City of Beaverton, Oregon; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 32446 [2019-14452]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2019)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD19-9-000]


City of Beaverton, Oregon; Notice of Preliminary Determination of 
a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and 
Motions To Intervene

    On June 14, 2019, as supplemented June 20, 2019, the City of 
Beaverton, Oregon, filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying 
conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA). The proposed Weir Road Pressure Reducing Valve Project 
would have an installed capacity of 300 watts (W), and would be located 
along an existing 12-inch pipeline within the Weir Road pressure 
reducing valve vault in the City of Beaverton, Washington County, 
Oregon.
    Applicant Contact: Geoff Hunsaker, City of Beaverton, PO Box 4755, 
Beaverton, OR 97076, Phone No. (503) 572-4239, Email: 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, Email: 
[email protected].
    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed 
project would consist of: (1) One 300-W turbine-generator unit; (2) a 
2-inch pipeline transporting water from the existing 12-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 2.7 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
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       Statutory provision              Description      Satisfies (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A)..................  The conduit the                    Y
                                    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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i)...............  The facility is                    Y
                                    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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii)..............  The facility has an                Y
                                    installed capacity
                                    that does not
                                    exceed 40 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii).............  On or before August                Y
                                    9, 2013, the
                                    facility is not
                                    licensed, or
                                    exempted from the
                                    licensing
                                    requirements of
                                    Part I of the FPA.
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    Preliminary Determination: The proposed Weir Road Pressure Reducing 
Valve Project will not interfere with the primary purpose of the 
conduit, which is to transport water for municipal use. 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.
    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 comments contesting 
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets 
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2018).
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    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 [email protected], (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. A copy of all other filings in 
reference to this application 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 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can 
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed 
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be 
viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (i.e., CD19-9) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For TTY, call 
(202) 502-8659.

    Dated: June 27, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14452 Filed 7-5-19; 8:45 am]
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