Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Applications, 1349-1350 [2018-00329]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2018 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL18–55–000] srobinson on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES EDF Renewables Energy, Inc. v. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint Take notice that on January 4, 2018, pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e), 825e, and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, EDF Renewables Energy, Inc. (Complainant) filed a formal complaint against Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO or Respondent) alleging that MISO’s Tariff is no longer just and reasonable because MISO cannot deliver interconnection studies and a generation interconnection agreement in sufficient advanced time to allow proposed wind generation projects to achieve commercial operation as needed to benefit from the Federal Production Tax Credit, all as more fully explained in the complaint. Complainant certify that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for MISO as listed on the Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. 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. The Respondent’s answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent’s answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link and is available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:05 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 24, 2018. Dated: January 5, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00330 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14864–000] Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On November 29, 2017, Watterra Energy, 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 Barren River Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project (project), to be located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Barren River Lake Dam on the Barren River near the City of Bowling Green, Barren County, Kentucky. 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 consist of the following: (1) A 960-foot-long, 14foot-diameter steel penstock lining the existing concrete conduit; (2) a 14-footlong, 14-foot-wide bifurcation structure attached to the proposed penstock, with one 265-foot-long branch extending to the proposed powerhouse, and the other 86-foot-long branch extending to the existing stilling basin to provide an outlet point for the release of floodwaters; (3) a 70-foot-long, 55-footwide powerhouse containing two Kaplan generating units with a total capacity of 11.63 megawatts; (4) a 75foot-long tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long, 50foot-wide switchyard; and (6) a 4,210foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 41.64 gigawatt- PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1349 hours, and would operate as directed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton, Watterra Energy, LLC, 220 West Main Street, Hamilton, MT 59840; phone: (406) 384–0080. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502–6304. 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:// 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–14864–000. 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–14864) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 5, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00331 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP18–37–000, CP18–38–000] Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Applications Take notice that on December 21, 2017, Sierrita Gas Pipeline, LLC (Sierrita), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, has filed two applications, pursuant to sections 7(c) E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 srobinson on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES 1350 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2018 / Notices and 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, requesting authorization for the construction and operation of Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project (Project) located in Pima County, Arizona. Concurrent with this Section 7(c) application, Sierrita has filed a Section 3 application to amend existing Presidential Permit, all as more fully described in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 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, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Specifically, in Docket No. CP18–37– 000, Sierrita’s Section 7(c) Project consists of: (1) Installing one new Solar Mars 100 turbine/compressor unit that is ISO rated at 15,900 horsepower (HP) located at approximately Milepost (MP) 6 on Line No. 2177; (2) installing an additional gas meter at the existing San Joaquin Meter Station on Line No. 2177; and (3) relocating an existing Mainline Valve 2 (MLV 2) and inspection tool launcher and receiver from MP 1.2 to MP 6.5 on Line No. 2177; all located in Pima County, Arizona. Additionally, in Docket No. CP18–38–000 Sierrita is requesting an amendment to its Section 3 authorization and its Presidential Permit for increased design capacity to 627,000 Mcf/Day at its border crossing into Mexico near the town of Sasabe, Arizona, also in Pima County. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Francisco Tarin, Regulatory Director, Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, or call (719) 667–7517, or email: SierritaRegulatoryAffairs@ 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:05 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 26, 2018. Dated: January 5, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00329 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL18–45–000] Great River Energy; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding On January 5, 2018, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL18–45– 000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into whether Great River Energy’s cost-based revenue requirements for providing reactive power from certain of its generating units located in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. region may be unjust and unreasonable. Great River Energy, 162 FERC 61,006 (2018). Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL18–45–000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate, with the 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: January 5, 2018. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00327 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1349-1350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00329]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP18-37-000, CP18-38-000]


Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Applications

    Take notice that on December 21, 2017, Sierrita Gas Pipeline, LLC 
(Sierrita), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, has filed 
two applications, pursuant to sections 7(c)

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and 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, requesting authorization for the 
construction and operation of Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project 
(Project) located in Pima County, Arizona. Concurrent with this Section 
7(c) application, Sierrita has filed a Section 3 application to amend 
existing Presidential Permit, all as more fully described in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, in Docket No. CP18-37-000, Sierrita's Section 7(c) 
Project consists of: (1) Installing one new Solar Mars 100 turbine/
compressor unit that is ISO rated at 15,900 horsepower (HP) located at 
approximately Milepost (MP) 6 on Line No. 2177; (2) installing an 
additional gas meter at the existing San Joaquin Meter Station on Line 
No. 2177; and (3) relocating an existing Mainline Valve 2 (MLV 2) and 
inspection tool launcher and receiver from MP 1.2 to MP 6.5 on Line No. 
2177; all located in Pima County, Arizona. Additionally, in Docket No. 
CP18-38-000 Sierrita is requesting an amendment to its Section 3 
authorization and its Presidential Permit for increased design capacity 
to 627,000 Mcf/Day at its border crossing into Mexico near the town of 
Sasabe, Arizona, also in Pima County.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Francisco Tarin, Regulatory Director, Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC, P.O. 
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, or call (719) 667-7517, or email: 
[email protected].
    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 in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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 26, 2018.

    Dated: January 5, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00329 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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