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Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–
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Dated: August 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC v.
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on August 3, 2012,
pursuant to Rule 206 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedure; 18 CFR 385.206 (2012) and
sections 206 and 306 of the Federal
Power Act, Hudson Transmission
Partners, LLC (Complainant) filed a
formal complaint against the New York
Independent System Operator, Inc.
(Respondent). As more fully explained
in the Complaint, the Complainant
alleges that the Respondent applied the
Mitigation Exemption Test using
methods and assumptions that are
unjust, unreasonable, and unduly
discriminatory; and inconsistent with
the requirements of the Open Access
Transmission Tariff and the Services
Tariff.
The Complainant certifies that copies
of the complaint were served on the
contacts for the Respondent as listed on
the Commission’s list of Corporate
Officials.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
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appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainants.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
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https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
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(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on August 23, 2012.
Dated: August 3, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP10–448–000]
Appalachian Gateway Project; Notice
of Availability of Draft General
Conformity Analysis
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Clean Air Act and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (Commission
or FERC’s) regulations, Commission
staff has prepared this draft General
Conformity Determination (GCD) for the
Appalachian Gateway Project (Project)
to assess the potential air quality
impacts associated with the
construction and operation of natural
gas pipelines, compressor stations, and
aboveground facilities currently being
constructed by Dominion Transmission,
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Inc (Dominion) under Docket Number
CP10–448–000 in Pennsylvania.
The FERC staff concludes that the
Project will achieve conformity in
Pennsylvania with the use of
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection emission
credits. If significant new comments are
received by the end of the 30-day public
comment period, which ends on
September 2, 2012, FERC staff will issue
a final GCD to address any changes
necessary and respond to comments. If
no new significant comments are
received, FERC staff will issue a public
notice identifying this GCD as final.
The revised draft GCD addresses the
potential air quality impacts on
Pennsylvania air quality from the
construction and operation of the
Project. The Project consists of the
following natural gas pipeline facilities
in West Virginia and Pennsylvania:
construction of 109.1 miles of 20-inch,
24-inch, and 30-inch-diameter interstate
natural gas transmission pipeline, four
new compressor stations, and
modifications to two existing
compressor stations.
Any person wishing to comment on
the draft GCD may do so. To ensure that
your comments are properly recorded
and considered prior to issuance of the
final GCD, it is important that we
receive your comments in Washington,
DC on or before September 2, 2012.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances please reference the project
docket number (CP10–448–000) with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has dedicated eFiling
expert staff available to assist you at
202–502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments
electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the link to
Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for
interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You may file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the link to
Documents and Filings. eFiling involves
preparing your submission in the same
manner as you would if filing on paper,
and then saving the file on your
computer’s hard drive. You will attach
that file as your submission. New
eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
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the type of filing you are making. A
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You may file a paper copy of your
comments at the following address:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC. The administrative
public record for this proceeding to date
is on the FERC Web site https://
www.ferc.gov. Go to Documents Filings
and choose the eLibrary link. Under
eLibrary, click on ‘‘General Search,’’ and
enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the Docket Number
field (e.g., CP010–448). Be sure you
have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at:
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY call
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on
the FERC Web site also provides access
to the texts of formal documents issued
by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
You may also register online at
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.
For further information, contact Eric
Tomasi by telephone at 202–502–8097
or by email at Eric.Tomasi@ferc.gov.
Dated: August 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Project No. 1892–000 New HampshireVermont; Project No. 1855–000 New
Hampshire-Vermont; Project No. 1904–000
New Hampshire-Vermont; Project No. 2485–
000 Massachusetts; Project No. 1889–000
Massachusetts]
TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc.;
FirstLight Power Resources; Notice of
Environmental Site Review
In anticipation of the filing of a Notice
of Intent (NOI) and Pre-Application
Document for three hydroelectric
projects owned and operated by
TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc.
(TransCanada) in New Hampshire and
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Vermont (Wilder Dam Hydroelectric
Project No. 1892, Bellows Falls
Hydroelectric Project No. 1855, and
Vernon Dam Hydroelectric Project No.
1904), and two projects owned and
operated by FirstLight Power Resources
in Massachusetts (Northfield Mountain
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project
No. 2485, and Turners Falls
Hydroelectric Project No. 1889), all
located on the Connecticut River, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will be hosting an
environmental site review for each of
the projects during the first week of
October 2012.
The environmental site reviews are
being held to provide all stakeholders,
interested in the projects’ pending
relicensing proceedings, an opportunity
to view the projects’ facilities and
surrounding areas.
Under the Commission’s Integrated
Licensing Process, the Commission
conducts its National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) scoping meeting
within 90 days of the filing of the
Licensee’s Notice of Intent. An
environmental site review is typically
held in conjunction with that scoping
meeting. However, access to some
project facilities may be limited by
winter weather during the early part of
2013 when scoping for this project is
currently anticipated. For this reason,
the Commission has chosen to host the
environmental site reviews in October
before the onset of winter. While the
Commission expects to host its NEPA
scoping meetings for the projects in
early 2013, it will not conduct the
environmental site reviews at that time.
As such, the Commission encourages all
interested parties to participate in the
October environmental site review(s) to
facilitate productive scoping meetings
early next year. Details of the project
specific environmental site reviews
follow.
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Wilder Dam Hydroelectric Project (P–
1892)
• Tour of Wilder Project Facilities
Date and Time: October 1, 2012 at 9
a.m.
Location: Wilder Station, 351 Wilder
Dam Rd., Wilder, VT 05088.
• Wilder Project Reservoir Tour
Date and Time: October 1, 2012 at 1
p.m.
Location: Wilder Station, 351 Wilder
Dam Rd., Wilder, VT 05088.
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Bellows Falls Hydroelectric Project (P–
1855)
• Tour of Bellows Falls Project
Facilities
Date and Time: October 2, 2012 at 9
a.m.
Location: Bellows Falls Hydroelectric
Project Visitor Center, 17 Bridge St.,
Bellows Falls, VT 05101.
• Bellows Falls Project Reservoir Tour
Date and Time: October 2, 2012 at 1
p.m.
Location: Pine Street Recreation Area,
99 Pine St., North Walpole, NH 03609.
Vernon Dam Hydroelectric Project (P–
1904)
• Tour of Vernon Project Facilities
Date and Time: October 3, 2012 at 9
a.m.
Location: Vernon Station, 152
Governor Hunt Road, Vernon VT 05354.
• Vernon Project Reservoir Tour
Date and Time: October 3, 2012 at 1
p.m.
Location: Vernon Station, 152
Governor Hunt Road, Vernon VT 05354.
FirstLight’s Projects
FirstLight will bus attendees from the
Northfield Mountain Visitors Center to
tour the Northfield Mountain Pumped
Storage Hydroelectric Project and the
Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project. Bus
capacity is approximately 55
individuals. In addition, FirstLight is
providing a boat tour of the section of
the Connecticut River impounded by
the Turners Falls Project which also
serves as the lower reservoir for the
Northfield Mountain Pumped
Hydroelectric Storage Project. Boat
capacity is approximately 44
individuals. Depending on the number
of participants that R.S.V.P., two tour
groups (Group 1 and Group 2) may be
established. The schedule below reflects
the two groups. All individuals should
meet at the Northfield Mountain
Visitors Center (address below) on
October 4, 2012 at 8 a.m. for a briefing
on both projects.
Group 1 Schedule:
Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project (P–2485)
• Tour of Northfield Mountain Pumped
Storage Project Facilities
Date and Time: October 4, 2012 at 8
a.m.
Location: Northfield Mountain
Visitors Center, 99 Millers Falls Road,
Northfield, MA 01360.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP10-448-000]
Appalachian Gateway Project; Notice of Availability of Draft
General Conformity Analysis
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
the Clean Air Act and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(Commission or FERC's) regulations, Commission staff has prepared this
draft General Conformity Determination (GCD) for the Appalachian
Gateway Project (Project) to assess the potential air quality impacts
associated with the construction and operation of natural gas
pipelines, compressor stations, and aboveground facilities currently
being constructed by Dominion Transmission, Inc (Dominion) under Docket
Number CP10-448-000 in Pennsylvania.
The FERC staff concludes that the Project will achieve conformity
in Pennsylvania with the use of Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection emission credits. If significant new comments
are received by the end of the 30-day public comment period, which ends
on September 2, 2012, FERC staff will issue a final GCD to address any
changes necessary and respond to comments. If no new significant
comments are received, FERC staff will issue a public notice
identifying this GCD as final.
The revised draft GCD addresses the potential air quality impacts
on Pennsylvania air quality from the construction and operation of the
Project. The Project consists of the following natural gas pipeline
facilities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania: construction of 109.1
miles of 20-inch, 24-inch, and 30-inch-diameter interstate natural gas
transmission pipeline, four new compressor stations, and modifications
to two existing compressor stations.
Any person wishing to comment on the draft GCD may do so. To ensure
that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to
issuance of the final GCD, it is important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or before September 2, 2012.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the
project docket number (CP10-448-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling involves
preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on
paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard drive. You will
attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users must first
create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will
be asked to select
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the type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC. The
administrative public record for this proceeding to date is on the FERC
Web site https://www.ferc.gov. Go to Documents Filings and choose the
eLibrary link. Under eLibrary, click on ``General Search,'' and enter
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field (e.g., CP010-448). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at:
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY
call (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
You may also register online at 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.
For further information, contact Eric Tomasi by telephone at 202-
502-8097 or by email at Eric.Tomasi@ferc.gov.
Dated: August 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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