Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, 60674-60675 [2022-21762]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10661–051]
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Indiana Michigan Power Company;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene
and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
License.
b. Project No.: 10661–051.
c. Date filed: September 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Indiana Michigan Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: Constantine
Hydroelectric Project (Constantine
Project).
f. Location: The Constantine Project is
located on the St. Joseph River in the
Village of Constantine in St. Joseph
County, Michigan. The project does not
occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jonathan
Magalski, Environmental Supervisor,
Renewables, Indiana Michigan Power
Company; 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus,
Ohio 43215 at (614) 716–2240 or email
at jmmagalski@aep.com.
i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202)
502–8379 or email at lee.emery@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions using the 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 Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
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may submit a paper request.
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–10661–051.
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 and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations
under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507, and
1508 that federal agencies use to
implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (see National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453–
70). The final rule became effective on
May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends
to conduct its NEPA review in
accordance with CEQ’s new regulations.
l. The Constantine Project consists of:
(1) an 525-acre reservoir with a storage
capacity of 5,750 acre-feet at a water
surface elevation of 782.94 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a
561.25-foot-long dam consisting of, from
east to west: (a) a 250-foot-long, 22.5foot-high embankment with a top
elevation of 790 feet NGVD, (b) a
241.25-foot-long, 12-foot-high
uncontrolled concrete overflow spillway
dam with a fixed crest elevation of
781.96 feet NGVD, topped by 0.94-foothigh flashboards with a crest elevation
of 782.90 feet NGVD, which includes a
4-foot sluice gate at the left abutment,
and (c) a 70-foot-long earthen
embankment; (3) a 650-foot-long, 20foot-high earthen detached dike that
begins 1,500 feet east of the left
abutment of the spillway dam, with a
top elevation of 790 feet NGVD; (4) a 68foot-long, 20-foot-high concrete
headgate structure consisting of seven
wooden 15-foot-high vertical slide gates
with a sill elevation of 770.00 feet
NGVD with six 7.83-foot-long gates and
one 6.75-foot-long gate located at the
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entrance to the power canal; (5) a 1,270foot-long power canal with a bottom
width of 60 feet; (6) a 140-foot-long, 30foot-wide brick powerhouse; (7) trash
racks in front of the forebay at the
entrance to the powerhouse; (8) four
vertical shaft Francis turbines each
coupled to a 300-kilowatt generator, for
a total installed capacity of 1.2
megawatts; (9) a switchyard adjacent to
the powerhouse with three step-up
transformers; (10) a 50-foot-long, 2.4kilovolt transmission line; and (11)
appurtenant facilities.
The Constantine Project is operated in
a run-of-river mode with an estimated
average annual energy production of
4,933 megawatt-hours. Indiana
Michigan Power Company proposes to
continue operating the project as a runof-river facility and does not propose
any new construction to the project.
m. A copy of the application can be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
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
FERCOnllineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments 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 comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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)
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otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. 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
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
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.
o. The license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification. Please note that the
certification request must comply with
40 CFR 121.5(b), including
documentation that a pre-filing meeting
request was submitted to the certifying
authority at least 30 days prior to
submitting the certification request.
Please note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority
and to the Commission concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to Intervene, Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments ..........................................................................................................................................
q. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP20–614–005;
RP20–618–002.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC,
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC.
Description: Notice of
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC in Lieu of Pro Forma
Tariff Filing.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5193.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/22.
Any person desiring to protest in any
the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: PR22–72–000.
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Applicants: Permian Highway
Pipeline LLC.
Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing:
Fuel Filing 10.01.2022 to be effective
10/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5171.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/20/22.
Docket Numbers: PR22–73–000.
Applicants: Centana Intrastate
Pipeline, LLC.
Description: § 284.123(g) Rate Filing:
Centana SOC 7.0.0 to be effective 9/1/
2022.
Filed Date: 9/30/22.
Accession Number: 20220930–5056.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/22
284.123(g) Protests: 5 p.m. ET 11/29/
22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1258–000.
Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas
Company, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreement Filing
(Northwestern Nov 22) to be effective
11/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5034.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1259–000.
Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreements (SWG Oct
and Nov) to be effective 10/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5037.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1260–000.
Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreements (Morgan_
ETC_Eco_EOG) to be effective 11/1/
2022.
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November 2022.
January 2023.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5041.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1261–000.
Applicants: Young Gas Storage
Company, Ltd.
Description: Compliance filing:
Operational Purchase and Sale Report
2022 to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5050.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1262–000.
Applicants: Wyoming Interstate
Company, L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
Operational Purchase and Sale Report
2022 to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5052.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1263–000.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: List of
Non-Conforming Service Agreements
(CEC_VNG_Interim Svc) to be effective
11/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5053.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1264–000.
Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel
Tracker Filing—Effective November 1,
2022 to be effective 11/1/2022.
Filed Date: 9/29/22.
Accession Number: 20220929–5070.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/22.
Docket Numbers: RP22–1265–000.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10661-051]
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Preliminary Terms and
Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: 10661-051.
c. Date filed: September 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Indiana Michigan Power Company.
e. Name of Project: Constantine Hydroelectric Project (Constantine
Project).
f. Location: The Constantine Project is located on the St. Joseph
River in the Village of Constantine in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The
project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jonathan Magalski, Environmental Supervisor,
Renewables, Indiana Michigan Power Company; 1 Riverside Plaza,
Columbus, Ohio 43215 at (614) 716-2240 or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379 or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
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 Support at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper
request. 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-10661-051.
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 and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507,
and 1508 that federal agencies use to implement the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (see National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453-70). The final rule
became effective on May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. The Constantine Project consists of: (1) an 525-acre reservoir
with a storage capacity of 5,750 acre-feet at a water surface elevation
of 782.94 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a 561.25-
foot-long dam consisting of, from east to west: (a) a 250-foot-long,
22.5-foot-high embankment with a top elevation of 790 feet NGVD, (b) a
241.25-foot-long, 12-foot-high uncontrolled concrete overflow spillway
dam with a fixed crest elevation of 781.96 feet NGVD, topped by 0.94-
foot-high flashboards with a crest elevation of 782.90 feet NGVD, which
includes a 4-foot sluice gate at the left abutment, and (c) a 70-foot-
long earthen embankment; (3) a 650-foot-long, 20-foot-high earthen
detached dike that begins 1,500 feet east of the left abutment of the
spillway dam, with a top elevation of 790 feet NGVD; (4) a 68-foot-
long, 20-foot-high concrete headgate structure consisting of seven
wooden 15-foot-high vertical slide gates with a sill elevation of
770.00 feet NGVD with six 7.83-foot-long gates and one 6.75-foot-long
gate located at the entrance to the power canal; (5) a 1,270-foot-long
power canal with a bottom width of 60 feet; (6) a 140-foot-long, 30-
foot-wide brick powerhouse; (7) trash racks in front of the forebay at
the entrance to the powerhouse; (8) four vertical shaft Francis
turbines each coupled to a 300-kilowatt generator, for a total
installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (9) a switchyard adjacent to the
powerhouse with three step-up transformers; (10) a 50-foot-long, 2.4-
kilovolt transmission line; and (11) appurtenant facilities.
The Constantine Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an
estimated average annual energy production of 4,933 megawatt-hours.
Indiana Michigan Power Company proposes to continue operating the
project as a run-of-river facility and does not propose any new
construction to the project.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at 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, (886) 208-3676 or
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
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
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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)
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otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through
385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or
prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. 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 4.34(b)
and 385.2010.
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.
o. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please note that the certification request must
be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Protest, Motion to November 2022.
Intervene, Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments......... January 2023.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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