Grand River Dam Authority; 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, 2977-2978 [2018-01013]
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link on the Commission’s website.
Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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click on General Search and enter the
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Finally, public sessions or site visits
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Dated: January 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–01016 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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[Project No. 1494–438]
Grand River Dam Authority; 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.
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b. Project No.: 1494–438.
c. Dated Filed: February 1, 2017.
d. Submitted By: Grand River Dam
Authority (GRDA).
e. Name of Project: Pensacola
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Grand (Neosho) River in Craig,
Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties,
Oklahoma. No federal lands have been
identified within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dr.
Darrell Townsend, Assistant General
Manager, GRDA, 420 Highway 28,
Langley, OK 74359–0070; (918) 256–
0616 or dtownsend@grda.com.
i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at
(202) 502–8340 or email at
rachel.mcnamara@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 and/or NOAA
Fisheries 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
GRDA as the Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. GRDA 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 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
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
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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
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–1494–438.
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 March 13, 2018.
p. We intend to prepare either an
environmental assessment (EA) or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The meetings listed below will satisfy
the NEPA scoping requirements,
irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is
issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold four
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
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project at the times and places noted
below. The daytime meetings will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meetings
are primarily for receiving input from
the public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or more 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—Langley,
Oklahoma
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 7,
2018 at 9 a.m.
Location: GRDA Ecosystems and
Education Center, 420 E. Highway 28,
Langley, Oklahoma 74350, (918) 256–
0723.
Evening Scoping Meeting—Grove,
Oklahoma
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 7,
2018 at 6 p.m.
Location: Grove City Hall, 104 W. 3rd
Street, Grove, Oklahoma 74344, (918)
786–6107.
Evening Scoping Meeting—Miami,
Oklahoma
Date & Time: Thursday, February 8,
2018 at 6 p.m.
Location: Northeastern Oklahoma
A&M College, Fine Arts Center
Performance Hall, 200 I St. NE, Miami,
Oklahoma 74354, (918) 540–6203.
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Daytime Scoping Meeting—Tulsa,
Oklahoma
Date & Time: Friday, February 9, 2018
at 9 a.m.
Location: GRDA Engineering and
Technology Center, 9933 E. 16th Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, (918) 256–5545.
Please RSVP to Jacklyn Jaggars, (918)
256–0723 or jjaggars@grda.com, on or
before January 31, 2018 if you plan to
attend the scoping meeting in Tulsa.
Scoping Document 1 (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
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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 on Wednesday, February 7,
2018, starting at 12:30 p.m., and ending
at or about 4:30 p.m. All participants
should meet at the GRDA Ecosystems
and Education Center located at 420 E.
Highway 28, Langley, Oklahoma 74350.
Participants must notify Jacklyn Jaggars
at (918) 256–0723 or jjaggars@grda.com,
on or before January 31, 2018, if they
plan to attend the environmental site
review.
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
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: January 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC18–45–000.
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Applicants: Shoreham Solar
Commons LLC.
Description: Application for Approval
of the Disposition of Jurisdictional
Facilities under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Shoreham Solar
Commons LLC.
Filed Date: 1/11/18.
Accession Number: 20180111–5174.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/18.
Docket Numbers: EC18–46–000.
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Inc.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of The
Federal Power Act for the Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for
Expedited Consideration of InterGen
Utilities.
Filed Date: 1/12/18.
Accession Number: 20180112–5133.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/2/18.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–2307–003.
Applicants: Vista Energy Marketing,
L.P.
Description: Notice of change in status
of Vista Energy Marketing, L.P.
Filed Date: 1/11/18.
Accession Number: 20180111–5163.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/18.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2412–005.
Applicants: Luning Energy LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Luning Energy LLC.
Filed Date: 1/11/18.
Accession Number: 20180111–5158.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–487–001.
Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Amended—Section 205 Requirements
Depreciation Rates—Various Accounts
to be effective 12/12/2017.
Filed Date: 1/12/18.
Accession Number: 20180112–5052.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/2/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–637–000.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation.
Description: Tariff Cancellation:
Notice of Cancellation: SA803, Utility
Relocation Agreement w/City of Billings
to be effective 1/12/2018.
Filed Date: 1/11/18.
Accession Number: 20180111–5141.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–638–000.
Applicants: Allegheny Energy Supply
Company, LLC.
Description: Tariff Cancellation:
Notice of Cancellation of Reactive
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1494-438]
Grand River Dam Authority; 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.: 1494-438.
c. Dated Filed: February 1, 2017.
d. Submitted By: Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA).
e. Name of Project: Pensacola Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Grand (Neosho) River in
Craig, Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties, Oklahoma. No federal lands
have been identified within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dr. Darrell Townsend, Assistant
General Manager, GRDA, 420 Highway 28, Langley, OK 74359-0070; (918)
256-0616 or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340 or email at
[email protected].
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 and/or NOAA Fisheries 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 GRDA as the Commission's
non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation,
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. GRDA 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 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 document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (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
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
[email protected] 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-1494-438.
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 March 13,
2018.
p. We intend to prepare either an environmental assessment (EA) or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The meetings listed below will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold four scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the
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project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meetings will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meetings are primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or more 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--Langley, Oklahoma
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Location: GRDA Ecosystems and Education Center, 420 E. Highway 28,
Langley, Oklahoma 74350, (918) 256-0723.
Evening Scoping Meeting--Grove, Oklahoma
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 6 p.m.
Location: Grove City Hall, 104 W. 3rd Street, Grove, Oklahoma
74344, (918) 786-6107.
Evening Scoping Meeting--Miami, Oklahoma
Date & Time: Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 6 p.m.
Location: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Fine Arts Center
Performance Hall, 200 I St. NE, Miami, Oklahoma 74354, (918) 540-6203.
Daytime Scoping Meeting--Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date & Time: Friday, February 9, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Location: GRDA Engineering and Technology Center, 9933 E. 16th
Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, (918) 256-5545.
Please RSVP to Jacklyn Jaggars, (918) 256-0723 or
[email protected], on or before January 31, 2018 if you plan to attend
the scoping meeting in Tulsa.
Scoping Document 1 (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 on Wednesday,
February 7, 2018, starting at 12:30 p.m., and ending at or about 4:30
p.m. All participants should meet at the GRDA Ecosystems and Education
Center located at 420 E. Highway 28, Langley, Oklahoma 74350.
Participants must notify Jacklyn Jaggars at (918) 256-0723 or
[email protected], on or before January 31, 2018, if they plan to
attend the environmental site review.
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: January 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01013 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
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