Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status, 95580-95581 [2016-31343]

Download as PDF 95580 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2016 / Notices Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214, within 21 days of the date of issuance of the order. Dated: December 21, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–31344 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP17–22–000] sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application Take notice that on December 13, 2016, Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline, LLC (KMLP), 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, IL 60515, filed an application under sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations, requesting authorization to (1) construct and operate the system modifications necessary to enable KMLP to offer 600,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of firm transportation service utilizing a north-to-south path on KMLP’s system; and (2) for permission and approval to abandon and remove facilities at an existing meter station and the replacement thereof with a larger meter station on the same site. The proposed facilities will provide for gas flow on a north-to-south path on KMLP’s system to deliver natural gas from existing pipeline interconnects to the natural gas liquefaction and LNG export facility currently being expanded and operated by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL) at Sabine Pass in Cameron Parish Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open for public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web 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, please contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President, Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline Company, LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, IL 60515, or by calling VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:11 Dec 27, 2016 Jkt 241001 (630) 725–3070 (telephone) or email at bruce_newsome@kindermorgan.com. Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 11, 2017. Dated: December 21, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–31342 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status Docket Nos. Pioneer Wind Park I, LLC ........... Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC. Indeck Niles, LLC ........................ Grant Plains Wind, LLC ............... Sunflower Wind Project, LLC ...... North Lancaster Ranch LLC ........ Pavant Solar II LLC ..................... Dermott Wind, LLC ...................... Innovative Solar 46, LLC ............. Summit Farms Solar, LLC ........... Cimarron Bend Assets, LLC ........ FL Solar 1, LLC ........................... AL Solar A, LLC .......................... Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC ........ EG16–144–000 EG16–145–000 EG16–146–000 EG16–147–000 EG16–148–000 EG16–149–000 EG16–150–000 EG16–151–000 EG16–152–000 EG16–153–000 EG16–154–000 EG16–155–000 EG16–156–000 EG16–157–000 Take notice that during the month of November 2016, the status of the above- E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2016 / Notices captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators became effective by operation of the Commission’s regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a). Dated: December 21, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–31343 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD17–6–000] Salt Lake City Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On December 20, 2016, Salt Lake City Corporation filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The proposed 10th East 500 South PRV Station Hydropower Project would have an installed capacity of 225 kilowatts (kW) and would be located on Salt Lake City Corporation’s existing 36-inch-diameter water distribution pipe, in a new pressure reducing valve (PRV) station. The project would be located in Salt Lake City, in Salt Lake County, Utah. Applicant Contact: David Pearson, Salt Lake City Corporation, Department of Public Utilities, 1530 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84115, Phone No. (801) 707–0777. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@ ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed 95581 project would consist of: (1) A proposed generating unit with an installed capacity of 225-kW on the 36-inchdiameter water distribution pipe, in a new 34-foot by 27-foot PRV station; and (2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 810 megawatthours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA .. The conduit is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit. The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts .................. Y FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended HREA. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended HREA. by by On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA. Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria, Commission staff has preliminarily determined that the proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility under 16 U.S.C. 823a, and is exempted from the licensing requirements of the FPA. Comments and Motions to Intervene: The deadline for filing comments contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45 days from the issuance date of this notice. The deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) bear in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Dec 27, 2016 Jkt 241001 all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the Commission’s regulations.1 All comments contesting Commission staff’s preliminary determination that the facility meets the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and comments 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 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2015). Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application 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. Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95580-95581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31343]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status

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                                                    Docket Nos.
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Pioneer Wind Park I, LLC................  EG16-144-000
Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC......  EG16-145-000
Indeck Niles, LLC.......................  EG16-146-000
Grant Plains Wind, LLC..................  EG16-147-000
Sunflower Wind Project, LLC.............  EG16-148-000
North Lancaster Ranch LLC...............  EG16-149-000
Pavant Solar II LLC.....................  EG16-150-000
Dermott Wind, LLC.......................  EG16-151-000
Innovative Solar 46, LLC................  EG16-152-000
Summit Farms Solar, LLC.................  EG16-153-000
Cimarron Bend Assets, LLC...............  EG16-154-000
FL Solar 1, LLC.........................  EG16-155-000
AL Solar A, LLC.........................  EG16-156-000
Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC..............  EG16-157-000
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    Take notice that during the month of November 2016, the status of 
the above-

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captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators became effective by 
operation of the Commission's regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a).

    Dated: December 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-31343 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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