Town of Carbondale, Colorado; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 78956-78957 [2022-27974]

Download as PDF 78956 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2022 / Notices 9. How can the industry keep informed of the latest supply chain compromises? How do entities currently respond to these compromises to keep their systems secure? Are there ways to improve these responses? What actions can government take, both formal regulatory actions and coordination, to help keep industry informed of supply chain compromises and to facilitate effective responses? 10. What key risk factors do entities need to consider prior to leveraging third party services and how should those risk factors be balanced with an entity’s organizational policy? What SCRM controls do you have in place to ensure your systems and products have a reduced risk of compromise? Please discuss any challenges that you have experienced as well as successes. 11. How should government and industry prioritize and coordinate federal cross-agency and private sector collaboration and activities regarding SCRM? [FR Doc. 2022–27965 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD23–4–000] Town of Carbondale, Colorado; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On December 15, 2022, the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The proposed Town of Carbondale Nettle Creek Water Distribution Pump Back Hydro Project would have an installed capacity of 7.6 kilowatts (kW), and would be located along a pipeline within the applicant’s municipal water supply system near the Town of Carbondale, Pitkin County, Colorado. Applicant Contact: Mark O’Meara, Utility Director, Town of Carbondale, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623, 970–963–3140, momeara@ carbondaleco.net. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 202–502–6778, christopher.chaney@ ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The project would consist of: (1) a 7.6-kW pump as turbine generating unit to be installed within an existing vault, (2) intake and discharge pipes connecting to the existing water supply pipeline, and (3) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of approximately 66,500 kilowatt-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) ..................................... TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) .................................... FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) ................................... Preliminary Determination: The proposed Town of Carbondale Nettle Creek Water Distribution Pump Back Hydro Project will not alter the primary purpose of the conduit, which is for municipal water supply. Therefore, based upon the above criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines that the operation of the project described above 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Dec 22, 2022 Jkt 259001 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. 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2021). Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y 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 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. 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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: December 19, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–27974 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–10275–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s proposed interim registration review decisions and opens a 75-day public comment period on the proposed interim decisions for the following pesticides: 1,3Propanediamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)-Ndodecyl-(1,3–PAD); DCNA; Etofenprox; Lavandulyl Senecioate; Norflurazon; Oregano Oil; Penta-termanone; Plant Extract 620; and Thiophanate-methyl and Carbendazim. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD23-4-000]


Town of Carbondale, Colorado; Notice of Preliminary Determination 
of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and 
Motions To Intervene

    On December 15, 2022, the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, filed a 
notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, 
pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The proposed 
Town of Carbondale Nettle Creek Water Distribution Pump Back Hydro 
Project would have an installed capacity of 7.6 kilowatts (kW), and 
would be located along a pipeline within the applicant's municipal 
water supply system near the Town of Carbondale, Pitkin County, 
Colorado.
    Applicant Contact: Mark O'Meara, Utility Director, Town of 
Carbondale, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623, 970-963-3140, 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 202-502-6778, 
[email protected].
    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The project 
would consist of: (1) a 7.6-kW pump as turbine generating unit to be 
installed within an existing vault, (2) intake and discharge pipes 
connecting to the existing water supply pipeline, and (3) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual 
generation of approximately 66,500 kilowatt-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                      Y
                                  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.
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 Town of Carbondale Nettle 
Creek Water Distribution Pump Back Hydro Project will not alter the 
primary purpose of the conduit, which is for municipal water supply. 
Therefore, based upon the above criteria, Commission staff 
preliminarily determines that the operation of the project described 
above 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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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2021).
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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 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

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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., CD23-4) 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: December 19, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-27974 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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