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may also publish and distribute the EA
to the public for an allotted comment
period. We will consider all comments
on the EA before making our
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure we have the opportunity to
consider and address your comments,
please carefully follow the instructions
in the Public Participation section
below.
With this notice, we are asking
agencies with jurisdiction by law and/
or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues of this project to
formally cooperate with us in the
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agency status should follow the
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You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that
your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before September
23, 2013.
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 (CP13–516–000) with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert eFiling staff
available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
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www.ferc.gov under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy
method for interested persons to submit
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(2) You can file your comments
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you can provide comments in a variety
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with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
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the type of filing you are making. If you
are filing a comment on a particular
project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.
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regulations) who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground
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to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in
the proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an
intervenor are in the User’s Guide under
the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s
Web site.
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Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
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docket number, excluding the last three
digits in the Docket Number field (i.e.,
CP13–516). 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, contact (202) 502–8659. The
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and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
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Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
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EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: August 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. OR13–32–000]
Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC; Notice
of Petition for Declaratory Order
Take notice that on August 21, 2013,
pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practices and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, Dominion
NGL Pipelines, LLC filed a petition
requesting a declaratory order
approving, (1) the general rate structure
for its new ethane pipeline (Natrium
Ethane Pipeline) extending from a new
natural gas processing and fractionation
plant operating in Marshall County,
West Virginia, to an interconnection
near Follansbee, West Virginia with
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.’s
Appalachia to Texas Express (ATEX)
pipeline; (2) the rate and terms agreed
upon by Dominion NGL with a shipper
that has made a long-term commitment
to utilize, or pay for, significant capacity
on the Natrium Ethane Pipeline
(Committed Shipper); and (3) the rate
design utilizing revenue crediting to
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establish rates for ‘‘uncommitted
shippers’’.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in this proceedings must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests 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. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Petitioner.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St. NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive email
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on September 23, 2013.
Dated: August 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[ Docket No. DI13–7–000]
City of Sandpoint, Idaho; Notice of
Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
On August 15, 2013, City of
Sandpoint, Idaho filed a notice of intent
to construct a qualifying conduit
hydropower facility, pursuant to section
30 of the Federal Power Act, as
amended by section 4 of the
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
of 2013 (HREA). The Little Sand Creek
Hydroelectric Project would be located
on the Little Sand Creek Treatment
Plant’s water supply pipeline that runs
along Little Sand Creek, in Bonner
County, Idaho.
Applicant Contact: Jared Yost, City of
Sandpoint, 1123 Lake Street, Sandpoint,
ID 83864, Phone No. (208) 265–1480,
email: jyost@ci.sandpoint.id.us.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.
(202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@
ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) an intake
pipeline; (2) a proposed powerhouse,
containing one 65-kilowatt generating
unit located on the 18-inch diameter
water supply pipeline, (3) a 200-footlong 18-inch diameter discharge
pipeline leading to the water treatment
plant; (4) a 150-foot-long 18-inch
diameter discharge pipe leading to Little
Sand Creek, which is to bypass
treatment plant when it not operating;
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an
estimated annual generating capacity
between 382.2 and 569.4 megawatthours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower
facility is one that is determined or
deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
in the table below.
TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Statutory provision
Description
Satisfies
(Y/N)
FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by
HREA.
The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar
manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural,
municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and
uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.
The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts .............................
Y
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by
HREA.
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FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by
HREA.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by
HREA.
On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing
requirements of Part I of the FPA.
Preliminary Determination: Based
upon the above criteria, Commission
staff preliminarily determines that the
proposal satisfies the requirements for a
qualifying conduit hydropower facility
not required to be licensed or exempted
from licensing.
Comments and Motions To Intervene:
Deadline for filing comments contesting
whether the facility meets the qualifying
criteria is 45 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
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Deadline for filing motions to
intervene is 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
Anyone may submit comments or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and
385.214. Any motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular
proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in
all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS
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CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A
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or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the
filing responds; (3) state the name,
address, and telephone number of the
person filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of sections
385.2001 through 385.2005 of the
Commission’s regulations.1 All
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. OR13-32-000]
Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory
Order
Take notice that on August 21, 2013, pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Commission's Rules of Practices and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, Dominion
NGL Pipelines, LLC filed a petition requesting a declaratory order
approving, (1) the general rate structure for its new ethane pipeline
(Natrium Ethane Pipeline) extending from a new natural gas processing
and fractionation plant operating in Marshall County, West Virginia, to
an interconnection near Follansbee, West Virginia with Enterprise
Products Partners, L.P.'s Appalachia to Texas Express (ATEX) pipeline;
(2) the rate and terms agreed upon by Dominion NGL with a shipper that
has made a long-term commitment to utilize, or pay for, significant
capacity on the Natrium Ethane Pipeline (Committed Shipper); and (3)
the rate design utilizing revenue crediting to
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establish rates for ``uncommitted shippers''.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests
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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must
serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner.
The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or
call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 23, 2013.
Dated: August 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21207 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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