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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Project No. 13877–001]
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Mahoning Hydropower, LLC; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
and Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 13877–001.
c. Date Filed: January 2, 2014.
d. Submitted By: Mahoning
Hydropower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Stonewall Jackson
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the West Fork River,
in Lewis County, West Virginia.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact:
Anthony Marra, 700 E. 73rd Street,
Cleveland, OH 44103; (440) 804–6627;
email—Anthony@marrainc.com.
i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at
(202) 502–6736; or email at
monir.chowdhury@ferc.gov.
j. Mahoning Hydropower, LLC filed
its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on January 2, 2014,
and provided public notice of its request
on January 3, 2014. In a letter dated
March 5, 2014, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Mahoning Hydropower, LLC’s
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the West
Virginia State Historic Preservation
Officer, as required by section 106,
National Historical Preservation Act,
and the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
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l. Mahoning Hydropower, LLC filed a
Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and
schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
m. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site (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
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(TTY). A copy is also available for
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address in paragraph h.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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[FR Doc. 2014–05309 Filed 3–11–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RM01–8–000; RM10–12–000;
RM12–3–000]
Filing Requirements for El. Utility S.A.;
Electricity Market Transparency
Provisions of Section 220 of the
Federal Power Act; Revisions to
Electric Quarterly Report Filing
Process; Order Extending and Setting
Deadlines To File Electric Quarterly
Reports
Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur,
Acting Chairman; Philip D. Moeller, John
R. Norris, and Tony Clark.
1. This order establishes new
deadlines for filing the third quarter
(Q3) 2013 Electric Quarterly Report
(EQR), fourth quarter (Q4) 2013 EQR,
and first quarter (Q1) 2014 EQR. On
September 21, 2012, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
issued Order No. 768,1 which, among
1 Electricity Market Transparency Provisions of
Section 220 of the Federal Power Act, Order No.
768, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,336 (2012), order on
reh’g, Order No. 768–A, 143 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2013);
see also Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements,
Order No. 2001, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,127, reh’g
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other things, revised the existing EQR
filing requirements to require market
participants that are excluded from the
Commission’s jurisdiction under section
205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 2
and have more than a de minimis
market presence to file EQRs with the
Commission. The requirement for
certain non-public utilities to file EQRs
was to be implemented at the same time
as the requirement for all EQR filers
(both public utilities and non-public
utilities) to report the revised EQR data
fields adopted in Order No. 768, i.e.,
beginning with Q3 2013.3
2. On November 12, 2012, the
Commission issued Order No. 770,4
which, among other things, revised the
Commission’s regulations to change the
process for filing EQRs. In Order No.
770, the Commission announced that,
due to technology changes that will
render the current filing process
outmoded, ineffective, and
unsustainable, the Commission will
discontinue the use of Commissiondistributed software to file an EQR. The
Commission reported that, instead, it
will adopt a web-based approach to
filing EQRs that will allow a public or
non-public utility to file an EQR directly
through the Commission’s Web site,
either through a web interface or by
submitting an Extensible Mark-Up
Language-formatted file. The
Commission stated that the changes to
the process for filing EQRs would apply
to EQR filings beginning with the Q3
2013 EQR.5
3. On October 10, 2013, the
Commission notified all public and nonpublic utilities that they were not to file
Q3 2013 EQRs until the web-based
approach was available.6 The
Commission extended the deadline for
public and non-public utilities to file Q3
denied, Order No. 2001–A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074,
reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–B, 100 FERC ¶
61,342, order directing filing, Order No. 2001–C,
101 FERC ¶ 61,314 (2002), order directing filing,
Order No. 2001–D, 102 FERC ¶ 61,334, order
refining filing requirements, Order No. 2001–E, 105
FERC ¶ 61,352 (2003), order on clarification, Order
No. 2001–F, 106 FERC ¶ 61,060 (2004), order
revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001–G, 120
FERC ¶ 61,270, order on reh’g and clarification,
Order No. 2001–H, 121 FERC ¶ 61,289 (2007), order
revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001–I,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,282 (2008).
2 16 U.S.C. ¶ 824d (2012). Order No. 768 refers
to market participants that are not public utilities
under section 201(f) of the FPA as ‘‘non-public
utilities.’’
3 Order No. 768, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,336 at
P 4.
4 Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing
Process, Order No. 770, FERC Stats. & Regs.
¶ 31,338 (2012).
5 Id. PP 1, 47.
6 Filing Requirements for El. Utility S.A., 145
FERC ¶ 61,031 (2013).
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2013 EQRs from October 31, 2013 to a
date to be determined.
4. On December 27, 2013, the
Commission notified all public and nonpublic utilities that they were not to file
Q4 2013 EQRs until after the web-based
approach was available.7 The
Commission extended the deadline for
public and non-public utilities to file Q4
2013 EQRs from January 31, 2014 to a
date to be determined. The Commission
stated that it would issue a notice that
would notify all public and non-public
utility EQR filers when the new webbased approach was available and
provide the new deadline for filing Q3
and Q4 2013 EQRs.
5. The Commission hereby notifies all
public and non-public utilities that they
are to file Q3 2013 EQRs during the
period April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014.
6. The Commission further notifies all
public and non-public utilities that they
are to file Q4 2013 EQRs during the
period May 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014.
7. The Commission further notifies all
public and non-public utilities that they
are not to file Q1 2014 EQRs during the
period April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014.
The Commission hereby extends the
deadline for public and non-public
utilities to file Q1 2014 EQRs to the
period June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.
8. EQRs for the second quarter (Q2)
2014 will be due during the normal
filing period of July 1, 2014 to July 31,
2014 and all subsequent filings will be
due during the normal filing period,
unless otherwise directed by the
Commission.
9. The Commission understands that
it may take parties some time to become
proficient with the new filing system.
As a result, the Commission does not
intend to penalize parties that are
making best efforts for the Q3 2013
EQRs, the Q4 2013 EQRs, and the Q1
2014 EQRs. In that regard, the
Commission strongly encourages parties
to utilize the month of March 2014 to
assure that they are well prepared for
the first filing period under the new
system. Parties should assure that they
are properly eRegistered through the
Commission’s Web site and that they
have tested their filing processes
through the Commission’s EQR
Sandbox. Finally, the Commission
strongly encourages parties to file early
in the filing period and use the ‘‘TestOnly’’ functionality in the filing system
so that any issues may be addressed
well before the final filing deadline.
Finally, the Commission reminds
parties that staff is available to answer
questions, as directed by Order No.
770.8 Questions may be submitted via
email to: eqr@ferc.gov.
The Commission orders:
(A) The period for filing Q3 2013
EQRs will be April 1, 2014 to April 30,
2014.
(B) The period for filing Q4 2013
EQRs will be May 1, 2014 to May 31,
2014.
(C) The period for filing Q1 2014
EQRs is hereby extended, as discussed
in the body of this order, to June 1, 2014
to June 30, 2014.
(D) The period for filing Q2 2014
EQRs, as discussed in the body of this
order, will remain July 1, 2014 to July
31, 2014. All other filing periods shall
remain the same, unless otherwise
directed by the Commission.
7 Filing Requirements for El. Utility S.A., 145
FERC ¶ 61,282 (2013).
8 Order No. 770, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,338 at
P 12.
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Dated: Issued February 28, 2014.
By the Commission.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP14–89–000]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on February 24, 2014,
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
(National Fuel), 6363 Main Street,
Williamsville, NY 14221, filed in Docket
No. CP14–89–000, a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208
and 157.216 of the Commission’s
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA). National Fuel seeks
authorization to (1) construct and
operate approximately 6 miles of 24inch diameter pipeline in Erie County,
New York, (2) install various auxiliary
facilities in connection with the
pipeline replacement, and (3) abandon
approximately 5.75 miles of 22-inch
diameter pipeline. National Fuel
proposes to perform these activities
under its blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP83–4–000, 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, please contact
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FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Kenneth
E. Webster, Attorney, National Fuel Gas
Supply Corporation, 6363 Main Street,
Williamsville, NY 14221, or by calling
(716) 857–7067 or fax (716) 857–7206 or
websterk@natfuel.com or Janet R. Bayer,
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation,
6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY
14221, or by calling (716) 857–7429 or
fax (716) 857–7206 or jrbferc@
natfuel.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after 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 and pursuant to Section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), 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 filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
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 commenter’s will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. RM01-8-000; RM10-12-000; RM12-3-000]
Filing Requirements for El. Utility S.A.; Electricity Market
Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of the Federal Power Act;
Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process; Order Extending
and Setting Deadlines To File Electric Quarterly Reports
Before Commissioners: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Acting Chairman; Philip D.
Moeller, John R. Norris, and Tony Clark.
1. This order establishes new deadlines for filing the third
quarter (Q3) 2013 Electric Quarterly Report (EQR), fourth quarter (Q4)
2013 EQR, and first quarter (Q1) 2014 EQR. On September 21, 2012, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued Order No.
768,\1\ which, among other things, revised the existing EQR filing
requirements to require market participants that are excluded from the
Commission's jurisdiction under section 205 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA) \2\ and have more than a de minimis market presence to file EQRs
with the Commission. The requirement for certain non-public utilities
to file EQRs was to be implemented at the same time as the requirement
for all EQR filers (both public utilities and non-public utilities) to
report the revised EQR data fields adopted in Order No. 768, i.e.,
beginning with Q3 2013.\3\
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\1\ Electricity Market Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of
the Federal Power Act, Order No. 768, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,336
(2012), order on reh'g, Order No. 768-A, 143 FERC ] 61,054 (2013);
see also Revised Public Utility Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,127, reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-A, 100
FERC ] 61,074, reh'g denied, Order No. 2001-B, 100 FERC ] 61,342,
order directing filing, Order No. 2001-C, 101 FERC ] 61,314 (2002),
order directing filing, Order No. 2001-D, 102 FERC ] 61,334, order
refining filing requirements, Order No. 2001-E, 105 FERC ] 61,352
(2003), order on clarification, Order No. 2001-F, 106 FERC ] 61,060
(2004), order revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001-G, 120
FERC ] 61,270, order on reh'g and clarification, Order No. 2001-H,
121 FERC ] 61,289 (2007), order revising filing requirements, Order
No. 2001-I, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,282 (2008).
\2\ 16 U.S.C. ] 824d (2012). Order No. 768 refers to market
participants that are not public utilities under section 201(f) of
the FPA as ``non-public utilities.''
\3\ Order No. 768, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,336 at P 4.
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2. On November 12, 2012, the Commission issued Order No. 770,\4\
which, among other things, revised the Commission's regulations to
change the process for filing EQRs. In Order No. 770, the Commission
announced that, due to technology changes that will render the current
filing process outmoded, ineffective, and unsustainable, the Commission
will discontinue the use of Commission-distributed software to file an
EQR. The Commission reported that, instead, it will adopt a web-based
approach to filing EQRs that will allow a public or non-public utility
to file an EQR directly through the Commission's Web site, either
through a web interface or by submitting an Extensible Mark-Up
Language-formatted file. The Commission stated that the changes to the
process for filing EQRs would apply to EQR filings beginning with the
Q3 2013 EQR.\5\
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\4\ Revisions to Electric Quarterly Report Filing Process, Order
No. 770, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,338 (2012).
\5\ Id. PP 1, 47.
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3. On October 10, 2013, the Commission notified all public and non-
public utilities that they were not to file Q3 2013 EQRs until the web-
based approach was available.\6\ The Commission extended the deadline
for public and non-public utilities to file Q3
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\6\ Filing Requirements for El. Utility S.A., 145 FERC ] 61,031
(2013).
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4. On December 27, 2013, the Commission notified all public and
non-public utilities that they were not to file Q4 2013 EQRs until
after the web-based approach was available.\7\ The Commission extended
the deadline for public and non-public utilities to file Q4 2013 EQRs
from January 31, 2014 to a date to be determined. The Commission stated
that it would issue a notice that would notify all public and non-
public utility EQR filers when the new web-based approach was available
and provide the new deadline for filing Q3 and Q4 2013 EQRs.
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\7\ Filing Requirements for El. Utility S.A., 145 FERC ] 61,282
(2013).
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5. The Commission hereby notifies all public and non-public
utilities that they are to file Q3 2013 EQRs during the period April 1,
2014 to April 30, 2014.
6. The Commission further notifies all public and non-public
utilities that they are to file Q4 2013 EQRs during the period May 1,
2014 to May 31, 2014.
7. The Commission further notifies all public and non-public
utilities that they are not to file Q1 2014 EQRs during the period
April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014. The Commission hereby extends the
deadline for public and non-public utilities to file Q1 2014 EQRs to
the period June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.
8. EQRs for the second quarter (Q2) 2014 will be due during the
normal filing period of July 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014 and all
subsequent filings will be due during the normal filing period, unless
otherwise directed by the Commission.
9. The Commission understands that it may take parties some time to
become proficient with the new filing system. As a result, the
Commission does not intend to penalize parties that are making best
efforts for the Q3 2013 EQRs, the Q4 2013 EQRs, and the Q1 2014 EQRs.
In that regard, the Commission strongly encourages parties to utilize
the month of March 2014 to assure that they are well prepared for the
first filing period under the new system. Parties should assure that
they are properly eRegistered through the Commission's Web site and
that they have tested their filing processes through the Commission's
EQR Sandbox. Finally, the Commission strongly encourages parties to
file early in the filing period and use the ``Test-Only'' functionality
in the filing system so that any issues may be addressed well before
the final filing deadline. Finally, the Commission reminds parties that
staff is available to answer questions, as directed by Order No.
770.\8\ Questions may be submitted via email to: eqr@ferc.gov.
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\8\ Order No. 770, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,338 at P 12.
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The Commission orders:
(A) The period for filing Q3 2013 EQRs will be April 1, 2014 to
April 30, 2014.
(B) The period for filing Q4 2013 EQRs will be May 1, 2014 to May
31, 2014.
(C) The period for filing Q1 2014 EQRs is hereby extended, as
discussed in the body of this order, to June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.
(D) The period for filing Q2 2014 EQRs, as discussed in the body of
this order, will remain July 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014. All other filing
periods shall remain the same, unless otherwise directed by the
Commission.
Dated: Issued February 28, 2014.
By the Commission.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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