Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board Meeting Dates and Agenda, 1258-1259 [2018-00284]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14850–000]
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Covington Mountain Hydro, LLC.;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 3, 2017, the Covington
Mountain Hydro, 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 Bison Peak Pumped
Storage Project (Bison Peak Project or
project) to be located in the Tehachapi
Mountains south of Tehachapi, Kern
County, California. 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 be a
closed-loop pumped storage project
with an upper reservoir and the
applicant has proposed three
alternatives for the placement of a lower
reservoir, termed South, Law, and
Horsethief. Water for the initial fill of
either of the alternatives would be
obtained from local water agency
infrastructure via a route that would be
identified during studies.
A 35-foot ring dam and a perimeter of
4,900 feet would form the project’s
upper reservoir. The upper reservoir
would have a total storage capacity of
1,300 acre-feet and a surface area of 20
acres at an elevation of 7,890 feet mean
sea level (msl). The upper reservoir
would be connected to one of the three
proposed lower reservoir alternatives as
described below.
The South lower reservoir alternative
would consist of the following: (1) The
upper reservoir; (2) a 19-acre lower
reservoir at 4,920 feet msl created by a
dam with a crest height of 160 feet, crest
length of 610 feet, and a storage capacity
of 1,300 acre-feet; (3) a 9.1-foot
diameter, 9,700-foot-long penstock from
the upper reservoir that bifurcates
creating an additional 6.5-foot diameter,
700-foot-long penstock; (4) an
underground powerhouse with three
120-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-
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turbines and a surface powerhouse with
a single 120-MW Pelton turbine; (5) an
intake/tailrace facility; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated
annual generation of the South lower
reservoir alternative would be about
1,051 gigawatt-hours.
The Law lower reservoir alternative
would consist of the following: (1) The
upper reservoir; (2) a 19-acre lower
reservoir at 5,370 feet msl created by a
dam with a crest height of 145 feet, crest
length of 750 feet, and a storage capacity
of 1,300 acre-feet; (3) a 9.5-foot
diameter, 9,900-foot-long penstock from
the upper reservoir that bifurcates
creating an additional 6.7-foot diameter,
1,300-foot-long penstock; (4) an
underground powerhouse with three
110-MW reversible pump-turbines and a
surface powerhouse with a single 110MW Pelton turbine; (5) an intake/
tailrace facility; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the Law lower reservoir
alternative would be about 963 gigawatthours.
The Horsethief lower reservoir
alternative would consist of the
following: (1) The upper reservoir; (2) a
18-acre lower reservoir at 5,940 feet msl
created by a dam with a crest height of
150 feet, crest length of 750 feet, and a
storage capacity of 1,300 acre-feet; (3) a
9.5-foot-diameter, 9,000-foot-long
penstock from the upper reservoir; (4) a
mostly underground powerhouse with
two 180-MW reversible pump-turbines;
(5) an intake/tailrace facility; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated
annual generation of the Horsethief
lower reservoir alternative would be
about 788.4 gigawatt-hours.
All alternatives would include a 220kilovolt transmission line with a length
of 10 to 12 miles.
Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro,
Covington Mountain Hydro, LLC., 1210
West Franklin St., #2, Boise, ID 83702;
phone: (208) 246–9925.
FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone: (202)
502–6095.
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://
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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: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of
any filing should include docket
number P–14850–000.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the eLibrary
link of Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–14850) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: January 4, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Environmental Laboratory Advisory
Board Meeting Dates and Agenda
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of teleconference and
face-to-face meetings.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) Environmental
Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB)
holds teleconference meetings the third
Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
ET and two face-to-face meetings each
calendar year. For 2018, teleconference
only meetings will be February 21;
March 21; April 18; May 16; June 20;
July 18; September 19; October 17;
November 21; and December 19 to
discuss the ideas and views presented at
the previous ELAB meetings, as well as
new business. Items to be discussed by
ELAB over these coming meetings
include: (1) Issues in continuing the
expansion of national environmental
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accreditation; (2) ELAB support to the
Agency on issues relating to
measurement and monitoring for all
programs; and (3) follow-up on some of
ELAB’s past recommendations and
issues. In addition to these
teleconferences, ELAB will be hosting
their two face-to-face meetings with
teleconference line also available on
January 22, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency
in Albuquerque, NM at 1:00 p.m. (MT)
(due to unforeseen administrative
circumstances, EPA is announcing this
meeting with less than 15 calendar days’
notice) and on August 6, 2018 at the
Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, LA at
1:00 p.m. (CT). Written comments on
laboratory accreditation issues and/or
environmental monitoring or
measurement issues are encouraged and
should be sent to Ms. Lara P. Phelps,
Designated Federal Official, US EPA
(E243–05), 109 T. W. Alexander Drive,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or
emailed to phelps.lara@epa.gov.
Members of the public are invited to
listen to the teleconference calls, and
time permitting, will be allowed to
comment on issues discussed during
this and previous ELAB meetings. Those
persons interested in participating in
ELAB teleconference meetings should
call Lara P. Phelps at (919) 541–5544 to
obtain teleconference information. For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
contact Lara P. Phelps at the number
above, preferably at least 10 days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much
time as possible to process your request.
Dated: December 28, 2017.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Science Advisor, Office of the Science
Advisor.
Farm Credit
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit
attendance requests via email to
VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
information about attendance requests.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–
4009, TTY (703) 883–4056, aultmand@
fca.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of
this meeting of the Board will be open
to the public (limited space available)
and parts will be closed to the public.
Please send an email to VisitorRequest@
FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the
meeting. In your email include: Name,
postal address, entity you are
representing (if applicable), and
telephone number. You will receive an
email confirmation from us. Please be
prepared to show a photo identification
when you arrive. If you need assistance
for accessibility reasons, or if you have
any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary to the Farm Credit
Administration Board, at (703) 883–
4009. The matters to be considered at
the meeting are:
ADDRESSES:
Open Session
A. Approval of Minutes
• December 14, 2017
B. Report
• Auditor’s Report on FCA FY 2017/
2016 Financial Statements
Closed Session *
• Executive Meeting With Auditors
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Dated: January 8, 2018.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
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Farm Credit Administration.
Notice, regular meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the Government in the
Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of
the Farm Credit Administration Board
(Board).
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SUMMARY:
The regular meeting of the Board
will be held at the offices of the Farm
Credit Administration in McLean,
Virginia, on January 11, 2018, from 9:00
a.m. until such time as the Board
concludes its business.
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Media Bureau Freezes the Filing of
Minor Change Applications for LPTV/
Translator Stations
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces a
freeze on the filing of minor change
applications by low power television
and TV translator stations.
SUMMARY:
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This filing limitation became
effective on December 20, 2017.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaun Maher, Video Division, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov,
(202) 418–2324.
Effective
immediately, the Media Bureau
announces a freeze on the filing of
applications for minor change
applications for low power television
(LPTV) and TV translator stations. The
incentive auction is being conducted
pursuant to Title VI of the Middle Class
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
It includes a ‘‘reverse auction’’ and
reorganization or ‘‘repacking’’ of the
broadcast television bands in order to
free up a portion of the ultra-high
frequency band for new flexible uses.
The facilities of LPTV and TV translator
stations are not protected during
repacking. ‘‘Operating’’ LPTV and TV
translator stations displaced by
repacking will be permitted to file
displacement applications in a special
window to be opened following the
completion of the auction. ‘‘Operating’’
stations are defined as those that have
licensed their authorized construction
permit facilities or have an application
for a license to cover on file with the
Commission on the release date of the
incentive auction Closing and Channel
Reassignment Public Notice.
To facilitate the special window for
displaced LPTV and TV translator
stations and to protect the opportunity
for LPTV and TV translator stations
displaced by the repacking of the
television bands to obtain a new
channel in the special window from the
limited number of channels likely to be
available for application after repacking,
the Media Bureau deems it appropriate
to freeze the acceptance of minor change
applications at this time. The Media
Bureau will continue to process pending
minor change applications. Following
completion of the special window for
displaced LPTV/translator stations, the
Media Bureau will announce when it
will again begin accepting minor change
applications.
The Media Bureau will consider, on a
case-by-case basis, requests for waiver of
the filing limitation imposed by this
Public Notice when a minor change
application is necessary or otherwise in
the public interest for technical or other
reasons to maintain quality service to
the public. As with any request for
waiver of our rules, such a request will
be granted only on a showing of good
cause and when grant of the waiver will
serve the public interest.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board Meeting Dates and Agenda
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of teleconference and face-to-face meetings.
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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental
Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) holds teleconference meetings the
third Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. ET and two face-to-face
meetings each calendar year. For 2018, teleconference only meetings
will be February 21; March 21; April 18; May 16; June 20; July 18;
September 19; October 17; November 21; and December 19 to discuss the
ideas and views presented at the previous ELAB meetings, as well as new
business. Items to be discussed by ELAB over these coming meetings
include: (1) Issues in continuing the expansion of national
environmental
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accreditation; (2) ELAB support to the Agency on issues relating to
measurement and monitoring for all programs; and (3) follow-up on some
of ELAB's past recommendations and issues. In addition to these
teleconferences, ELAB will be hosting their two face-to-face meetings
with teleconference line also available on January 22, 2018 at the
Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, NM at 1:00 p.m. (MT) (due to unforeseen
administrative circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less
than 15 calendar days' notice) and on August 6, 2018 at the Hyatt
Regency in New Orleans, LA at 1:00 p.m. (CT). Written comments on
laboratory accreditation issues and/or environmental monitoring or
measurement issues are encouraged and should be sent to Ms. Lara P.
Phelps, Designated Federal Official, US EPA (E243-05), 109 T. W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or emailed to
[email protected]. Members of the public are invited to listen to the
teleconference calls, and time permitting, will be allowed to comment
on issues discussed during this and previous ELAB meetings. Those
persons interested in participating in ELAB teleconference meetings
should call Lara P. Phelps at (919) 541-5544 to obtain teleconference
information. For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Lara P. Phelps at the number above,
preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much
time as possible to process your request.
Dated: December 28, 2017.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Science Advisor, Office of the Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2018-00284 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]
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