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f. Location: On the Mad River, in the
Town of Campton, Grafton County, New
Hampshire. The project occupies
approximately 0.1 acre of United States
lands administered by the United States
Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ian
Clark, Managing Partner, Mad River
Power Associates LP, 826 Scarsdale
Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583; (914)
297–7645.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso at
(202) 502–8854; or email at
nicholas.palso@ferc.gov.
j. Mad River Power Associates LP
filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on October 17, 2017.
Mad River Power Associates LP
provided public notice of its request on
October 22, 2017. In a letter dated
December 13, 2017, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Mad River Power Associates
LP’s request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
also initiating consultation with the
New Hampshire State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106 of the 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
Mad River Power Associates LP as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and section
305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Mad River Power Associates LP
filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and
schedule) with the Commission,
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 website (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
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document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at FERCOnline
Support@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.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
subsequent license for Project No. 3253.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20 each
application for a subsequent license and
any competing license applications
must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration
of the existing license. All applications
for license for this project must be filed
by October 31, 2020.
p. 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.
Dated: December 13, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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.
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 website 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.
Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
January 8, 2018.
Dated: December 12, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1235–017]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
City of Radford; Notice Soliciting
Scoping Comments
[Docket No. AC18–15–000]
Notice of Request for Waiver: Empire
Pipeline, Inc.
Take notice that on November 9,
2017, Empire Pipeline, Inc., filed a
request for waiver of the requirement to
provide its certified public accountant
certification statement for the 2017
FERC Form No. 2 on the basis of the
calendar year ending December 31.
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. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
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Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 1235–017.
c. Date filed: May 30, 2017.
d. Applicant: City of Radford.
e. Name of Project: Municipal
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Little River near
the City of Radford in Montgomery and
Pulaski Counties, Virginia. The project
does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Tim Logwood,
Director of Electric Utilities for the City
of Radford, 701 17th Street Radford, VA
24141; Telephone (540) 731–3641.
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner,
(202) 502–6082 or allyson.conner@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
comments using the Commission’s
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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–1235–017.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description. The existing
Municipal Hydroelectric Project
consists of: (1) A 293-foot-long, 58-foothigh reinforced concrete slab and
buttress dam that includes: (a) A south
non-overflow section; (b) an overflow
bulkhead section; (c) an eight-bay
spillway section each with a steel
tainter gate; (d) a powerhouse intake
section; and (e) a north non-overflow
section; (2) a 77-acre impoundment with
a gross storage capacity of 562 acre-feet
at a normal pool elevation of 1,772 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD29) and a net storage
capacity of 220 acre-feet between
elevations 1,768 and 1,772 feet; (3) a 20foot, 3-inch-wide intake section with
angled steel trash racks (3-inch by 5/
16th-inch trash rack bars spaced 2.5
inches on center) and a steel roller type
head gate; (4) a 27-foot-long steel-lined
penstock in concrete that transitions
from a 13.5-foot-wide, 11-foot-high
entrance to an 8-foot-diameter
conveyance to the turbine scroll case;
(5) a 30-foot-long, 28-foot-wide, and 62foot-high powerhouse containing a
single 1,185-kilowatt turbine-generator
unit; (6) a 2.7-mile-long transmission
line connected to the grid; and (7)
appurtenant facilities.
The City of Radford proposes to revise
its exhibit G to include transmission
facilities composed of only three, 560foot-long, 4.16-kV overhead conductors
that transmit power to a switched
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disconnect/interconnection with the
local distribution grid. The City of
Radford states that the formerly licensed
transmission line now serves to
distribute power to other sources along
its length and is no longer part of the
project.
The City of Radford operates the
project in both run-of-river and peaking
modes. For the period 1984 through
2013, the project’s average annual
generation was about 4,550 megawatthours.
m. 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 website 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, contact FERC Online
Support. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
n. You may also 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.
o. Scoping Process. The Commission
staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Municipal Hydroelectric Project in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Commission staff issued Scoping
Document 1 (SD1) on September 1, 2017
and held scoping meetings on October
2–3, 2017 and an environmental site
review on October 2, 2017. Because
some entities may not have received
proper notice of the issuance of SD1 and
the scoping meetings, we are providing
an additional 30-day comment period
on Scoping Document 2, which will be
issued concurrently with this notice, for
entities to provide comments,
recommendations, and information.
Copies of SD1 and this SD2 outlining
the subject areas to be addressed in the
EA were distributed to the parties on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 and SD2 may 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, call 1–866–
208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
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Dated: December 14, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2778–077]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of
Application for Amendment of License
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Amendment of
license to reduce approved capacity
upgrade.
b. Project Number: 2778–077.
c. Date Filed: April 14, 2017.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company
(licensee).
e. Name of Project: Shoshone Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Snake River in Jerome and Twin
Falls Counties, Idaho. Part of the project
occupies lands owned by the Bureau of
Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: L. Lewis
Wardle, FERC Lands and Licensing
Coordinator, Idaho Power Company,
P.O. Box 70, 1221 W Idaho St., Boise,
Idaho 83702; telephone (208) 388–2964;
email address: LWardle@
idahopower.com. Also, Jerrod Vaughn,
Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70,
1221 W Idaho St., Boise, Idaho 83702;
telephone (208) 388–2362: email
address: JVaughn@idahopower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Kurt Powers;
telephone (202) 502–8949; email
address: kurt.powers@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene and protests is 30
days from the issuance date of this
notice by the Commission. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests 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,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1235-017]
City of Radford; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 1235-017.
c. Date filed: May 30, 2017.
d. Applicant: City of Radford.
e. Name of Project: Municipal Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Little River near the City of Radford in
Montgomery and Pulaski Counties, Virginia. The project does not affect
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Tim Logwood, Director of Electric Utilities
for the City of Radford, 701 17th Street Radford, VA 24141; Telephone
(540) 731-3641.
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's
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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. The first page of any
filing should include docket number P-1235-017.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Project Description. The existing Municipal Hydroelectric
Project consists of: (1) A 293-foot-long, 58-foot-high reinforced
concrete slab and buttress dam that includes: (a) A south non-overflow
section; (b) an overflow bulkhead section; (c) an eight-bay spillway
section each with a steel tainter gate; (d) a powerhouse intake
section; and (e) a north non-overflow section; (2) a 77-acre
impoundment with a gross storage capacity of 562 acre-feet at a normal
pool elevation of 1,772 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
(NGVD29) and a net storage capacity of 220 acre-feet between elevations
1,768 and 1,772 feet; (3) a 20-foot, 3-inch-wide intake section with
angled steel trash racks (3-inch by 5/16th-inch trash rack bars spaced
2.5 inches on center) and a steel roller type head gate; (4) a 27-foot-
long steel-lined penstock in concrete that transitions from a 13.5-
foot-wide, 11-foot-high entrance to an 8-foot-diameter conveyance to
the turbine scroll case; (5) a 30-foot-long, 28-foot-wide, and 62-foot-
high powerhouse containing a single 1,185-kilowatt turbine-generator
unit; (6) a 2.7-mile-long transmission line connected to the grid; and
(7) appurtenant facilities.
The City of Radford proposes to revise its exhibit G to include
transmission facilities composed of only three, 560-foot-long, 4.16-kV
overhead conductors that transmit power to a switched disconnect/
interconnection with the local distribution grid. The City of Radford
states that the formerly licensed transmission line now serves to
distribute power to other sources along its length and is no longer
part of the project.
The City of Radford operates the project in both run-of-river and
peaking modes. For the period 1984 through 2013, the project's average
annual generation was about 4,550 megawatt-hours.
m. 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 website 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, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
n. You may also 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.
o. Scoping Process. The Commission staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Municipal Hydroelectric Project
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
Commission staff issued Scoping Document 1 (SD1) on September 1,
2017 and held scoping meetings on October 2-3, 2017 and an
environmental site review on October 2, 2017. Because some entities may
not have received proper notice of the issuance of SD1 and the scoping
meetings, we are providing an additional 30-day comment period on
Scoping Document 2, which will be issued concurrently with this notice,
for entities to provide comments, recommendations, and information.
Copies of SD1 and this SD2 outlining the subject areas to be
addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list. Copies of SD1 and SD2 may 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-
8659.
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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