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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14677–001]
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Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission, Soliciting Additional
Study Requests, Intent To Waive Parts
of the Pre-Filing Three Stage
Consultation Process, and Intent To
Waive Scoping and Establish an
Expedited Schedule for Processing
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
License for a Major Water Power Project
at an Existing Dam, 5 Megawatts or Less.
b. Project No.: 14677–001.
c. Date filed: November 23, 2015.
d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Project Description: The Clark
Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project
would utilize the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation’s Clark Canyon Dam and
outlet works including an intake
structure and concrete conduit in the
reservoir. The project would also consist
of the following new facilities: (1) A
360-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel
penstock within the existing concrete
conduit, ending in a trifurcation; (2) two
35-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter penstocks
extending from the trifurcation to the
powerhouse, transitioning to 6-footdiameter before entering the
powerhouse; (3) a 10-foot-long, 8-footdiameter steel penstock leaving the
trifurcation and ending in a 7-footdiameter cone valve and reducer to
control discharge into the existing outlet
stilling basin; (4) a 65-foot-long, 46-footwide reinforced concrete powerhouse
containing two vertical Francis-type
turbine/generator units with a total
capacity of 4.7 megawatts; (5) two 25foot-long steel draft tubes transitioning
to concrete draft tube/tailrace section;
(6) a 17-foot-long, 15-foot-diameter
tailrace channel connecting with the
existing spillway stilling basin; (7) a 45foot-long, 10-foot-wide aeration basin
downstream of the powerhouse with
three frames containing 330 diffusers;
(8) a 1,100-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV)
buried transmission line from the
powerhouse to a substation; (9) a
substation containing step-up
transformers and switchgear; (10) a 7.9mile-long, 69-kV transmission line
extending from the project substation to
the Peterson Flat substation (the point of
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interconnection); and (11) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the Clark Canyon Dam
Project would be 15.4 gigawatt-hours.
All project facilities would be located
on federal lands owned by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management. The
applicant proposes to operate the
project as run-of-release.
g. Location: The project is located on
Beaverhead River near the town of
Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana.
The project would occupy 62.1 acres of
land owned by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation and 0.2 acres of land
owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management.
h. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.61 of
the Commission’s regulations.
i. Applicant Contact: John Gangemi,
(406) 249–3972, email at john.gangemi@
erm.com.
j. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202)
502–6480, email at kelly.wolcott@
ferc.gov.
k. 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 (P–14677). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY
(202) 502–8659.
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.
l. Cooperating Agencies: We are
asking Federal, state, and local agencies
and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/
or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to cooperate with
us in the preparation of the
environmental document. Agencies who
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments described in item n 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).
m. Deadline for filing additional study
requests: Because the current proposal
is substantially the same as the
applicant’s previously licensed but
unconstructed project (P–12429), the
applicant’s close coordination with
tribal, state, and federal agencies during
the preparation of the application, and
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the lack of comments on the draft
application, we are waiving the 60-day
timeframe specified in 18 CFR 4.32(b)(7)
for filing additional study requests and
requiring all additional study requests
to be filed 30 days from the date the
license application was filed.
All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp)
under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler
method of submitting text only
comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’
For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and eight copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
n. The applicant requested that the
Commission only solicit competing
applications for 30 days, and not notices
of intent to file competing applications.
For the reasons noted in item m and to
expedite the licensing process, we
intend to solicit competing applications
for 30 days, but will allow notices of
intent to be filed to ensure sufficient
opportunity for competing applications
to be filed.
o. Preliminary procedural schedule:
Commission staff has determined that
the issues that need to be addressed in
its environmental analysis pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) have been adequately identified
in the previous licensing proceeding
and during the applicant’s public
meeting and site visit, and no new
issues are likely to be identified through
additional scoping. Therefore, we
intend to accept the consultation that
has occurred on this project during the
pre-filing period as satisfying our
requirements for the standard 3-stage
consultation process under 18 CFR 4.38
and for National Environmental Policy
Act scoping and prepare a single
environment assessment. To further
expedite the licensing process, once we
have found the application acceptable
and ready for environmental analysis,
we also intend to waive 4.34(b) of the
Commission’s regulations to require the
filing of comments, terms and
conditions or prescriptions within 30
days of the notice and the reply
comments with 45 days of the notice.
The application will be processed
according to the following preliminary
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procedural schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Additional study requests and comments on waivers due ......................................................................................................
Issue notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis .........................................................................................
Comments, recommendations, and terms and conditions due ...............................................................................................
Reply comments due ...............................................................................................................................................................
Notice of the availability of the EA ..........................................................................................................................................
Dated: December 4, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Puget Sound Energy, Inc. v. All
Jurisdictional Sellers of Energy and/or
Capacity at Wholesale Into Electric
Energy and/or Capacity Markets in the
Pacific Northwest, Including Parties to
the Western Systems Power Pool
Agreement; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on December 3, 2015,
Idaho Power Company and IDACORP
Energy Services Company submitted a
compliance filing pursuant to the
Commission’s November 3, 2015
Order.1
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. 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.
1 Puget Sound Energy, Inc. v. All Jurisdictional
Sellers of Energy, 153 FERC ¶ 61,136 (2015).
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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 December 24, 2015.
Dated: December 4, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG16–26–000.
Applicants: FTS Project Owner 1,
LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator (EWG) Status of FTS Project
Owner 1, LLC.
Filed Date: 12/4/15.
Accession Number: 20151204–5176.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/15.
Docket Numbers: EG16–27–000.
Applicants: FTS Master Tenant 1,
LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator (EWG) Status of FTS Master
Tenant 1, LLC.
Filed Date: 12/4/15.
Accession Number: 20151204–5177.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/15.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–336–001.
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December 23, 2015.
January 5, 2016.
February 4, 2016.
February 19, 2016.
May 1, 2016.
Applicants: Pure Energy, Inc.
Description: Compliance filing:
Revised Compliance Filing to be
effective 11/17/2015.
Filed Date: 12/4/15.
Accession Number: 20151204–5193.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/15.
Docket Numbers: ER16–465–000.
Applicants: Duke Energy Progress,
LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amended RS No. 185—Town of
Waynesville to be effective 1/1/2016.
Filed Date: 12/4/15.
Accession Number: 20151204–5165.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/15.
Docket Numbers: ER16–466–000.
Applicants: Anahau Energy, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Notification of Change in Status and
Tariff Amendment to be effective 12/5/
2015.
Filed Date: 12/4/15.
Accession Number: 20151204–5211.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/15.
Docket Numbers: ER16–467–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
WPPI Energy.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2015–12–04_WPPI Cost Recovery Filing
to be effective 1/1/2016.
Filed Date: 12/4/15.
Accession Number: 20151204–5212.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/15.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14677-001]
Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests,
Intent To Waive Parts of the Pre-Filing Three Stage Consultation
Process, and Intent To Waive Scoping and Establish an Expedited
Schedule for Processing
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original License for a Major Water Power
Project at an Existing Dam, 5 Megawatts or Less.
b. Project No.: 14677-001.
c. Date filed: November 23, 2015.
d. Applicant: Clark Canyon Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Project Description: The Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project
would utilize the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Clark Canyon Dam and
outlet works including an intake structure and concrete conduit in the
reservoir. The project would also consist of the following new
facilities: (1) A 360-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel penstock within
the existing concrete conduit, ending in a trifurcation; (2) two 35-
foot-long, 8-foot-diameter penstocks extending from the trifurcation to
the powerhouse, transitioning to 6-foot-diameter before entering the
powerhouse; (3) a 10-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel penstock leaving
the trifurcation and ending in a 7-foot-diameter cone valve and reducer
to control discharge into the existing outlet stilling basin; (4) a 65-
foot-long, 46-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two
vertical Francis-type turbine/generator units with a total capacity of
4.7 megawatts; (5) two 25-foot-long steel draft tubes transitioning to
concrete draft tube/tailrace section; (6) a 17-foot-long, 15-foot-
diameter tailrace channel connecting with the existing spillway
stilling basin; (7) a 45-foot-long, 10-foot-wide aeration basin
downstream of the powerhouse with three frames containing 330
diffusers; (8) a 1,100-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) buried
transmission line from the powerhouse to a substation; (9) a substation
containing step-up transformers and switchgear; (10) a 7.9-mile-long,
69-kV transmission line extending from the project substation to the
Peterson Flat substation (the point of interconnection); and (11)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Clark
Canyon Dam Project would be 15.4 gigawatt-hours. All project facilities
would be located on federal lands owned by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The applicant
proposes to operate the project as run-of-release.
g. Location: The project is located on Beaverhead River near the
town of Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana. The project would occupy
62.1 acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and 0.2
acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
h. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.61 of the Commission's regulations.
i. Applicant Contact: John Gangemi, (406) 249-3972, email at
john.gangemi@erm.com.
j. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480, email at
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
k. 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 (P-14677). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY (202) 502-8659.
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.
l. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local
agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the
preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to
request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing
comments described in item n 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).
m. Deadline for filing additional study requests: Because the
current proposal is substantially the same as the applicant's
previously licensed but unconstructed project (P-12429), the
applicant's close coordination with tribal, state, and federal agencies
during the preparation of the application, and the lack of comments on
the draft application, we are waiving the 60-day timeframe specified in
18 CFR 4.32(b)(7) for filing additional study requests and requiring
all additional study requests to be filed 30 days from the date the
license application was filed.
All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp)
under the ``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text
only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-
free at (866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although
the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may
also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
n. The applicant requested that the Commission only solicit
competing applications for 30 days, and not notices of intent to file
competing applications. For the reasons noted in item m and to expedite
the licensing process, we intend to solicit competing applications for
30 days, but will allow notices of intent to be filed to ensure
sufficient opportunity for competing applications to be filed.
o. Preliminary procedural schedule: Commission staff has determined
that the issues that need to be addressed in its environmental analysis
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) have been
adequately identified in the previous licensing proceeding and during
the applicant's public meeting and site visit, and no new issues are
likely to be identified through additional scoping. Therefore, we
intend to accept the consultation that has occurred on this project
during the pre-filing period as satisfying our requirements for the
standard 3-stage consultation process under 18 CFR 4.38 and for
National Environmental Policy Act scoping and prepare a single
environment assessment. To further expedite the licensing process, once
we have found the application acceptable and ready for environmental
analysis, we also intend to waive 4.34(b) of the Commission's
regulations to require the filing of comments, terms and conditions or
prescriptions within 30 days of the notice and the reply comments with
45 days of the notice. The application will be processed according to
the following preliminary
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procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Additional study requests and December 23, 2015.
comments on waivers due.
Issue notice of acceptance and ready January 5, 2016.
for environmental analysis.
Comments, recommendations, and terms February 4, 2016.
and conditions due.
Reply comments due.................. February 19, 2016.
Notice of the availability of the EA May 1, 2016.
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Dated: December 4, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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