Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. v. North American Electric Reliability Corporation, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, California Independent System Operator Corporation, California Public Utilities Commission California State Water Resources Control Board, California State Lands Commission; Notice of Amended Complaint, 78315-78316 [2020-26711]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL21–13–000]
Californians for Green Nuclear Power,
Inc. v. North American Electric
Reliability Corporation, Western
Electricity Coordinating Council,
California Independent System
Operator Corporation, California Public
Utilities Commission California State
Water Resources Control Board,
California State Lands Commission;
Notice of Amended Complaint
Take notice that on November 25,
2020, pursuant to the Federal Power
Act, the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the
Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations,1
and section 206 of the Rules of Practice
and Procedure of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission,2 Californians
for Green Nuclear Power, Inc.
(Complainant) filed an amended
complaint, amending its October 26,
2020 formal complaint against North
American Electric Reliability
1 The Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq.,
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 13201 et
seq. (2005), the Natural Gas Act of 1938 15 U.S.C.
717(b) et seq., and Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations, 49 CFR 192 (2020).
2 18 CFR 385.206 (2020).
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Corporation, Western Electricity
Coordinating Council, California
Independent System Operator
Corporation, California Public Utilities
Commission, California State Water
Resources Control Board, and California
State Lands Commission, (Respondent)
alleging that, Respondents failed to
properly analyze the bulk electric
system and bulk natural gas system
consequences in light of certain
California-specific hazards in
connection with the approval of the
voluntary plan to close Diablo Canyon
Power Plant in 2025, all as more fully
explained in the complaint.
The Complainant certifies that copies
of the complaint were served on the
contacts listed for Respondents 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 Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s 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
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
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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 15, 2020.
Dated: November 30, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2530–057]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC;
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
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.: 2530–057.
c. Date Filed: November 20, 2020.
d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine
Hydro LLC (White Pine Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Hiram
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Saco River in the towns
of Hiram, Baldwin, Brownfield, and
Denmark within Oxford and
Cumberland Counties, Maine. The
project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Luke Anderson,
Licensing Manager, Brookfield White
Pine Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street,
Lewiston, ME 04240; Telephone (207)
755–5600.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman,
(202) 502–6077 or dianne.rodman@
ferc.gov.
j. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
k. Project Description: The existing
Hiram Project consists of a 255-acre, 7.5mile-long impoundment at normal full
pond elevation 349.0 feet; a 448-footlong dam located at the top of Great
Falls fitted with an inflatable dam
across the spillway crest; an intake that
is integral to the dam; a 320-foot-long,
15.5-foot-diameter penstock that
bifurcates to one 170-foot-long by 10foot-wide penstock (to Unit 1), and one
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80-foot-long by 15.5-foot-diameter
penstock (to Unit 2); a powerhouse
containing two turbine-generator units,
Unit 1 rated at 2.4 megawatts (MW) and
Unit 2 at 8.1 MW, for a total installed
capacity of 10.5 MW; and appurtenant
facilities. The project’s transmission
facilities include: (1) Generator leads;
(2) a substation located adjacent to, and
north of, the powerhouse; and (3) a
transmission circuit connecting the
substation to a non-project switching
station. The project generates an annual
average of 45,142 megawatt-hours.
White Pine Hydro proposes to
continue to: operate the project in a runof-river mode from October 1 through
November 15, with head pond
drawdowns limited to 1 foot or less
from the full pond elevation, or from the
spillway crest when the inflatable dam
is down. From November 16 through
September 30, White Pine Hydro
proposes to continue to cycle daily
operations whereby it would turn on
and off its generating units when inflow
is sufficient to meet load demands,
resulting in drawdown of the head pond
by up to 2 feet from the full pond
elevation during normal project
operation, or from the spillway crest
when the inflatable dam is down.
During this period, White Pine Hydro
would continue to provide a minimum
flow of 300 cubic feet per second (cfs),
of inflow, whichever is less below the
powerhouse.
White Pine Hydro proposes to remove
from the current project boundary 152
acres of land and 25 acres of water.
l. In addition to publishing the full
text of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
notice, as well as other documents in
the proceeding (e.g., license application)
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 (P–2530).
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 (202) 502–
8659 (TTY).
m. You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
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For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following preliminary
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Notice of Acceptance/
Notice of Ready for
Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions,
and fishway prescriptions.
Reply Comments due ..
Target Date
January 2021.
March 2021.
May 2021.
o. 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 30, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3251–010]
Cornell University; Notice of
Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
application for a new license for the
Cornell University Hydroelectric
Project, located on Fall Creek in the City
of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York,
and has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the project. The
project does not occupy federal land.
The EA contains staff’s analysis of the
potential environmental impacts of the
project and concludes that licensing the
project, with appropriate environmental
protective measures, would not
constitute a major federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment.
The Commission provides all
interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the EA via the
internet through the Commission’s
Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov/) using
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. EL21-13-000]
Californians for Green Nuclear Power, Inc. v. North American
Electric Reliability Corporation, Western Electricity Coordinating
Council, California Independent System Operator Corporation, California
Public Utilities Commission California State Water Resources Control
Board, California State Lands Commission; Notice of Amended Complaint
Take notice that on November 25, 2020, pursuant to the Federal
Power Act, the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations,\1\ and section 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,\2\ Californians for Green
Nuclear Power, Inc. (Complainant) filed an amended complaint, amending
its October 26, 2020 formal complaint against North American Electric
Reliability Corporation, Western Electricity Coordinating Council,
California Independent System Operator Corporation, California Public
Utilities Commission, California State Water Resources Control Board,
and California State Lands Commission, (Respondent) alleging that,
Respondents failed to properly analyze the bulk electric system and
bulk natural gas system consequences in light of certain California-
specific hazards in connection with the approval of the voluntary plan
to close Diablo Canyon Power Plant in 2025, all as more fully explained
in the complaint.
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\1\ The Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq., the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 13201 et seq. (2005), the Natural Gas
Act of 1938 15 U.S.C. 717(b) et seq., and Federal Pipeline Safety
Regulations, 49 CFR 192 (2020).
\2\ 18 CFR 385.206 (2020).
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The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served
on the contacts listed for Respondents 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 Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's 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 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
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assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at
[email protected], or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 15, 2020.
Dated: November 30, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-26711 Filed 12-3-20; 8:45 am]
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