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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD13–9–000]
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
of 2013; Notice Soliciting Pilot Projects
To Test a Two-Year Licensing Process
On August 9, 2013, President Obama
signed into law the Hydropower
Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (Act).
The Act, among other things, directs the
Commission to investigate the feasibility
of a two-year licensing process for
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hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed-loop pumped
storage projects, develop criteria for
identifying projects that may be
appropriate for a two-year process, and
by February 5, 2014, develop and
implement pilot projects to test a twoyear process, if practicable.
As directed by the Act, the
Commission held an initial workshop
on October 22, 2013, to solicit public
comment and recommendations on how
to implement a two-year process. By
notice issued October 8, 2013, the
Commission requested that written
comments be filed by November 21,
2013. Federal and state agencies,
hydropower developers, and nongovernmental organizations provided
input at the workshop, and 16 comment
letters have been filed regarding the
two-year process.
The Act does not authorize the
Commission, by itself, to develop and
implement pilot projects to test a twoyear process; therefore, the Commission
is seeking proposals from potential
applicants wishing to do so. As a
general principle, we expect applicants
to propose pilot projects that: Are
located at a non-powered dam or are a
closed-loop pumped storage project;
have a well-developed project proposal
including project facilities and
operation; would cause little to no
change to environmental resources; and
are located in areas where there is
substantial existing information on
environmental resources and effects.
Prior to requesting the use of a two-year
process, prospective applicants should
meet with federal and state resource
agencies, Indian tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and the
public regarding the project and
potential pilot process proposal,
potential project-related environmental
effects, the availability of existing
information, and the need for studies to
supplement existing information.
Further, prospective applicants should
request written comments on the
adequacy of available information and
the need for studies, including the
anticipated scope and duration of the
studies.
Based on our experience with
expediting projects, the comments
received at the initial workshop, and
comments filed in response to our
October 8, 2013 Notice, we have
identified the following minimum
criteria and process for projects that
may be appropriate for licensing within
a two-year process:
• The project must cause little to no
change to existing surface and
groundwater flows and uses;
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• The project must be unlikely to
adversely affect federally listed
threatened and endangered species;
• If the project is proposed to be
located at or use a federal dam, the
request to use the two-year process must
include a letter from the dam owner that
the applicant’s plan of development is
conceptually feasible;
• If the project would use any public
park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge
established under state or local law, the
request to use the two-year process must
include a letter from the managing
entity indicating its approval of the
site’s use for hydropower
development; 1 and
• For a closed loop pumped storage
project, the project must not be
continuously connected to a naturallyflowing water feature.
Any prospective applicant that wishes
to test a two-year process must file a
request to do so by no earlier than
February 5, 2014 and no later than May
5, 2014. The request must include:
(1) Demonstration that the proposed
project meets the above criteria;
(2) Documentation that the
prospective applicant has met with,
described, and consulted with the
affected federal and state resource
agencies, Indian tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and the
public regarding its project and pilot
process proposal along with a summary
of verbal comments and copies of any
written comments received in response
to the meeting;
(3) Copies of written comments from
the affected federal and state agencies
and Indian tribes regarding the
availability of existing information and
the need for studies to supplement the
existing information, including the
anticipated scope and duration of the
studies;
(4) A Pre-Application Document
(PAD) and Proposed Study Plan that
meet the content requirements of 18
CFR 5.6 and 5.11, respectively. The PAD
must include a defined and welldeveloped project proposal. If a
prospective applicant determines that a
Proposed Study Plan is not needed, then
the prospective applicant must
demonstrate that the PAD contains
sufficient information to address its list
of potential environmental effects for
environmental analysis;
(5) List of potential environmental
effects, including effects on geologic,
aquatic, terrestrial, recreational, and
cultural resources, as applicable; and
(6) A process plan and schedule.
Based on the comments received at the
initial workshop and comments filed in
response to our October 8, 2013 Notice,
the Commission has identified the
process plan and schedule below for use
by prospective applicants. A
prospective applicant may file an
alternative two-year process plan and
schedule to test under the Act; however,
the Commission reserves the right to
modify any filed process plan and
schedule as necessary to ensure that the
Commission fulfills its responsibilities
under the Federal Power Act and other
applicable laws.
Step
Responsible party
Pre-filing action or milestone description
1 ...................
Prospective applicant .........
0.
2 ...................
Commission staff ...............
3 ...................
4 ...................
Commission staff, prospective applicant, and interested parties.
Commission staff ...............
Prior to filing a request to use a two-year pilot process, prospective applicants
must meet with Commission staff to discuss the nature of the project, the status
of the applicant’s consultation efforts, and the status of the applicant’s efforts in
obtaining the information described below.
Prospective applicant files a request to use a two-year pilot process, a pre-application document including a detailed project description, a list of potential environmental effects for environmental analysis, a proposed study plan with schedule,
and certification that the prospective applicant has met with the affected federal
and state resource and land management agencies to discuss its project proposal.
Issue notice of request to use the two-year pilot process and notice of public technical meeting to discuss the two-year pilot process proposal (if needed), or issue
a letter rejecting the pilot process request if the request does not meet the criteria or filing requirements, or if the request is otherwise deficient pursuant to
the instructions in this notice.
Hold public technical meeting to discuss the proposed pilot process (if needed as
determined by Commission staff).
90 days.
5 ...................
6 ...................
Prospective applicant .........
Prospective applicant .........
Issue determinations on the request to use the pilot process, study plan, and environmental effects list, and if the pilot process is approved, designate the applicant to conduct informal section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
and section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations, as needed.
Complete studies, and apply for water quality and coastal zone certifications .........
File license application.2 .............................................................................................
Step
Responsible party
Post-filing action or milestone description
7 ...................
Commission staff ...............
8 ...................
9 ...................
Commission staff ...............
State coastal zone certification agency.
Interested parties ...............
State water quality certification agency.
Applicant ............................
Commission staff ...............
Review license application and issue deficiency or additional information letter, if
necessary.
Issue combined acceptance and ready for environmental analysis notice ................
File coastal zone consistency certification, or other relevant finding .........................
425 days.
450 days.
File comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions .......................
File draft water quality certification conditions ............................................................
485 days.
485 days.
File reply comments ...................................................................................................
Issue environmental assessment (EA) and draft programmatic agreement (PA),
section 10(j) letter, and section 7 ESA informal consultation letter, as necessary.
500 days.
605 days.
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10 .................
11 .................
12 .................
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by the Energy Act of 1992, states that no licensee
may use the right of eminent domain to acquire any
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1992 (the date of enactment of the Policy Act), were
owned by a state or political subdivision thereof
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45 days.
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and were part of, or included within, any public
park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge established
under state or local law.
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Step
Responsible party
Post-filing action or milestone description
14 .................
Interested parties ...............
15 .................
16 .................
Commission staff ...............
Commission .......................
File comments on EA and draft PA, final terms and conditions, water quality certification, and response to section 10(j) and informal ESA consultation letters.
Issue final PA and hold section 10(j) meeting, if necessary ......................................
Issue licensing decision ..............................................................................................
Please note that in the event that
multiple requests to test a pilot process
are filed, the Commission reserves the
right to choose a subset of pilot
processes to test.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file your request
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.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number AD13–9–000.
For more information about this
Notice, please contact: Nicholas Jayjack,
Office of Energy Projects, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–6073, Nicholas.Jayjack@
ferc.gov.
Dated: January 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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regulations, including 18 CFR 5.17 and 5.18, except
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD13-9-000]
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; Notice Soliciting
Pilot Projects To Test a Two-Year Licensing Process
On August 9, 2013, President Obama signed into law the Hydropower
Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (Act). The Act, among other things,
directs the Commission to investigate the feasibility of a two-year
licensing process for hydropower development at non-powered dams and
closed-loop pumped storage projects, develop criteria for identifying
projects that may be appropriate for a two-year process, and by
February 5, 2014, develop and implement pilot projects to test a two-
year process, if practicable.
As directed by the Act, the Commission held an initial workshop on
October 22, 2013, to solicit public comment and recommendations on how
to implement a two-year process. By notice issued October 8, 2013, the
Commission requested that written comments be filed by November 21,
2013. Federal and state agencies, hydropower developers, and non-
governmental organizations provided input at the workshop, and 16
comment letters have been filed regarding the two-year process.
The Act does not authorize the Commission, by itself, to develop
and implement pilot projects to test a two-year process; therefore, the
Commission is seeking proposals from potential applicants wishing to do
so. As a general principle, we expect applicants to propose pilot
projects that: Are located at a non-powered dam or are a closed-loop
pumped storage project; have a well-developed project proposal
including project facilities and operation; would cause little to no
change to environmental resources; and are located in areas where there
is substantial existing information on environmental resources and
effects. Prior to requesting the use of a two-year process, prospective
applicants should meet with federal and state resource agencies, Indian
tribes, non-governmental organizations, and the public regarding the
project and potential pilot process proposal, potential project-related
environmental effects, the availability of existing information, and
the need for studies to supplement existing information. Further,
prospective applicants should request written comments on the adequacy
of available information and the need for studies, including the
anticipated scope and duration of the studies.
Based on our experience with expediting projects, the comments
received at the initial workshop, and comments filed in response to our
October 8, 2013 Notice, we have identified the following minimum
criteria and process for projects that may be appropriate for licensing
within a two-year process:
The project must cause little to no change to existing
surface and groundwater flows and uses;
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The project must be unlikely to adversely affect federally
listed threatened and endangered species;
If the project is proposed to be located at or use a
federal dam, the request to use the two-year process must include a
letter from the dam owner that the applicant's plan of development is
conceptually feasible;
If the project would use any public park, recreation area,
or wildlife refuge established under state or local law, the request to
use the two-year process must include a letter from the managing entity
indicating its approval of the site's use for hydropower development;
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\1\ Section 21 of the Federal Power Act as amended by the Energy
Act of 1992, states that no licensee may use the right of eminent
domain to acquire any lands or other property that, prior to October
24, 1992 (the date of enactment of the Policy Act), were owned by a
state or political subdivision thereof and were part of, or included
within, any public park, recreation area, or wildlife refuge
established under state or local law.
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For a closed loop pumped storage project, the project must
not be continuously connected to a naturally-flowing water feature.
Any prospective applicant that wishes to test a two-year process
must file a request to do so by no earlier than February 5, 2014 and no
later than May 5, 2014. The request must include:
(1) Demonstration that the proposed project meets the above
criteria;
(2) Documentation that the prospective applicant has met with,
described, and consulted with the affected federal and state resource
agencies, Indian tribes, non-governmental organizations, and the public
regarding its project and pilot process proposal along with a summary
of verbal comments and copies of any written comments received in
response to the meeting;
(3) Copies of written comments from the affected federal and state
agencies and Indian tribes regarding the availability of existing
information and the need for studies to supplement the existing
information, including the anticipated scope and duration of the
studies;
(4) A Pre-Application Document (PAD) and Proposed Study Plan that
meet the content requirements of 18 CFR 5.6 and 5.11, respectively. The
PAD must include a defined and well-developed project proposal. If a
prospective applicant determines that a Proposed Study Plan is not
needed, then the prospective applicant must demonstrate that the PAD
contains sufficient information to address its list of potential
environmental effects for environmental analysis;
(5) List of potential environmental effects, including effects on
geologic, aquatic, terrestrial, recreational, and cultural resources,
as applicable; and
(6) A process plan and schedule. Based on the comments received at
the initial workshop and comments filed in response to our October 8,
2013 Notice, the Commission has identified the process plan and
schedule below for use by prospective applicants. A prospective
applicant may file an alternative two-year process plan and schedule to
test under the Act; however, the Commission reserves the right to
modify any filed process plan and schedule as necessary to ensure that
the Commission fulfills its responsibilities under the Federal Power
Act and other applicable laws.
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Pre-filing action or milestone
Step Responsible party description Time
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1....................... Prospective applicant. Prior to filing a request to use a 0.
two-year pilot process, prospective
applicants must meet with Commission
staff to discuss the nature of the
project, the status of the
applicant's consultation efforts,
and the status of the applicant's
efforts in obtaining the information
described below.
Prospective applicant files a request
to use a two-year pilot process, a
pre-application document including a
detailed project description, a list
of potential environmental effects
for environmental analysis, a
proposed study plan with schedule,
and certification that the
prospective applicant has met with
the affected federal and state
resource and land management
agencies to discuss its project
proposal.
2....................... Commission staff...... Issue notice of request to use the 30 days.
two-year pilot process and notice of
public technical meeting to discuss
the two-year pilot process proposal
(if needed), or issue a letter
rejecting the pilot process request
if the request does not meet the
criteria or filing requirements, or
if the request is otherwise
deficient pursuant to the
instructions in this notice.
3....................... Commission staff, Hold public technical meeting to 45 days.
prospective discuss the proposed pilot process
applicant, and (if needed as determined by
interested parties. Commission staff).
4....................... Commission staff...... Issue determinations on the request 90 days.
to use the pilot process, study
plan, and environmental effects
list, and if the pilot process is
approved, designate the applicant to
conduct informal section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
and section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) consultations, as
needed.
5....................... Prospective applicant. Complete studies, and apply for water 270 days.
quality and coastal zone
certifications.
6....................... Prospective applicant. File license application.\2\......... 1 year.
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Post-filing action or milestone
Step Responsible party description Time
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7....................... Commission staff...... Review license application and issue 395 days.
deficiency or additional information
letter, if necessary.
8....................... Commission staff...... Issue combined acceptance and ready 425 days.
for environmental analysis notice.
9....................... State coastal zone File coastal zone consistency 450 days.
certification agency. certification, or other relevant
finding.
10...................... Interested parties.... File comments, recommendations, 485 days.
preliminary terms and conditions.
11...................... State water quality File draft water quality 485 days.
certification agency. certification conditions.
12...................... Applicant............. File reply comments.................. 500 days.
13...................... Commission staff...... Issue environmental assessment (EA) 605 days.
and draft programmatic agreement
(PA), section 10(j) letter, and
section 7 ESA informal consultation
letter, as necessary.
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14...................... Interested parties.... File comments on EA and draft PA, 635 days.
final terms and conditions, water
quality certification, and response
to section 10(j) and informal ESA
consultation letters.
15...................... Commission staff...... Issue final PA and hold section 10(j) 655 days.
meeting, if necessary.
16...................... Commission............ Issue licensing decision............. 2 years.
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Please note that in the event that multiple requests to test a
pilot process are filed, the Commission reserves the right to choose a
subset of pilot processes to test.
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\2\ The filing of the license application and license
application content requirements should be consistent with the
Commission's existing regulations, including 18 CFR 5.17 and 5.18,
except as otherwise stipulated in the approved process plan and
schedule or other Commission issuance for the proposed pilot
process.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
your request 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. The first page of any filing should include
docket number AD13-9-000.
For more information about this Notice, please contact: Nicholas
Jayjack, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6073,
Nicholas.Jayjack@ferc.gov.
Dated: January 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-00275 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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