Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; 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, 19755-19756 [2018-09486]

Download as PDF amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2018 / Notices Applicants: NTE Ohio, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Normal 2018 to be effective 4/1/2018. Filed Date: 4/30/18. Accession Number: 20180430–5289. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–1479–000. Applicants: AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Rate Schedules and Service Agreements Baseline to be effective 4/30/2018. Filed Date: 4/30/18. Accession Number: 20180430–5296. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/21/18. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES18–24–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Clarification to March 26, 2018 Application of Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization to Issue Securities. Filed Date: 4/27/18. Accession Number: 20180427–5351. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/18. Docket Numbers: ES18–33–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: Application under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization to Issue Securities of Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Filed Date: 4/27/18. Accession Number: 20180427–5279. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/18. Docket Numbers: ES18–34–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: Application of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Securities. Filed Date: 4/27/18. Accession Number: 20180427–5348. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/18. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 May 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 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. 19755 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 Dated: April 30, 2018. Preservation Officer, as required by Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., section 106, National Historic Deputy Secretary. Preservation Act, and the implementing [FR Doc. 2018–09503 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] regulations of the Advisory Council on BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating Erie as the Commission’s non-federal DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of Federal Energy Regulatory the Endangered Species Act and section Commission 106 of the National Historic [Project No. 2701–059] Preservation Act. m. On February 28, 2018, Erie filed Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; with the Commission a Pre-Application Notice of Intent To File License Document (PAD; including a proposed Application, Filing of Pre-Application process plan and schedule), pursuant to Document (Pad), Commencement of 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; regulations. Request for Comments on the Pad and n. A copy of the PAD is available for Scoping Document, and Identification review at the Commission in the Public of Issues and Associated Study Reference Room or may be viewed on Requests the Commission’s website (https:// www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to Enter the docket number, excluding the File License Application for a New last three digits in the docket number License and Commencing Pre-filing field to access the document. For Process. assistance, contact FERC Online b. Project No.: 2701–059. Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ c. Dated Filed: February 28, 2018. ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also Hydropower, L.P. (Erie). available for inspection and e. Name of Project: West Canada reproduction at the address in Creek Hydroelectric Project. paragraph h. f. Location: On West Canada Creek, a Register online at https:// tributary of the Mohawk River, in the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ counties of Oneida and Herkimer, New esubscription.asp to be notified via York. The project does not occupy email of new filing and issuances federal lands. related to this or other pending projects. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of For assistance, contact FERC Online the Commission’s Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Support. o. With this notice, we are soliciting Murphy, Director, Licensing, Brookfield comments on the PAD and Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 598–6130, (SD1), as well as study requests. All steven.murphy@ comments on the PAD and SD1, and brookfieldrenewable.com. study requests should be sent to the i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema at address above in paragraph h. In (202) 502–6565 or email at addition, all comments on the PAD and nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, SD1, study requests, requests for local, and tribal agencies with cooperating agency status, and all jurisdiction and/or special expertise communications to and from with respect to environmental issues Commission staff related to the merits of that wish to cooperate in the the potential application must be filed preparation of the environmental with the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages document should follow the electronic filing. Please file all instructions for filing such requests documents using the Commission’s described in item o below. Cooperating eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/ agencies should note the Commission’s docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can policy that agencies that cooperate in submit brief comments up to 6,000 the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// FERC 61,076 (2001). PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1 19756 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2018 / Notices 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–2701–059. 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 June 29, 2018. p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both 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 location of these meetings are as follows: Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, Barneveld, New York 13304. Phone: (315) 896–2664. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES Daytime Scoping Meeting Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018. Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, Barneveld, New York 13304. Phone: (315) 896–2664. SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:25 May 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental site review of the project on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, starting at 10:00 a.m. All participants should meet at the Prospect Boat Launch, located on State Route 365 approximately 2⁄3 mile east of Prospect, NY 13435. To attend the environmental site review, please RSVP via email to steven.murphy@ brookfieldrenewable.com on or before May 23, 2018. Persons not providing an RSVP by May 23, 2018, will not be allowed on 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 record of the project. PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: April 30, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–09486 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9977–51–ORD] Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Membership U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice soliciting nominations for membership. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal advisory committee that provides independent advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator and the Science Advisor about cross-cutting issues related to enhancing EPA’s measurement programs, and facilitating the operation and expansion of national environmental accreditation. This notice solicits nominations to fill seven–eight (7–8) new vacancies. To maintain diverse representation, nominees will be selected from the following stakeholder work force sectors: • Academia • Business and industry • Environmental laboratory commercial, municipal, small, other • Environmental laboratory suppliers of services • State and local Government agencies • Tribal governments and indigenous groups • Trade associations Within these sectors, EPA is seeking nominees with knowledge in methods development; measurements; monitoring and regulatory programs; quality systems; and environmental accreditation. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2701-059]


Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; 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.: 2701-059.
    c. Dated Filed: February 28, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie).
    e. Name of Project: West Canada Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On West Canada Creek, a tributary of the Mohawk River, 
in the counties of Oneida and Herkimer, New York. The project does not 
occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven Murphy, Director, Licensing, 
Brookfield Renewable, 33 West 1st Street South, Fulton, NY 13069, (315) 
598-6130, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema at (202) 502-6565 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 Erie 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. On February 28, 2018, Erie 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://

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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-
2701-059.
    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 June 29, 
2018.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both 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 location of these meetings are as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, 
Barneveld, New York 13304.
    Phone: (315) 896-2664.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Location: Town of Trenton Municipal Center, 8520 Old Poland Road, 
Barneveld, New York 13304.
    Phone: (315) 896-2664.
    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 applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental 
site review of the project on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, starting at 
10:00 a.m. All participants should meet at the Prospect Boat Launch, 
located on State Route 365 approximately \2/3\ mile east of Prospect, 
NY 13435. To attend the environmental site review, please RSVP via 
email to [email protected] on or before May 23, 
2018. Persons not providing an RSVP by May 23, 2018, will not be 
allowed on 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 record of the project.

    Dated: April 30, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09486 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am]
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