Willow Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Termination Of License (Minor Project) by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Protests, 26023-26024 [2015-10566]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and § 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability is May 19, 2015. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding(s) are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: April 29, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–10561 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 May 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 7856–027] Willow Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Termination Of License (Minor Project) by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been initiated by the Commission: a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of license by implied surrender. b. Project No.: 7856–027. c. Date Initiated: April 29, 2015. d. Licensee: Willow Creek Hydro, LLC. e. Name and Location of Project: The Potosi Power Company Water Power Project, is located on the South Willow and Potosi Creeks, in Madison County, Montana and occupies 0.3 acres of federal lands within the Beaverhead National Forest. f. Filed Pursuant to: Standard Article 24. g. Licensee Contact Information: Ms. Jane Joslin, Willow Creek Hydro, LLC., 1 South Willow Creek, Pony, Montana 59747 and Mr. Darrin Brooks, Willow Creek Hydro, LLC., P.O. Box 267, Pony, Montana 59747, (406) 685–3330. h. FERC Contact: Ashish Desai, (202) 502–8370, Ashish.Desai@ferc.gov. i. Deadline for filing comments and protests is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. Please file your submittal electronically via the Internet (eFiling) in lieu of paper. Please refer to the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp and filing instructions in the Commission’s Regulations at 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To assist you with eFilings you should refer to the submission guidelines document at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide/user-guide.pdf. In addition, certain filing requirements have statutory or regulatory formatting and other instructions. You should refer to a list of these ‘‘qualified documents’’ at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/ filing.pdf. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. Please include the project number (P–7856–027) on any documents or motions filed. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings; otherwise, you should submit an original and seven copies of any submittal to the following address: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mail Code: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26023 DHAC, PJ–12, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. j. Description of Project Facilities: (1) A 6-foot-high diversion structure; (2) a 2,300-foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating units with a combined installed capacity of 300 kW; (4) a 10,000-footlong underground transmission line; (5) a 2.5-mile-long, 12.5-kV overhead transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. k. Description of Proceeding: The licensee is in violation of Article 24 of its license, which was issued October 7, 1985 (33 FERC ¶ 62,017). Article 24 states in part: If the Licensee shall abandon or discontinue good faith operation of the project or refuse or neglect to comply with the terms of the license and the lawful orders of the Commission, the Commission will deem it to be the intent of the Licensee to surrender the license. Commission records indicate that the project has not operated since the project penstock ruptured in 1994. After several years of correspondence regarding restoring project operation, the licensee has become non-responsive. The licensee most recently filed a plan and schedule to restore project operation with the Commission on February 6, 2014. By letter dated March 6, 2014, the Commission acknowledged the filing and required the licensee to file progress reports January 1 and June 1 of each year to ensure the licensee’s continued progress towards restoring project operation. The licensee did not file the first progress report due on June 1, 2014. By letter dated November 12, 2014, the Commission indicated the licensee must file the overdue progress report, failure to do so would result in an implied surrender of the project license. To date, the licensee has not filed a response and the project remains inoperable. l. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the Docket number (P–7856–027) excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the notice. 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, call toll-free 1–866–208– 3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 26024 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 87 / Wednesday, May 6, 2015 / Notices so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments and Protests—Anyone may submit comments or protests in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.211. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed. Any protests must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS or ‘‘PROTEST,’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the project number of the proceeding to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting or protesting; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of the termination of license. A copy of any protest must be served upon each representative of the licensee specified in item g above. A copy of all other filings in reference to this notice 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. p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. Dated: April 29, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–10566 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission confirm that certain qualifying cogeneration facilities indirectly owned by or affiliated with the Petitioner are exempt from section 203 of the Federal Power Act under 18 CFR 292.601(c), as more fully explained in the petition. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner. The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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 This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 29, 2015. Dated: April 30, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Docket No. EL15–62–000] [FR Doc. 2015–10570 Filed 5–5–15; 8:45 am] Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Take notice that on April 29, 2015, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Petitioner) filed a petition for declaratory order requesting that the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 May 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15–137–000] Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Rex Zone 3 Capacity Enhancement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment that will discuss the environmental impacts of the REX Zone 3 Capacity Enhancement Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Rockies Express LLC (REX) in Decatur County, Indiana and Pickaway, Fayette, Muskingum, and Warrenton Counties, Ohio. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before May 29, 2015. If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on March 31, 2015, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP15–137–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government officials should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, that approval E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26023-26024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10566]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7856-027]


Willow Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Termination Of License (Minor 
Project) by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been 
initiated by the Commission:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of license by implied surrender.
    b. Project No.: 7856-027.
    c. Date Initiated: April 29, 2015.
    d. Licensee: Willow Creek Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name and Location of Project: The Potosi Power Company Water 
Power Project, is located on the South Willow and Potosi Creeks, in 
Madison County, Montana and occupies 0.3 acres of federal lands within 
the Beaverhead National Forest.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Standard Article 24.
    g. Licensee Contact Information: Ms. Jane Joslin, Willow Creek 
Hydro, LLC., 1 South Willow Creek, Pony, Montana 59747 and Mr. Darrin 
Brooks, Willow Creek Hydro, LLC., P.O. Box 267, Pony, Montana 59747, 
(406) 685-3330.
    h. FERC Contact: Ashish Desai, (202) 502-8370, 
Ashish.Desai@ferc.gov.
    i. Deadline for filing comments and protests is 30 days from the 
issuance date of this notice by the Commission. Please file your 
submittal electronically via the Internet (eFiling) in lieu of paper. 
Please refer to the instructions on the Commission's Web site under 
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp and filing instructions in 
the Commission's Regulations at 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To assist 
you with eFilings you should refer to the submission guidelines 
document at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/user-guide.pdf. 
In addition, certain filing requirements have statutory or regulatory 
formatting and other instructions. You should refer to a list of these 
``qualified documents'' at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing.pdf. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. Please include the project number (P-7856-027) on 
any documents or motions filed. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings; otherwise, you should submit an original and seven 
copies of any submittal to the following address: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mail Code: DHAC, PJ-12, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    j. Description of Project Facilities: (1) A 6-foot-high diversion 
structure; (2) a 2,300-foot-long penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing 
two generating units with a combined installed capacity of 300 kW; (4) 
a 10,000-foot-long underground transmission line; (5) a 2.5-mile-long, 
12.5-kV overhead transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    k. Description of Proceeding: The licensee is in violation of 
Article 24 of its license, which was issued October 7, 1985 (33 FERC ] 
62,017). Article 24 states in part: If the Licensee shall abandon or 
discontinue good faith operation of the project or refuse or neglect to 
comply with the terms of the license and the lawful orders of the 
Commission, the Commission will deem it to be the intent of the 
Licensee to surrender the license.
    Commission records indicate that the project has not operated since 
the project penstock ruptured in 1994. After several years of 
correspondence regarding restoring project operation, the licensee has 
become non-responsive. The licensee most recently filed a plan and 
schedule to restore project operation with the Commission on February 
6, 2014. By letter dated March 6, 2014, the Commission acknowledged the 
filing and required the licensee to file progress reports January 1 and 
June 1 of each year to ensure the licensee's continued progress towards 
restoring project operation. The licensee did not file the first 
progress report due on June 1, 2014. By letter dated November 12, 2014, 
the Commission indicated the licensee must file the overdue progress 
report, failure to do so would result in an implied surrender of the 
project license. To date, the licensee has not filed a response and the 
project remains inoperable.
    l. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's 
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the 
Docket number (P-7856-027) excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the notice. 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, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should

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so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments and Protests--Anyone may submit comments or protests in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210 and 385.211. In determining the appropriate action to take, 
the Commission will consider all protests filed. Any protests must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
proceeding.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS or ``PROTEST,'' as 
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the project number of the 
proceeding to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 
and telephone number of the person commenting or protesting; and (4) 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 
385.2005. All comments or protests must set forth their evidentiary 
basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 
comments or protests should relate to project works which are the 
subject of the termination of license. A copy of any protest must be 
served upon each representative of the licensee specified in item g 
above. A copy of all other filings in reference to this notice 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.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not 
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments.

    Dated: April 29, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-10566 Filed 5-5-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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