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9. Figure 1 summarizes the total
reported costs incurred by Interior,
Agriculture, and Commerce with respect
to their participation in administering
Part I of the FPA. Additionally, Figure
1 summarizes the reported costs that the
Commission determined were clearly
documented and accepted for inclusion
in its FY 2018 administrative annual
charges.
Summary Findings of Commission’s
Costs Review
10. As presented in Figure 1, the
Commission determined that $6,602,429
of the $6,643,007 in total reported costs
were reasonable and clearly
documented in the OFAs’
accompanying reports and/or analyses.
Based on this finding, 1% of the total
reported cost was determined to be
unreasonable. The Commission noted
the most significant issue with the
documentation provided by the OFAs
was the lack of supporting
documentation to substantiate costs
reported on the ‘‘Other Federal Agency
Cost Submission Form.’’
11. The cost reports that the
Commission determined were clearly
documented and supported could be
traced to detailed cost-accounting
reports, which reconciled to data
provided from agency financial systems
or other pertinent source
documentation. A further breakdown of
these costs is included in the Appendix
to this notice, along with an explanation
of how the Commission determined
their reasonableness.
Points of Contact
12. If you have any questions
regarding this notice, please contact
Norman Richardson at (202) 502–6219
or Raven Rodriguez at (202) 502–6276.
Dated: July 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–15562 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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City of Holyoke Gas and Electric
Department; Notice of Application
Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric applications have been
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filed with the Commission and are
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 2386–004, 2387–003,
and 2388–004.
c. Date filed: August 31, 2016.
d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas and
Electric Department.
e. Names of Projects: Holyoke Number
1 Hydroelectric Project, P–2386–004;
Holyoke Number 2 Hydroelectric
Project, P–2387–003; and Holyoke
Number 3 Hydroelectric Project, P–
2388–004.
f. Locations: Holyoke Number 1 (P–
2386–004) and Holyoke Number 2 (P–
2387–003) are located between the first
and second level canals, and Holyoke
Number 3 (P–2388–004) is located
between the second and third level
canals on the Holyoke Canal System,
adjacent to the Connecticut River, in the
city of Holyoke in Hampden County,
Massachusetts. The projects do not
occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney,
Superintendent, City of Holyoke Gas
and Electric Department, 99 Suffolk
Street, Holyoke, MA 01040, (413) 536–
9340 or ducheney@hged.com.
i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott at (202)
502–8963; or email at kyle.olcott@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions 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 the relevant docket number(s):
P–2386–004, P–2387–003, and/or P–
2388–004.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
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that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. These applications have been
accepted and are now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The existing Holyoke Number 1
Project consists of: (1) An intake at the
wall of the first level canal fed by the
Holyoke Canal System (licensed under
FERC Project No. 2004) with two 14.7foot-tall by 24.6-foot-wide trash rack
screens with 3.5-inch clear spacing; (2)
two parallel 10-foot-diameter, 36.5-footlong penstocks; (3) a 50-foot-long by 38foot-wide brick powerhouse with two
240-kilowatt and two 288-kilowatt
turbine generator units; (4) two parallel
20-foot-wide, 328.5-foot-long brick
arched tailrace conduits discharging
into the second level canal; and, (5)
appurtenant facilities. There is no
transmission line associated with the
project as it is located adjacent to the
substation of interconnection. The
project is estimated to generate
2,710,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
The existing Holyoke Number 2
Project consists of: (1) An intake at the
wall of the first level canal fed by the
Holyoke Canal System (licensed under
FERC Project No. 2004) with three trash
rack screens (one 16.2-foot-tall by 26.2foot-wide and two 14.8-foot-tall by 21.8foot-long) with 3-inch clear spacing; (2)
two 9-foot diameter, 240-foot-long
penstocks; (3) a 17-foot-high by 10-footdiameter surge tank; (4) a 60-foot-long
by 40-foot-wide by 50-foot high
powerhouse with one 800-kilowatt
vertical turbine generator unit; (5) two
parallel 9-foot-wide, 10-foot-high, 120foot-long brick arched tailrace conduits
discharging into the second level canal;
(6) an 800-foot-long, 4.8-kilovolt
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The project is estimated to
generate 4,710,000 kilowatt-hours
annually.
The existing Holyoke Number 3
Project consists of: (1) A 52.3-foot-long
by 14-foot-high intake trash rack
covering an opening in the second level
canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System
(licensed under FERC Project No. 2004);
(2) two 11-foot-high by 11-foot-wide
headgates; (3) two 85-foot-long, 93square-foot in cross section low pressure
brick penstocks; (4) a 42-foot-long by 34foot-wide by 28-foot-high reinforced
concrete powerhouse with one 450kilowatt turbine generator unit; (5) a
29.7-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep, 118-foot-
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long open tailrace discharging into the
third level canal; and, (6) 4.8-kilovolt
generator leads that connect directly to
the 4.8-kilovolt area distribution system;
and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
project is estimated to generate
2,119,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
m. Copies of the applications are
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s website 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
Online Support. Copies are also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h
above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions
or prescriptions must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the
applications directly from the applicant.
Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and
385.2010.
You may also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The
applications will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made
as appropriate.
Commission issues draft EA, December
2018
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Comments on draft EA, February 2019
Commission issues final EA, June 2019
Dated: July 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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AGENCY
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Notice of Availability of the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana Trustee
Implementation Group Final
Restoration Plan/Environmental
Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction
(Nonpoint Source) and Recreational
Opportunities and Finding of No
Significant Impact
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal and State natural
resource trustee agencies for the
Louisiana Trustee Implementation
Group (Louisiana TIG) have prepared
the Final Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment #4: Nutrient
Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and
Recreational Opportunities (Final RP/
EA #4). The Final RP/EA #4 describes
and, in conjunction with the associated
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), selects twenty-three preferred
project alternatives considered by the
Louisiana TIG to improve water quality
by reducing nutrients from nonpoint
sources and to compensate for
recreational use services lost as a result
of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The
Louisiana TIG evaluated alternatives
under criteria set forth in the OPA
natural resource damage assessment
(NRDA) regulations, and evaluated the
environmental consequences of the
restoration alternatives in accordance
with NEPA. The selected projects are
consistent with the restoration
alternatives selected in the Deepwater
Horizon oil spill Final Programmatic
Damage Assessment and Restoration
Plan/Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The
Federal Trustees of the Louisiana TIG
have determined that implementation of
the Final RP/EA #4 is not a major
federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment
within the context of NEPA. They have
concluded a FONSI is appropriate, and,
therefore, an Environmental Impact
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Statement will not be prepared. The
purpose of this notice is to inform the
public of the approval and availability
of the Final RP/EA #4 and FONSI.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
may download the Final RP/EA #4 and
FONSI at any of the following sites:
• https://www.gulfspillrestoration.
noaa.gov
• https://www.la-dwh.com
Alternatively, you may request a CD
of the Final RP/EA #4 and FONSI (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You
may also view the document at any of
the public facilities listed at https://
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Louisiana—Joann Hicks, 225–342–
5477.
• EPA—Doug Jacobson, 214–665–
6692.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On April 20, 2010, the mobile
offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, which was being used to drill
a well for BP Exploration and
Production, Inc. (BP), in the Macondo
prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252–
MC252), experienced a significant
explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking
in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an
unprecedented volume of oil and other
discharges from the rig and from the
wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater
Horizon oil spill is the largest off shore
oil spill in U.S. history, discharging
millions of barrels of oil over a period
of 87 days.
The Trustees conducted the natural
resource damage assessment for the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2701 et seq.). Under OPA, Federal and
State agencies act as trustees on behalf
of the public to assess natural resource
injuries and losses and to determine the
actions required to compensate the
public for those injuries and losses.
OPA further instructs the designated
trustees to develop and implement a
plan for the restoration, rehabilitation,
replacement, or acquisition of the
equivalent of the injured natural
resources under their trusteeship,
including the loss of use and services
from those resources from the time of
injury until the time restoration to
baseline (the resource quality and
conditions that would exist if the spill
had not occurred) is complete.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Trustees are:
• U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA);
• U.S. Department of the Interior
(DOI), as represented by the National
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2386-004, 2387-003, 2388-004]
City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department; Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 2386-004, 2387-003, and 2388-004.
c. Date filed: August 31, 2016.
d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department.
e. Names of Projects: Holyoke Number 1 Hydroelectric Project, P-
2386-004; Holyoke Number 2 Hydroelectric Project, P-2387-003; and
Holyoke Number 3 Hydroelectric Project, P-2388-004.
f. Locations: Holyoke Number 1 (P-2386-004) and Holyoke Number 2
(P-2387-003) are located between the first and second level canals, and
Holyoke Number 3 (P-2388-004) is located between the second and third
level canals on the Holyoke Canal System, adjacent to the Connecticut
River, in the city of Holyoke in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The
projects do not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, Superintendent, City of
Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA
01040, (413) 536-9340 or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott at (202) 502-8963; or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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. The first page of any filing should include the
relevant docket number(s): P-2386-004, P-2387-003, and/or P-2388-004.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. These applications have been accepted and are now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The existing Holyoke Number 1 Project consists of: (1) An intake
at the wall of the first level canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System
(licensed under FERC Project No. 2004) with two 14.7-foot-tall by 24.6-
foot-wide trash rack screens with 3.5-inch clear spacing; (2) two
parallel 10-foot-diameter, 36.5-foot-long penstocks; (3) a 50-foot-long
by 38-foot-wide brick powerhouse with two 240-kilowatt and two 288-
kilowatt turbine generator units; (4) two parallel 20-foot-wide, 328.5-
foot-long brick arched tailrace conduits discharging into the second
level canal; and, (5) appurtenant facilities. There is no transmission
line associated with the project as it is located adjacent to the
substation of interconnection. The project is estimated to generate
2,710,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
The existing Holyoke Number 2 Project consists of: (1) An intake at
the wall of the first level canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System
(licensed under FERC Project No. 2004) with three trash rack screens
(one 16.2-foot-tall by 26.2-foot-wide and two 14.8-foot-tall by 21.8-
foot-long) with 3-inch clear spacing; (2) two 9-foot diameter, 240-
foot-long penstocks; (3) a 17-foot-high by 10-foot-diameter surge tank;
(4) a 60-foot-long by 40-foot-wide by 50-foot high powerhouse with one
800-kilowatt vertical turbine generator unit; (5) two parallel 9-foot-
wide, 10-foot-high, 120-foot-long brick arched tailrace conduits
discharging into the second level canal; (6) an 800-foot-long, 4.8-
kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project
is estimated to generate 4,710,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
The existing Holyoke Number 3 Project consists of: (1) A 52.3-foot-
long by 14-foot-high intake trash rack covering an opening in the
second level canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System (licensed under FERC
Project No. 2004); (2) two 11-foot-high by 11-foot-wide headgates; (3)
two 85-foot-long, 93-square-foot in cross section low pressure brick
penstocks; (4) a 42-foot-long by 34-foot-wide by 28-foot-high
reinforced concrete powerhouse with one 450-kilowatt turbine generator
unit; (5) a 29.7-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep, 118-foot-
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long open tailrace discharging into the third level canal; and, (6)
4.8-kilovolt generator leads that connect directly to the 4.8-kilovolt
area distribution system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project
is estimated to generate 2,119,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
m. Copies of the applications are available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website 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 Online Support. Copies are also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
applications directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The applications will be processed
according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be
made as appropriate.
Commission issues draft EA, December 2018
Comments on draft EA, February 2019
Commission issues final EA, June 2019
Dated: July 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-15560 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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