Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference, 29553-29554 [2016-11222]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 92 / Thursday, May 12, 2016 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Evaluation of the ESSA Title I, Part D, Neglected or Delinquent Programs. OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 502. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 392. Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how state agencies, school districts, and juvenile justice and child welfare facilities implement education and transition programs for youth who are neglected or delinquent (N or D) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title I, Part D. The information will be used by ED to produce and disseminate a report detailing how state agencies, school districts, and juvenile justice and child welfare facilities implement education and transition programs for youth who are neglected or delinquent (N or D). Dated: May 9, 2016. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016–11193 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 May 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2299–000] Turlock Irrigation District; Modesto Irrigation District; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation On April 28, 2014 Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District, licensees for the Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project facilities are located on the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne County, California. The license for Project No. 2299 was issued for a period ending April 30, 2016. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2299 is issued to the licensee for a period effective May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017 or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before April 30, 2017, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29553 notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that the licensee, Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District, is authorized to continue operation of the Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license. Dated: May 5, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–11221 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP16–618–000] Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on April 15, 2016 in the above-captioned proceeding, a technical conference will be held in this proceeding on Monday, May 9, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at approximately 3:30 p.m., at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of the technical conference is to examine the issues raised in the protests and comments regarding the February 19, 2016 filing made by Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin). In that filing, Algonquin proposed to exempt from the capacity release bidding requirements certain types of capacity releases of firm transportation by electric distribution companies that are participating in state-regulated electric reliability programs.1 Issues to be examined at the technical conference include concerns raised regarding the basis and need for the waiver. The agenda for this technical conference is attached. Due to the number of parties requesting to make presentations, each presentation will be limited to fifteen minutes to provide sufficient time for discussion. We have allotted time between each presentation for questions and comments from staff, panelists, and the audience. Parties may file in this docket longer presentations or other materials prior to the technical conference. A schedule for post1 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 154 FERC ¶ 61,269 (2016). E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 29554 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 92 / Thursday, May 12, 2016 / Notices technical comments will be established at the technical conference. For more information about this technical conference, please contact Anna Fernandez at Anna.Fernandez@ ferc.gov or (202) 502–6682. For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 8368. Dated: May 5, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–11222 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14769–000] asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Green Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 14, 2016, Green Canyon Energy, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Eagle Creek Hydroelectric Project (Eagle Creek Project or project) to be located on Eagle Creek, in Lane County, Oregon. The proposed project boundary will occupy approximately 14.5 acres of federal land within the Willamette National Forest. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following new features: (1) A 40foot-long, 9.5-foot-high concrete diversion weir traversing Eagle Creek; (2) an approximately 0.7 acre-foot impoundment; (3) an approximately 11,470-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter polyvinyl chloride pipe penstock; (4) a 50-foot-long, 40-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; (5) one Pelton turbine/ generator with a total installed capacity of 7.0-megawatts; (6) a tailrace comprised of a 50-foot-long, 60-inch steel pipe and a 350-foot-long and 25foot-wide rip-rapped channel discharging flows from the powerhouse back to Eagle Creek; (7) an approximately 3,960-foot-long, 12.4- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 May 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 kilovolt (kV) transmission line interconnecting with the existing Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Eagle Creek Project would be 50 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark A. Mikkelsen, 275 Knight Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97404; phone: (541) 520–2233. FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue; phone: (202) 502–8556. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications 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–14769–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14769) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: May 5, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–11220 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF16–4–000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned B-System Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the B-System Project involving abandonment, construction, and operation of facilities by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) in Fairfield and Franklin 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 June 6, 2016. If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on March 10, 2016, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. PF16–4–000 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 representatives should notify their constituents of this planned 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 planned facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 92 (Thursday, May 12, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-11222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP16-618-000]


Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Technical 
Conference

    As announced in the Notice of Technical Conference issued on April 
15, 2016 in the above-captioned proceeding, a technical conference will 
be held in this proceeding on Monday, May 9, 2016, beginning at 10:00 
a.m. and ending at approximately 3:30 p.m., at the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
purpose of the technical conference is to examine the issues raised in 
the protests and comments regarding the February 19, 2016 filing made 
by Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin). In that filing, 
Algonquin proposed to exempt from the capacity release bidding 
requirements certain types of capacity releases of firm transportation 
by electric distribution companies that are participating in state-
regulated electric reliability programs.\1\ Issues to be examined at 
the technical conference include concerns raised regarding the basis 
and need for the waiver.
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    \1\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 154 FERC ] 61,269 (2016).
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    The agenda for this technical conference is attached. Due to the 
number of parties requesting to make presentations, each presentation 
will be limited to fifteen minutes to provide sufficient time for 
discussion. We have allotted time between each presentation for 
questions and comments from staff, panelists, and the audience. Parties 
may file in this docket longer presentations or other materials prior 
to the technical conference. A schedule for post-

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technical comments will be established at the technical conference.
    For more information about this technical conference, please 
contact Anna Fernandez at Anna.Fernandez@ferc.gov or (202) 502-6682. 
For information related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at 
Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502-8368.

    Dated: May 5, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11222 Filed 5-11-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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