Municipality of Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 13285-13286 [2022-04958]
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expires, until the Commission acts on
its application. If the licensee of such a
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required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),
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Dated: March 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CD22–4–000]
Municipality of Anchorage Water &
Wastewater Utility; Notice of
Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
On March 1, 2022, the Municipality of
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility
filed a notice of intent to construct a
qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
pursuant to section 30 of the Federal
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Power Act (FPA). The proposed
Reservoirs 3 and 4 Energy Recovery
Turbine Project would have an installed
capacity of 37 kilowatts (kW), and
would be located along an existing 16inch pipeline at the applicant’s
Reservoirs 3 and 4 Valve Facility in
Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska.
Applicant Contact: Todd Carroll, P.E.,
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility,
3000 Artic Boulevard, Anchorage, AK
99503, 907–564–2753, todd.carroll@
awwu.biz.
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney,
202–502–6778, christopher.chaney@
ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) One 37 kW
turbine/generator unit; (2) 10-inchdiameter intake and discharge pipes;
and (3) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an
estimated annual generation of
approximately 254 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower
facility is one that is determined or
deemed to meet all the criteria shown in
the table below.
TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Statutory provision
Description
Satisfies
(Y/N)
FPA 30(a)(3)(A) ...............
The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade
water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.
The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for
such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.
The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts
On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements
of Part I of the FPA.
Y
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i) ...........
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FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) ..........
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) ..........
Preliminary Determination: The
proposed Reservoirs 3 and 4 Energy
Recovery Turbine Project will not alter
the primary purpose of the conduit,
which is to transport water for
municipal use. Therefore, based upon
the above criteria, Commission staff
preliminarily determines that the
proposal satisfies the requirements for a
qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
which is not required to be licensed or
exempted from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene:
Deadline for filing comments contesting
whether the facility meets the qualifying
criteria is 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice. Deadline for filing
motions to intervene is 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice. Anyone
may submit comments or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214.
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Any motions to intervene must be
received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular
proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in
all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS
CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A
CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’
or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the
filing responds; (3) state the name,
address, and telephone number of the
person filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of sections
385.2001 through 385.2005 of the
Commission’s regulations.1 All
comments contesting Commission staff’s
preliminary determination that the
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Y
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facility meets the qualifying criteria
must set forth their evidentiary basis.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
may send 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
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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, MD 20852. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: 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
website at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket
number (i.e., CD22–4) in the docket
number field to access the document.
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.
Copies of the notice of intent can be
obtained directly from the applicant.
For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
LLC ; Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on
Environmental Issues for the Planned
Cumberland Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental document that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Cumberland Project involving
construction and operation of facilities
by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
LLC (TGP) in Dickson, Houston, and
Steward counties, Tennessee. The
Commission will use this environmental
document in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
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and interested agencies regarding the
project. As part of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review process, the Commission takes
into account concerns the public may
have about proposals and the
environmental impacts that could result
from its action whenever it considers
the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity. The
gathering of public input is referred to
as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the environmental document on the
important environmental issues.
Additional information about the
Commission’s NEPA process is
described below in the NEPA Process
and Environmental Document section of
this notice.
By this notice, the Commission
requests public comments on the scope
of issues to address in the
environmental document. To ensure
that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please submit your
comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April
4, 2022. Comments may be submitted in
written form. Further details on how to
submit comments are provided in the
Public Participation section of this
notice.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the environmental
document. Commission staff will
consider all comments during the
preparation of the environmental
document.
If you submitted comments on this
project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on November 5,
2021, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. PF22–2–000 to
ensure they are considered as part of
this proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
planned facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. You are not required to enter
into an agreement. However, if the
Commission approves the project, the
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Natural Gas Act conveys the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement between you and the
company, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings in
court where compensation would be
determined in accordance with state
law. The Commission does not
subsequently grant, exercise, or oversee
the exercise of that eminent domain
authority. The courts have exclusive
authority to handle eminent domain
cases; the Commission has no
jurisdiction over these matters.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). This
fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings.
Public Participation
There are three methods you can use
to submit your comments to the
Commission. Please carefully follow
these instructions so that your
comments are properly recorded. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has expert staff
available to assist you at (866) 208–3676
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online (left side of screen). Using
eComment is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on
a project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; a
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
project docket number (PF22–2–000) on
your letter. 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,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CD22-4-000]
Municipality of Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility; Notice of
Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene
On March 1, 2022, the Municipality of Anchorage Water & Wastewater
Utility filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit
hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act
(FPA). The proposed Reservoirs 3 and 4 Energy Recovery Turbine Project
would have an installed capacity of 37 kilowatts (kW), and would be
located along an existing 16-inch pipeline at the applicant's
Reservoirs 3 and 4 Valve Facility in Anchorage, Anchorage Borough,
Alaska.
Applicant Contact: Todd Carroll, P.E., Anchorage Water & Wastewater
Utility, 3000 Artic Boulevard, Anchorage, AK 99503, 907-564-2753,
[email protected].
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 202-502-6778,
[email protected].
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) One 37 kW turbine/generator unit; (2) 10-
inch-diameter intake and discharge pipes; and (3) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual
generation of approximately 254 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all the criteria shown in the table below.
Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Satisfies (Y/
Statutory provision Description N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A)................. The conduit the facility Y
uses is a tunnel,
canal, pipeline,
aqueduct, flume, ditch,
or similar manmade
water conveyance that
is operated for the
distribution of water
for agricultural,
municipal, or
industrial consumption
and not primarily for
the generation of
electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i).............. The facility is Y
constructed, operated,
or maintained for the
generation of electric
power and uses for such
generation only the
hydroelectric potential
of a non-federally
owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii)............. The facility has an Y
installed capacity that
does not exceed 40
megawatts
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii)............ On or before August 9, Y
2013, the facility is
not licensed, or
exempted from the
licensing requirements
of Part I of the FPA.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preliminary Determination: The proposed Reservoirs 3 and 4 Energy
Recovery Turbine Project will not alter the primary purpose of the
conduit, which is to transport water for municipal use. Therefore,
based upon the above criteria, Commission staff preliminarily
determines that the proposal satisfies the requirements for a
qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not required to be
licensed or exempted from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 30
days from the issuance date of this notice. Deadline for filing motions
to intervene is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Anyone
may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and
385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified deadline date for the particular proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and
(4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through
385.2005 of the Commission's regulations.\1\ All comments contesting
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and 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, you may send 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
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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, MD 20852. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: 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 website at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(i.e., CD22-4) in the docket number field to access the document. 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. Copies of the notice of
intent can be obtained directly from the applicant. For assistance,
call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Dated: March 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04958 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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