Notice of Intent To Terminate Conduit Exemption and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene: City of San Luis Obispo, 43672-43673 [2018-18465]
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The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. The communications
listed are grouped by docket numbers in
ascending order. These filings are
available for electronic review at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
proceeding in accordance with Rule
2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
Docket No.
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, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
for TTY, contact (202)502–8659.
File date
Prohibited
1. EL16–49–000, ER18–1314–000, ER18–1314–001,
EL18–178–000.
2. CP15–554–000, CP16–10–000 .........................................
3. P–12514–074 .....................................................................
4. P–12496–002 .....................................................................
Exempt
1. CP18–26–000 ....................................................................
2. CP17–458–000 ..................................................................
3. CP17–458–000 ..................................................................
4. CP17–101–000 ..................................................................
5. CP17–117–000, CP17–118–000 .......................................
6. CP18–46–000 ....................................................................
8–6–2018
Presenter or requester
Natural Gas Supply Association.
8–13–2018
8–20–2018
8–20–2018
Rachael Kennedy.
FERC Staff.1
FERC Staff.2
8–8–2018
8–9–2018
8–9–2018
8–13–2018
8–13–2018
8–16–2018
U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
State of Oklahoma House Majority Leader Mike Sanders.
State of Oklahoma House Representative Marcus McEntire.
FERC Staff.3
U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan.
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline Hazardous Material
Safety Administration.
1 Memorandum
dated 8/20/2018 reporting voicemail message from Pat Carroll.
dated 8/20/2018 forwarding email communication from William Foster of the National Marine Fisheries Service.
3 Meeting minutes for teleconference held on 7/30/2018 with Transco.
2 Memorandum
Dated: August 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Notice of Intent To Terminate Conduit
Exemption and Soliciting Comments,
Protests, and Motions To Intervene:
City of San Luis Obispo
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission:
a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of
small conduit exemption by implied
surrender.
b. Project No.: 5218–002.
c. Date Initiated: August 21, 2018.
d. Exemptee: City of San Luis Obispo,
California.
e. Name and Location of Project: This
conduit hydroelectric project is located
on the City of San Luis Obispo’s water
supply in San Luis Obispo County,
California.
f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.94
(Standard Article 1).
g. Exemptee Contact Information: Mr.
Wade Horton, Water Division Manager,
San Luis Obispo, 879 Morro Street, San
Luis Obispo, CA 93401; phone: (805)
781–7237.
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h. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino,
(202) 502–6437, Jennifer.Polardino@
ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, or motions to intervene is 30
days from the issuance of this notice by
the Commission. Please file your
submittal electronically via the internet
(eFiling) in lieu of paper. Please refer to
the instructions on the Commission’s
website under https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp and filing
instructions in the Commission’s
Regulations at 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To assist you with
eFilings you should refer to the
submission guidelines document at
https://www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide/user-guide.pdf. In addition,
certain filing requirements have
statutory or regulatory formatting and
other instructions. You should refer to
a list of these ‘‘qualified documents’’ at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/
filing.pdf. You must include your name
and contact information at the end of
your comments. Please include the
project number (P–5218–002) on any
documents or motions filed. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings; otherwise, you should
submit an original and seven copies of
any submittal to the following address:
The Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Mail Code:
DHAC, PJ–12, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
j. Description of Project Facilities: As
authorized, the project uses the
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following existing water supply
facilities: (1) A 5,133-foot-long, 18-inch
diameter Salinas pipeline; (2) an
existing 4,080-foot-long, 12-inch
diameter San Luis Obispo City pipeline,
which serves as the project’s penstock;
(3) a powerhouse containing a
generating unit with a nameplate
capacity of 680 kilowatts; and (4) a
transmission line that connects the
powerhouse to an existing Pacific Gas
and Electric Company distribution line.
k. Description of Proceeding: The
exemptee is in violation of Standard
Article 1 of its exemption issued on
January 17, 1982 (18 FERC ¶ 62,059).
Article 1 provides, among other things,
that the Commission may terminate an
exemption if any term or condition of
the exemption is violated.
Commission records, including
correspondence with the exemptee,
show that the San Luis Obispo Project
has not operated since June 1993. Since
1995, the Commission has worked with
the exemptee to file a plan and schedule
to restore operation. Over the years, the
exemptee has made many proposals to
restart generation, but none have come
to fruition. Most recently, on September
19, 2017, the exemptee said it planned
to complete new designs by June 2018
for rebuilding portions of the project
and would begin construction by
December 2018. The exemptee has not
filed its new designs and has stopped
responding to Commission staff letters
seeking updates. On May 24, 2018,
Commission staff notified the exemptee
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that failure to file a response may result
in implied surrender of the project’s
exemption.
l. This notice is available for review
and reproduction at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. The filing may also be viewed on
the Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the Docket number (P–5218–002)
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
notice. 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, call toll-free (866) 208–
3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .212,
.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will
consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
proceeding.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) Bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or
‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE,’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the project number of the proceeding to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person commenting,
protesting, or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments or protests must set forth
their evidentiary basis. All comments,
protests, or motions to intervene should
relate to project works which are the
subject of the termination of exemption.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served on each
representative of the exemptee specified
in item g. above. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this notice must
be accompanied by proof of service on
all persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
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proceeding in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file
comments on the described proceeding.
If any agency does not file comments
within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have
no comments.
Dated: August 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–18465 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–3272–006.
Applicants: Lower Mount Bethel
Energy, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Informational Filing Re Upstream
Change in Ownership and Request for
Waiver to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5064.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–1662–001.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Deficiency Response—Clarify
Contingency Reserve Clearing During
CR Events to be effective 7/22/2018.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5101.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2256–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (Eversource) to be
effective 10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5143.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2257–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (NG) to be effective
10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5145.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2258–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
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Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (Unitil) to be
effective 10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5147.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2259–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (HQUS Eversource)
to be effective 10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5149.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2260–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (National Grid) to
be effective 10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5151.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/10/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2261–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (HQUS Additional)
to be effective 10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/21/18.
Accession Number: 20180821–5000.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2262–000.
Applicants: Central Maine Power
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Bilateral, Cost-Based Transmission
Service Agreements (HQUS Unitil) to be
effective 10/20/2018.
Filed Date: 8/21/18.
Accession Number: 20180821–5003.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2263–000.
Applicants: Virginia Electric and
Power Company.
Description: Petition for Waiver of
Formula Rate and Protocols, et al. of
Virginia Electric and Power Company.
Filed Date: 8/20/18.
Accession Number: 20180820–5157.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/18.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5218-002]
Notice of Intent To Terminate Conduit Exemption and Soliciting
Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene: City of San Luis Obispo
Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission:
a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of small conduit exemption by
implied surrender.
b. Project No.: 5218-002.
c. Date Initiated: August 21, 2018.
d. Exemptee: City of San Luis Obispo, California.
e. Name and Location of Project: This conduit hydroelectric project
is located on the City of San Luis Obispo's water supply in San Luis
Obispo County, California.
f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.94 (Standard Article 1).
g. Exemptee Contact Information: Mr. Wade Horton, Water Division
Manager, San Luis Obispo, 879 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401;
phone: (805) 781-7237.
h. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437,
[email protected].
i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, or motions to intervene
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. Please
file your submittal electronically via the internet (eFiling) in lieu
of paper. Please refer to the instructions on the Commission's website
under https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp and filing
instructions in the Commission's Regulations at 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii). To assist you with eFilings you should refer to
the submission guidelines document at https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide/user-guide.pdf. In addition, certain filing
requirements have statutory or regulatory formatting and other
instructions. You should refer to a list of these ``qualified
documents'' at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing.pdf. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. Please include the project number (P-5218-002) on any
documents or motions filed. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings; otherwise, you should submit an original and seven
copies of any submittal to the following address: The Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mail Code: DHAC, PJ-12, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
j. Description of Project Facilities: As authorized, the project
uses the following existing water supply facilities: (1) A 5,133-foot-
long, 18-inch diameter Salinas pipeline; (2) an existing 4,080-foot-
long, 12-inch diameter San Luis Obispo City pipeline, which serves as
the project's penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing a generating unit
with a nameplate capacity of 680 kilowatts; and (4) a transmission line
that connects the powerhouse to an existing Pacific Gas and Electric
Company distribution line.
k. Description of Proceeding: The exemptee is in violation of
Standard Article 1 of its exemption issued on January 17, 1982 (18 FERC
] 62,059). Article 1 provides, among other things, that the Commission
may terminate an exemption if any term or condition of the exemption is
violated.
Commission records, including correspondence with the exemptee,
show that the San Luis Obispo Project has not operated since June 1993.
Since 1995, the Commission has worked with the exemptee to file a plan
and schedule to restore operation. Over the years, the exemptee has
made many proposals to restart generation, but none have come to
fruition. Most recently, on September 19, 2017, the exemptee said it
planned to complete new designs by June 2018 for rebuilding portions of
the project and would begin construction by December 2018. The exemptee
has not filed its new designs and has stopped responding to Commission
staff letters seeking updates. On May 24, 2018, Commission staff
notified the exemptee
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that failure to file a response may result in implied surrender of the
project's exemption.
l. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's
website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the
Docket number (P-5218-002) excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the notice. 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, call toll-free (866) 208-3676 or email
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.212, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular proceeding.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
Bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTEST,'' or
``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE,'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the project number of the proceeding to which the filing responds; (3)
furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person
commenting, protesting, or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments or
protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. All comments,
protests, or motions to intervene should relate to project works which
are the subject of the termination of exemption. A copy of any protest
or motion to intervene must be served on each representative of the
exemptee specified in item g. above. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this notice 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.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be
presumed to have no comments.
Dated: August 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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