FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC; Notice Granting Intervention, 31310-31311 [2019-13953]

Download as PDF 31310 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2019 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0026] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 31, 2019. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED– 2019–ICCD–0026. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the docket ID number and the title of the information collection request when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, Washington, DC 20202–0023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Maria Hishikawa, 202–260–1473. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 247001 helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX). OMB Control Number: 1810–0683. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 46. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 454,701. Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has a continued need to support existing regulations for the use of the Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX), a nationwide, electronic records exchange mechanism mandated under Title I, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. As a condition of receiving a grant of funds under the Migrant Education Program (MEP), each State educational agency (SEA) is required to collect, maintain, and submit minimum health and educationrelated data to MSIX within established time-frames. These regulations facilitate timely school enrollment, placement, and accrual of secondary course credits for migratory children and help us determine accurate migratory child counts and meet other MEP reporting requirements. The MEP is authorized under sections 1301–1309 in Title I, Part C of the ESEA. MSIX and the minimum data elements (MDEs) are authorized specifically under section 1308(b) of the ESEA. The burden hours and costs associated with this data collection are required to ensure that States implement and utilize MSIX for interstate migrant student records exchange, which will then enable the Department to meet the statutory mandate in section 1308(b) of the ESEA PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to facilitate the electronic exchange of MDEs by SEAs to address the educational and related needs of migratory children. Dated: June 26, 2019. Kate Mullan, PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2019–13964 Filed 6–28–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2576–185] FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC; Notice Granting Intervention On January 3, 2019, the Commission issued public notice of an application, filed pursuant to section 8 of the Federal Power Act, to transfer the license for the Housatonic River Project No. 2576 from FirstLight Hydro Generating Company to FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC (together referred to as the applicants). The project consists of five developments and is located on the Housatonic River in Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield Counties, Connecticut. One of the developments is a pumped storage facility and uses the 5,600-acre Candlewood Lake as its upper reservoir. The notice established February 25, 2019 as the deadline to file interventions.1 On February 25, 2019, Candlewood Lake Authority (Authority) filed a timely motion to intervene to become a party in the proceeding.2 It subsequently supplemented the motion on March 15, 2019. On March 7, 2019, the applicants filed an answer in opposition to the Authority’s 1 On February 11, 2019, the Commission extended the original comment period from February 2, 2019 to February 25, 2019, due to a funding lapse of certain federal agencies between December 22, 2018 and January 25, 2019. 84 FR 5077 (2019). 2 The Authority incorrectly styled its intervention as a notice of intervention under 18 CFR 385.214(a). Because the Authority does not have the right to become a party in a proceeding by filing a notice of intervention, its intervention is treated as a motion to intervene in accordance to 18 CFR 214(a)(3). See also 18 CFR 385.214(a)(2) (2018) (providing ‘‘Any State Commission . . . any state fish and wildlife, water quality certification, or water rights agency . . . is a party to any proceeding upon filing a notice of intervention in that proceeding, if the notice is filed within the period established under Rule 210(b)’’); Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. 7–151a (West 2019) (establishing Connecticut lake authorities). E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2019 / Notices intervention because they allege that the Authority failed to demonstrate an interest that may be directly affected by the outcome of the proceeding or that the Authority’s participation is in the public interest.3 In its March 15, 2019 response, the Authority states that it is an agent for the five municipalities that surround Candlewood Lake and act on their behalf on matters related to lake, shoreline, and watershed management to foster the preservation and enhancement of recreational, economic, scenic, public safety, and environmental values of Candlewood Lake.4 Pursuant to Rule 214(c)(2) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, if an answer in opposition to a timely motion to intervene is filed within 15 days after the motion to intervene is filed, the movant becomes a party only when the motion is expressly granted.5 The Authority has an interest in the potential project impacts on Candlewood Lake. Therefore, the Authority’s motion to intervene is granted. Dated: June 25, 2019. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–13953 Filed 6–28–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD19–8–000] Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene; InPipe Energy On June 13, 2019, InPipe Energy filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The proposed Carson Water Recycling Facility Hydroelectric Project would have an installed capacity of 130 kilowatts (kW), and would be located along an existing 14-inch pipeline within the Juanita Millender- 31311 McDonald Carson Regional Water Recycling Plant in the city of Carson, Los Angeles County, California. Applicant Contact: Gregg Semler, InPipe Energy, 222 NW 8th Ave., Portland, OR 97209, Phone No. (503) 341–0004, Email: gregg@ inpipeenergy.com. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502–6778, Email: christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed project would consist of: (1) One 130kW turbine-generator unit; (2) a 12-inch pipeline transporting water from the existing 14-inch pipeline to the generator, and returning it to the mainline; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of up to 575 megawatt-hours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A) ......................... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit. The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts ................................... On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA. Y FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i) ...................... khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) ..................... FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) .................... Preliminary Determination: The proposed Carson Water Recycling Facility Hydroelectric Project will not interfere with the primary purpose of the conduit, which is used for the City’s non-potable municipal water supply distribution system, which feeds commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Therefore, based upon the above criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing. Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. 3 See Applicants’ March 7, 2019 Answer at 2. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 247001 Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the Commission’s regulations.1 All 4 The Authority’s March 15, 2019 Supplemental Filing at 1–2. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y comments contesting Commission staff’s preliminary determination that the facility meets the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene 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. 5 18 1 18 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM CFR 385.214(c) (2018). 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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31310-31311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13953]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2576-185]


FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; FirstLight CT Housatonic 
LLC; Notice Granting Intervention

    On January 3, 2019, the Commission issued public notice of an 
application, filed pursuant to section 8 of the Federal Power Act, to 
transfer the license for the Housatonic River Project No. 2576 from 
FirstLight Hydro Generating Company to FirstLight CT Housatonic LLC 
(together referred to as the applicants). The project consists of five 
developments and is located on the Housatonic River in Fairfield, New 
Haven, and Litchfield Counties, Connecticut. One of the developments is 
a pumped storage facility and uses the 5,600-acre Candlewood Lake as 
its upper reservoir. The notice established February 25, 2019 as the 
deadline to file interventions.\1\
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    \1\ On February 11, 2019, the Commission extended the original 
comment period from February 2, 2019 to February 25, 2019, due to a 
funding lapse of certain federal agencies between December 22, 2018 
and January 25, 2019. 84 FR 5077 (2019).
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    On February 25, 2019, Candlewood Lake Authority (Authority) filed a 
timely motion to intervene to become a party in the proceeding.\2\ It 
subsequently supplemented the motion on March 15, 2019. On March 7, 
2019, the applicants filed an answer in opposition to the Authority's

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intervention because they allege that the Authority failed to 
demonstrate an interest that may be directly affected by the outcome of 
the proceeding or that the Authority's participation is in the public 
interest.\3\ In its March 15, 2019 response, the Authority states that 
it is an agent for the five municipalities that surround Candlewood 
Lake and act on their behalf on matters related to lake, shoreline, and 
watershed management to foster the preservation and enhancement of 
recreational, economic, scenic, public safety, and environmental values 
of Candlewood Lake.\4\
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    \2\ The Authority incorrectly styled its intervention as a 
notice of intervention under 18 CFR 385.214(a). Because the 
Authority does not have the right to become a party in a proceeding 
by filing a notice of intervention, its intervention is treated as a 
motion to intervene in accordance to 18 CFR 214(a)(3). See also 18 
CFR 385.214(a)(2) (2018) (providing ``Any State Commission . . . any 
state fish and wildlife, water quality certification, or water 
rights agency . . . is a party to any proceeding upon filing a 
notice of intervention in that proceeding, if the notice is filed 
within the period established under Rule 210(b)''); Conn. Gen. Stat. 
Ann. 7-151a (West 2019) (establishing Connecticut lake authorities).
    \3\ See Applicants' March 7, 2019 Answer at 2.
    \4\ The Authority's March 15, 2019 Supplemental Filing at 1-2.
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    Pursuant to Rule 214(c)(2) of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, if an answer in opposition to a timely motion to 
intervene is filed within 15 days after the motion to intervene is 
filed, the movant becomes a party only when the motion is expressly 
granted.\5\
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    \5\ 18 CFR 385.214(c) (2018).
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    The Authority has an interest in the potential project impacts on 
Candlewood Lake. Therefore, the Authority's motion to intervene is 
granted.

    Dated: June 25, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13953 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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