WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization, 10059-10060 [2019-05046]
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to have each of the six submission parts
better segregated from each other to
allow for more granular responses to
data requests and limit the release of
components of the report which are
Critical Energy/Electric Infrastructure
Information (CEII).
These recommendations will be taken
under consideration in the event of
potential future revisions of the FERC
Form No. 715 process.
Type of Respondent: Integrated
transmission system facilities rated at or
above 100 kilovolts (kV).
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Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 3 for this information
collection as follows.
FERC–715—ANNUAL TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND EVALUATION REPORT
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden & cost per
response
Total annual burden hours &
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
111
Annual Transmission Planning
and Evaluation Report 4.
1
111
160 hrs.; $11,897.60 ...........
17,760 hrs.; $1,320,633.60
$11,897.60
Take notice that on March 1, 2019,
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI),
1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck,
North Dakota 58503, filed in the above
referenced docket, a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205 and
157.210 of the Commission’s regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
Columbia’s blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82–487–000, for
authorization to construct, replace, and
operate mainline natural gas facilities
all located in Carbon and Yellowstone
Counties, Montana, and to provide
additional 22,500 dekatherms per day of
incremental firm transportation service
to the Billings, Montana market area, all
as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
The filing may also 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, please contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions regarding the
application should be directed to Lori
Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs
and Transportation Services, WBI
Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West
Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, at (701) 530–1563, or
lori.myerchin@wbienergy.com.
Specifically, WBI proposes to: (1)
Construct the new Billings-Allendale
Town Border Station (TBS) between
Billings and Laurel, Montana; (2)
replace five sections of 10- and 12-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline with 12-
inch-diameter pipeline, totaling
approximately 9.5 miles, between the
Fromberg Regulator Station (RS) and the
proposed Billings-Allendale TBS; (3)
construct a new RS at Elbow Creek
approximately one mile north of Edgar,
Montana; (4) replace the Fromberg
Takeoff Valve Setting and the Edgar and
Rockvale TBSs; and (5) increase the
Maximum Allowable Operating
Pressure of a section of pipeline in
Carbon County, Montana. The estimated
cost of the project is $11.6 million.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
in the Commission’s public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s EA.
Any person may, within 60 days after
the issuance of the instant notice by the
2 ‘‘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.
3 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses
the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May
2017. These figures include salary (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm) and
benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm) and are:
—Management (Code 11–0000), $94.28/hr.
—Computer and mathematical (Code 15–0000),
$63.25/hr.
—Electrical Engineers (Code 17–2071), $66.90/hr.
—Economist (Code 19–3011), $71.98/hr.
—Computer and Information Systems Managers
(Code 11–3021), $96.51/hr.
—Accountants and Auditors (Code 13–2011),
$56.59/hr.
—Transportation, Storage, and Distribution
Managers (Code 11–3071), $88.61/hr.
—Power Distributors and Dispatchers (Code 51–
8012), $56.74/hr.
We are using the average hourly cost (for wages
plus benefits, for these categories) of $74.36/hour.
4 In 2018, FERC had 111 direct filings (responses)
from entities. However there were 239 total
respondents if Transmitting Utilities that have their
filing submitted by a designated reporting agent,
such as a regional entity, are counted
independently.
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 12, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–105–000]
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice
of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
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Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214
of the Commission’s Procedural Rules
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene
or notice of intervention. Any person
filing to intervene or the Commission’s
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission’s Regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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 protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days
after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
and interventions via the internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s website (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Dated: March 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Petitioner.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on March 28, 2019.
Dated: March 13, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order
Take notice that on February 28, 2019,
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
(Exelon or Petitioner), applicant for the
Conowingo Hydroelectric Project No.
405, filed a petition for declaratory
order (petition) pursuant to Rule
207(a)(2) of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.207(a)(2). Exelon requests that the
Commission declare that the Maryland
Department of the Environment has
waived its authority to issue a
certification for the Conowingo Project
under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1), as more fully
explained in the petition.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214.
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2829–010]
City of Loveland; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and is available for public
inspection:
a. Application Type: License
Amendment.
b. Project No: 2829–010.
c. Date Filed: March 4, 2019.
d. Applicant: City of Loveland,
Colorado.
e. Name of Project: Loveland
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Big Thompson River, in
Larimer County, Colorado.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
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h. Applicant Contact: Kimberly
Fentress, Project Manager, City of
Loveland, Colorado, 200 North Wilson
Street, Building 1, Loveland, CO 80537;
phone (970) 962–3587.
i. FERC Contact: David Rudisail at
(202) 502–6376, or david.rudisail@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests: April
12, 2019.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, and comments 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
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–2829–010.
Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the
Commission record.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The City of
Loveland has requested to amend its
license to allow filling of underground
pipeline on private land in the Idlewild
Subdivision. The purpose of the
proposed fill is to prevent future
subsidence of the pipe in the vicinity of
homes, roads, and other infrastructure.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
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 using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-105-000]
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on March 1, 2019, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
(WBI), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed in
the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to
sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Columbia's blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82-487-000, for authorization to construct, replace, and
operate mainline natural gas facilities all located in Carbon and
Yellowstone Counties, Montana, and to provide additional 22,500
dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service to the
Billings, Montana market area, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection.
The filing may also 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, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Lori
Myerchin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Services, WBI
Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North
Dakota 58503, at (701) 530-1563, or lori.myerchin@wbienergy.com.
Specifically, WBI proposes to: (1) Construct the new Billings-
Allendale Town Border Station (TBS) between Billings and Laurel,
Montana; (2) replace five sections of 10- and 12-inch-diameter natural
gas pipeline with 12-inch-diameter pipeline, totaling approximately 9.5
miles, between the Fromberg Regulator Station (RS) and the proposed
Billings-Allendale TBS; (3) construct a new RS at Elbow Creek
approximately one mile north of Edgar, Montana; (4) replace the
Fromberg Takeoff Valve Setting and the Edgar and Rockvale TBSs; and (5)
increase the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure of a section of
pipeline in Carbon County, Montana. The estimated cost of the project
is $11.6 million.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant
notice by the
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Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Procedural
Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention.
Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff may, pursuant
to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.205) file 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
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
website (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Dated: March 11, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-05046 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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