NorthWestern Energy; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Waiving Parts of the Pre-Filing Process; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 55279-55280 [2020-19602]
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Docket Numbers: ER20–2784–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original WMPA, Service Agreement No.
5753; Queue No. AF2–427 to be
effective 8/18/2020.
Filed Date: 8/31/20.
Accession Number: 20200831–5325.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/21/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2785–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to Schedule 12-Appendix A
to Reflect Rochelle/ComEd Transfer to
be effective 6/9/2020.
Filed Date: 8/31/20.
Accession Number: 20200831–5326.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/21/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2786–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
1148R28 American Electric Power
NITSA and NOA to be effective 8/1/
2020.
Filed Date: 8/31/20.
Accession Number: 20200831–5328.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/21/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2787–000.
Applicants: Greenleaf Energy Unit 2
LLC.
Description: Tariff Cancellation:
Cancellation filing to be effective 10/30/
2020.
Filed Date: 8/31/20.
Accession Number: 20200831–5340.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/21/20.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 31, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1869–060]
NorthWestern Energy; Notice of Intent
To File License Application, Filing of
Pre-Application Document (Pad),
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process,
and Scoping; Waiving Parts of the PreFiling Process; Request for Comments
on the Pad and Scoping Document,
and Identification of Issues and
Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Process.
b. Project No.: 1869–060.
c. Dated Filed: July 1, 2020.
d. Submitted By: NorthWestern
Energy.
e. Name of Project: Thompson Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Clark Fork River in
Sanders County in the city of Thompson
Falls, Montana. The project includes
103.78 acres of federal lands
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Licensee Contact: Mary Gail
Sullivan, Director, Environmental &
Lands Permitting & Compliance,
NorthWestern Energy, 11 East Park
Street, Butte, Montana 59701; phone:
(406) 497–3382 or (406) 490–1838.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202)
502–6522 or email at michael.tust@
ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item o below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
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l. With this notice, we are designating
NorthWestern Energy as the
Commission’s non-federal
representatives for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. NorthWestern Energy filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule)
with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
regulations.
n. 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 via the
internet through the Commission’s
Home Page (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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
be notified via email of new filing and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
(SD1), as well as study requests. All
comments on the PAD and SD1, and
study requests should be sent to the
address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and
SD1, study requests, requests for
cooperating agency status, and all
communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
documents using the Commission’s
eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
QuickComment.aspx. You must include
your name and contact information at
the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
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Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading:
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
from Commission Staff.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
by October 27, 2020.
p. Although our current intent is to
prepare an environmental assessment
(EA), there is the possibility that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be required. Nevertheless, this
scoping document will satisfy the NEPA
scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether an EA or EIS is issued by the
Commission.
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Scoping Meetings and Environmental
Site Review
Due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19),
issued by the President on March 13,
2020, we are waiving section 5.8(b)(viii)
of the Commission’s regulations and do
not intend to conduct a public scoping
meeting or site visit in this case. Instead,
we are soliciting written comments,
recommendations, and information, on
the SD1. Any individual or entity
interested in submitting scoping
comments must do so by the date
specified in item o. 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 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 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.
We may conduct the site visit, if
needed, later in the process. Further
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as appropriate.
Dated: August 28, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER20–2771–000]
Guzman Western Slope LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request For Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Guzman
Western Slope LLC’s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is September
21, 2020.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
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.
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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.
Dated: August 31, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL20–66–000]
Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Association, Inc.; Notice of Institution
of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund
Effective Date
On August 28, 2020, the Commission
issued an order in Docket No. EL20–66–
000, pursuant to section 206 of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
824e (2018), instituting an investigation
into whether Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc.’s (TriState) to determine whether Tri-State’s
Board Policy Nos. 101 and 115, Rate
Schedule No. 308, and the Member
Project Contracts are just and
reasonable. Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association, Inc., 172
FERC ¶ 61,172 (2020).
The refund effective date in Docket
No. EL20–66–000, established pursuant
to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Any interested person desiring to be
heard in Docket No. EL20–66–000 must
file a notice of intervention or motion to
intervene, as appropriate, with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2019),
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1869-060]
NorthWestern Energy; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Waiving Parts of the Pre-Filing
Process; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 1869-060.
c. Dated Filed: July 1, 2020.
d. Submitted By: NorthWestern Energy.
e. Name of Project: Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Clark Fork River in Sanders County in the city
of Thompson Falls, Montana. The project includes 103.78 acres of
federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Licensee Contact: Mary Gail Sullivan, Director, Environmental &
Lands Permitting & Compliance, NorthWestern Energy, 11 East Park
Street, Butte, Montana 59701; phone: (406) 497-3382 or (406) 490-1838.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522 or email at
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating NorthWestern Energy as the
Commission's non-federal representatives for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. NorthWestern Energy 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.
n. 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 via the internet through
the Commission's Home Page (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 at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
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Support at [email protected]. In lieu of electronic filing,
you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal
Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by October 27, 2020.
p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this scoping document
will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review
Due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020, we are waiving section 5.8(b)(viii) of the Commission's
regulations and do not intend to conduct a public scoping meeting or
site visit in this case. Instead, we are soliciting written comments,
recommendations, and information, on the SD1. Any individual or entity
interested in submitting scoping comments must do so by the date
specified in item o. 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 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 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.
We may conduct the site visit, if needed, later in the process.
Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
Dated: August 28, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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