Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, 48669-48670 [2013-19238]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 154 / Friday, August 9, 2013 / Notices proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped chronologically, in 48669 ascending order. These filings are 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, please contact FERC, Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Docket No. Filed date Prohibited: 1. CP13–14–000 ......................................................................................................................... Exempt: 1. CP13–483–000, CP13–492–000 ............................................................................................ 2. CP13–14–000 ......................................................................................................................... Presenter or requester 07–24–13 David P. Marsh.1 05–28–13 08–02–13 FERC Staff.2 Hon. Chris Gibson. 1 Two letters were received. The first one was addressed to Commissioner Norris, and the second one was addressed to Commissioner LaFleur. 2 Phone record. Dated: August 5, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–19293 Filed 8–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP13–524–000] pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on July 19, 2013 Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation (CGT), 601 Old Taylor Road, Cayce, South Carolina 29033, filed in Docket No. CP13–524–000, a request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate: (1) A new compressor station near Moore, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; (2) add a new compressor unit to an existing compressor station near Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina; (3) rearrange the existing Moore Purchase meter and regulation station; and (4) Moore Wye main line valve station. The project will increase the firm receipt capacity by 28,000 dekatherms per day to serve customers who have requested service, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:54 Aug 08, 2013 Jkt 229001 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, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Michael R. Ferguson, Manager-System Intergity, Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation, 601 Old Taylor Road, Cayce, South Carolina 29033, or call (803) 217–2107, or by email mferguson@scana.com. Any person 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission’s staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with he Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and ill not have the right E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM 09AUN1 48670 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 154 / Friday, August 9, 2013 / Notices to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. 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 (www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Dated: August 2, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–19238 Filed 8–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Project No. 9403–007] Rivermill Hydroelectric, Inc., New Hampshire Hydro Associates; Notice of Transfer of Exemption August 5, 2013. 1. By letter filed July 19, 2013, Rivermill Hydroelectric, Inc. and New Hampshire Hydro Associates informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the HDI Mascoma Dam Project,1 FERC No. 9403, originally issued September 21, 1988,2 has been transferred to New Hampshire Hydro Associates. The project is located on the Mascoma River in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. New Hampshire Hydro Associates is now the exemptee of the HDI Mascoma Dam Project, FERC No. 9403. All correspondence should be forwarded to Rivermill Hydroelectric, Inc., c/o Essex Hydro Associates, L.L.C., located at 55 Main Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108. Dated: August 5, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–19290 Filed 8–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Western Area Power Administration Boulder Canyon Project Western Area Power Administration, DOE. AGENCY: 1 On July 29, 2013, Commission staff spoke with the exemptee and confirmed correct project name is HDI Mascoma Dam Project. 2 44 FERC ¶ 62,273, Order Granting Exemption from Licensing (5 MW or Less). VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:54 Aug 08, 2013 Jkt 229001 ACTION: Notice of Base Charge and Rates. In this notice, the Deputy Secretary of Energy (Deputy Secretary) approves the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Base Charge and Rates for Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) electric service provided by the Western Area Power Administration (Western). The Base Charge will provide sufficient revenue to pay all annual costs, including interest expense, and repay investments within the allowable period. DATES: The revised Base Charge and Rates will be effective the first day of the first full billing period beginning on or after October 1, 2013, and will stay in effect through September 30, 2014, or until superseded. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Murray, Rates Manager, Desert Southwest Customer Service Region, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, Phoenix, AZ 85005– 6457, (602) 605–2442, email jmurray@wapa.gov. SUMMARY: Hoover Dam, authorized by the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057, December 21, 1928), sits on the Colorado River along the Arizona and Nevada border. The Hoover Dam powerplant has 19 generating units (two for plant use) and an installed capacity of 2,078,800 kilowatts (kW) (4,800 kW for plant use). High-voltage transmission lines and substations connect BCP power to consumers in southern Nevada, Arizona, and southern California. BCP electric service rates are adjusted annually using an existing rate formula established on April 19, 1996. The rate formula requires the BCP Contractors to pay a Base Charge (expressed in dollars), rather than a rate, for their power. The Base Charge is calculated to generate sufficient revenue to cover all annual costs and to repay investment obligations within allowable time periods. The Base Charge is allocated to each BCP Contractor in proportion to its allocation of Hoover power. A BCP composite power rate, expressed in mills per kilowatt-hour (mills/kWh), can be inferred by dividing the Base Charge by energy sales in the year; however, the rate is not used to determine customers’ bills. Rate Schedule BCP–F8, Rate Order No. WAPA–150, effective October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2015, allows for an annual recalculation of the Base Charge and Rates.1 This notice sets SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1 FERC confirmed and approved Rate Schedule BCP–F8 on a final basis on December 9, 2010, in Docket No. EF10–7–000, See United States Department of Energy, Western Area Power PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 forth the recalculation for FY 2014. Under Rate Schedule BCP–F8, the existing composite rate, effective on October 1, 2012, is 21.28 mills/kWh. The current Base Charge is $82,379,637, the energy rate is 10.64 mills/kWh, and the capacity rate is $1.96 per kilowattmonth (kW-month). The recalculated Base Charge for BCP electric service, effective October 1, 2013, is $76,108,019, a 7.61-percent decrease from the FY 2013 Base Charge. The major contributing factor to the decrease is the lower than expected costs in several categories. Expenses for operation and maintenance expenses, the uprating program, the visitor center, and replacement costs were less than projected. Other factors for the decrease are additional carryover from FY 2011 into FY 2012 and higher than projected FY 2012 Other Revenues from the Hoover Dam Visitor Center and Ancillary Services, which are used to offset costs to be recovered from power customers. The FY 2012 results allowed additional funds to be carried into FY 2013 and FY 2014, which enables the FY 2014 Base Charge to be reduced from the current level. The FY 2014 composite rate of 20.18 mills/kWh is a decrease of approximately 5 percent compared to the FY 2013 BCP composite rate of 21.28 mills/kWh. The FY 2014 energy rate of 10.09 mills/kWh is a decrease of approximately 5 percent compared to the existing energy rate of 10.64 mills/kWh. The FY 2014 capacity rate of $1.87/kW-month is a decrease of approximately 4.5 percent compared to the existing capacity rate of $1.96/kWmonth. FY 2014 Energy and Capacity sales have decreased compared with FY 2013, due to a forecast of continued reduction in hydrological conditions resulting in lower lake elevation. Although the energy and capacity sales for FY 2014 are decreasing, the significant decrease in the revenue requirement for FY 2014 results in a decrease to the composite and energy and capacity rates. The proposed rates were calculated using Western’s FY 2013 Final Master Schedule, which provides the FY 2014 projections for energy and capacity sales. The following summarizes the steps taken by Western to ensure involvement of all interested parties in determining the Base Charge and Rates: 1. A Federal Register notice was published on February 4, 2013 (78 FR 7775), announcing the proposed rate adjustment process, initiating a public consultation and comment period, announcing public information and Administration, Boulder Canyon Project, 133 FERC ¶ 62,229 (December 9, 2010). E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM 09AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48669-48670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19238]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-524-000]


Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on July 19, 2013 Carolina Gas Transmission 
Corporation (CGT), 601 Old Taylor Road, Cayce, South Carolina 29033, 
filed in Docket No. CP13-524-000, a request pursuant to sections 
157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 of the Commission's Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate: (1) A new 
compressor station near Moore, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; 
(2) add a new compressor unit to an existing compressor station near 
Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina; (3) rearrange the existing 
Moore Purchase meter and regulation station; and (4) Moore Wye main 
line valve station. The project will increase the firm receipt capacity 
by 28,000 dekatherms per day to serve customers who have requested 
service, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 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, (866) 208-3676 or 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Michael R. Ferguson, Manager-System Intergity, Carolina Gas 
Transmission Corporation, 601 Old Taylor Road, Cayce, South Carolina 
29033, or call (803) 217-2107, or by email mferguson@scana.com.
    Any person 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. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with he Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and ill not have the right

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to seek court review of the Commission's final order.
    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 (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: August 2, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-19238 Filed 8-8-13; 8:45 am]
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