Appalachian Mountain Club; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 2407-2408 [2015-00574]

Download as PDF 2407 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 2015 / Notices anticipated disruptions in electric energy, and (3) ensure equitable treatment of all public utility customers under the shortage situations. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the Code of Federal appropriate option for action in the event an unanticipated shortage is reported and/or materializes. Without this information, the Commission and State agencies would be unable to: (1) examine and approve or modify utility actions, (2) prepare a response to Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 294. Type of Respondent: Public utilities. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: FERC–585 (REPORTING OF ELECTRIC SHORTAGES AND CONTINGENCY PLANS UNDER PURPA 206) Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden & cost per response 3 Total annual burden hours & total annual cost Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) (5)÷(1) Contingency Plan ..................................... Capacity Shortage ................................... 1 1 1 1 1 1 73, $5,256 0.25, $18 73, $5,256 0.25, $18 5,256 18 Total .................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 73.25, $5,274 5,274 FERC–921 (Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data From Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operators) OMB Control No.: 1902–0257. Abstract: The collection of data in the FERC–921 is an effort by the Commission to detect potential anticompetitive or manipulative behavior or ineffective market rules by requiring Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO) and Independent System Operators (ISO) 6 to electronically submit, on a continuous basis, data relating to physical and virtual offers and bids, market awards, resource outputs, marginal cost estimates, shift factors, financial transmission rights, internal bilateral contracts, uplift, and interchange pricing. Individual datasets that the Commission is requesting may be produced or retained by the market monitoring units (MMUs). The Commission directed each RTO and ISO either to: (1) Request such data from its MMU, so that the RTO or ISO can deliver such data to the Commission; or (2) request its MMU to deliver such data directly to the Commission. Any burden associated with the delivery of such data is counted as burden on the RTO or ISO. Type of Respondent: Regional transmission organizations and independent system operators. Estimate of Annual Burden: The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: FERC–921 (ONGOING ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DATA FROM REGIONAL TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONS AND INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATORS) Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden & cost per response 7 Total annual recurring operating burden hours & cost Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1)*(2)=(3) (4) (3)*(4)=(5) (5)÷(1) 6 1 6 98, $9,830 588, $58,980 $9,830 Dated: January 9, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2015–00573 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 14657–000] Appalachian Mountain Club; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. 6 Per Final Rule RM–11–17–000 regionally organized markets would not be required to collect any additional data from market participants; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jan 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 requiring regional organized markets to provide data to the Commission that is already collected. 7 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 a. Type of Application: Original Minor License. b. Project No.: 14657–000. c. Date filed: December 29, 2014. d. Applicant: Appalachian Mountain Club. e. Name of Project: Zealand Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Whitehall Brook, in the Town of Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire. The project would occupy 0.66 acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). per Response * $100.30 per Hour = Average Cost per Response. E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2408 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 2015 / Notices h. Applicant Contact: James Wrigley, Appalachian Mountain Club, P.O. Box 298, Gorham, New Hampshire 03581, (603) 466–8110. i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502–6837, john.baummer@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission by the deadline listed in item l below. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: With this notice, we are waiving the 60-day timeframe in Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR for requesting additional studies and requests for cooperating agency status. Instead, requests for studies and cooperating agency status are due 30 days from the date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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–14657–000. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The existing, unlicensed Zealand Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 27-foot-long, 3-inch diameter intake pipe with a 1/8-inch welded wire debris screen; (2) a 50.5-inch-long, 26.5inch-wide, 31-inch-high settling tank; (3) a 1,374-foot-long penstock consisting of a 970-foot-long, 3-inch-diameter section connected to a 404-foot-long, 2- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jan 15, 2015 Jkt 235001 inch diameter section; (4) a 47.75-inchwide, 41.25-inch-long generator shed; (5) a single turbine-generator unit with an installed capacity of 2.5 kilowatts; (6) a 6.5-foot-long, 3-inch diameter drain line; (7) a buried 300-foot-long, 48-volt transmission line connecting the turbine-generator unit to Zealand Falls Hut; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project generates approximately 1,010 kilowatt-hours annually. The applicant proposes to continue operating the project in a run-of-river mode. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Notice Ready for Environmental Analysis. Issue Notice of the Availability of the EA. March 2015. June 2015. Dated: January 9, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–00574 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER15–192–000] Arizona Public Service Company; Notice of Designation of Certain Commission Personnel as NonDecisional Commission staff member Stephen Pointer of the Office of Energy Market Regulation is assigned to assist in resolving issues in a dispute concerning two unexecuted firm transmission service agreements filed in the abovereferenced docket. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 As ‘‘non-decisional’’ staff, Mr. Pointer will not participate in an advisory capacity in the Commission’s review of any future filings in the abovereferenced docket, including offers of settlement or settlement agreements. Different Commission ‘‘advisory staff’’ will be assigned to review and process subsequent filings that are made in the above-referenced docket, including any offer of settlement or settlement agreement. Non-decisional staff and advisory staff are prohibited from subsequent communications with one another concerning matters in the above-referenced docket. Dated: January 9, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–00571 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL15–22–000] Nevada Power Company; Notice Setting Due Date for Intervention in Section 206 Proceeding On December 9, 2014, the Commission issued an order in Docket Nos. EL15–22–000, ER10–2475–006, ER10–2474–006, ER10–3246–003, ER13–520–002, ER13–521–002, ER13– 1441–002, ER13–1442–002, ER12–1626– 003, ER13–1266–003, ER13–1267–002, ER13–1268–002, ER13–1269–002, ER13–1270–002, ER13–1271–002, ER13–1272–002, ER13–1273–002, and ER10–2605–006, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation concerning the justness and reasonableness of the Berkshire MBR Sellers’ and their affiliates’ marketbased rates in the PacifiCorp-East, PacifiCorp-West, Idaho Power, and NorthWestern balancing authority areas. Nevada Power Company, 149 FERC ¶ 61,219 (2014). On January 5, 2015, the Commission issued a notice establishing a refund effective date. Any interested person desiring to become a party in the above-referenced proceeding must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate, in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on January 20, 2015. The Commission encourages electronic submission of interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2407-2408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00574]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14657-000]


Appalachian Mountain Club; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 14657-000.
    c. Date filed: December 29, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Appalachian Mountain Club.
    e. Name of Project: Zealand Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Whitehall Brook, in the Town of Bethlehem, Grafton 
County, New Hampshire. The project would occupy 0.66 acres of federal 
land managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

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    h. Applicant Contact: James Wrigley, Appalachian Mountain Club, 
P.O. Box 298, Gorham, New Hampshire 03581, (603) 466-8110.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502-6837, 
john.baummer@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission by the deadline 
listed in item l below.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: With this notice, we are waiving the 60-day 
timeframe in Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR for requesting additional 
studies and requests for cooperating agency status. Instead, requests 
for studies and cooperating agency status are due 30 days from the date 
of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-14657-000.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing, unlicensed Zealand Falls Hydroelectric Project 
consists of: (1) A 27-foot-long, 3-inch diameter intake pipe with a 1/
8-inch welded wire debris screen; (2) a 50.5-inch-long, 26.5-inch-wide, 
31-inch-high settling tank; (3) a 1,374-foot-long penstock consisting 
of a 970-foot-long, 3-inch-diameter section connected to a 404-foot-
long, 2-inch diameter section; (4) a 47.75-inch-wide, 41.25-inch-long 
generator shed; (5) a single turbine-generator unit with an installed 
capacity of 2.5 kilowatts; (6) a 6.5-foot-long, 3-inch diameter drain 
line; (7) a buried 300-foot-long, 48-volt transmission line connecting 
the turbine-generator unit to Zealand Falls Hut; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The project generates approximately 1,010 kilowatt-hours 
annually. The applicant proposes to continue operating the project in a 
run-of-river mode.
    o. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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Issue Notice Ready for Environmental       March 2015.
 Analysis.
Issue Notice of the Availability of the    June 2015.
 EA.
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    Dated: January 9, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-00574 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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