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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Number: PR18–62–000.
Applicants: Rocky Mountain Natural
Gas LLC.
Description: Tariff filing per
284.123(b),(e)/: Rocky Mountain Natural
Gas LLC SOC Filing to be effective
6/1/2018.
Filed Date: 6/26/18.
Accession Number: 20180626–5073.
Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
7/17/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–909–000.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rates—Cherokee AGL—
Replacement Shippers—Jul 2018 to be
effective 7/1/2018.
Filed Date: 6/27/18.
Accession Number: 20180627–5033.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–910–000.
Applicants: Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate—Boston Gas to BBPC
796772 to be effective 7/1/2018.
Filed Date: 6/27/18.
Accession Number: 20180627–5073.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/18.
Docket Numbers: RP18–911–000.
Applicants: Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate—Noble Energy
#8951606 eff 7–1–18 to be effective
7/1/2018.
Filed Date: 6/27/18.
Accession Number: 20180627–5114.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/18.
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
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.
Dated: June 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–14555 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CD18–10–000]
City of Englewood, Colorado; Notice of
Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
pursuant to section 30 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), as amended by section
4 of the Hydropower Regulatory
Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The
proposed Big Dry Creek Hydropower
Station Project would have an installed
capacity of 5 kilowatts (kW), and would
be located along a diversion pipeline
that would route poor-quality water
around Englewood’s primary municipal
water intake facility. The project would
be located near the City of Englewood
in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Applicant Contact: Aliina Fowler,
ERO Resources Corp., 1842 Clarkson
Street, Denver, CO 80218; Phone No.
(303)-830–1188; email: afowler@
eroresources.com.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.
(202) 502–6062; Email: robert.bell@
ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A nine-foot,
six-inch cylindrical vault containing a
single turbine with a total generating
capacity of 5 kW; (2) a 20-inch-wide,
900-foot-long pipeline that diverts water
from the Big Dry Creek around
Englewood’s municipal water intake; (3)
a 24-inch-wide, 65-foot-long discharge
pipeline returning water to the South
Platte River; and (4) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would
have an estimated annual generation of
43.8 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower
facility is one that is determined or
deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
in the table below.
On June 15, 2018, the City Of
Englewood, Colorado (Englewood) filed
a notice of intent to construct a
TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Statutory provision
Description
Satisfies
(Y/N)
FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA ..
The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or
similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water
for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.
The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ..................
Y
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FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended
HREA.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended
HREA.
by
by
Preliminary Determination:
The proposed hydroelectric project
will not interfere with the primary
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On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.
purpose of the conduit, which is to aid
the City of Englewood’s municipal
water supply system. Therefore, based
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upon the above criteria, Commission
staff preliminarily determines that the
proposal satisfies the requirements for a
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qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
which is not required to be licensed or
exempted from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene:
Deadline for filing comments contesting
whether the facility meets the qualifying
criteria is 45 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
Deadline for filing motions to
intervene is 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
Anyone may submit comments or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and
385.214. Any motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular
proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in
all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS
CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A
CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’
or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the
filing responds; (3) state the name,
address, and telephone number of the
person filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of sections
385.2001 through 385.2005 of the
Commission’s regulations.1 All
comments contesting Commission staff’s
preliminary determination that the
facility meets the qualifying criteria
must set forth their evidentiary basis.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene 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,
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.
A copy of all other filings in reference
to this application must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed
in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies
of the notice of intent can be obtained
directly from the applicant or such
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CFR 385.2001–2005 (2017).
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copies can be viewed and reproduced at
the Commission in its Public Reference
Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may
also be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp
using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the
docket number (i.e., CD18–10) in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–866–208–3676 or email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: June 29, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–6–000]
RH energytrans, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Risberg
Line Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Risberg Line Project proposed by RH
energytrans, LLC (RH) in the abovereferenced docket. RH requests
authorization to construct, modify, own,
operate, and maintain natural gas
facilities in Pennsylvania and Ohio to
provide 55,000 dekatherms per day of
firm natural gas transportation service.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Risberg Line Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
natural and human environment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EA.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
by law or special expertise with respect
to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will adopt the EA to fulfill
their agency’s NEPA obligations and
will use the EA and supporting
documentation to consider the issuance
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of Clean Water Act Section 404 and
Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10
permits.
The Risberg Line Project would
consist of the following actions in
Pennsylvania:
• Minor modification at the existing
County Line Compressor Station in Erie
County;
• installation of compression
(approximately 728 horsepower, natural
gas-fired), receipt metering, and
appurtenant facilities at the existing
(currently vacant) Meadville
Compressor Station site in Crawford
County;
• re-certification and use of an
existing 12-inch-diameter pipeline
extending 26.6 miles from the Meadville
Compressor Station north to an existing
valve set in Washington Township, Erie
County, including construction of a new
launcher/receiver;
• next to the Meadville Compressor
Station, construction of a 650-foot
lateral within the existing 12-inchdiameter pipeline right-of-way to move
gas from the Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, LLC system to the existing
pipeline; and
• re-certification and use of a portion
of an existing 8-inch-diameter pipeline
extending from the 12-inch valve set
west about 5.0 miles to a point in Elk
Creek Township, Erie County (Line
10257), including construction of two
new launchers/receivers.
In Pennsylvania and Ohio, the project
would include:
• Construction of 28.3 miles of new
12-inch-diameter pipeline from the west
end of the recertified 8-inch-diameter
pipeline to connect with Dominion
Energy Ohio facilities located in North
Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio
(Risberg Pipeline). The pipeline would
be constructed in new rights-of-way and
include launcher/receiver facilities and
mainline valves; and
• construction of a new meter station
at the terminus of the new pipeline in
North Kingsville, Ashtabula County,
Ohio.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. In addition, the EA is
available for public viewing on the
FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. A limited number of
copies of the EA are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CD18-10-000]
City of Englewood, Colorado; Notice of Preliminary Determination
of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
On June 15, 2018, the City Of Englewood, Colorado (Englewood) filed
a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower
facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of
2013 (HREA). The proposed Big Dry Creek Hydropower Station Project
would have an installed capacity of 5 kilowatts (kW), and would be
located along a diversion pipeline that would route poor-quality water
around Englewood's primary municipal water intake facility. The project
would be located near the City of Englewood in Arapahoe County,
Colorado.
Applicant Contact: Aliina Fowler, ERO Resources Corp., 1842
Clarkson Street, Denver, CO 80218; Phone No. (303)-830-1188; email:
[email protected].
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502-6062; Email:
[email protected].
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A nine-foot, six-inch cylindrical vault
containing a single turbine with a total generating capacity of 5 kW;
(2) a 20-inch-wide, 900-foot-long pipeline that diverts water from the
Big Dry Creek around Englewood's municipal water intake; (3) a 24-inch-
wide, 65-foot-long discharge pipeline returning water to the South
Platte River; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would have an estimated annual generation of 43.8 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.
Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by The conduit the Y
HREA. facility uses is a
tunnel, canal,
pipeline, aqueduct,
flume, ditch, or
similar manmade water
conveyance that is
operated for the
distribution of water
for agricultural,
municipal, or
industrial
consumption and not
primarily for the
generation of
electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended The facility is Y
by HREA. constructed,
operated, or
maintained for the
generation of
electric power and
uses for such
generation only the
hydroelectric
potential of a non-
federally owned
conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended The facility has an Y
by HREA. installed capacity
that does not exceed
5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as On or before August 9, Y
amended by HREA. 2013, the facility is
not licensed, or
exempted from the
licensing
requirements of Part
I of the FPA.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preliminary Determination:
The proposed hydroelectric project will not interfere with the
primary purpose of the conduit, which is to aid the City of Englewood's
municipal water supply system. Therefore, based upon the above
criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal
satisfies the requirements for a
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qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not required to be
licensed or exempted from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.
Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and
(4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through
385.2005 of the Commission's regulations.\1\ All comments contesting
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene 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, 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. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service
on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (i.e., CD18-10) in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For TTY, call
(202) 502-8659.
Dated: June 29, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-14553 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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