City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 58799-58800 [2017-26924]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CD18–3–000]
City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts;
Notice of Preliminary Determination of
a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
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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 Narrows
Road Pressure Reduction Valve (PRV)
Station Project would have an installed
capacity of up to 10 kilowatts (kW), and
would be located along an existing
municipal water supply line within the
Narrows Road PRV station near the City
of Fitchburg, Worcester County,
Massachusetts.
Applicant Contact: Weston &
Sampson Engineers, Inc., 100
International Drive, Suite 152,
Portsmouth, NH 03801, Phone No. (603)
431–3937.
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney,
Phone No. (202) 502–6778, email:
Christopher.Chaney@ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) One pump
as turbine unit with a nameplate
capacity of 10 kW located within the
existing Narrows Road PRV station; and
(2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an estimated annual
generating capacity of about 65,000
kilowatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower
facility is one that is determined or
deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
in the table below.
On December 1, 2017, the City of
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, filed a notice
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 the facility uses 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
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FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended
HREA.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended
HREA.
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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: The
proposed addition of the hydroelectric
project along the existing municipal
water supply line will not alter its
primary purpose. Therefore, based upon
the above information and criteria,
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Commission staff preliminarily
determines that the proposal satisfies
the requirements for a qualifying
conduit hydropower facility, which is
not required to be licensed or exempted
from licensing.
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Y
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Comments and Motions to Intervene:
Deadline for filing comments contesting
whether the facility meets the qualifying
criteria is 45 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
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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
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
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
also be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp
using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the
docket number (i.e., CD18–3) in the
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CFR 385.2001–2005 (2017).
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docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3676 or email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: December 7, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: December 7, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. ER18–391–000]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
EnPowered; Supplemental Notice That
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing
Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP18–242–000.
Applicants: Southern Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing
Abandon Rate Schedule X–72
Compliance Filing CP18–2–000 to be
effective 1/1/2018.
Filed Date: 12/6/17.
Accession Number: 20171206–5003.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/17.
Docket Numbers: RP18–243–000.
Applicants: Blue Lake Gas Storage
Company.
Description: Compliance filing
Settlement Compliance Filing RP17–
898–000 to be effective 12/1/2017.
Filed Date: 12/6/17.
Accession Number: 20171206–5042.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/17.
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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This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of
EnPowered’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
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 December 27,
2017.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CD18-3-000]
City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Notice of Preliminary
Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and
Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene
On December 1, 2017, the City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 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 Narrows Road Pressure Reduction Valve (PRV) Station
Project would have an installed capacity of up to 10 kilowatts (kW),
and would be located along an existing municipal water supply line
within the Narrows Road PRV station near the City of Fitchburg,
Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Applicant Contact: Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., 100
International Drive, Suite 152, Portsmouth, NH 03801, Phone No. (603)
431-3937.
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, email:
[email protected].
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) One pump as turbine unit with a nameplate
capacity of 10 kW located within the existing Narrows Road PRV station;
and (2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an
estimated annual generating capacity of about 65,000 kilowatt-hours.
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
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Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA...... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, Y
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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA... The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained Y
for the generation of electric power and uses for
such generation only the hydroelectric potential of
a non-federally owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA.. The facility has an installed capacity that does not Y
exceed 5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA. On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not Y
licensed, or exempted from the licensing
requirements of Part I of the FPA.
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Preliminary Determination: The proposed addition of the
hydroelectric project along the existing municipal water supply line
will not alter its primary purpose. Therefore, based upon the above
information and criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines
that the proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit
hydropower facility, which is not required to be licensed or exempted
from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.
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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 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.
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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 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 [email protected], (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 also be
viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (i.e., CD18-3) in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For TTY, call
(202) 502-8659.
Dated: December 7, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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