Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 71920-71921 [2019-28121]
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(2) the accuracy of the agency’s
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Dated: December 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–28065 Filed 12–27–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–22–000]
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Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization: Southern Star Central
Gas Pipeline, Inc.
Take notice that on December 9, 2019,
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
(Southern Star), 4700 State Highway 56,
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in
Docket No. CP20–22–000 a prior notice
request pursuant to sections 157.205,
and 157.208 of the Commission’s
regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA), and Southern Star’s blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–
479–000, to increase the maximum
allowable operating pressure on
Southern Star’s Lines TLB (Hobart
Ranch Lateral), TLB–001, TLB–002,
TLB–004, and TLB–005 in Hemphill
County, Texas, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with
the Commission and open to public
inspection.
The filing may also be viewed on the
web 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, please contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Cindy C.
Thompson, Manager, Regulatory,
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.,
4700 State Highway 56, Owensboro,
Kentucky 42301, by telephone at (270)
852–4655, or by email at
cindy.thompson@southernstar.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
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the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
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 final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or 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 FEIS or 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 commenters 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 commenters
will not be required to serve copies of
filed documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters,
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 two
copies of the protest or intervention to
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the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: December 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–28073 Filed 12–27–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[P–2311–068]
Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Temporary
variance of reservoir elevation.
b. Project No.: 2311–068.
c. Date Filed: November 26, 2019, and
supplemented December 3, 2019.
d. Applicant: Great Lakes Hydro
America, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Goreham
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on
the Androscoggin River in Coo¨s County,
New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kyle
Murphy, 972 Main Street, Berlin, NH
03570, (207) 458–5861.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs,
(202) 502–8666, Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests is 30
days from the issuance of this notice by
the Commission. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing.
Please file comments, motions to
intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/
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–2311–068.
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The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure 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. Description of Request: The
applicant requests a temporary variance
to operate the reservoir elevation below
its normal maximum elevation of 813.3
feet U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
datum, to prevent damage to a power
canal embankment. The applicant
would maintain a minimum elevation of
808.6 feet USGS datum from June 16
through the last day of February, and
maintain a minimum elevation of 809.1
feet USGS datum from March 1 through
June 15. The project would return to
normal operation by the end of
September 2020.
l. Locations of the Applications: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. The filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. You may also 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or
Protests: Anyone may submit
comments, a motion to intervene, or a
protest in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .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,
motions to intervene, or protests must
be received on or before the specified
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comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
all capital letters the title COMMENTS,
MOTION TO INTERVENE, or PROTEST
as applicable; (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number(s) of the application
to which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person intervening or
protesting; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis. 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
385.2010.
Dated: December 20, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Interconnection of the Proposed Rail
Tie Wind Project, Wyoming (DOE/EIS–
0543)
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and to
conduct scoping meetings; notice of
floodplain and wetlands involvement.
AGENCY:
ConnectGen Albany County
LLC applied to interconnect their
proposed Rail Tie Wind Project (Project)
with the Western Area Power
Administration’s (WAPA) existing AultCraig 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line
in Albany County, Wyoming. WAPA
will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on the proposal to
interconnect the Project in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) NEPA Implementing
Procedures, and the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations for implementing NEPA.
Portions of the proposed Project may
affect floodplains and wetlands, so this
Notice of Intent (NOI) also serves as a
notice of proposed floodplain or
wetland action in accordance with DOE
floodplain and wetland environmental
review requirements.
SUMMARY:
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The public scoping period starts
with the publication of this notice and
ends on January 29, 2020. To initiate the
public involvement process,
informational/public scoping meetings
will be held in Laramie, Wyoming, near
the Project site. Public notice of the
date, time, and place of the meetings
will be posted on the Project website at
https://www.wapa.gov/transmission/
EnvironmentalReviewNEPA/Pages/railtie-wind-project.aspx. All known
interested parties, agencies, tribes, and
the public will be notified of the
meetings directly via the Project mailing
list, and via paid advertising, news
releases, or other appropriate means.
WAPA will consider all comments on
the scope of the EIS received or
postmarked by the end of the scoping
period. The public is invited to submit
comments on the proposed Project for
WAPA’s consideration at any time
during the EIS process.
ADDRESSES: Oral or written comments
may be provided at the public scoping
meetings or mailed or emailed to Mark
Wieringa, NEPA Document Manager,
Headquarters, Western Area Power
Administration, P.O. Box 281213,
Lakewood, CO 80228–8213, email
RailTieWind@wapa.gov, telephone (720)
962–7448.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information on the scoping
meeting, proposed Project, the EIS
process, or to receive a copy of the Draft
EIS when it is published, contact Mark
Wieringa using the information above.
For general information on DOE’s NEPA
review process, contact Brian Costner,
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance,
GC–54, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0119, email AskNEPA@
hq.doe.gov, telephone (202) 586–4600 or
(800) 472–2756, facsimile (202) 586–
7031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: WAPA is
a Federal power marketing
administration within the DOE that
markets and delivers Federal wholesale
electric power (principally hydroelectric
power) to municipalities, rural electric
cooperatives, public utilities, irrigation
districts, Federal and State agencies,
and Native American tribes in 15
western and central States. The
proposed Project would be located
within WAPA’s Rocky Mountain
Region, which operates in Arizona,
Colorado, most of Wyoming, and
portions of Kansas, Nebraska, New
Mexico, and Utah. ConnectGen applied
to interconnect up to 504 megawatts
(MW), via two 252–MW applications,
with WAPA’s existing Ault-Craig 345kV transmission line in Albany County,
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-2311-068]
Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Temporary variance of reservoir elevation.
b. Project No.: 2311-068.
c. Date Filed: November 26, 2019, and supplemented December 3,
2019.
d. Applicant: Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Goreham Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Androscoggin River in
Co[ouml]s County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kyle Murphy, 972 Main Street, Berlin, NH
03570, (207) 458-5861.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Steven Sachs, (202) 502-8666,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/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-2311-068.
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The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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. Description of Request: The applicant requests a temporary
variance to operate the reservoir elevation below its normal maximum
elevation of 813.3 feet U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) datum, to prevent
damage to a power canal embankment. The applicant would maintain a
minimum elevation of 808.6 feet USGS datum from June 16 through the
last day of February, and maintain a minimum elevation of 809.1 feet
USGS datum from March 1 through June 15. The project would return to
normal operation by the end of September 2020.
l. Locations of the Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC
20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. The filing may also be viewed on
the Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.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, motions to
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, MOTION TO INTERVENE, or
PROTEST as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number(s) of the application to which the
filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of
the person intervening or protesting; and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. 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 385.2010.
Dated: December 20, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-28121 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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