Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.; Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.; Notice of Applications for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, 51987-51988 [2014-20755]
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carry out its responsibilities in
implementing the statutory provisions
of Section 203 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824b. Section 203
authorizes the Commission to grant
approval of transactions in which a
public utility disposes of jurisdictional
facilities, merges such facilities with the
facilities owned by another person or
acquires the securities of another public
utility. Under this statute, the
Commission must find that the
proposed transaction will be consistent
with the public interest.
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exercised to the detriment of effective
competition and customers, making it
necessary for FERC to review and
approve or disapprove all jurisdictional
mergers, dispositions and acquisitions.
The Commission implements these
filing requirements in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR
Part 33.
Type of Respondents: Public utilities
subject to the FPA.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
Under Section 203 of the FPA, FERC
must review proposed mergers,
acquisitions and dispositions of
jurisdictional facilities by public
utilities, if the value of the facilities
exceeds $10 million, and must approve
these transactions if they are consistent
with the public interest. One of FERC’s
overarching goals is to promote
competition in wholesale power
markets, having determined that
effective competition, as opposed to
traditional forms of price regulation, can
best protect the interests of ratepayers.
Market power, however, can be
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: August 21, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For
further explanation of what is included in the
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Take notice that on August 13, 2014
Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (DEK) and
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (DOE), 139 E.
Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202,
filed in the above referenced dockets
two complimentary applications
pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(f) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA). DEK requests
authorization to abandon by sale to
DEO, a segment of existing natural gas
pipeline that extends from Kenton
County, Kentucky to Hamilton County,
Ohio. DEO is concurrently seeking a
determination of a service area within
which DEO may enlarge and extend its
distribution facilities, without further
Commission authorization, 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 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 Chuck
Whitlock, President, Midwest
Commercial Generation and Vice
President, Gas Operations, at (513) 287–
2534 or chuck.whitlock@dukeenergy.com, Duke Energy Corporation,
139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH
45202.
Specifically, the pipeline segment to
be conveyed to DEO (AM–1 River
Crossing) originates at a pipeline valve
in Kenton County, Kentucky, about 400
feet south of the Ohio River, and
extends northward about 0.4 miles,
under the river, to an interconnection
with distribution facilities of DEO at a
pipeline valve in Hamilton County,
Ohio. It is part of DEK’s Line AM–1
natural gas pipeline. DEK states that the
AM–1 River Crossing is used for the sole
purpose of delivering gas to DEO to
serve its own retail customers and retail
customer choice load in Ohio. DEK also
states that its entire retail load that is
served from Line AM–1 is located
upstream of the proposed point of
transfer, so no DEK customer will be
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of
Federal Regulations 1320.3.
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $70.50 per Hour = Average Cost per
Response. The hourly cost figure of $70.50 is the
average FERC employee wage plus benefits. We
assume that respondents earn at a similar rate.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP14–533–000; Docket No.
CP14–534–000]
Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.; Duke
Energy Ohio, Inc.; Notice of
Applications for Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity
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affected by the transfer. DEO’s request
includes (1) a determination that DEO’s
service area may be extended to include
AM–1 River Crossing, the associated
right-of-way and sufficient adjacent
right-of-way to accommodate future
replacement of the existing pipeline
segment; (2) a finding that DEO
continues to qualify as a local
distribution company (LDC) for
purposes of section 311 of the Natural
Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA); (3) a
waiver of the regulatory requirements
ordinarily applicable to natural gas
companies under the NGA and NGPA;
(4) and such further relief as the
Commission may deem appropriate.
DEO states that inclusion of the AM–1
River Crossing and adjacent right-of-way
in DEO’s service area will allow DEO to
replace the line and thereby ensure
continued reliable delivery of gas via
the line to DEO’s distribution system.
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.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made in the
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proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
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 commentors 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 the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors
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 will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
and 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 12, 2014.
Dated: August 22, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13701–002]
FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, and Other Agency
Authorizations
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major
License—Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13701–002.
c. Date filed: November 13, 2013.
d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Sardis Lake
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project
would be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) existing
Sardis Lake Dam, on the Little
Tallahatchie River, near the Town of
Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi. The
proposed project would occupy
approximately 59 acres of federal lands
administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas
Feldman, Vice President, Project
Development, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite
300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283–2822.
i. FERC Contacts: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181, jeanne.edwards@
ferc.gov or Patti Leppert at (202) 502–
6034, patricia.leppert@ferc.gov.
j. The deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests is 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests and requests for
cooperating agency status 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 P–13701–002.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP14-533-000; Docket No. CP14-534-000]
Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.; Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.; Notice of
Applications for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Take notice that on August 13, 2014 Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
(DEK) and Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (DOE), 139 E. Fourth Street,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, filed in the above referenced dockets two
complimentary applications pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(f) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA). DEK requests authorization to abandon by sale to
DEO, a segment of existing natural gas pipeline that extends from
Kenton County, Kentucky to Hamilton County, Ohio. DEO is concurrently
seeking a determination of a service area within which DEO may enlarge
and extend its distribution facilities, without further Commission
authorization, 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 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 Chuck
Whitlock, President, Midwest Commercial Generation and Vice President,
Gas Operations, at (513) 287-2534 or energy.com">chuck.whitlock@duke-energy.com,
Duke Energy Corporation, 139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Specifically, the pipeline segment to be conveyed to DEO (AM-1
River Crossing) originates at a pipeline valve in Kenton County,
Kentucky, about 400 feet south of the Ohio River, and extends northward
about 0.4 miles, under the river, to an interconnection with
distribution facilities of DEO at a pipeline valve in Hamilton County,
Ohio. It is part of DEK's Line AM-1 natural gas pipeline. DEK states
that the AM-1 River Crossing is used for the sole purpose of delivering
gas to DEO to serve its own retail customers and retail customer choice
load in Ohio. DEK also states that its entire retail load that is
served from Line AM-1 is located upstream of the proposed point of
transfer, so no DEK customer will be
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affected by the transfer. DEO's request includes (1) a determination
that DEO's service area may be extended to include AM-1 River Crossing,
the associated right-of-way and sufficient adjacent right-of-way to
accommodate future replacement of the existing pipeline segment; (2) a
finding that DEO continues to qualify as a local distribution company
(LDC) for purposes of section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
(NGPA); (3) a waiver of the regulatory requirements ordinarily
applicable to natural gas companies under the NGA and NGPA; (4) and
such further relief as the Commission may deem appropriate. DEO states
that inclusion of the AM-1 River Crossing and adjacent right-of-way in
DEO's service area will allow DEO to replace the line and thereby
ensure continued reliable delivery of gas via the line to DEO's
distribution system.
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.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
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 commentors 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 the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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 will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 12, 2014.
Dated: August 22, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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