San Juan County Historical Society; Notice of Preliminary Determination of A Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 61958-61959 [2013-24394]

Download as PDF 61958 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2013 / Notices by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: October 1, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24393 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, New England Hydropower Company, LLC, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts 01915; phone: (978) 360–2547. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14550–000] wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 20, 2013, the New England Hydropower Company, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Hanover Pond Dam Project (proposed project) to be located on Quinnipiac River, near the city of Meriden, in New Haven County, Connecticut. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An existing 25-foothigh, 430-foot-long earth embankment dam with four low-level, sluice gates and a 242-foot-long concrete spillway; (2) the existing 67.6-acre Hanover Pond with a storage capacity of 1,800 acre-feet at a normal operating elevation of about 87.9 feet above mean sea level; (3) an existing 175-foot-long, 4.0-foot-wide fish ladder; (4) a new 6-foot-high, 10.65-footwide hydraulically-powered sluice gate equipped with a new 14-foot-high, 12foot-wide trashrack with 6-inch bar spacing; (5) a new 115-foot-long, 12foot-diameter buried precast concrete penstock; (6) a new 50.7-foot-long, 10.65-foot wide Archimedes screw generator unit, with an installed VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:09 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 capacity of 165 kilowatts; (7) a new 10foot-high, 15-foot-long, 15.5-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a new gearbox, generator, and electrical controls; (8) a new 55-foot-long, 13.5foot-wide tailrace; (9) a new 530-footlong, 35-kilovolt above ground transmission line connecting the powerhouse to Connecticut Light and Power’s distribution system; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Hanover Pond Dam Project would be about 749 megawatt-hours. The existing Hanover Pond Dam, fish ladder, and property on both sides of the river are owned by the city of Meriden. FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502–8969. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications 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 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 five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14550) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24396 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD13–4–000] San Juan County Historical Society; Notice of Preliminary Determination of A Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On September 20, 2013, San Juan County Historical Society 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 11 kW Silverton Mayflower Mill Hydro Project would utilize excess flow from the six-inchdiameter Arrastra Gulch Pipeline, which serves the Mayflower Mill treatment plant, located in San Juan County, Colorado. Applicant Contact: Beverly Rich, San Juan County Historical Society, P.O. Box 154, Silverton, CO 81433, Phone No. (970) 387–5488. 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) A new ‘‘y’’ valve into the existing 3,850-foot-long, six-inch-diameter raw water Arrastra Gulch Pipeline just below the existing valve house; (2) a new 50-foot-long, sixinch diameter intake pipeline; (3) an existing powerhouse building, containing one new 11-kilowatt generating unit; (4) a new 50-foot-long, eight-inch diameter discharge pipeline leading to an existing 300-foot-long, sixinch diameter discharge pipeline that returns water to the Animas River; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 80 megawatthours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2013 / Notices 61959 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 .................... On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA. Y FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA 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. 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 CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 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 comments contesting Commission staff’s preliminary determination that the facility meets the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at 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/ 1 18 CFR 385.2001–385.2005 (2013). VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:09 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the web at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD13–4–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: September 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24394 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the final approval of a proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, supporting statement and approved collection of information instrument are placed into OMB’s public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer—Cynthia Ayouch—Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) 452–3829. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. OMB Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed— Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the extension for three years, with revision, of the following report: Report title: Savings Association Holding Company Report. Agency form number: FR H–(b)11. OMB control number: 7100–0334. Frequency: Quarterly, event-driven, and annually. Reporters: Savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs). Estimated annual reporting hours: 264. E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD13-4-000]


 San Juan County Historical Society; Notice of Preliminary 
Determination of A Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and 
Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

    On September 20, 2013, San Juan County Historical Society 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 11 kW 
Silverton Mayflower Mill Hydro Project would utilize excess flow from 
the six-inch-diameter Arrastra Gulch Pipeline, which serves the 
Mayflower Mill treatment plant, located in San Juan County, Colorado.
    Applicant Contact: Beverly Rich, San Juan County Historical 
Society, P.O. Box 154, Silverton, CO 81433, Phone No. (970) 387-5488.
    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) A new ``y'' valve into the existing 
3,850-foot-long, six-inch-diameter raw water Arrastra Gulch Pipeline 
just below the existing valve house; (2) a new 50-foot-long, six-inch 
diameter intake pipeline; (3) an existing powerhouse building, 
containing one new 11-kilowatt generating unit; (4) a new 50-foot-long, 
eight-inch diameter discharge pipeline leading to an existing 300-foot-
long, six-inch diameter discharge pipeline that returns water to the 
Animas River; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 80 megawatt-
hours.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined 
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

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                          Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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                                                                                                    Satisfies (Y/
            Statutory provision                                   Description                            N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA.......  The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal,                 Y
                                             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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA....  The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained              Y
                                             for the generation of electric power and uses for
                                             such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a
                                             non-federally owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA...  The facility has an installed capacity that does not              Y
                                             exceed 5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA..  On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not                  Y
                                             licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements
                                             of Part I of the FPA.
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    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.
    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 CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR 
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' 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 comments contesting 
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets 
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-385.2005 (2013).
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and comments using the Commission's eFiling system 
at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper 
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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.
    Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can 
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed 
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be 
viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD13-4-000) in 
the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call 
toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 
call (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: September 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24394 Filed 10-7-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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