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k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The project
consists of two developments; the 14.88
Megawatt (MW) Parr Shoals
Development and the 511.2–MW
Fairfield Pumped Storage Development.
The Parr Shoals Development consists
of: (1) The 15-mile-long, 4,250-acre Parr
Reservoir, at full pond elevation 265.3
feet North American Vertical Datum of
1988 (NAVD 88); (2) the 2,690-foot-long
Parr Shoals Dam, which includes a nonoverflow section, spillway section with
10 gates, and powerhouse intake
section; (3) a powerhouse integral with
the dam, with six generating units; and
(4) transmission facilities that consist of
three 950-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt lines
extending from the hydro station to the
non-project Parr sub-station.
The Fairfield Pumped Storage
Development consists of: (1) Parr
Reservoir which serves as the lower
pool; (2) the 6,800-acre Monticello
Reservoir (upper reservoir), at normal
maximum elevation 424.3 feet NAVD
88, formed by four earthen dams (A, B,
C, and D); (3) a 265-foot-long gated
intake channel, located between dams B
and C; (4) four 800-foot-long surface
penstocks bifurcating into eight
penstocks; (5) an underground
generating station, which houses eight
pumped-turbine units; and (6)
transmission facilities that consist of
three 7,000-foot-long lines extending
from the Fairfield switch station to the
non-project V.C. Summer switchyard.
The Fairfield Pumped Storage
Development is operated to generate
during peak demand periods.
Generation usually occurs during the
day, with the upper reservoir
replenished by pumping water at night
(non-peak period). The Parr Shoals
Development serves as the lower
reservoir for the pumped storage project.
m. 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 address the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in Item H above.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process.
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The Commission staff intends to
prepare a single Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the project in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
At this time, we do not anticipate
holding on-site public or agency scoping
meetings. Instead, we are soliciting your
comments and suggestions on the
preliminary list of issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the EA,
as described in scoping document 1
(SD1), issued March 6, 2019.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the
subject areas to be addressed in the EA
were distributed to the parties on the
Commission’s mailing list and the
applicant’s distribution list. Copies of
SD1 may be viewed on the web 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, call 1–866–
208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 6, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER19–1200–000]
Clearway Power Marketing 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
Clearway Power Marketing 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.
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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 March 27,
2019.
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
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.
Dated: March 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–16–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
SUMMARY:
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(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC–
556 (Certification of Qualifying Facility
(QF) Status for a Small Power
Production or Cogeneration Facility).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due May 13, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC19–16–000)
by either of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance, contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–556, Certification of
Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a
Small Power Production or
Cogeneration Facility.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0075.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–556 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting requirements.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to
implement sections 201 and 210 of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 1 (PURPA). FERC is authorized,
under those sections, to encourage
cogeneration and small power
production and to prescribe such rules
as necessary in order to carry out the
statutory directives.
A primary statutory objective is
efficient use of energy resources and
facilities by electric utilities. One means
of achieving this goal is to encourage
production of electric power by
cogeneration facilities which make use
of reject heat associated with
commercial or industrial processes, and
by small power production facilities
which use other wastes and renewable
resources. PURPA encourages the
development of small power production
facilities and cogeneration facilities that
meet certain technical and corporate
criteria through establishment of various
regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet
these criteria are called Qualifying
Facilities (QFs).
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U.S.C. 796, 824a–3.
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FERC’s regulations in 18 CFR part
292, as relevant here, specify: (a) The
certification procedures which must be
followed by owners or operators of
small power production and
cogeneration facilities; (b) the criteria
which must be met; (c) the information
which must be submitted to FERC in
order to obtain qualifying status; and (d)
the PURPA benefits which are available
to QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs
from certain corporate, accounting,
reporting, and rate regulation
requirements of the Federal Power Act,2
certain state laws, and the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 2005.3
Type of Respondents: Facilities that
are self-certifying their status as a
cogenerator or small power producer or
that are submitting an application for
FERC certification of their status as a
cogenerator or small power producer.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the burden and
cost for this information collection as
follows:
2 16
U.S.C. 791, et seq.
U.S.C. 16, 451–63.
4 ‘‘Burden’’ is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation
of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations
1320.3.
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FERC–556—CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING FACILITY STATUS FOR A SMALL POWER PRODUCTION OR COGENERATION
FACILITY
Facility type
Filing type
Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW 6.
Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW.
Small Power Production Facility
> 1 MW.
Small Power Production Facility
> 1 MW.
Cogeneration and
Small Power
Production Facility ≤ 1 MW
(Self-Certification) 7.
Total ............
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden hours
& cost per
response 5
Total
annual burden
hours & total
annual cost
(rounded)
Cost per
respondent
($) (rounded)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Self-certification ..
63
1.25
78.75
1.5 hrs; $118.5
Application for
FERC certification.
Self-certification ..
1
1.25
1.25
50 hrs; $3,950
2,698
1.25
3,372.5
1.5 hrs; $118.5
5,058.75 hrs;
$399,641.
Application for
FERC certification.
Self-certification ..
0
1.25
0
50 hrs; $3,950
0 hrs; $0 .............
692
1.25
865
1.5 hrs; $118.5
1,297.5 hrs;
$102,503.
............................
3,454
........................
4,317.5
........................
6,536.875 hrs;
$516,413.13.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: March 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–04678 Filed 3–13–19; 8:45 am]
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5 The Commission staff believes that industry is
similarly situated in terms of wages and benefits.
Therefore, cost estimates are based on FERC’s 2018
average annual wage (and benefits) for a full-time
employee of $164,820 (or $79.00/hour).
6 MW = megawatt.
7 Not required to file.
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118.125 hrs;
$9,332.
62.5 hrs; $4,938
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–102–000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of
Request Under Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on February 27, 2019,
ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 700
Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas
77002–2700, filed in Docket No. CP19–
102–000 a prior notice request pursuant
to sections 157.205, 157.208, and
157.216 of the Commission’s regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
ANR’s blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82–480–000. ANR
proposes to replace segments of its
existing 22-inch mainline (Line 301),
24-inch loop line (Line 1–301), and 30inch loop line (Line 2–301), all located
in Kane County, Illinois. Due to
residential housing and recreational
development along discrete sections of
the pipelines, ANR is required, pursuant
to Part 192 of the U.S. Department of
Transportation regulations, to either
upgrade the pipe or lower the Maximum
Allowable Operating Pressure in those
sections by June 30, 2019, all as more
fully set forth in the request which is on
file with the Commission and open to
public inspection.
The filing is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the
Commission’s website web at https://
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4,938
148
0
148
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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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Linda
Farquhar, Manager, Project
Determinations & Regulatory
Administration, ANR Pipeline
Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite
700, Houston, Texas, 77002–2700, at
(832) 320–5685 or fax (832) 320–6685 or
linda_farquhar@transcanada.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-16-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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(Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently
approved information collection, FERC-556 (Certification of Qualifying
Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration
Facility).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due May 13, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC19-16-
000) by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208-3676
(toll-free), or (202) 502-8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status
for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0075.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-556 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
Abstract: Form No. 556 is required to implement sections 201 and
210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 \1\ (PURPA).
FERC is authorized, under those sections, to encourage cogeneration and
small power production and to prescribe such rules as necessary in
order to carry out the statutory directives.
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 796, 824a-3.
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A primary statutory objective is efficient use of energy resources
and facilities by electric utilities. One means of achieving this goal
is to encourage production of electric power by cogeneration facilities
which make use of reject heat associated with commercial or industrial
processes, and by small power production facilities which use other
wastes and renewable resources. PURPA encourages the development of
small power production facilities and cogeneration facilities that meet
certain technical and corporate criteria through establishment of
various regulatory benefits. Facilities that meet these criteria are
called Qualifying Facilities (QFs).
FERC's regulations in 18 CFR part 292, as relevant here, specify:
(a) The certification procedures which must be followed by owners or
operators of small power production and cogeneration facilities; (b)
the criteria which must be met; (c) the information which must be
submitted to FERC in order to obtain qualifying status; and (d) the
PURPA benefits which are available to QFs to encourage small power
production and cogeneration.
18 CFR part 292 also exempts QFs from certain corporate,
accounting, reporting, and rate regulation requirements of the Federal
Power Act,\2\ certain state laws, and the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 2005.\3\
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\2\ 16 U.S.C. 791, et seq.
\3\ 42 U.S.C. 16, 451-63.
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Type of Respondents: Facilities that are self-certifying their
status as a cogenerator or small power producer or that are submitting
an application for FERC certification of their status as a cogenerator
or small power producer.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the burden
and cost for this information collection as follows:
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\4\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3.
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Total annual
Number of Annual number Total number Average burden burden hours & Cost per
Facility type Filing type respondents of responses of responses hours & cost per total annual respondent ($)
per respondent response \5\ cost (rounded) (rounded)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) / (1)
(3)
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Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW Self- 63 1.25 78.75 1.5 hrs; $118.5.... 118.125 hrs; $148
\6\. certification. $9,332.
Cogeneration Facility > 1 MW.. Application for 1 1.25 1.25 50 hrs; $3,950..... 62.5 hrs; $4,938 4,938
FERC
certification.
Small Power Production Self- 2,698 1.25 3,372.5 1.5 hrs; $118.5.... 5,058.75 hrs; 148
Facility > 1 MW. certification. $399,641.
Small Power Production Application for 0 1.25 0 50 hrs; $3,950..... 0 hrs; $0....... 0
Facility > 1 MW. FERC
certification.
Cogeneration and Small Power Self- 692 1.25 865 1.5 hrs; $118.5.... 1,297.5 hrs; 148
Production Facility <= 1 MW certification. $102,503.
(Self-Certification) \7\.
Total..................... ................. 3,454 .............. 4,317.5 ................... 6,536.875 hrs; ..............
$516,413.13.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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\5\ The Commission staff believes that industry is similarly
situated in terms of wages and benefits. Therefore, cost estimates
are based on FERC's 2018 average annual wage (and benefits) for a
full-time employee of $164,820 (or $79.00/hour).
\6\ MW = megawatt.
\7\ Not required to file.
Dated: March 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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