New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 52436-52437 [2018-22609]

Download as PDF 52436 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2018 / Notices Submission of Paper Copies of Applications by Hand Delivery If you submit your Application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your Application by hand, on or before the deadline date, to the Department at the following address: Program Administrator for the FSA Payment Vehicle Account Program, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE, UCP 111G5, Washington, DC 20002. The Department accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. VII. Other Information Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the Project Advisors listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this Notice. 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[FR Doc. 2018–22646 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Procedures for Conducting Electric Transmission Congestion Studies Office of Electricity, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of reopening of public comment period. AGENCY: The Department of Energy (Department or DOE) is reopening for 15 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:46 Oct 16, 2018 Jkt 247001 days the comment period for its proposed procedures for conducting electric transmission studies. DOE published a notice of procedures for studies and request for written comments on August 23, 2018, with a 45-day comment period. This notice reopens the comment period for an additional 15 days, and any comments received before November 1, 2018 will be deemed timely submitted. DATES: DOE is reopening the comment period for the ‘‘Procedures for Conducting Electric Transmission Congestion Studies’’ published on August 23, 2018 (83 FR 42627). The public comment period closed on October 9, 2018. Public comments are due not later than November 1, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to congestion.study2018@ hq.doe.gov, or by mail to the Office of Electricity, OE–20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. The following electronic file formats are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE may be delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE, therefore, encourages those wishing to comment to submit their comments electronically by email. If comments are submitted by regular mail, the Department requests that they be accompanied by a CD containing electronic files of the submission. The Department intends to use only data that are publicly available for this study. Accordingly, please do not submit information that you believe is or should be protected from public disclosure. DOE is responsible for the final determination concerning disclosure or nondisclosure of information submitted to DOE and for treating the information in accordance with the Department’s Freedom of Information Act regulations (10 CFR 1004.11). All comments received by DOE regarding the congestion study will be posted on https://energy.gov/oe/ congestion-study for public review. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Meyer, DOE Office of Electricity, (202) 586–3876, david.meyer@ hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 23, 2018, DOE published ‘‘Procedures for Conducting Electric Transmission Congestion Studies’’ and requested written comment by October 9, 2018. (83 FR 42647). DOE is reopening the comment period for an additional 15 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 days. Written comments must now be received not later than November 1, 2018, and any comments received by November 1, 2018 will be deemed timely submitted. DOE recognizes that some commenters may wish to draw upon or point to studies or analyses that are now in process and may not be completed. DOE requests that commenters submit such materials as they become available. All comments and information received will be posted on https:// www.regulations.gov and at https:// energy.gov/oe/congestion-study . DOE emphasizes that materials submitted after December 31, 2018, will not be included in the study. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2018. Catherine Jereza, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transmission Planning and Technical Assistance, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2018–22648 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14633–001] New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing. b. Project No.: 14633–001. c. Date Filed: October 1, 2018. d. Applicant: New England Hydropower Company, LLC (NEHC). e. Name of Project: Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Blackstone River, near the Towns of Cumberland and Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island. No federal or tribal lands would be occupied by project works or located within the project boundary. g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708 (2012), amended by the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113–23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; phone (978) 360– 2547 or email at Michael@ nehydropower.com. E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2018 / Notices i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, phone: (202) 502–8969 or email at john.ramer@ 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 (l) 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: December 10, 2018. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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 docket number P–14633–001. m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The proposed Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) An approximately 266-foot-long existing concrete gravity dam with an ogee spillway; (2) an existing 33.6-acre impoundment with a normal storage capacity of 235 acre-feet at an operating elevation of approximately 87.0 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988; (3) a new 51-foot-long, 45.75-foot-wide intake canal; (4) two new 14-foot-wide, 10.4-foot-high hydraulically-powered sluice gates, equipped with a 29-footwide, 12-foot-high steel trashrack with 9-inch clear-bar spacing; (5) a new 30foot-long, 32.5-foot-wide, 11.0-foot-high concrete penstock; (6) a new 50-footlong, 24-foot-wide, 18-foot-high VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:46 Oct 16, 2018 Jkt 247001 concrete powerhouse containing two new 24.6-foot-long, 13.5-foot-diameter Archimedes Screw turbine-generator units, with a total installed capacity of 420 kilowatts, each contained in a new 15-foot-wide steel trough; (7) a new 50foot-long concrete tailrace; (8) a new step-up transformer and 500-foot-long, above-ground transmission line connecting the project to the distribution system owned by Narragansett Electric Company; (9) a new access road; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The existing Albion Dam and appurtenant works are owned by the State of Rhode Island. NEHC proposes to operate the project in a run-of-river mode with an estimated annual energy production of approximately 2,034 megawatt-hours. o. A copy of the application is 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. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. 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. p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if there are no deficiencies and/or scoping is waived, the schedule would be shortened). Issue Deficiency/ AIR Letter. Issue Notice of Acceptance/Ready for Environmental Analysis. Issue Notice of the Availability of Environmental Assessment. January 2019. April 2019. August 2019. [FR Doc. 2018–22609 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP18–102–000 and CP18–103– 000] Cheyenne Connector, LLC and Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Cheyenne Connector Pipeline and Cheyenne Hub Enhancement Projects On March 5, 2018, Cheyenne Connector, LLC and Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (‘‘applicants’’) filed an application in Docket Nos. CP18–102– 000 and CP18–103–000 requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed projects are known as the Cheyenne Connector Pipeline and Cheyenne Hub Enhancement Projects (Projects), and would include new natural gas pipeline, metering, and compression facilities to transport about 600 million cubic feet per day. On March 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Projects. Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s planned schedule for the completion of the EA for the Project. Schedule for Environmental Review Issuance of EA December 18, 2018 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline March 18, 2019 If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the Projects’ progress. Project Description Dated: October 11, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. PO 00000 52437 Sfmt 4703 The Projects include approximately 70 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline, three associated mainline valves, and other ancillary facilities; five meter and regulating stations; one new approximately 32,100 horsepower Cheyenne Hub Booster Compressor Station; and enhancements to modify the existing Cheyenne Hub interconnect facilities in Weld County, Colorado. E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14633-001]


New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 14633-001.
    c. Date Filed: October 1, 2018.
    d. Applicant: New England Hydropower Company, LLC (NEHC).
    e. Name of Project: Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Blackstone River, near the Towns of Cumberland 
and Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island. No federal or tribal 
lands would be occupied by project works or located within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708 (2012), amended by the Hydropower Regulatory 
Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113-23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, 100 Cummings Center, 
Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; phone (978) 360-2547 or email at 
[email protected].

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    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, phone: (202) 502-8969 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 (l) 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's regulations, 
if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an 
additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an 
adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on 
its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a 
request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the 
date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on 
the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: December 10, 2018.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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 
docket number P-14633-001.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed Albion Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of: 
(1) An approximately 266-foot-long existing concrete gravity dam with 
an ogee spillway; (2) an existing 33.6-acre impoundment with a normal 
storage capacity of 235 acre-feet at an operating elevation of 
approximately 87.0 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988; (3) a 
new 51-foot-long, 45.75-foot-wide intake canal; (4) two new 14-foot-
wide, 10.4-foot-high hydraulically-powered sluice gates, equipped with 
a 29-foot-wide, 12-foot-high steel trashrack with 9-inch clear-bar 
spacing; (5) a new 30-foot-long, 32.5-foot-wide, 11.0-foot-high 
concrete penstock; (6) a new 50-foot-long, 24-foot-wide, 18-foot-high 
concrete powerhouse containing two new 24.6-foot-long, 13.5-foot-
diameter Archimedes Screw turbine-generator units, with a total 
installed capacity of 420 kilowatts, each contained in a new 15-foot-
wide steel trough; (7) a new 50-foot-long concrete tailrace; (8) a new 
step-up transformer and 500-foot-long, above-ground transmission line 
connecting the project to the distribution system owned by Narragansett 
Electric Company; (9) a new access road; and (10) appurtenant 
facilities. The existing Albion Dam and appurtenant works are owned by 
the State of Rhode Island.
    NEHC proposes to operate the project in a run-of-river mode with an 
estimated annual energy production of approximately 2,034 megawatt-
hours.
    o. A copy of the application is 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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.
    p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate (e.g., if there are no deficiencies and/or 
scoping is waived, the schedule would be shortened).

 
 
 
Issue Deficiency/AIR Letter...............  January 2019.
Issue Notice of Acceptance/Ready for        April 2019.
 Environmental Analysis.
Issue Notice of the Availability of         August 2019.
 Environmental Assessment.
 


    Dated: October 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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