion canal off the Loup
River), and Platte River in Nance and
Platte counties, Nebraska. The project
does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Neal Suess,
President/CEO, Loup Power District,
P.O. Box 988, 2404 15th Street,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12690-005]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing, Ready for Environmental Analysis,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, and
Waiving the Timing Requirement for Filing Competing Development
Applications
Take notice that the following hydrokinetic pilot project license
application has been filed with the Commission and is available for
public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Pilot Project License.
b. Project No.: 12690-005.
c. Date Filed: March 1, 2012.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County,
Washington (Snohomish PUD).
e. Name of Project: Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project.
f. Location: On the east side of Admiralty Inlet in Puget Sound,
Washington, about 1 kilometer west of Whidbey Island, entirely within
Island County, Washington. The project would not occupy any federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-828(c).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein, Public Utility District No.
1 of Snohomish County, Washington, P.O. Box 1107, 2320 California
Street, Everett, WA 98206-1107; (425) 783-8473.
i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions: 30
days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and fishway prescriptions 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 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
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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 and Procedure 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 (EA).
l. The Project Description: The proposed Admiralty Inlet Pilot
Tidal Project would consist of: (1) Two 19.7-foot-diameter Open-Centre
turbines, supplied by OpenHydro Group Ltd., mounted on completely
submerged gravity foundations; (2) two transmission cables which run
from the turbines to the cable termination vault; (3) two transmission
cables from the cable termination vault to the proposed cable control
building; (4) a cable control building housing the power conditioning
and monitoring equipment; (5) a transmission cable bringing power from
the cable control building to an existing 12.47-kilovolt transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities for operation and maintenance. The
estimated average annual generation of the project is 216,000 kilowatt-
hours.
m. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
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.
n. 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, .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 ``FISHWAY
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) except to the extent that this notice establishes
deadlines different from those in the regulation. 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.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Due date
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Filing of recommendations, terms and May 23, 2012.
conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Single EA........... July 23, 2012.
Comments on EA........................ August 22, 2012.
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p. Waiver of deadline to file competing applications filed pursuant
to a notice of intent (NOI):
Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application or an NOI to file
such an application. Section 4.36(b)(2) of the Commission's
regulations, which allows 120 days from the specified intervention
deadline date for interested parties to file competing development
applications in which timely NOIs have been submitted, is hereby
waived. Due to the expedited nature of the pilot project licensing
procedures, the submission of a timely NOI will instead allow an
interested person to file the competing development application no
later than 30 days after the specified intervention deadline date.
Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response
to this notice.
An NOI must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone
number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal
statement of intent to submit a development application. An NOI must be
served on the applicant named in this public notice.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary .
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