Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process: Green Mountain Power Corporation, 55161-55162 [2018-23995]
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c. Date Filed: October 4, 2018.
d. Applicant: California Department
of Water Resources.
e. Name of Project: Feather River
Project.
f. Location: Feather River in Butte
County, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Gwen
Knittweis, California Department of
Water Resources, 1416 Ninth Street,
P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA
94236, (916) 557–4554.
i. FERC Contact: Krista Sakallaris,
(202) 502–6302, krista.sakallaris@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests is
November 29, 2018. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing.
Please file comments, motions to
intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/
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 docket number P–2100–188.
Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the
Commission record.
k. Description of Request: The
licensee requests Commission approval
to realign a segment of the Brad
Freeman Trail around the Hyatt
Powerplant and construct a new trail
access point to replace access closed for
the Hyatt Security Hardening project.
The section of the Brad Freeman Trail
proposed for realignment starts near the
intersection of Oro Dam Boulevard and
Oro Powerhouse Road and extends to
the Lower Overlook Parking Area. The
proposed location for the new trail
access point is on the south side of the
Diversion Pool in a disturbed area that
was used as a staging site during the
emergency response to the 2017
spillway incident. Any comments
relating to project relicensing are not
within the scope of this public notice
and subsequent analysis.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
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located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. 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 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
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, Motions to Intervene, or
Protests: Anyone may submit
comments, a motion to intervene, or a
protest in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .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,
motions to intervene, or protests must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents:
Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’, as applicable; (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
commenting, protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must
set forth their evidentiary basis. Any
filing made by an intervenor 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
385.2010.
Dated: October 29, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5261–022]
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document, and Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process: Green
Mountain Power Corporation
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 5261–022.
c. Date Filed: August 29, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Green Mountain
Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Newbury Project.
f. Location: On the Wells River in the
Town of Newbury, Orange County,
Vermont. No federal lands are occupied
by the project works or located within
the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason
Lisai, Director of Generation Operations,
Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163
Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446; (802)
655–8723; email at Jason.Lisai@
greenmountainpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at
(202) 502–6837; or john.baummer@
ferc.gov.
j. Green Mountain Power filed its
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on August 29, 2018, and
provided public notice of the request on
August 28, 2018. In a letter dated
October 26, 2018, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Green Mountain Power’s
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Vermont State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106 of the 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
Green Mountain Power as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
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Endangered Species Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Green Mountain Power filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule)
with the Commission, 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 2152 Post Road,
Rutland, VT 05701.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
subsequent license for Project No. 5261.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each
application for a subsequent license and
any competing license applications
must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration
of the existing license. All applications
for license for this project must be filed
by August 31, 2021.
p. 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.
Dated: October 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD19–6–000]
Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance
for Horizontal Directional Drill
Monitoring, Inadvertent Return
Response, and Contingency Plans
The staff of the Office of Energy
Projects (OEP) has prepared draft
Guidance for Horizontal Directional
Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return
Response, and Contingency Plans (HDD
Guidance). Commission staff is asking
for comments on the draft HDD
Guidance from federal and state
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agencies, environmental consultants,
inspectors, the natural gas industry,
construction contractors, and other
interested parties with special expertise
in regards to preparation of HDD
monitoring and contingency plans
associated with natural gas projects.
Please note that this comment period
will close on December 28, 2018.
The draft HDD Guidance is available
for public viewing on the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC
or Commission) website (www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on General Search,
and enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field (i.e., AD19–6). Be sure you
have selected an appropriate date range.
Applicable sections of the Code of
Federal Regulations Title 18 are
referenced or summarized throughout
the draft HDD Guidance. OEP staff is not
seeking comment on any existing
regulations or contemplating any
changes to regulations within the
context of the HDD Guidance.
Comments pertaining to regulation
changes will not be considered as we
develop the final HDD Guidance.1 OEP
staff anticipates issuing a final updated
version of the HDD Guidance in
February 2019. We will consider all
timely comments on the draft before
issuing the final version.
Interested parties can help us
determine appropriate updates and
improvements by providing comments
or suggestions that focus on the specific
sections of the HDD Guidance requiring
clarification, updates to reflect current
laws and regulations, or additional
information that should be included in
each resource report. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they
will be. A detailed explanation of the
rationale underlying your suggested
modifications and/or any references to
scientific studies associated with your
comments would greatly help us with
this process.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances, please reference the docket
number (AD19–6–000) with your
submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to
assist you at FercOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s website
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information collection requirements of FERC–577
(OMB Control No. 1902–0108).
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(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy
method for interested persons to submit
brief, text-only comments;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety
of formats by attaching them as a file
with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on eRegister. You must select
the type of filing you are making, select
Comment on a Filing; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address. Be sure to reference
Docket No. AD19–6–000 on your
submission: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
All of the information related to the
proposed updates to the HDD Guidance
and submitted comments can be found
on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link and docket
number (i.e., AD19–6). The eLibrary
link also provides access to the texts of
all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Dated: October 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–89–000]
Notice of Revised Schedule for
Environmental Review of the Empire
Pipeline, Inc., Empire North Project
This notice identifies the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission staff’s
revised schedule for the completion of
the environmental assessment (EA) for
Empire Pipeline, Inc’s Empire North
Project. The first notice of schedule,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5261-022]
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing
Process: Green Mountain Power Corporation
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 5261-022.
c. Date Filed: August 29, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Newbury Project.
f. Location: On the Wells River in the Town of Newbury, Orange
County, Vermont. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's
regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason Lisai, Director of Generation
Operations, Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163 Acorn Lane,
Colchester, VT 05446; (802) 655-8723; email at
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837; or
[email protected].
j. Green Mountain Power filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on August 29, 2018, and provided public notice of the
request on August 28, 2018. In a letter dated October 26, 2018, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Green
Mountain Power's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7
of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106 of the 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 Green Mountain Power as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
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Endangered Species Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Green Mountain Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission,
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
2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 5261. Pursuant to
18 CFR 16.20, each application for a subsequent license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by August 31,
2021.
p. 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.
Dated: October 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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