White Pine Waterpower, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of The Traditional Licensing Process, 43835 [2020-15576]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 139 / Monday, July 20, 2020 / Notices
Dated: July 14, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–15607 Filed 7–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14851–001]
White Pine Waterpower, LLC; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
and Approving Use of The Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14851–001.
c. Date Filed: May 15, 2020.
d. Submitted By: White Pine
Waterpower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: White Pine
Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: About 8 miles northeast of
the city of Ely, in White Pine County,
Nevada. The project would occupy
approximately 916.33 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Matthew
Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer, White
Pine Waterpower, LLC, c/o rPlus
Energies, 800 W. Main St., Ste. 1220,
Boise, ID 83702; (208) 246–9925;
mshapiro@gridflexenergy.com.
i. FERC Contact: Shannon Boyle at
(202) 502–8417 or shannon.boyle@
ferc.gov.
j. White Pine Waterpower, LLC (White
Pine) filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on May
15, 2020. White Pine provided public
notice of its request on May 15, 2020.
In a letter dated July 13, 2020, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved White Pine’s
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
k. With this notice, we are designating
White Pine Waterpower, LLC as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act, and section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
l. White Pine filed a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed
process plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
the Commission’s regulations.
m. A copy of the PAD may be viewed
on the Commission’s website (https://
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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. 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 at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
n. The applicant states its
unequivocal intent to submit an
application for an original license for
Project No. 14851–001.
o. Register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx
to be notified via email of new filing
and issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Dated: July 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–15576 Filed 7–17–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–193–000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC;
Notice of Request for Extension of
Time
Take notice that on July 7, 2020,
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC
(Columbia Gulf) requested that the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) grant an extension of
time, until November 15, 2021, in order
to place the replacement facilities of the
Mainline 100 and Mainline 200
Replacement Project (Project) into
service, in Menifee and Montgomery
Counties, Kentucky, as authorized as
part of Columbia Gulf’s Project in the
November 15, 2019 Order Granting
Certificate and Approving
Abandonment 1 (November 15 Order).
The November 15 Order required
Columbia Gulf to complete construction
and make the facilities available for
service within one year of the order
date. Columbia Gulf states that, due to
increased population density in the area
along certain discrete sections of
Mainline 100 and Mainline 200,
1 Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC, 169 FERC
¶ 62,084 (2019).
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Columbia Gulf is required, pursuant to
Part 192 of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) regulations,2 to
remediate the pipelines to allow
continued operation at the current
maximum allowable operating pressures
(MAOP). Columbia Gulf states that, as
provided by 49 CFR 190.341 Special
Permit, an operator of a pipeline may
submit an application for a special
permit, and provided that certain
conditions are met, the DOT may waive
compliance from the regulations for
specific natural gas transmission
pipeline segments. If granted, the
special permit allows the operator to
continue to operate each special permit
segment at its current MAOP without
first performing remediation work.
Columbia Gulf states that, on October
15, 2019, Columbia Gulf applied for a
special permit under the circumstances
that the class location changed due to
development usage of land near the
pipeline. Columbia Gulf anticipates that
a determination from DOT on its special
permit application may not be received
until after the November 15, 2020 inservice deadline stipulated in the
November 15 Order. If the Commissions
grants Columbia Gulf’s request for an
extension of time, Columbia would take
one of the following actions based on
whether it receives a special permit
from DOT. If Columbia Gulf received
the special permit, Columbia Gulf
would submit a motion to vacate the
authorization granted in the November
15 Order. If Columbia Gulf doesn’t
obtain the special permit, Columbia
Gulf would notify the Commission of its
intent to begin construction of the
Project and submit a revision to its
Implementation Plan reflecting an
updated construction schedule.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar
day intervention and comment period
deadline. Any person wishing to
comment on Columbia Gulf’s request for
an extension of time may do so. No
reply comments or answers will be
considered. If you wish to obtain legal
status by becoming a party to the
proceedings for this request, you
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the Natural
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).3
As a matter of practice, the
Commission itself generally acts on
2 49
CFR 192.611 (2020).
motions to intervene from entities that
were party to the underlying proceeding will be
accepted. Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170
FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14851-001]
White Pine Waterpower, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
The Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14851-001.
c. Date Filed: May 15, 2020.
d. Submitted By: White Pine Waterpower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: White Pine Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: About 8 miles northeast of the city of Ely, in White
Pine County, Nevada. The project would occupy approximately 916.33
acres of Bureau of Land Management land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer,
White Pine Waterpower, LLC, c/o rPlus Energies, 800 W. Main St., Ste.
1220, Boise, ID 83702; (208) 246-9925; [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Shannon Boyle at (202) 502-8417 or
[email protected].
j. White Pine Waterpower, LLC (White Pine) filed its request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process on May 15, 2020. White Pine provided
public notice of its request on May 15, 2020. In a letter dated July
13, 2020, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved
White Pine's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are designating White Pine Waterpower, LLC
as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
l. White Pine filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a
proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
m. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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. 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 at [email protected], (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
n. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for an original license for Project No. 14851-001.
o. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: July 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15576 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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