Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Draft Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement and Announcing the Extension of the Public Comment Period and Postponement of Public Hearings To Receive Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 58725-58726 [2015-24772]

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Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015–24794 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. PP–371] Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Draft Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement and Announcing the Extension of the Public Comment Period and Postponement of Public Hearings To Receive Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Department of Energy. Notice of intent to prepare a Supplement to the Draft Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (DOE/EIS–0463) and announcing the extension of the public comment period and postponement of public hearings on the Draft EIS. AGENCY: ACTION: In August 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received an amendment to the July 2013 Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Presidential permit amended application. The August 2015 application amendment changed the proposed transmission line route by adding three miles of buried transmission line adjacent to a road not previously SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58725 analyzed, added two new transition stations and increased the total amount of proposed buried transmission line from approximately 8 miles to approximately 60 miles. In addition, the amendment proposed a minor shift in the international border crossing location and identified some other project changes. The proposed transmission line route and associated changes in the amended application is a new ‘‘Applicant’s Preferred Alternative.’’ The Supplement to the Draft EIS will present an analysis of the new Applicant’s Preferred Alternative. This analysis will compare the new proposed transmission line route and configuration (above ground/ underground) against the alternatives currently presented in the Draft EIS. To accommodate public review and comment on both the Draft EIS and the Supplement to the Draft EIS, DOE is extending the public comment period until December 31, 2015. DOE has canceled the public hearings on the Draft EIS that were to be held in October 2015 and will reschedule those hearings after the Supplement to the Draft EIS is issued. DATES: DOE extends the current public comment period that was to close on October 29, 2015, to December 31, 2015. DOE will conduct public hearings on the Draft EIS and the Supplement to the Draft EIS prior to the close of the public comment period on December 31, 2015. DOE will announce dates, times and locations of the rescheduled public hearings after issuance of the Supplement to the Draft EIS, which is expected in November 2015. ADDRESSES: Requests for individuals to be added to the document mailing list (to receive a paper or electronic copy of the Draft EIS and/or Supplement to the Draft EIS) should be addressed to: Brian Mills, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; by email to Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile to 202–586–8008. Additional information on the Northern Pass Transmission Line Project EIS is available on the EIS Web site at https://www.northernpasseis.us. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public comment period on the Draft EIS started on July 31, 2015, with publication in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS is available on the Northern Pass EIS Web site at https://www.northernpasseis.us/library/ E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 58726 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 189 / Wednesday, September 30, 2015 / Notices draft-eis. On August 28, 2015, DOE announced public hearings in October 2015 to receive comments on the Draft EIS in the Federal Register (80 FR 52268). On August 31, 2015, DOE received an amendment to the July 1, 2013, Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Presidential permit amended application. The August 31, 2015 amendment and related exhibits are available on the Northern Pass EIS Web site at https://www.northernpasseis.us/ library/documents/. The August 31, 2015 application amendment changed the proposed transmission line route by adding three miles of buried transmission line adjacent to a road not previously analyzed, added two new transition stations (one in Bridgewater and one in Bethlehem; both would transition the transmission line between aboveground and buried) of approximately one acre each, and increased the amount of proposed buried transmission line from approximately 8 miles to approximately 60 miles. In addition, the amendment proposed a minor shift (less than 100 feet) in the international border crossing location, changed the project size from 1,200 MW to 1,000 MW with a potential transfer capability of 1,090 MW and included other design changes (e.g., change in converter technology and type of cable). 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. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. 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 October 13, 2015. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2015. Meghan Conklin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy. Dated: September 24, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–24772 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. ER15–2541–000] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ15–18–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC; Notice of Filing Take notice that on September 22, 2015, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC submitted its tariff filing: Oncor TFO Tariff Rate Changes, to be effective 9/15/2015. 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 18:27 Sep 29, 2015 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 [FR Doc. 2015–24740 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] Jkt 235001 Burgess Capital LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Burgess Capital LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for 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 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 October 14, 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 are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic 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: September 24, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–24738 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #2 September 24, 2015. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER15–2707–000. Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: USBR SGIA ? Green Springs Rev 1 to be effective 9/15/2015. E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58725-58726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24772]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. PP-371]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Draft Northern 
Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement and 
Announcing the Extension of the Public Comment Period and Postponement 
of Public Hearings To Receive Comments on the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Supplement to the Draft Northern 
Pass Transmission Line Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
(DOE/EIS-0463) and announcing the extension of the public comment 
period and postponement of public hearings on the Draft EIS.

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SUMMARY: In August 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received 
an amendment to the July 2013 Northern Pass Transmission Line Project 
Presidential permit amended application.
    The August 2015 application amendment changed the proposed 
transmission line route by adding three miles of buried transmission 
line adjacent to a road not previously analyzed, added two new 
transition stations and increased the total amount of proposed buried 
transmission line from approximately 8 miles to approximately 60 miles. 
In addition, the amendment proposed a minor shift in the international 
border crossing location and identified some other project changes. The 
proposed transmission line route and associated changes in the amended 
application is a new ``Applicant's Preferred Alternative.''
    The Supplement to the Draft EIS will present an analysis of the new 
Applicant's Preferred Alternative. This analysis will compare the new 
proposed transmission line route and configuration (above ground/
underground) against the alternatives currently presented in the Draft 
EIS. To accommodate public review and comment on both the Draft EIS and 
the Supplement to the Draft EIS, DOE is extending the public comment 
period until December 31, 2015. DOE has canceled the public hearings on 
the Draft EIS that were to be held in October 2015 and will reschedule 
those hearings after the Supplement to the Draft EIS is issued.

DATES: DOE extends the current public comment period that was to close 
on October 29, 2015, to December 31, 2015. DOE will conduct public 
hearings on the Draft EIS and the Supplement to the Draft EIS prior to 
the close of the public comment period on December 31, 2015. DOE will 
announce dates, times and locations of the rescheduled public hearings 
after issuance of the Supplement to the Draft EIS, which is expected in 
November 2015.

ADDRESSES: Requests for individuals to be added to the document mailing 
list (to receive a paper or electronic copy of the Draft EIS and/or 
Supplement to the Draft EIS) should be addressed to: Brian Mills, 
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-20), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585; by email to Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov; or by facsimile to 202-586-
8008. Additional information on the Northern Pass Transmission Line 
Project EIS is available on the EIS Web site at https://
www.northernpasseis.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public comment period on the Draft EIS 
started on July 31, 2015, with publication in the Federal Register by 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its Notice of Availability 
of the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS is available on the Northern Pass EIS 
Web site at https://www.northernpasseis.us/library/

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draft-eis. On August 28, 2015, DOE announced public hearings in October 
2015 to receive comments on the Draft EIS in the Federal Register (80 
FR 52268). On August 31, 2015, DOE received an amendment to the July 1, 
2013, Northern Pass Transmission Line Project Presidential permit 
amended application. The August 31, 2015 amendment and related exhibits 
are available on the Northern Pass EIS Web site at https://www.northernpasseis.us/library/documents/.
    The August 31, 2015 application amendment changed the proposed 
transmission line route by adding three miles of buried transmission 
line adjacent to a road not previously analyzed, added two new 
transition stations (one in Bridgewater and one in Bethlehem; both 
would transition the transmission line between aboveground and buried) 
of approximately one acre each, and increased the amount of proposed 
buried transmission line from approximately 8 miles to approximately 60 
miles. In addition, the amendment proposed a minor shift (less than 100 
feet) in the international border crossing location, changed the 
project size from 1,200 MW to 1,000 MW with a potential transfer 
capability of 1,090 MW and included other design changes (e.g., change 
in converter technology and type of cable).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2015.
Meghan Conklin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Electricity Delivery Division, 
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department 
of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-24772 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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