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Payne’s Ferry Wind Park, LLC, Salmon
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Wind Park, LLC.
Description: Supplement to January 6,
2017 Application for Authorization
under Section 203 of the FPA of
TerraForm Private LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 2/9/17.
Accession Number: 20170209–5275.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/21/17.
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Applicants: Wabash Valley Power
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protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
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other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 10, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 298–080]
Southern California Edison Company;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document (PAD), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping;
Request for Comments on the PAD
and Scoping Document, and
Identification of Issues and Associated
Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Process.
b. Project No.: 298–080.
c. Date Filed: December 14, 2016.
d. Submitted by: Southern California
Edison Company (Applicant or SCE).
e. Name of Project: Kaweah
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Kaweah River and
East Fork Kaweah River in Tulare
County, California. The project occupies
public lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management. The
project incorporates non-project
facilities (diversion structures and water
conveyance facilities) located within
Sequoia National Park, which are
authorized by a National Park Service
special use permit.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact:
Wayne P. Allen, Principle Manager,
Hydro Licensing and Implementation,
Southern California Edison Company,
PO 00000
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1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead,
CA 91770, (626) 302–9741 or email at
wayne.allen@sce.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at
(503) 552–2760 or email at
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item o 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).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
the Applicant as the Commission’s nonfederal representatives for carrying out
informal consultation, pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. On December 14, 2016, the
Applicant filed with the Commission a
Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site (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, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and
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Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
(SD1), as well as study requests. All
comments on the PAD and SD1, and
study requests should be sent to the
address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and
SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and all
communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
documents 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. 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–298–080.
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading:
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by April 13, 2017.
p. Although our current intent is to
prepare an environmental assessment
(EA), there is the possibility that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be required. Nevertheless, this
meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the times and places noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is
primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist staff in identifying
particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
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addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wyndham Visalia, 9000 W.
Airport Drive, Visalia, CA 93277.
Phone: (559) 651–5000.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Wyndham Visalia, 9000 W.
Airport Drive, Visalia, CA 93277.
Phone: (559) 651–5000.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the Web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The potential applicant and
Commission staff will conduct an
Environmental Site Review (site visit) of
the project Wednesday March 15, 2017,
starting at 9:00 a.m. and ending at or
about 4:00 p.m. All participants should
meet at the Memorial Building located
at 43490 Sierra Drive, Three Rivers,
California. Participants are responsible
for their own transportation. Persons
planning on participating in the site
visit, or with questions about it, should
contact Mr. David Moore of Southern
California Edison Company at (626)
302–9494 or David.Moore@sce.com on
or before March 1, 2017.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
and discuss existing conditions and
resource management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the appropriateness of any
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
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acting as a cooperating agency for
development of an environmental
document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in item
n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be placed in the
public records of the project.
Dated: February 10, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER17–964–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2017–02–13_SA 2919 Cadillac
Renewable Energy-MISO E–NRIS
Agreement (J406) to be effective 2/14/
2017.
Filed Date: 2/13/17.
Accession Number: 20170213–5192.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–965–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original ISA, Service Agreement No.
4623, Queue No. NQ145 to be effective
12/31/9998.
Filed Date: 2/13/17.
Accession Number: 20170213–5202.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–966–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
International Paper Construction
Agreement ? Kraft Sub to be effective 4/
15/2017.
Filed Date: 2/13/17.
Accession Number: 20170213–5195.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–967–000.
Applicants: The Connecticut Light
and Power Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Town of Wallingford Transmission Line
Separation Agreement to be effective 2/
13/2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 298-080]
Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD),
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments
on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and
Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 298-080.
c. Date Filed: December 14, 2016.
d. Submitted by: Southern California Edison Company (Applicant or
SCE).
e. Name of Project: Kaweah Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Kaweah River and East Fork Kaweah River in
Tulare County, California. The project occupies public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The project incorporates
non-project facilities (diversion structures and water conveyance
facilities) located within Sequoia National Park, which are authorized
by a National Park Service special use permit.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Wayne P. Allen, Principle Manager,
Hydro Licensing and Implementation, Southern California Edison Company,
1515 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770, (626) 302-9741 or email
at wayne.allen@sce.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at (503) 552-2760 or email at
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o 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).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating the Applicant as the
Commission's non-federal representatives for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. On December 14, 2016, the Applicant filed with the Commission a
Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(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, contact FERC Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
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Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents 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. 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-298-080.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by April 13, 2017.
p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meeting
will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Wyndham Visalia, 9000 W. Airport Drive, Visalia, CA
93277.
Phone: (559) 651-5000.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Wyndham Visalia, 9000 W. Airport Drive, Visalia, CA
93277.
Phone: (559) 651-5000.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an
Environmental Site Review (site visit) of the project Wednesday March
15, 2017, starting at 9:00 a.m. and ending at or about 4:00 p.m. All
participants should meet at the Memorial Building located at 43490
Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, California. Participants are responsible
for their own transportation. Persons planning on participating in the
site visit, or with questions about it, should contact Mr. David Moore
of Southern California Edison Company at (626) 302-9494 or
David.Moore@sce.com on or before March 1, 2017.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.
Dated: February 10, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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