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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC18–76–000.
Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc.,
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Description: Supplement to March 27,
2018 Joint Application of Entergy
Arkansas, Inc., et al. for Approval under
Section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
Filed Date: 7/27/18.
Accession Number: 20180727–5212.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/10/18.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG18–116–000.
Applicants: Live Oak Wind Project,
LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Live Oak Wind
Project, LLC.
Filed Date: 7/31/18.
Accession Number: 20180731–5034.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/18.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–3279–002;
ER10–3275–002; ER10–3274–002;
ER18–213–001; ER10–3278–002.
Applicants: Basin Creek Equity
Partners L.L.C., Capitol District Energy
Center Cogeneration Associates,
Pawtucket Power Associates Limited
Partnership, Pittsfield Generating
Company, L.P., Forked River Power
LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Basin Creek Equity
Partners L.L.C., et. al.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5275.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER15–794–008.
Applicants: Catalyst Paper
Operations, Inc.
Description: Notification of Change in
Status of Catalyst Paper Operations, Inc.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5250.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2049–001.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
2018–07–30_Amendment to Attachment
X Revisions to Expedite Phase I of the
DPP to be effective 9/19/2018.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
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Accession Number: 20180730–5233.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2104–000.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate
Schedule No. 217, Exhibit A and Exhibit
B Revisions to be effective 10/1/2018.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5227.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2105–000.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to Service Agreement Nos.
218 and 335 to be effective 7/1/2018.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5229.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2106–000.
Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Duke-DP&L IA 205 Filing (PJM SA No.
TBD) to be effective 6/30/2018.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5238.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2107–000.
Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Duke-AEP IA 205 Filing (PJM SA No.
1491) to be effective 6/30/2018.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5239.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2108–000.
Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Duke-EKPC IA 205 Filing (PJM SA No.
3141) to be effective 6/30/2018.
Filed Date: 7/30/18.
Accession Number: 20180730–5240.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/20/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2109–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2nd
Quarter 2018 Revisions to OA, Sch. 12
and RAA, Sch. 17 Member Lists to be
effective 6/30/2018.
Filed Date: 7/31/18.
Accession Number: 20180731–5059.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/18.
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.
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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: July 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–16746 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2628–065]
Alabama Power Company; 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.: 2628–065.
c. Dated Filed: June 1, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Alabama Power
Company (Alabama Power).
e. Name of Project: R.L. Harris
Hydroelectric Project (Harris Project).
f. Location: The project is located on
the Tallapoosa River the City of
Lineville in Randolph, Clay, and
Cleburne Counties, Alabama. The
project occupies 4.90 acres of federal
land administered by the Bureau of
Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Angie
Anderegg, Harris Relicensing Project
Manager, Alabama Power Company, 600
18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203;
(205) 257–2251 or ARSEGARS@
southernco.com.
i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at
(202) 502–6863 or email at
sarah.salazar@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
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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
Alabama Power 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. Alabama Power 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
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
staff’s 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
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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–2628–065.
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 September 29, 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 two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the times and places 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 locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting—Lineville,
Alabama
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 28,
2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wedowee Marine South,
9681 Highway 48, Lineville, Alabama
36266, (770) 843–3054.
Daytime Scoping Meeting—Lineville,
Alabama
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 29,
2018 at 9 a.m.
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Location: Wedowee Marine South,
9681 Highway 48, Lineville, Alabama
36266, (770) 843–3054.
Please RSVP to harrisrelicensing@
southernco.com, or call Cecile Jones at
205–257–1701, on or before August 15,
2018, if you plan to attend one of the
scoping meetings in Lineville.
Directions to Wedowee Marine South
are available at
www.harrisrelicensing.com and in
Appendix C of the Commission’s
Scoping Document 1, described below.
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 Tuesday, August 28,
2018, starting at 9:00 a.m., and ending
at or about 4:30 p.m. All participants
should meet at the R.L. Harris Dam
located at 2761 County Road 100,
Lineville, AL 36266. Directions to the
R.L. Harris Dam are available at
www.harrisrelicensing.com and in
Appendix C of the Commission’s SD1.
Participants must notify Cecile Jones at
(205) 257–1701 or
www.harrisrelicensing.com, on or before
August 15, 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
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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: July 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–16752 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER18–1978–000]
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Casa Mesa Wind, LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Casa
Mesa Wind, LLC’s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is August 20,
2018.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
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eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for
electronic review in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room in Washington,
DC. There is an eSubscription link on
the 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.
Calpine Bethlehem, LLC, Calpine
Construction Finance Company, L.P.,
Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC, Calpine
Fore River Energy Center, LLC, Calpine
Gilroy Cogen, L.P., Calpine Mid-Atlantic
Generation, LLC, Calpine Mid-Atlantic
Marketing, LLC, Calpine Mid Merit,
LLC, Calpine Mid-Merit II, LLC, Calpine
New Jersey Generation, LLC, Calpine
Power America—CA, LLC, Calpine
Vineland Solar, LLC, CCFC Sutter
Energy, LLC, CES Marketing IX, LLC,
CES Marketing X, LLC, Champion
Energy, LLC, Champion Energy
Marketing LLC, Champion Energy
Services, LLC, CPN Bethpage 3rd
Turbine, Inc., Creed Energy Center, LLC,
Delta Energy Center, LLC, Geysers
Power Company, LLC, Gilroy Energy
Center, LLC, Goose Haven Energy
Center, LLC, Granite Ridge Energy, LLC,
Hermiston Power, LLC, KIAC Partners,
Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility LLC,
Los Medanos Energy Center, LLC,
Metcalf Energy Center, LLC, Morgan
Dated: July 31, 2018.
Energy Center, LLC, Nissequogue Cogen
Partners, North American Power and
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Gas, LLC, North American Power
Deputy Secretary.
Business, LLC, O.L.S. Energy-Agnews,
[FR Doc. 2018–16749 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
Inc., Otay Mesa Energy Center, LLC,
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Pastoria Energy Facility L.L.C., Pine
Bluff Energy, LLC, RockGen Energy,
LLC, Power Contract Financing, L.L.C.,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Russell City Energy Company, LLC,
Federal Energy Regulatory
South Point Energy Center, LLC,
Commission
Westbrook Energy Center, LLC, Zion
Energy LLC, TBG Cogen Partners,
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Garrison Energy Center LLC.
Description: Notification of Change in
Take notice that the Commission
Status of the Calpine MBR Sellers.
received the following electric rate
Filed Date: 7/31/18.
filings:
Accession Number: 20180731–5112.
Docket Numbers: ER10–2042–028;
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/18.
ER10–1945–008; ER10–1944–006;
Docket Numbers: ER18–614–003.
ER10–2051–008; ER10–1942–020;
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
ER17–696–008; ER14–2931–006; ER10–
1941–010; ER10–2043–008; ER10–2029– L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
010; ER10–2041–008; ER18–1321–001;
Compliance Filing—OATT, Sch. 12—
ER10–2040–008; ER10–1938–023;
Appendix A re: RTEP to be effective 4/
ER10–2036–009; ER13–1407–007;
5/2018.
ER10–1934–022; ER10–1893–022;
Filed Date: 7/31/18.
ER10–3051–027; ER10–2985–026;
Accession Number: 20180731–5110.
ER10–3049–027; ER10–1889–006;
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/18.
ER10–1888–010; ER10–1885–010;
Docket Numbers: ER18–1737–001.
ER15–748–004; ER10–1884–010; ER10–
Applicants: Northern Indiana Public
1883–010; ER10–1878–010; ER10–3260–
Service Company.
008; ER10–1877–005; ER10–1895–006;
Description: Tariff Amendment:
ER10–1876–010; ER10–1875–010;
Amendment to Reactive Power Rate
ER10–1873–010; ER10–1871–007;
Filing of NIPSCO to be effective 10/1/
ER10–1870–006; ER11–4369–007;
2018.
ER16–2218–007; ER12–1987–008;
Filed Date: 7/31/18.
ER10–1947–010; ER12–2645–003;
Accession Number: 20180731–5107.
ER10–1863–006; ER10–1862–022;
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/21/18.
ER10–1933–005; ER12–2261–009;
Docket Numbers: ER18–2110–000.
ER10–1865–009; ER10–1858–006;
Applicants: Buckeye Power, Inc., PJM
ER13–1401–006; ER10–2044–008.
Applicants: Calpine Energy Services,
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
L.P., Auburndale Peaker Energy Center,
Revised SA No. 4753—NITSA among
LLC, Bethpage Energy Center 3, LLC,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2628-065]
Alabama Power Company; 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.: 2628-065.
c. Dated Filed: June 1, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power).
e. Name of Project: R.L. Harris Hydroelectric Project (Harris
Project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Tallapoosa River the
City of Lineville in Randolph, Clay, and Cleburne Counties, Alabama.
The project occupies 4.90 acres of federal land administered by the
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Angie Anderegg, Harris Relicensing
Project Manager, Alabama Power Company, 600 18th Street, Birmingham, AL
35203; (205) 257-2251 or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502-6863 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
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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 Alabama Power 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. Alabama Power 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 staff's 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-2628-065.
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 September 29, 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 two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the times and places 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 locations of these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting--Lineville, Alabama
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wedowee Marine South, 9681 Highway 48, Lineville, Alabama
36266, (770) 843-3054.
Daytime Scoping Meeting--Lineville, Alabama
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Location: Wedowee Marine South, 9681 Highway 48, Lineville, Alabama
36266, (770) 843-3054.
Please RSVP to [email protected], or call Cecile
Jones at 205-257-1701, on or before August 15, 2018, if you plan to
attend one of the scoping meetings in Lineville. Directions to Wedowee
Marine South are available at www.harrisrelicensing.com and in Appendix
C of the Commission's Scoping Document 1, described below.
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 Tuesday,
August 28, 2018, starting at 9:00 a.m., and ending at or about 4:30
p.m. All participants should meet at the R.L. Harris Dam located at
2761 County Road 100, Lineville, AL 36266. Directions to the R.L.
Harris Dam are available at www.harrisrelicensing.com and in Appendix C
of the Commission's SD1. Participants must notify Cecile Jones at (205)
257-1701 or www.harrisrelicensing.com, on or before August 15, 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
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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: July 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-16752 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am]
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