French Paper Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, 61049-61050 [2019-24564]
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on December 4, 2019.
Dated: November 5, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–24567 Filed 11–8–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10624–026]
French Paper Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 10624–026.
c. Date filed: February 27, 2019.
d. Applicant: French Paper Company
(French Paper).
e. Name of Project: French Paper
Company Hydroelectric Project (French
Paper Project).
f. Location: The French Paper Project
is located on the St. Joseph River in the
City of Niles, Berrien County, Michigan.
No federal lands are occupied by the
project works or located within the
project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Shane
Fenske, President, French Paper
Company, P.O. Box 398, 100 French
Street, Niles, MI 49120; (269) 683–1100
or fenske@frenchpaper.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers, (202)
502–8764 or jay.summers@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
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and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions 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–10624–026.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person 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. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The French Paper Project consists of
the following existing facilities: (1) An
112 acre reservoir with a storage
capacity of 864 acre-feet at a water
surface elevation of 653.75 feet mean
sea level; (2) a 321-foot-long, 13-foothigh concrete spillway structure, topped
by 2.3-foot-high flashboards; (3) a 100foot-wide, 600-foot-long intake channel;
(4) a 115-foot-wide, 55-foot-long, 56foot-high powerhouse with an operating
head of 14 feet; (5) a floating debris
boom at the entrance to the intake
channel and two separate trash racks at
the entrance to the powerhouse; (6) two
vertical shaft propeller turbines each
coupled to a 400-kilowatt (kW)
generator, one vertical shaft propeller
turbine coupled to a 300-kW generator,
and one vertical shaft Francis turbine
coupled to a 200-kW generator, for a
total installed capacity of 1.3 megawatts;
(7) a 6-foot-wide, 220-foot-long
reinforced concrete fish ladder; (8) a
480-volt to 12-kilovolt (kV) transformer
adjacent to the powerhouse; (9) a 0.16mile-long, 3-phase, 3 wire 12-kV
overhead interconnection line, tying
into Indiana Michigan Power
Company’s transmission line adjacent to
French Paper’s property; and (10)
appurtenant facilities.
The French Paper Project is operated
in a run-of-river mode with an estimated
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annual energy production of
approximately 8,442.8 megawatt-hours.
French Paper proposes to continue
operating the project in a run-of-river
mode and does not propose any new
construction or modifications to the
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 access the document.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
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.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO
INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY
COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
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persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following revised Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Filing of recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA .........
Comments on EA ..................
Modified terms and conditions.
January 2019.
June 2020.
July 2020.
September
2020.
p. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of the notice of acceptance and
ready for environmental analysis
provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Dated: November 5, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–24564 Filed 11–8–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–40–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–516a); 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
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
516A (Standardization of Small
Generator Interconnection Agreements
and Procedures) and submitting the
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
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review. Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. On September 4, 2019,
the Commission published a Notice in
the Federal Register (84 FR 46506) in
Docket No. IC19–40–000 requesting
public comments. The Commission
received no public comments.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 12, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0203, should be sent via email to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC19–40–000, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–516A, Standardization of
Small Generator Interconnection
Agreements and Procedures.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0203.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–516A information
collection requirements with no changes
to the current requirements.
Abstract: Under Sections 205 and 206
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), the
Commission is charged with ensuring
just and reasonable electric transmission
rates and charges as well as ensuring
that jurisdictional providers do not
subject any person to any undue
prejudice or disadvantage.
The lack of consistent and readily
accessible terms and conditions for
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connecting resources to the grid led to
a large number of disputes between
jurisdictional transmission providers
and small generators in the late 1990s
and early 2000s. In response, the
Commission directed transmission
providers to include Commissionapproved, standard, pro-forma
interconnection procedures (small
generator interconnection procedures or
SGIP) and a single uniformly applicable
interconnection agreement (small
generator interconnection agreement or
SGIA) in their open-access transmission
tariffs (OATTs). The requirement to
create and file these documents was
instituted in August 2005 by
Commission Order No. 2006 and is
codified in 18 CFR 35.28(f). This
requirement set and maintained a
standard in OATTs for consistent
consideration and processing of
interconnection requests by
transmission providers.
Since the issuance of Order No. 2006,
many aspects of the energy industry
have changed including the growth of
small generator interconnection requests
and the growth in solar photovoltaic
(PV) installations. These changes have
been driven, in part, by state renewable
energy goals and policies. For example,
approximately 3,300 MW of gridconnected PV capacity were installed in
the U.S. in 2012, compared to 79 MW
in 2005, the year Order No. 2006 was
issued.
In February 2012, pursuant to
Sections 205 and 206 of the FPA and
Rule 207 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedures,1 and noting
that the Commission encouraged
stakeholders to submit proposed
revisions to the regulations set forth in
Order No. 2006, the Solar Energy
Industries Association (SEIA) filed a
Petition to Initiate Rulemaking
(Petition).2 The Petition requested the
Commission revise the pro forma SGIA
and SGIP set forth in Order No. 2006.
SEIA asserted that the pro forma SGIP
and SGIA as applied to small solar
generation were no longer just and
reasonable, had become unduly
discriminatory, and presented
unreasonable barriers to market entry.
SEIA noted that its Petition would apply
exclusively to solar electric generation
due to its unique characteristics.
In 2012 the Commission issued a
Notice of Petition for Rulemaking in
Docket No. RM12–10–000 and began a
public process to explore SEIA’s
1 18
CFR 385.207.
Petition at 4 (citing Order No. 2006, FERC
Stats. & Regs. 31,180 at P 118). Docket No. RM12–
10–000, https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/
opennat.asp?fileID=12895647.
2 SEIA
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10624-026]
French Paper Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 10624-026.
c. Date filed: February 27, 2019.
d. Applicant: French Paper Company (French Paper).
e. Name of Project: French Paper Company Hydroelectric Project
(French Paper Project).
f. Location: The French Paper Project is located on the St. Joseph
River in the City of Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. No federal lands
are occupied by the project works or located within the project
boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Shane Fenske, President, French Paper
Company, P.O. Box 398, 100 French Street, Niles, MI 49120; (269) 683-
1100 or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers, (202) 502-8764 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 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. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-10624-026.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person 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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The French Paper Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) An 112 acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 864
acre-feet at a water surface elevation of 653.75 feet mean sea level;
(2) a 321-foot-long, 13-foot-high concrete spillway structure, topped
by 2.3-foot-high flashboards; (3) a 100-foot-wide, 600-foot-long intake
channel; (4) a 115-foot-wide, 55-foot-long, 56-foot-high powerhouse
with an operating head of 14 feet; (5) a floating debris boom at the
entrance to the intake channel and two separate trash racks at the
entrance to the powerhouse; (6) two vertical shaft propeller turbines
each coupled to a 400-kilowatt (kW) generator, one vertical shaft
propeller turbine coupled to a 300-kW generator, and one vertical shaft
Francis turbine coupled to a 200-kW generator, for a total installed
capacity of 1.3 megawatts; (7) a 6-foot-wide, 220-foot-long reinforced
concrete fish ladder; (8) a 480-volt to 12-kilovolt (kV) transformer
adjacent to the powerhouse; (9) a 0.16-mile-long, 3-phase, 3 wire 12-kV
overhead interconnection line, tying into Indiana Michigan Power
Company's transmission line adjacent to French Paper's property; and
(10) appurtenant facilities.
The French Paper Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an
estimated annual energy production of approximately 8,442.8 megawatt-
hours. French Paper proposes to continue operating the project in a
run-of-river mode and does not propose any new construction or
modifications to the 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 access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
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.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST,
MOTION TO INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the
name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all
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persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary January 2019.
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA...................... June 2020.
Comments on EA............................ July 2020.
Modified terms and conditions............. September 2020.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification,
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Dated: November 5, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24564 Filed 11-8-19; 8:45 am]
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