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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL21–18–000]
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Kansas Electric Power Cooperative,
Inc. v. Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.;
Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on November 17,
2020, pursuant to sections 206, 210, and
306 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
824e, 824i, 825e, and Rule 206 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206,
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
(Complainant) filed a formal complaint
against Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
(Respondent) alleging that the
Respondent has not implemented its
generation formula rate for the 2020
Annual Update in accordance with the
terms of the Formula Rate Agreement
and with Commission orders,
regulations, and generally applicable
ratemaking policies, and has violated,
and continues to violate, the Formula
Rate Agreement, i.e., the filed rate, all as
more fully explained in the complaint.
The Complainant certifies that copies
of the complaint were served on the
contacts listed for Respondent in the
Commission’s list of Corporate Officials.
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. The Respondents’ answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondents’ answer, motions to
intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainants.
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
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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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on December 7, 2020.
Dated: November 18, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP21–216–000.
Applicants: Driftwood Holdings LLC,
Driftwood LNG LLC.
Description: Joint Petition For Limited
Waiver, et al. of Driftwood Holdings
LLC., et al. under RP21–216.
Filed Date: 11/13/20.
Accession Number: 20201113–5244.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/20.
Docket Numbers: RP21–220–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 111720
Negotiated Rates—Mercuria Energy
America, LLC R–7540–02 to be effective
12/1/2020.
Filed Date: 11/17/20.
Accession Number: 20201117–5009.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/20.
Docket Numbers: RP21–221–000.
Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NWP
2021 Leap Year Rate Removal to be
effective 1/1/2021.
Filed Date: 11/17/20.
Accession Number: 20201117–5030.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/20.
Docket Numbers: RP21–222–000.
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Applicants: LLOG Exploration &
Production Company, L, Talos
Exploration, LLC.
Description: Joint Petition For Limited
Waiver, et al. of LLOG Exploration &
Production Company, L.L.C., et al.
under RP21–222.
Filed Date: 11/17/20.
Accession Number: 20201117–5153.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/24/20.
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 date(s). 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: November 18, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3472–024]
Aspinook Hydro, LLC; 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.: 3472–024.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Aspinook Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Wyre Wynd
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Quinebaug River
in New London and Windham Counties,
Connecticut. No federal lands are
occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
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h. Applicant Contact: Mark
Boumansour, Chief Operating Officer,
Gravity Renewables, Inc., 1401 Walnut
Street, Boulder, CO 80302; Phone at
(303) 440–3378, or email at mark@
gravityrenewables.com.
i. FERC Contact: Kristine Sillett at
(202) 502–6575, or kristine.sillett@
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, 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. The first page of any filing
should include docket number P–3472–
024.
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 Wyre Wynd Project
consists of: (1) A concrete-encased
masonry dam that includes: (a) A 473foot-long, 18-foot-high spillway with 2foot-high wooden flashboards, and one,
5-foot-wide by 3-foot-high sluice gate;
(b) a 100-foot-long left abutment that
includes a 65-foot-wide headgate
structure with five, 10-foot-wide by 12foot-high headgates; and (c) a 4-footlong right abutment; (2) a 333-acre
impoundment with a usable storage
capacity of 167-acre-feet at a normal
elevation of 97.3 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929; (3) a 170-footlong, 50-foot-wide forebay that includes:
(a) A 60-foot-long, 10-foot-high auxiliary
spillway; and (b) two, 10-foot-wide by
12-foot-high arched-top low-level outlet
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gates; (4) a powerhouse intake structure
located at the downstream end of the
forebay that includes: (a) A 37-foot-high
steel trash rack structure varying in
width from 19.5 feet to 21.3 feet, with
a clear bar spacing of 2.6 inches; and (b)
a 16-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter steel
penstock that supplies flow to the main
2.7-megawatt (MW) S-type Kaplan
turbine-generator unit housed within
the 30-foot-wide, 100-foot-long concrete
powerhouse; (5) a 450-foot-long, 50-footwide tailrace that receives discharges
from the main turbine-generator unit; (6)
a second intake structure branching off
of the right side of the forebay,
approximately 35 feet downstream of
the headgate structure, that includes: (a)
A 4-foot-wide by 4-foot-high head gate;
(b) a 9-foot-wide by 20-foot-high trash
rack structure with 1.5-inch clear bar
spacing that extends from the floor of
the headgate structure to approximately
12 feet below the forebay water surface;
and (c) a 40-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter
steel penstock that provides flow to a
mini, in-line 0.08-MW fixed-blade
propeller turbine-generator unit; (7) a
10-foot-long, 30-foot-wide tailrace that
receives discharges from the mini
turbine-generator unit; (8) an 80-footlong, 600-volt transmission line that
connects the generators to the local
utility distribution system; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The project
creates an approximately 400-foot-long
bypassed reach of the Quinebaug River.
The current license requires an
instantaneous minimum flow of 120
cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow,
whichever is less, downstream from the
dam to protect fish and wildlife
resources in the Quinebaug River.
The project generates an average of
11,000 megawatt-hours annually
(estimate based on generation from 2003
through 2015).
Aspinook Hydro proposes to: (1)
Operate the project in a run-of-river
mode; (2) provide an 84-cfs minimum
flow to the bypassed reach; and (3)
provide upstream and downstream fish
passage.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review 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
Online Support.
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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,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
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 deadline 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: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments November 2020
Comments on Scoping Document 1
January 2021
Request Additional Information (if
necessary) February 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 February
2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis March 2021
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: November 18, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3472-024]
Aspinook Hydro, LLC; 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.: 3472-024.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Aspinook Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Wyre Wynd Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Quinebaug River in New London and Windham
Counties, Connecticut. No federal lands are occupied by the project
works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
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h. Applicant Contact: Mark Boumansour, Chief Operating Officer,
Gravity Renewables, Inc., 1401 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302; Phone
at (303) 440-3378, or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Kristine Sillett at (202) 502-6575, or
[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, 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. The first
page of any filing should include docket number P-3472-024.
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 Wyre Wynd Project consists of: (1) A concrete-
encased masonry dam that includes: (a) A 473-foot-long, 18-foot-high
spillway with 2-foot-high wooden flashboards, and one, 5-foot-wide by
3-foot-high sluice gate; (b) a 100-foot-long left abutment that
includes a 65-foot-wide headgate structure with five, 10-foot-wide by
12-foot-high headgates; and (c) a 4-foot-long right abutment; (2) a
333-acre impoundment with a usable storage capacity of 167-acre-feet at
a normal elevation of 97.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929; (3) a 170-foot-long, 50-foot-wide forebay that includes: (a) A
60-foot-long, 10-foot-high auxiliary spillway; and (b) two, 10-foot-
wide by 12-foot-high arched-top low-level outlet gates; (4) a
powerhouse intake structure located at the downstream end of the
forebay that includes: (a) A 37-foot-high steel trash rack structure
varying in width from 19.5 feet to 21.3 feet, with a clear bar spacing
of 2.6 inches; and (b) a 16-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter steel penstock
that supplies flow to the main 2.7-megawatt (MW) S-type Kaplan turbine-
generator unit housed within the 30-foot-wide, 100-foot-long concrete
powerhouse; (5) a 450-foot-long, 50-foot-wide tailrace that receives
discharges from the main turbine-generator unit; (6) a second intake
structure branching off of the right side of the forebay, approximately
35 feet downstream of the headgate structure, that includes: (a) A 4-
foot-wide by 4-foot-high head gate; (b) a 9-foot-wide by 20-foot-high
trash rack structure with 1.5-inch clear bar spacing that extends from
the floor of the headgate structure to approximately 12 feet below the
forebay water surface; and (c) a 40-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter steel
penstock that provides flow to a mini, in-line 0.08-MW fixed-blade
propeller turbine-generator unit; (7) a 10-foot-long, 30-foot-wide
tailrace that receives discharges from the mini turbine-generator unit;
(8) an 80-foot-long, 600-volt transmission line that connects the
generators to the local utility distribution system; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The project creates an approximately 400-foot-
long bypassed reach of the Quinebaug River.
The current license requires an instantaneous minimum flow of 120
cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow, whichever is less, downstream
from the dam to protect fish and wildlife resources in the Quinebaug
River.
The project generates an average of 11,000 megawatt-hours annually
(estimate based on generation from 2003 through 2015).
Aspinook Hydro proposes to: (1) Operate the project in a run-of-
river mode; (2) provide an 84-cfs minimum flow to the bypassed reach;
and (3) provide upstream and downstream fish passage.
m. A copy of the application is available for review 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 Online
Support.
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, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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
deadline 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: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments November 2020
Comments on Scoping Document 1 January 2021
Request Additional Information (if necessary) February 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 February 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis March 2021
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: November 18, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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