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project at the times and places 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. Teleconferencing capability
will be provided for those who cannot
attend the meeting in person. The times
and locations of these meetings are as
follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Homewood Suites, 101 W.
48th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99503.
Phone: (907) 762–7000.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Homewood Suites, 101 W.
48th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99503.
Phone: (907) 762–7000.
Please notify Julia Kolberg at (202)
502–8261 or Julia.kolberg@ferc.gov on
or before December 4, 2019, if you plan
to attend scoping meetings via
teleconference.
Scoping Document 1 (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.
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
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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 records of the project.
Under the Commission’s Integrated
Licensing Process, the Commission
conducts scoping within 90 days of the
filing of the licensee’s NOI. An
environmental site review is typically
held in conjunction with that scoping
meeting. However, in this case, access to
project facilities is likely to be limited
by winter weather conditions when
scoping for this project will occur. For
this reason, the license applicant will
play a video filmed during a flyover of
the proposed project site. An
environmental site review may be
conducted at a later date. Therefore, we
are waiving § 5.8(b)(viii) of the
Commission’s regulations requiring an
environmental site review within 30
days of issuance of a notice of
commencement of proceeding to
facilitate the early environmental site
review.
Dated: November 8, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC19–39–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–511); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
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–
SUMMARY:
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511 (Transfer of Hydropower License)
and submitting the information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for 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
August 29, 2019, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal
Register (84 FR 45489) in Docket No.
IC19–39–000 requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
public comments.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due December 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by OMB Control No. 1902–
0069, 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. IC19–39–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail: 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–511, Transfer of
Hydropower License.1
OMB Control No.: 1902–0069.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–511 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information collected under the
1 The title is being updated to Transfer of
Hydropower License (rather than Transfer of
Electric License).
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requirements of FERC–511 to
implement the statutory provisions of
Sections 4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power
Act (FPA).2 Section 4(e) authorizes the
Commission to issue licenses for the
construction, operation and
maintenance of reservoirs,
powerhouses, and transmission lines or
other facilities necessary for the
development and improvement of
navigation and for the development,
transmission, and utilization of power.3
Section 8 of the FPA provides that the
voluntary transfer of any license is made
only with the written approval of the
Commission. Any successor to the
licensee may assign the rights of the
original licensee but is subject to all of
the conditions of the license. The
information filed with the Commission
is a mandatory requirement contained
in the format of a written application for
transfer of license, executed jointly by
the parties of the proposed transfer. The
sale or merger of a licensed
hydroelectric project may occasion the
transfer of a license. The Commission’s
staff uses the information collection to
determine the qualifications of the
proposed transferee to hold the license
and to prepare the transfer of the license
order. Approval by the Commission of
transfer of a license is contingent upon
the transfer of title to the properties
under license, delivery of all license
instruments, and evidence that such
transfer is in the public interest. The
Commission implements these filing
requirements in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 9.
Type of Respondent: Hydropower
Project Licensees.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the annual
burden and cost 5 for the information
collection as follows.
FERC–511: TRANSFER OF HYDROPOWER LICENSE
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost
per response
Total annual
burden hours
& total
annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
40 hrs.; $3,200 ..........
1,840 hrs.; $147,000 ......
Hydropower Project Licensees ........................
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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: November 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
2 16
U.S.C. 797(e) and 801.
to facilities across, along, from, or in any
of the streams or other bodies of water over which
Congress has jurisdiction under its authority to
regulate commerce with foreign nations and among
the several States, or upon any part of public lands
and reservations of the United States, or for the
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$3,200
Docket Numbers: EG20–26–000.
Applicants: Crowned Ridge
Interconnection, LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Crowned Ridge
Interconnection, LLC.
Filed Date: 11/6/19.
Accession Number: 20191106–5133.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/19.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER13–2318–007;
ER16–2515–002; ER16–2278–002;
ER13–2317–007; ER13–2319–007;
ER17–2577–002.
Applicants: All Dams Generation,
LLC, Black River Hydroelectric, LLC,
Cube Yadkin Generation LLC, Lake
Lynn Generation, LLC, PE Hydro
Generation, LLC, York Haven Power
Company, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of All Dams
Generation, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 11/6/19.
Accession Number: 20191106–5182.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/19.
Docket Numbers: ER17–556–002.
Applicants: Grady Wind Energy
Center, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Grady Wind Energy
Center, LLC.
Filed Date: 11/7/19.
Accession Number: 20191107–5110.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/29/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–2392–000.
Applicants: Chief Conemaugh Power
II, LLC.
Description: Report Filing: Notice of
Effective Date to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/30/19.
Accession Number: 20191030–5101.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/20/19.
Docket Numbers: ER19–2393–000.
Applicants: Chief Keystone Power II,
LLC.
Description: Report Filing: Notice of
Effective Date to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/30/19.
Accession Number: 20191030–5104.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/20/19.
Docket Numbers: ER20–325–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing: Notice
of Cancellation of Service Agreement
Nos. 1012 and 944; Queues K01 & G44
to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 11/6/19.
Accession Number: 20191106–5130.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/19.
Docket Numbers: ER20–326–000.
purpose of utilizing the surplus water or water
power from any Government dam.
4 Burden is defined as 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. See 5 CFR
1320 for additional information on the definition of
information collection burden.
5 The FERC 2019 average salary plus benefits for
one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $167,091/
year (or $80.00/hour). Commission staff estimates
that the industry’s skill set (wages and benefits) for
completing and filing FERC–511 is comparable to
the Commission’s skill set.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC19-39-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-511); Comment
Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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-511 (Transfer of Hydropower License) and
submitting the information collection to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for 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 August 29, 2019, the Commission
published a Notice in the Federal Register (84 FR 45489) in Docket No.
IC19-39-000 requesting public comments. The Commission received no
public comments.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 16,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by OMB Control No. 1902-
0069, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs: [email protected]. Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in
Docket No. IC19-39-000, by either of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Mail: 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/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support
by email at [email protected], 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/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-511, Transfer of Hydropower License.\1\
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\1\ The title is being updated to Transfer of Hydropower License
(rather than Transfer of Electric License).
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OMB Control No.: 1902-0069.
Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-511 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the information collected under the
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requirements of FERC-511 to implement the statutory provisions of
Sections 4(e) and 8 of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\2\ Section 4(e)
authorizes the Commission to issue licenses for the construction,
operation and maintenance of reservoirs, powerhouses, and transmission
lines or other facilities necessary for the development and improvement
of navigation and for the development, transmission, and utilization of
power.\3\ Section 8 of the FPA provides that the voluntary transfer of
any license is made only with the written approval of the Commission.
Any successor to the licensee may assign the rights of the original
licensee but is subject to all of the conditions of the license. The
information filed with the Commission is a mandatory requirement
contained in the format of a written application for transfer of
license, executed jointly by the parties of the proposed transfer. The
sale or merger of a licensed hydroelectric project may occasion the
transfer of a license. The Commission's staff uses the information
collection to determine the qualifications of the proposed transferee
to hold the license and to prepare the transfer of the license order.
Approval by the Commission of transfer of a license is contingent upon
the transfer of title to the properties under license, delivery of all
license instruments, and evidence that such transfer is in the public
interest. The Commission implements these filing requirements in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR part 9.
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\2\ 16 U.S.C. 797(e) and 801.
\3\ Refers to facilities across, along, from, or in any of the
streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has
jurisdiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign
nations and among the several States, or upon any part of public
lands and reservations of the United States, or for the purpose of
utilizing the surplus water or water power from any Government dam.
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Type of Respondent: Hydropower Project Licensees.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the annual
burden and cost \5\ for the information collection as follows.
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\4\ Burden is defined as 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. See 5
CFR 1320 for additional information on the definition of information
collection burden.
\5\ The FERC 2019 average salary plus benefits for one FERC
full-time equivalent (FTE) is $167,091/year (or $80.00/hour).
Commission staff estimates that the industry's skill set (wages and
benefits) for completing and filing FERC-511 is comparable to the
Commission's skill set.
FERC-511: Transfer of Hydropower License
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Annual number Cost per
Number of of responses Total number Average burden hrs. & cost Total annual burden hours & respondent
respondents per respondent of responses per response total annual cost ($)
(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (4)....................... (3) * (4) = (5).............. (5) / (1)
(3)
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Hydropower Project Licensees.... 46 1 46 40 hrs.; $3,200........... 1,840 hrs.; $147,000......... $3,200
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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: November 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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