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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.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenter’s will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any meetings associated with
the Commission’s environmental review
process. Environmental commenter’s
will not be required to serve copies of
filed documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors,
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, 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 3 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: March 26, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2466–034]
Appalachian Power Company; Notice
of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document
(Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing
Process, and Scoping; Request for
Comments on the Pad and Scoping
Document, and Identification of Issues
and Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Process.
b. Project No.: 2466–034.
c. Dated Filed: January 28, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Appalachian Power
Company (Appalachian).
e. Name of Project: Niagara
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Roanoke River
near the City of Roanoke, Roanoke
County, Virginia. The project does not
occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jon
Magalski, Environmental Specialist
Consultant, Appalachian Power
Company, 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus,
OH (614) 716–2240, jmmagalski@
aep.com.
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner at
(202) 502–6082 or email at
allyson.conner@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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402, and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, 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
Appalachian as the Commission’s nonfederal representative for carrying out
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informal consultation, pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. On January 28, 2019, Appalachian
filed with the Commission a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule),
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 the
address in paragraph h.
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. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
(SD1), as well as study requests. All
comments on the PAD and SD1, and
study requests should be sent to the
address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and
SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and all
communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
documents 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. 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–2466–034.
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading:
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
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Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by May 25, 2019.
p. Although our current intent is to
prepare an environmental assessment
(EA), there is the possibility that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be required. Nevertheless, this
meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the time and place noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is
primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist staff in identifying
particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
addressed in the environmental
document. The times and location of
these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 24,
2019 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Vinton Library, 300 S
Pollard Street, Vinton, VA 24179, (540)
857–5043.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
17:22 Mar 29, 2019
The applicant and Commission staff
will conduct an environmental site
review of the project on Wednesday,
April 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. All
participants should meet at Niagara
Dam located at 1495 Niagara Road,
Vinton, VA 24179; thereafter,
participants should be prepared to drive
or carpool to other locations within the
project boundary. To attend the
environmental site review, please RSVP
via email to Jon Magalski at
jmmagalski@aep.com. Persons not
providing an RSVP by April 19, 2019,
will not be allowed on the
environmental site review.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
and discuss existing conditions and
resource management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the appropriateness of any
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
acting as a cooperating agency for
development of an environmental
document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in item
n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
Date and Time: Thursday, April 25,
2019 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Vinton Library, 300 S
Pollard Street, Vinton, VA 24179, (540)
857–5043.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Based on all oral and written
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
may be issued. SD2 may include a
revised process plan and schedule, as
well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
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The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be placed in the
public record of the project.
Dated: March 26, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC19–70–000.
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Applicants: High Lonesome Mesa,
LLC, High Lonesome Mesa Wind, LLC.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of High
Lonesome Mesa, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 3/25/19.
Accession Number: 20190325–5200.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/19.
Docket Numbers: EC19–71–000.
Applicants: PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation.
Filed Date: 3/25/19.
Accession Number: 20190325–5203.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/19.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG19–83–000.
Applicants: FirstLight CT Housatonic
LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of FirstLight CT
Housatonic LLC.
Filed Date: 3/26/19.
Accession Number: 20190326–5161.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/19.
Docket Numbers: EG19–84–000.
Applicants: FirstLight CT Hydro LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of FirstLight CT Hydro
LLC.
Filed Date: 3/26/19.
Accession Number: 20190326–5165.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/19.
Docket Numbers: EG19–85–000.
Applicants: FirstLight MA Hydro
LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of FirstLight MA
Hydro LLC.
Filed Date: 3/26/19.
Accession Number: 20190326–5166.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/19.
Docket Numbers: EG19–86–000.
Applicants: Northfield Mountain LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Northfield Mountain
LLC.
Filed Date: 3/26/19.
Accession Number: 20190326–5226.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/16/19.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER17–1568–003.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Compliance filing:
Updated Request for Deferral of
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2466-034]
Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 2466-034.
c. Dated Filed: January 28, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Appalachian Power Company (Appalachian).
e. Name of Project: Niagara Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Roanoke River near the City of Roanoke, Roanoke
County, Virginia. The project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jon Magalski, Environmental
Specialist Consultant, Appalachian Power Company, 1 Riverside Plaza,
Columbus, OH (614) 716-2240, [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner at (202) 502-6082 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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402, and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, 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 Appalachian as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. On January 28, 2019, Appalachian filed with the Commission a
Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and
schedule), 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
the address in paragraph h.
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. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents 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
[email protected]. 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-2466-034.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application
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Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document 1,''
``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or ``Communications to and
from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so by May 25, 2019.
p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and location of these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Vinton Library, 300 S Pollard Street, Vinton, VA 24179,
(540) 857-5043.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Vinton Library, 300 S Pollard Street, Vinton, VA 24179,
(540) 857-5043.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental
site review of the project on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
All participants should meet at Niagara Dam located at 1495 Niagara
Road, Vinton, VA 24179; thereafter, participants should be prepared to
drive or carpool to other locations within the project boundary. To
attend the environmental site review, please RSVP via email to Jon
Magalski at [email protected]. Persons not providing an RSVP by April
19, 2019, will not be allowed on the environmental site review.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public record of the project.
Dated: March 26, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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