[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62343-62344]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24486]

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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 202 / Friday, October 18, 2013 /
Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-551-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Application

    Take notice that on September 30, 2013, Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC (Transco), 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas,
77056, filed an application in Docket No. CP13-551-000 pursuant to
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of
the Commission's regulations, for a certificate of public convenience
and necessity to construct and operate its Leidy Southeast Project. The
project will enable Transco to provide an additional 525,000 dekatherms
per day of incremental firm transportation service from two receipt
points on Transco's Leidy Line in Pennsylvania to various delivery
points along Transco's Mainline as far south as Transco's existing
Station 85 Zone 4 and 4A Pooling Points in Choctaw County, Alabama.
Specifically, the project will involve approximately 29.97 miles of new
42-inch pipeline looping facilities; the net addition of 71,900
horsepower at four existing compressor stations; and minor auxiliary
modifications; and replacement of one compression unit at Transco's
Compressor Station 517 in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, all as more
fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the
Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also be
viewed on the web at 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. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Bela
Patel, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396,
Houston, Texas, 77251, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER> or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    On January 29, 2013, the Commission staff granted Transco's request
to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF13-5-000 to
staff activities involving the Leidy Southeast Project. Now, as of the
filing of this application on September 30, 2013, the NEPA Pre-Filing
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP13-551-000, as noted in
the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's regulations, 18 CFR
157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission's staff will
either complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission's staff issuance of
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary
reviews, and the subsequent need to reach a final decision on a request
for federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the
Commission staff's EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 31, 2013.

    Dated: October 10, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42346-42347]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15386]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No., CD16-14-000]

City of Libby, MT; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene

    On June 10, 2016, the City of Libby, MT filed a notice of intent to
construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section
30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4 of the
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The proposed Libby
PRV Station Hydroelectric Project would have an installed capacity of
18 kilowatts (kW) and would be located at a 10-inch-diameter pipe in a
pressure reducing station at the City of Libby water treatment plant
The project would be located near the City of Libby in Lincoln County,
Montana.
    Applicant Contact: Nathan Smith, 14961 NE 95th Street, Redmond, WA
98052, Phone No.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A proposed 18-kW turbine placed in a 10-
inch-diameter pipeline which the facility is entirely housed in the
pressure reducing station, (2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 145
megawatt-hours.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

      Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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      Statutory provision             Description        Satisfies (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by  The conduit is a        Y
 HREA.                           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), as amended  The facility is         Y
 by HREA.                        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), as         The facility has an     Y
 amended by HREA.                installed capacity
                                 that does not exceed
                                 5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as        On or before August 9,  Y
 amended by HREA.                2013, the facility is
                                 not licensed, or
                                 exempted from the
                                 licensing
                                 requirements of Part
                                 I of the FPA.
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    Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria,
Commission staff has preliminarily determined that the proposal
satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility
under 16 U.S.C. 823a, and is exempted from the licensing requirements
of the FPA.
    Comments and Motions to Intervene: The deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.

    The 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 http://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 http://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_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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.
    Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD16-14-000) in
the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call
toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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