[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52840-52842]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18492]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0028]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Evaluation of
the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Program

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a new information
collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes a new
information collection to survey a national sample of law enforcement
and its expected burden. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following information
collection was published on March 29, 2022. NHTSA received two
comments. As explained in this document, neither of the comments
necessitates revisions to the information collection or burden
estimates.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,
should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information
collection, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comment''
or use the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact John Siegler, National Center for
Statistic and Analysis (NSA-221),<PHONE_NUMBER>, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, W55-233, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Please
identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces
that the following information collection request will be submitted
OMB.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
public comments on the following information collection was published
on March 29, 2022 (87 FR 18065).
    Title: Evaluation of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria
Program.
    OMB Control Number: New.
    Form Number:
    Type of Request: New Information collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Length of Approval Requested: Three years.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: NHTSA is authorized by 49
U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect data on motor vehicle traffic
crashes to aid in the identification of issues and the development,
implementation, and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety
countermeasures.
    The MMUCC guideline identifies a minimum set of motor vehicle crash
data variables and their attributes that States should consider
collecting and including in their State crash data systems. MMUCC is a
voluntary, minimum set of standardized data variables for describing
motor vehicle traffic crashes. MMUCC promotes data uniformity within
the highway safety community by creating a foundation for State crash
data systems to provide the information necessary to improve highway
safety. The crash data is used to identify issues, determine highway
safety messages and strategic communication campaigns, optimize the
location of selective law enforcement, inform decision-makers of needed
highway safety legislation, and

evaluate the impact of highway safety countermeasures. NHTSA developed
MMUCC with the Governors Highway Safety Association in 1998 and have
regularly updated the guidelines together, with the most recent fifth
edition published in 2017.
    NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a voluntary national survey of
active law enforcement officers. The purpose of the survey would be to
solicit officers' judgement about collecting the crash data variables
described in the current fifth edition of the Model Minimum Uniform
Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guideline (DOT HS 812 433, July 2017) as well as
to test officers' abilities to accurately collect both existing MMUCC
variables and proposed new or modified variables.
    First, NHTSA will hire a contractor to contact police chiefs within
the 397 sampling units used by NHTSA's Crash Reporting Sampling System
(CRSS) to request the nomination of four law enforcement officers in
their department who collect crash data to participate in the study.
Specifically, NHTSA is requesting the police chiefs to provide
personally identifiable information (PII) about the nominated law
enforcement officers, including names and contact information (email,
phone, and address) so that NHTSA can contact these officers to
administer a survey on MMUCC data elements and arrange payment of an
honorarium.
    Second, NHTSA will send the officers who were nominated to
participate in this study a unique link to one of two online surveys,
which will examine the feasibility of collecting the MMUCC crash data.
The surveys will collect limited information about each respondent
including the State where they work as a law enforcement officer, the
extent of their training for collecting crash data, and the number of
years the respondents have completed crash reports. The surveys will
collect information about respondents' beliefs and abilities to
accurately collect crash data according to the MMUCC guidelines. The
surveys will ask respondents to rate the difficulty of accurately
collecting specific MMUCC data elements, assess respondents ability to
collect information using MMUCC data elements for fictitious crash
scenarios, and ask for suggestions on how MMUCC data elements can be
improved.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: States' adoption of MMUCC variables has been slow and
inconsistent. Currently the variables collected on State's police crash
reports alignment to MMUCC variables is less than 50 percent, NHTSA
intends to conduct this information collection to learn why the
alignment rate is so low. Before embarking on the sixth edition of
MMUCC, NHTSA seeks to assess the feasibility of collecting the data
variables in MMUCC and to identify problematic data variables and other
factors that impede States from adopting the MMUCC variables.
    To assess the ability of law enforcement officers to accurately
collect MMUCC crash data variables, NHTSA will conduct an electronic
survey of a national sample of law enforcement officers who complete
crash reports. The survey will ask respondents to review fictitious
crash scenarios and collect the MMUCC data variables. In addition, law
enforcement officers will be asked about their confidence to accurately
collect MMUCC data variables and to provide suggestions for improving
each data variable as needed. Examples of the types of crash data
variables in MMUCC that law enforcement will be asked about include
Direction of Travel, Sequence of Events, Type of Intersection, and
Restraint System Use. The information collected will allow NHTSA to
identify data variables in MMUCC that officers might interpret
differently. The results will inform deliberations about the content of
the next edition of MMUCC. A summary of this research will be published
as an appendix to the next edition of MMUCC.
    60-Day Notice: NHTSA published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register on March 29, 2022 (87 FR 18065), requesting comments on
NHTSA's intention to request approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for a new information collection to survey a national
sample of law enforcement officers on their knowledge and understanding
of MMUCC. NHTSA received two comments on the 60-day notice. One
organization, Trucking with the Schmitt's, asked about the expense of
the data collection and recommended data to collect for crashes
involving commercial motor vehicles. The National Association of Mutual
Insurance Companies (NAMIC) wrote a letter in support of NHTSA's
proposed collection of information, stating that the information
collection is necessary and appropriate and that it believes that the
information collected will have significant practical utility. Neither
of the comments necessitate a revision of the scope of the information
collection or the estimates of the annual cost or burden hours. NHTSA
notes that this information collection only seeks information to better
understand why alignment to current MMUCC variables is low and how to
improve alignment. Therefore, considering additional data variables
regarding CMV is outside the scope of this ICR. NHTSA also notes that
the estimated cost to the Federal government associated with this
information collection is $441,852.74.
    Affected Public: Law enforcement.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: NHTSA will send a short letter to
397 chief police officers to request they identify four police officers
within their department to participate in the MMUCC survey. The total
sample is 1,985 (397 police chiefs + 1,588 police officers).
    Frequency: NHTSA plans to conduct this data collection once to
prepare for the sixth edition of MMUCC.
    Number of Responses: 1,985.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: To calculate the hour burden
and labor Costs associated with submitting the Evaluation of the Model
Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, NHTSA looked at wage estimates for
Front Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives and Police and
Sheriff's Patrol Officers who complete crash forms. NHTSA estimates the
total opportunity costs associated with these burden hours by looking
at the average wage for (1) Front line Supervisors of Police and
Detectives and (2) Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that the average hourly wage for Front
line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (BLS Occupation Code 33-1012)
\1\ is $46.72 and Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (BLS Occupation
code 33-3051) is $33.66.\2\ The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates
that wages represent 62.2 percent of total compensation for State and
local government workers, on average.\3\ Therefore, NHTSA estimates the
hourly labor costs to be $75.11($46.72/.622) for Supervisors of Police
and Sheriff's Patrol Officers and $54.12 ($33.66/622) for Police and
Sheriff's Patrol Officers. NHTSA estimates that it will take about 10
minutes (0.17 of an hour) for the police chiefs to nominate four law
enforcement officers who investigate motor vehicle crashes, resulting
in 67.49 (0.17 x 397)

hours for 397 police chiefs. From pilot testing the survey instruments
with six former law enforcement officers who work at NHTSA, the agency
estimates that it will take the law enforcement officers one hour to
complete the survey. Therefore, 1,588 hours for 1,588 law enforcement
officers. NHTSA estimates the total hourly compensation cost for police
chiefs to be $5,069.17 ($75.11 x 67.49 hours). NHTSA estimates the
total hourly compensation cost for law enforcement officers to be
$85,942.56 ($54.12 x 1,588 hours). Table 1 provides a summary of the
estimated burden hours and labor costs associated with those
respondents.
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    \1\ See May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates. National Estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Police
and Detectives. Available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/2020/may/oes331012.htm (accessed July 1, 2021).
    \2\ See May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates. National Estimates for Police and Sheriff's Patrol
Officers. Available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/2020/may/oes333051.htm (accessed July 1, 2021).
    \3\ Employer Costs for Employee Compensation--March 2020,
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_06182020.pdf.
Accessed 12/21/2021.

                                            Table 1--Burden Estimates
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                                                                Average     Labor cost     Total
                                Responses   Estimated burden     hourly        per         burden    Total labor
                                              per response     labor cost    response      hours        costs
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Police Chiefs nomination of            397  0.17 hour (10          $75.11       $12.76        67.49    $5,069.17
 law enforcement officer for                 minutes).
 study participation.
Survey of Law Enforcement            1,588  1 hour..........        54.12        54.12     1,588.00    85,942.56
 Officers.
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    Total....................        1,985  ................  ...........  ...........     1,655.49    91,011.73
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: This collection is not expected
to result in any increase in costs to respondents other than the
opportunity cost associated with the burden hours. Both the police
chiefs who will nominate respondents and the law enforcement officers
completing the survey on MMUCC possess the information needed to
complete each survey.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.

Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2022-18492 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P


Richard Michell ( Biologist). Rich has been with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1972. He is a nematologist/ plant pathologist in the Herbicide and Insecticide Branch of the Biological and Economic Analysis Division. His primary duties include the assessment of pesticide efficacy in a variety of crops, with special emphasis on fungicide and nematicide use and the development of risk reduction options for fungicides and nematicides. Dr. Michell earned his Ph. D. ( Plant Pathology/ Nematology) from The University of Illinois ( Urbana Champaign) and holds a Master of Science degree ( Plant Pathology/ Nematology) from The University of Georgia Page 49 ( Athens). Lorraine Mitchell ( Economist). Lorraine has been an agricultural economist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service since 1998. She works on agricultural trade issues, particularly pertaining to consumer demand in the EU and emerging markets. Dr. Mitchell earned her Ph. D. ( Economics) from The University of California ( Berkeley). Prior to joining ERS, Dr. Mitchell was a member of the faculty of the School of International Service of The American University ( Washington) and a research assistant at the World Bank.

Thuy Nguyen ( Chemist). Thuy has been with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1997, as a chemist in the Office of Pesticides Program. She assesses and characterizes ecological risk of pesticides in the environment as a result of agricultural uses. She earned her degrees of Master of Science ( Chemistry) from the University of Delaware and Bachelor of Science ( Chemistry and Mathematics) from Mary Washington College ( Fredericksburg, VA). Prior to joining the EPA, Ms Nguyen held a research and development scientist position at Sun Oil company in Marcus Hook, PA, then managed the daily operation of several EPA certified laboratories for the analyses of pesticides and other organic compounds in air, water, and sediments.

Jack Norton( Biologist). Jack has worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture Interregional research Project # 4 ( IR 4) as a consultant since 1998. The primary focus of his research is the investigation of potential methyl bromide replacement for registration on minor crops. He is an active member of the USDA/ EPA Methyl Bromide Alternatives Working Group. Dr, Norton earned his Ph. D.

( Horticulture) from Texas A& M University ( College Station) and holds a Master of Science ( Horticultural Science) from Oklahoma State University( Stillwater). He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University ( Stillwater). Prior to joining the IR 4 program, Dr. Norton worked in the crop protection industry for 27 years where he was responsible for the development and registration of a number of important products.

Olga Odiott ( Biologist) Olga has been with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1989. She has held several technical positions and currently serves as a Senior Biologist within the Office of Science Coordination and Policy. In this position she serves as Designated Federal Official and liaison on behalf of the Office of Pesticide Programs and the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, an independent peer review body that provides advice to the Agency on issues concerning the impact of pesticides on health and the environment. She holds a Masters of Science ( Plant Pathology) from the University of Puerto Rico ( San Juan). Prior to joining EPA,

Ms. Odiott worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Craig Osteen( Economist). Craig has been with the U. S. Department of Agriculture for over 20 years. He currently is with the Economic Research Service in the Production Management and Technology Branch, Resource Economics Division. He primary areas of interest relate to issues of pest control, including pesticide regulation, integrated pest management, and the methyl bromide phase out.

Dr. Osteen earned his Ph. D. ( Natural Resource Economics) from Michigan State University ( East Lansing).

Elisa Rim ( Economist). Elisa is an Agricultural Economist interning with the Office of Pesticide Programs of the U. S. Environmental Page 50 Protection Agency. She earned her Master of Science ( Agricultural Economics) from The Ohio State University ( Columbus) and holds a Bachelor of Arts ( Political Science) from the same institution. She has conducted research in environmental economics and developed a cost analysis optimization model for stream naturalization projects in northwest Ohio.

Erin Rosskopf ( Biologist). Erin received her PhD from the Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville in 1997. She is currently a Research Microbiologist with the USDA, ARS and has served in this position for 5 years.

Carmen L. Sandretto ( Agricultural Economist). Carmen has been with the Economic Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture for over 30 years in a variety of assignments at several field locations, and since 1985 in Washington, DC. He has worked on a range of natural resource economics issues and in recent years on soil conservation and management, pesticide use and water quality,

and small farm research studies. Mr. Sandretto holds a Master of Arts degree ( Economics) from Harvard University ( Cambridge) and a Master of Science ( Agricultural Economics) from The University of Wisconsin ( Madison). Mr Sandretto is a graduate of Michigan State University ( East Lansing). Prior to serving in Washington, D. C. he was a member of the economics faculty at Michigan State University and at the University of New Hampshire ( Durham).

Judith St. John ( Biologist). Judy has been with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service since 1967. She currently serves as Associate Deputy Administrator and as such she is responsible for the Department's intramural research programs in the plant sciences,

including those dealing with pre and post harvest alternatives to methyl bromide. Dr. St. John earned her Ph. D. ( Plant Physiology) from The University of Florida ( Gainesville).

James Throne ( Biologist). Jim is a Research Entomologist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and Research Leader of the Biological Research Unit at the Grain Marketing and Production Research Center in Manhattan, Kansas. He conducts research in insect ecology and development of simulation models for improving integrated pest management systems for stored grain and processed cereal products. Other current areas of research include investigating seed resistance to stored grain insect pests and use of near infrared spectroscopy for detection of insect infested grain. Jim has been with ARS since 1985. Dr. Throne earned his Ph. D.

( Entomology) in 1983 from Cornell University ( Ithaca) and earned a Master of Science Degree ( Entomology) in 1978 from Washington State University ( Pullman). Dr. throne is a 1976 graduate ( Biology) of Southeastern Massachusetts University ( N. Dartmouth).

Thomas J. Trout ( Agricultural Engineer). Tom has been with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service since 1982. He currently serves ar research leader in the Water Management Research Laboratory in Fresno, CA. His present work includes studying factors that affect infiltration rates and water distribution uniformity under irrigation, determining crop water requirements, and developing alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation. Dr. Trout earned his Ph. D. ( Agricultural Engineering) from Colorado State University ( Fort Collins) and holds a Master of Science degree from the same institution, also in agricultural engineering. Dr. Trout is a 1972 graduate of Case Western Reserve University ( Cleveland) with a degree in mechanical engineering. Prior to joining the ARS, Dr.

trout was a member of the engineering faculty of Colorado State University ( Fort Collins). He is the author of numerous publications on the subject of methyl bromide alternatives. Page 51 J. Bryan Unruh ( Biologist). Bryan is Associate Professor of Environmental Horticulture at The University of Florida ( Milton) and an extension specialist in turfgrass. He leads the statewide turfgrass extension design team. Dr. Unruh earned his Ph. D. ( Horticulture) from Iowa State University ( Ames) and holds a Master of Science degree ( Horticulture) from Kansas State University ( Manhattan). He is a 1989 graduate of Kansas State University.

David Widawsky ( Chief, Economic Analysis Branch). David has been with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1998. He has also served as an economist and a team leader. As branch chief, David is responsible for directing a staff of economists to conduct economic analyses in support of pesticide regulatory decisions. He earned his Ph. D. ( Development and Applied Economics) from Stanford University ( Palo Alto), and a Master of Science ( Agricultural Economics) from Colorado State University ( Fort Collins). Dr.

Widawsky is a 1987 graduate ( Plant and Soil Biology, Agricultural Economics) of the University of California ( Berkeley). Prior to joining EPA, Dr. Widawsky conducted research on the economics of integrated pest management in Asian rice production, while serving as an agricultural economist at the International Rice Research Institute ( IRRI) in the Philippines.

TJ Wyatt ( Economist). TJ has been with the U. S . Environmental Protection Agency since 2001. He serves in the Office of Pesticide Programs analyzing the costs and benefits of pesticide regulation. His other main area of research is farmer decision making, especially pertaining to issues of soil fertility and soil conservation and of pesticide choice. Dr. Wyatt earned his Ph. D. ( Agricultural Economics)

from The University of California ( Davis). Dr. Wyatt holds a Master of Science ( International Agricultural Development) from the same institution. He is a 1985 graduate of The University of Wyoming ( Laramie). Prior to joining the EPA, he worked at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics ( ICRISAT) and was based at the Sahelian Center in Niamey, Niger.

Leonard Yourman ( Biologist). Leonard is a plant pathologist with the Biological and Economic Analysis Division of the U. S.

Environmental Protection Agency. He currently conducts assessments of pesticide use as they relate to crop diseases He earned his Ph.

D. ( Plant Pathology) from Clemson University ( Clemson) and holds a Master of Science ( Horticulture/ Plant Breeding) from Texas A& M University ( College Station). Dr. Yourman is a graduate ( English Literature) of The George Washington University ( Washington, DC). .

Prior to joining EPA, he conducted research on biological control of invasive plants with USDA at the Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit ( Ft. Detrick, MD). He has also conducted research on biological control of post harvest diseases of apples and pears at the USDA Appalachian Fruit Research Station ( Kearneysville, WV). Research at Clemson University concerned the molecular characterization of fungicide resistance in populations of the fungal plant pathogen Botrytis cinerea.

Istanbul Yusuf ( Economist). Istanbul has been with the U. S . Environmental Protection Agency since 1998. She serves in the Office of Pesticide Programs analyzing the costs imposed by the regulation of pesticides. She earned her Master= s degree in Economics from American University ( Washington). Ms Yusuf is a 1987 graduate of Westfield State College ( Westfield) with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Prior to joining EPA Istanbul worked for an International Trading Company in McLean, Virginia.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1889-085]

FirstLight MA Hydro LLC; Notice Establishing Procedural Schedule
for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following amended hydroelectric application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1889-085.
    c. Date Material Amendments Filed: December 4, 2020.
    d. Applicant: FirstLight MA Hydro LLC (FirstLight).
    e. Name of Project: Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).

    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Connecticut
River in Windham County, Vermont, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and
Franklin County, Massachusetts. There are approximately 20 acres of
federal lands within the current project boundary associated with the
U.S. Geological Survey's Silvio Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Justin Trudell, Vice President,
Operations, FirstLight MA Hydro LLC, 111 South Bedford Street, Suite
103, Burlington, MA 01803;<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    k. FirstLight Hydro Generating Company filed an application for a
new license for the Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 1889
(project) on April 29, 2016. In the license application, FirstLight
Hydro Generating Company stated that it could not develop a complete
licensing proposal for the project since many of the required
environmental studies were not complete as of April 29, 2016.
FirstLight Hydro Generating Company indicated that it would amend the
license application after completing additional field work,
consultation, and analyses on the required studies. On July 11, 2019,
Commission staff approved the transfer of the license for the project
from FirstLight Hydro Generating Company to FirstLight MA Hydro LLC.
FirstLight MA Hydro LLC filed material amendments to the final license
application on December 4, 2020.
    l. Project Description: The existing Turners Falls Project consists
of: (1) A 630-foot-long, 35-foot-high dam (Montague dam) that includes:
(i) Four 120-foot-wide, 13.25-foot-high bascule gates; and (ii) a 170-
foot-long fixed section with a crest elevation of 185.5 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); (2) a 493-foot-long, 55-
foot-high dam (Gill dam) that includes: (i) Three 40-foot-wide, 39-
foot-high tainter gates; and (ii) 97.3- and 207.5-foot-long fixed
sections with crest elevations of 185.5 feet NGVD 29; (3) a 2,110-acre
impoundment with a useable storage volume of 16,150 acre-feet between
elevations 176.0 feet and 185.0 feet NGVD 29; (4) a 214-foot-long, 33-
foot-high gatehouse that includes six 9-foot-wide, 10.66-foot-high
gates and nine 9.5-foot-wide, 12.6-foot-high gates; (5) a 2.1-mile-
long, 120- to 920-foot-wide, 17- to 30-foot-deep power canal; (6) a
700-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, 16- to 23-foot-deep branch canal; (7) the
Station No.1 generating facility that includes: (i) Eight 15-foot-wide
bays with trashracks with 2.625-inch clear-bar spacing; (ii) four 100-
foot-long, 13.1- to 14-foot-diameter penstocks; (iii) a 134-foot-long,
64-foot-wide powerhouse that contains five turbine-generator units with
a total installed capacity of 5.693 megawatts (MW); (iv) four 21-foot-
long, 6.5-foot-diameter draft tubes; (v) five 40- to 70-foot-long, 2.4-
kilovolt (kV) generator leads that connect the turbine-generator units
to a generator bus; (vi) a 110-foot-long, 2.4-kV generator lead that
connects the generator bus to a substation; and (vii) a 20-foot-long,
2.4-kV generator lead that connects the substation to three
transformers; (8) the Cabot Station generating facility that includes:
(i) An intake structure with 217-foot-wide, 31-foot-high trashracks
with 0.94-inch and 3.56-inch clear-bar spacing; (ii) six 70-foot-long
penstocks; (iii) a 235-foot-long, 79.5-foot-wide powerhouse that
contains six turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of
62.016 MW; (iv) six 41-foot-long, 12.5- to 14.5-foot-diameter draft
tubes; (v) six 80- to 250-foot-long, 13.8-kV generator leads that
connect the turbine-generator units to a generator bus; (vi) a 60-foot-
long, 13.8-kV generator lead that connects the generator bus to the
powerhouse roof; and (vii) a 200-foot-long, 13.8-kV generator lead that
connects to a transformer; (9) eight 13.6-foot-wide, 16.7-foot-high
power canal spillway gates that are adjacent to Cabot Station; (10) a
16.2-foot-wide, 13.1-foot-high log sluice gate in the Cabot Station
forebay with an 8-foot-wide weir for downstream fish passage; (11) a
200-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter drainage tunnel (Keith Drainage Tunnel)
and headgate; (12) a 955-foot-long, 5-foot-diameter lower drainage
tunnel; (13) an 850-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, 10-foot-high fishway
(Cabot fishway); (14) a 500-foot-long, 10-foot-wide, 10-foot-high
fishway (Spillway fishway); (15) a 225-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, 17.5-
foot-high fishway (Gatehouse fishway); and (16) appurtenant facilities.
    The Turners Falls Project operates in peaking and run-of-river
modes, depending on inflows. Average annual generation from 2011-2019
was approximately 332,351 MW-hours.
    FirstLight proposes three changes to the current project boundary:
(1) Remove 0.2 acre of land associated with residential property; (2)
add 0.8 acre of land for recreation purposes; and (3) remove 20.1 acres
of land associated with the U.S. Geological Survey's Silvio Conte
Anadromous Fish Laboratory.
    FirstLight proposes to construct new fish passage facilities and
recreational access trails. FirstLight also proposes changes to project
operation that would generally reduce impoundment fluctuations and
increase flow releases to the portion of the Connecticut River that is
bypassed by the project. The specific proposed changes are described in
the amended application.
    m. 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 (http://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-
1889). 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_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    n. 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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.

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Commission issues letters identifying          January 2021.
 application deficiencies and requesting
 additional information.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for       May 2021.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms   July 2021.
 and conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Reply Comments due...........................  August 2021.
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    p. 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: December 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
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:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Number: PR19-28-000.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)/: CMD Rates Effective
1/1/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/8/19.
    Accession Number:<PHONE_NUMBER>86.
    Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/19.

    Docket Number: PR19-16-001.
    Applicants: Lee 8 Storage Partnership.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)+(g): Settlement
Proposal to be effective 11/14/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/11/19.
    Accession Number:<PHONE_NUMBER>13.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/19.
    284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/1/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-357-001.
    Applicants: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing Pursuant to Order
on RP19-357 to be effective 12/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/10/19.
    Accession Number: 20190110-5032.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-554-000.
    Applicants: Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission.
    Description: Compliance filing DECG--2018 Interruptible Revenue
Sharing Report.
    Filed Date: 1/10/19.
    Accession Number: 20190110-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-555-000.
    Applicants: ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Assignment of Non-Conforming
Agreement to be effective 1/11/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/10/19.
    Accession Number: 20190110-5129.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/22/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-556-000.
    Applicants: NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate--Columbia to
Energy Plus 960084 to be effective 1/12/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/11/19.
    Accession Number: 20190111-5022.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-557-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate Agmts (QEP 36601 to
Aethon 50488 and SS Aethon 37657 from QEP) to be effective 1/11/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/11/19.
    Accession Number: 20190111-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/19.

    Docket Numbers: RP19-558-000.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Volume No. 2--Mex Gas Supply,
S.L. Negotiated Rate Nonconforming Agmt to be effective 12/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/11/19.
    Accession Number: 20190111-5163.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/19.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or 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: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 15, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Page 8118]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING:  Wednesday, February 21,
2018 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE:  100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549.

STATUS:  Open meeting.

CHANGE IN MEETING:  Cancellation of meeting.
    The Open Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at
10:00 a.m. was cancelled.
    The Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: February 20, 2018.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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