Great Falls Hydroelectric Company, City of Paterson, New Jersey; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 12282-12283 [2020-04218]

Download as PDF 12282 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 41 / Monday, March 2, 2020 / Notices You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20–9–000) 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. ADDRESSES: 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–549D, Quarterly Transportation and Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines. OMB Control No.: 1902–0253. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC–549D information collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting requirements. Abstract: The reporting requirements under FERC–549D are required to carry out the Commission’s policies in accordance with the general authority in Sections 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 1 and Sections 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA).2 This collection promotes transparency by collecting and making available intrastate and Hinshaw pipeline transactional information. The Commission collects the data upon a standardized form with all requirements outlined in 18 CFR 284.126. The FERC–549D collects the following information: • Full legal name and identification number of the shipper receiving service, including whether the pipeline and the shipper are affiliated; • Type of service performed; • The rate charged under each contract; • The primary receipt and delivery points for each contract; • The quantity of natural gas the shipper is entitled to transport, store, or deliver for each transaction; • The duration of the contract, specifying the beginning and (for firm contracts only) ending month and year of current agreement; • Total volumes transported, stored, injected or withdrawn for the shipper; and • Annual revenues received for each shipper, excluding revenues from storage services. Filers submit the Form-549D on a quarterly basis. Type of Respondents: Intrastate natural gas under NGPA Section 311 authority and Hinshaw pipelines. Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and cost for the information collection as follows: FERC–549D—QUARTERLY TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE REPORT FOR INTRASTATE NATURAL GAS AND HINSHAW PIPELINES Average annual number of respondents Average annual number of responses per respondent Average annual total number of responses Average burden hours & cost ($) per response Total annual burden hours & total annual cost ($) (rounded) Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 120 4 480 12.5 hrs.; $1,133 ..... 6,000 hrs.; $543,840 ...... $4,532 ........................ ........................ 480 .................................. 6,000 hrs.; $543,840. PDF filings ................................................ khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Total .................................................. 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. 1 15 2 15 U.S.C. 717–817–w. U.S.C. 3301–3432. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Feb 28, 2020 Dated: February 25, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FR Doc. 2020–04219 Filed 2–28–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 2814–025] Great Falls Hydroelectric Company, City of Paterson, New Jersey; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 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: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2814–025. c. Date Filed: February 28, 2019. 3 The Commission defines burden 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. For Jkt 250001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 41 / Monday, March 2, 2020 / Notices d. Applicant: Great Falls Hydroelectric Company and the City of Paterson, New Jersey, as co-licensees. e. Name of Project: Great Falls Hydroelectric Project (Great Falls Project or project). f. Location: On the Passaic River, near the City of Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. The project does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Gates, Senior Vice President of Operations, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, 65 Madison Avenue, Suite 500, Morristown, NJ 07960; (973) 998–8400; email—bob.gates@eaglecreekre.com and/or Ben-David Seligman, 2nd Assistant Corp. Counsel, City of Paterson, 155 Market Street, Paterson, NJ; (973) 321–1366; email—bseligman@ patersonnj.gov. i. FERC Contact: Christopher Millard at (202) 502–8256; or email at christopher.millard@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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–2814–025. 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 but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The existing project works consist of: (1) The Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) dam, an overflow granite stone gravity structure about 315 feet long, with a maximum height of 15 feet and having a crest elevation of 114.6 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 202 acres and a storage capacity of 1,415 acre-feet at elevation 114.6 feet VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Feb 28, 2020 Jkt 250001 msl; (3) a forebay inlet structure; (4) a headgate control structure containing three trashracks and three steel gates; (5) three penstocks, each 8.5 feet in diameter and approximately 55 feet long; (6) a powerhouse containing three turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 10.95 megawatts; (7) a 37foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) underground transmission line connecting the powerhouse to a 4.16/ 26.4-kV step-up transformer which in turn is connected to a 26.4-kV transmission grid via an approximately 30-foot-long 26.4-kV underground transmission line; (8) and appurtenant facilities. The Great Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode. For the period 2010 through 2018, the average annual generation at the Great Falls Project was 17,484 megawatt-hours. 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 addresses in item h above. 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, contact FERC Online Support. n. Anyone may submit 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 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 or MOTION TO INTERVENE; (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. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12283 be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Filing of motions to intervene and protests: April 2020. Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis: May 2020. Deadline for filing of recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions:July 2020. Reply comments due: September 2020. Commission issues EA: November 2020. Comments on EA: December 2020. p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: February 25, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–04218 Filed 2–28–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER17–2059–004; ER10–3097–009. Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Bruce Power Inc. Description: Second Supplement to July 1, 2019 Updated Market Power Analysis in the Northwest Region for Puget Sound Energy, Inc., et al. Filed Date: 2/24/20. Accession Number: 20200224–5156. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/20. Docket Numbers: ER19–1958–002. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: Compliance filing: Compliance filing per Commission’s 12/ 19/19 order re: Order No. 845 in ER19– 1958 to be effective 12/31/9998. Filed Date: 2/21/20. Accession Number: 20200221–5143. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–495–001. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2814-025]


Great Falls Hydroelectric Company, City of Paterson, New Jersey; 
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 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: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2814-025.
    c. Date Filed: February 28, 2019.

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    d. Applicant: Great Falls Hydroelectric Company and the City of 
Paterson, New Jersey, as co-licensees.
    e. Name of Project: Great Falls Hydroelectric Project (Great Falls 
Project or project).
    f. Location: On the Passaic River, near the City of Paterson, 
Passaic County, New Jersey. The project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Gates, Senior Vice President of 
Operations, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, 65 Madison Avenue, Suite 500, 
Morristown, NJ 07960; (973) 998-8400; [email protected] 
and/or Ben-David Seligman, 2nd Assistant Corp. Counsel, City of 
Paterson, 155 Market Street, Paterson, NJ; (973) 321-1366; email_
[email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Christopher Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-2814-025.
    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 but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing project works consist of: (1) The Society for the 
Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) dam, an overflow granite 
stone gravity structure about 315 feet long, with a maximum height of 
15 feet and having a crest elevation of 114.6 feet mean sea level 
(msl); (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 202 acres and a storage 
capacity of 1,415 acre-feet at elevation 114.6 feet msl; (3) a forebay 
inlet structure; (4) a headgate control structure containing three 
trashracks and three steel gates; (5) three penstocks, each 8.5 feet in 
diameter and approximately 55 feet long; (6) a powerhouse containing 
three turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 10.95 
megawatts; (7) a 37-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) underground 
transmission line connecting the powerhouse to a 4.16/26.4-kV step-up 
transformer which in turn is connected to a 26.4-kV transmission grid 
via an approximately 30-foot-long 26.4-kV underground transmission 
line; (8) and appurtenant facilities.
    The Great Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode. For the 
period 2010 through 2018, the average annual generation at the Great 
Falls Project was 17,484 megawatt-hours.
    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 addresses in item h above.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit 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 
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 
or MOTION TO INTERVENE; (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. 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.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Filing of motions to intervene and protests: April 2020.
    Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis: May 2020.
    Deadline for filing of recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions:July 2020.
    Reply comments due: September 2020.
    Commission issues EA: November 2020.
    Comments on EA: December 2020.
    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: February 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04218 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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