Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments, 29937-29938 [2020-10721]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 97 / Tuesday, May 19, 2020 / Notices Regulations,1 Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative, Inc. (Deseret), on behalf of itself and its six (6) distribution cooperative memberowners (collectively, the Participating Members),2 filed a petition for partial waiver of certain obligations imposed on Deseret and the Participating Members under sections 292.303(a) and 292.303(b) of the Commission’s Regulations 3 implementing section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), as amended,4 all as more fully explained in the petition. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner. 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 may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National 1 18 CFR 292.402 (2019). Participating Members include: Bridger Valley Electric Association; Dixie-Escalante Rural Electric Association, Inc.; Flowell Electric Association, Inc.; Garkane Energy Cooperative, Inc.; Moon Lake Electric Association; and Mt. Wheeler Power, Inc. 3 18 CFR 292.303(a) and 292.303(b) (2019). 4 16 U.S.C. 824a–3 (PURPA). 2 The VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 May 18, 2020 Jkt 250001 Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2020. Dated: May 13, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–10720 Filed 5–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 10821–005] Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent License—Transmission Line Only. b. Project No.: P–10821–005. c. Date filed: June 27, 2019. d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). e. Name of Project: Camp Far West Transmission Line Project. f. Location: The existing transmission line project, with proposed modifications, would be located in Placer and Yuba Counties, California. The project would occupy a total of 52.3 acres and include tribal land managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (Auburn OffReservation Land Trust) and federal land managed by the U.S. Department of Defense (Beale Air Force Base). g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Donovan, Senior Transmission Planner, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 245 Market Street, Room 1053B, Mail Code N10A, San Francisco, California 94105. i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, (202) 502–6382, quinn.emmering@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: June 12, 2020. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping 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, PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29937 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–10821–005. k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The existing Camp Far West Transmission Line Project includes a 1.9-mile-long, three-phase, 60-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the powerhouse of the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project in Placer County to an interconnection with PG&E’s 9mile-long Smartville-Lincoln (formerly Smartville-Pleasant Grove) 60-kV transmission line. The Camp Far West Transmission Line Project is a transmission line only project; therefore, the project does not generate power, nor does it include any dams, diversions, or otherwise discharge to surface waters, nor does it include recreation facilities. The transmission line project annually transmits approximately 26,900 megawatt hours of energy generated at the project powerhouse for the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project. PG&E proposes to include the 9-milelong Smartville-Lincoln 60-kV transmission line as a project facility in any subsequent license issued for the project. PG&E has determined that, while this segment of transmission line used to carry electricity from multiple sources, it now only carries electricity from the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project to the integrated transmission system. Due to this, PG&E believes that the 9-mile-long segment should be considered part of the primary transmission line for the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project and that it be incorporated into the Camp Far West Transmission Line Project. As proposed, the Camp Far West Transmission Line Project would consist of 10.9-mile-long, three-phase, 60-kV transmission line extending from the powerhouse of the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project to the interconnection point located at Beale Air Force Base. m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register. The Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1 29938 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 97 / Tuesday, May 19, 2020 / Notices Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. 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. o. Scoping Process The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Camp Far West Transmission Line Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both sitespecific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued on May 13, 2020. Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list and the applicant’s distribution list. Copies of the SD may 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, call 1–866– 208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: May 13, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–10721 Filed 5–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP20–453–000] Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Application Take notice that on May 8, 2020, Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest), P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158–0900, filed in Docket No. CP20– 453–000, a prior notice request pursuant VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 May 18, 2020 Jkt 250001 to Sections 157.205, and 157.216 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and Northwest’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–433–000, for authorization to abandon its 6-inch-diameter Bellingham Lateral Line (Bellingham Line) in Whatcom County, Washington. Northwest seeks to abandon in place approximately 8.3 miles of the Bellingham Line and to remove approximately 200 feet of the Bellingham Line at the Anderson Creek crossing where the pipeline has become exposed, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Richard Stapler, Jr., at (801) 584–6883, Northwest Pipeline LLC, P.O. Box 58900, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158 or by email at richard.stapler@williams.com. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of 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. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 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 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 commenter’s 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 commenter’s 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 may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Dated: May 13, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–10722 Filed 5–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29937-29938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10821-005]


Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Notice Soliciting Scoping 
Comments

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License--Transmission Line Only.
    b. Project No.: P-10821-005.
    c. Date filed: June 27, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E).
    e. Name of Project: Camp Far West Transmission Line Project.
    f. Location: The existing transmission line project, with proposed 
modifications, would be located in Placer and Yuba Counties, 
California. The project would occupy a total of 52.3 acres and include 
tribal land managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs (Auburn Off-Reservation Land Trust) and federal land 
managed by the U.S. Department of Defense (Beale Air Force Base).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Donovan, Senior Transmission 
Planner, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, 245 Market Street, Room 1053B, 
Mail Code N10A, San Francisco, California 94105.
    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering, (202) 502-6382, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: June 12, 2020.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping 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. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-10821-005.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Camp Far West Transmission Line Project includes a 
1.9-mile-long, three-phase, 60-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
extending from the powerhouse of the Camp Far West Hydroelectric 
Project in Placer County to an interconnection with PG&E's 9-mile-long 
Smartville-Lincoln (formerly Smartville-Pleasant Grove) 60-kV 
transmission line. The Camp Far West Transmission Line Project is a 
transmission line only project; therefore, the project does not 
generate power, nor does it include any dams, diversions, or otherwise 
discharge to surface waters, nor does it include recreation facilities. 
The transmission line project annually transmits approximately 26,900 
megawatt hours of energy generated at the project powerhouse for the 
Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project.
    PG&E proposes to include the 9-mile-long Smartville-Lincoln 60-kV 
transmission line as a project facility in any subsequent license 
issued for the project. PG&E has determined that, while this segment of 
transmission line used to carry electricity from multiple sources, it 
now only carries electricity from the Camp Far West Hydroelectric 
Project to the integrated transmission system. Due to this, PG&E 
believes that the 9-mile-long segment should be considered part of the 
primary transmission line for the Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project 
and that it be incorporated into the Camp Far West Transmission Line 
Project. As proposed, the Camp Far West Transmission Line Project would 
consist of 10.9-mile-long, three-phase, 60-kV transmission line 
extending from the powerhouse of the Camp Far West Hydroelectric 
Project to the interconnection point located at Beale Air Force Base.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register. The Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) using 
the ``eLibrary'' link.

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Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 
2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    n. 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.
    o. Scoping Process
    The Commission staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment 
(EA) for the Camp Far West Transmission Line Project in accordance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-
specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable 
alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document (SD) issued 
on May 13, 2020.
    Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the 
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list and 
the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD may 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: May 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10721 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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