[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55611-55612]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23182]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL15-99-000]

Internal MISO Generation v. Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on September 4, 2015, pursuant to sections 206 and
306 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and 825(e) and
Rules 206 and 212 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.206, and 18
CFR 385.212 (2015), Internal MISO Generation (Complainant) \1\ filed a
complaint against Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO
or Respondent) and a motion for interim relief and Order No. 602-A.
Complainant alleges that: (1) MISO's

refusal to require generation external to MISO to pay the M2 Milestone
Payment in order to be studied by MISO and (2) MISO's refusal to
identify the terms and conditions that will be in the service agreement
with external generation is unjust, unreasonable and unduly
discriminatory and preferential, as more fully explained in the
Complaint.
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    \1\ ``Internal MISO Generation'' is comprised of EDF Renewable
Energy, Inc., E.ON Climate & Renewables North America, LLC and
Invenergy LLC.
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    Complainant certifies that a copy of the complaint and motion has
been served on the contacts for the MISO as listed on the Commission's
list of Corporate Officials on its Web site.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 24, 2015.

    Dated: September 9, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-23182 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73249-73251]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25914]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2022-0941]
RIN 1625-AA11

Safety Zone; Missouri River, Mile Marker 377.5-378, Missouri
River, MO

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
navigable waters within a 300-foot radius of the fireworks launch site
between mile markers 377.5 to 378 in the main channel, of the Missouri
River. The safety zone is to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine
environment from potential hazards created by the fireworks display.
Entry of vessels or

persons into the zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by
the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River or a designated
representative.

DATES: This rule is effective on December 2, 2022 from 8:15 p.m.
through 10:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2022-0941 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, in the Document
Type column, select ``Supporting & Related Material.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email MSTC Nathaniel Dibley, Waterways
Management Division U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because we must establish this safety zone by
December 2, 2022 and lack sufficient time to provide a reasonable
comment period and then consider those comments before issuing the
rule.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be contrary to the public interest because immediate
action is needed to respond to the potential safety hazards associated
with the fireworks display on the Missouri River.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The Captain of the Port Sector Upper
Mississippi River (COTP) has determined that potential hazards
associated with the fireworks display on December 2, 2022 will be a
safety concern for anyone on the Missouri River at the designated
launch location. This rule resulted from a marine event notification
stating that there will be a fireworks display on the Missouri River.
This rule is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine
environment in the navigable waters within the safety zone before,
during, and after the fireworks display.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a safety zone from 8:15 p.m. through 10:15
p.m. on December 2, 2022. The safety zone will cover all navigable
waters within a 300-foot radius of the fireworks launch site between
mile markers 377.5 to 378 in the main channel, of the Missouri River.
The duration of this zone is intended to protect personnel, vessels,
and the marine environment in these navigable waters before, during,
and after the fireworks display. No vessel or person will be permitted
to enter the safety zone without obtaining permission from the COTP or
a designated representative. A designated representative is a
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard
assigned to units under the operational control of USCG Sector Upper
Mississippi River. The COTP or a designated representative will inform
the public of the enforcement date and times for these safety zones, as
well as any emergent safety concerns that may delay the enforcement of
the zones.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. This rule has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, this
rule has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
    This regulatory action determination is based on size, location,
and duration of the temporary safety zones. This action involves a
fireworks display between mile markers 377.5 to 378 over the main
channel, of the Missouri River on December 2, 2022. Moreover, the Coast
Guard will publish a Local Notice to Mariners and mariners may seek
permission to enter the zones.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
call or email the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing instructions, and
Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast
Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined that this action is one of
a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves a
safety zone lasting only 2 hours that will prohibit entry within a 300
foot radius of the fireworks launch site. It is categorically excluded
from further review under paragraph L60(a) of Appendix A, Table 1 of
DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1. A Record of Environmental
Consideration supporting this determination is available in the docket.
For instructions on locating the docket, see the ADDRESSES section of
this preamble.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so
that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-
1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.

0
2. Add Sec.  165.T08-0941 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T08-0941   Safety Zone; Missouri River, Mile Marker 377.5-
378.

    (a) Location. All navigable waters extending 300 feet in all
directions around the fireworks launch site between mile markers 377.5
to 378 in the main channel, of the Missouri River.
    (b) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
Sec.  165.23 of this part, persons and vessels are prohibited from
entering the safety zone described in paragraph (a) of this section
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi
River (COTP) or a designated representative. A designated
representative is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the U.S.
Coast Guard assigned to units under the operational control of USCG
Sector Upper Mississippi River.
    (2) Persons or vessels desiring to enter into or pass through the
zone must request permission from the COTP or a designated
representative. They may be contacted on VHF radio Channel 16 or by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply
with the instructions of the COTP or designated representative while
navigating in the regulated area.
    (c) Informational broadcasts. The COTP or a designated
representative will inform the public of the enforcement date and times
for this safety zone, as well as any emergent safety concerns that may
delay the enforcement of the zone through either a Safety Marine
Information Broadcast (SMIB), Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM) and or
the Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs).
    (d) Enforcement period. This section will be subject to enforcement
on December 2, 2022, from 8:15 p.m. through 10:15 p.m.

    Dated: November 21, 2022.
A.R. Bender,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi
River.
[FR Doc. 2022-25914 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)]
[Notices]
[Page 13429]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Ferc Staff Attendance at Southwest Power Pool's
Synergistic Planning Project Team and Cost Allocation Working Group
Meetings

March 20, 2009.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that
members of its staff may attend the meetings of the Southwest Power
Pool (SPP) Synergistic Planning Project Team and the SPP Cost
Allocation Working Group, as noted below. Their attendance is part of
the Commission's ongoing outreach efforts.
    SPP Synergistic Planning Project Team Meeting: March 31, 2009 (10
a.m.-3 p.m.), Embassy Suites Outdoor World, 2401 Bass Pro Drive,
Grapevine, TX 76051,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    SPP Cost Allocation Working Group Meeting: April 1, 2009 (10 a.m.-4
p.m.), Embassy Suites Outdoor World, 2401 Bass Pro Drive, Grapevine, TX
76051,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:

Docket No. ER06-451, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket Nos. ER07-319 and EL07-73, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER07-371, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER07-1255, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER07-1206, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-923, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-1307, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-1308, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-1357, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-1358, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-1419, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER08-1516, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-35, Tallgrass Transmission LLC,
Docket No. ER09-36, Prairie Wind Transmission LLC,
Docket No. ER09-262, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-342, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-548, ITC Great Plains LLC,
Docket No. ER09-574, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-575, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-639, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-714, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-715, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-748, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-758, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-778, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-659, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. ER09-681, Green Power Express LP,
Docket No. OA08-5, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. OA08-60, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. OA08-61, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.,
Docket No. OA08-104, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

    These meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact Patrick Clarey, Office of Energy
Market Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (317) 249-
5937 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-6869 Filed 3-26-09; 8:45 am]


                           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY                                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460

   OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFET AND POLLUTION PREVENTIO                      Risk Mitigation Discussion with Mandipropamid Registrant                                           March 6, 2020                        Conference Call, Potomac Yard South EPA HQ Building

Participants:     Odette Alexander, Syngenta Corporation     Michelle Nolan, U.S. EPA/Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division

Meeting Discussion:

    On March 6, 2020 the Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division held a conference call with the mandipropamid registrant (Syngenta Corporation). EPA outlined the anticipated mitigation and label language refinements for the Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision due out later in 2020. The registrant was receptive to the mitigation and plans to continue discussing internally to provide further comment on feasibility or refinements if needed.


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 99 (Thursday, May 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 30966]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-1242]

Advisory Committee; Arthritis Advisory Committee; Renewal

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; renewal of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
renewal of the Arthritis Advisory Committee by the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has determined that it
is in the public interest to renew the Arthritis Advisory Committee for
an additional 2 years beyond the charter expiration date. The new
charter will be in effect until April 5, 2022.

DATES: Authority for the Arthritis Advisory Committee would have
expired on April 5, 2020, unless the Commissioner had formally
determined that renewal is in the public interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yinghua Wang, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-9001<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 41 CFR 102-3, FDA is announcing the
renewal of the Arthritis Advisory Committee. The Committee is a
discretionary Federal advisory committee established to provide advice
to the Commissioner or designee in discharging responsibilities as they
relate to helping to ensure safe and effective drugs for human use and,
as required, any other product for which FDA has regulatory
responsibility.
    The Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and
effectiveness of marketed and investigational human drug products for
use in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, and related diseases,
and makes appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs.
    Under its Charter, the Committee shall consist of a core of 11
voting members including the Chair. Members and the Chair are selected
by the Commissioner or designee from among authorities knowledgeable in
the fields of arthritis, rheumatology, orthopedics, epidemiology or
statistics, analgesics, and related specialties. Members will be
invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to 4 years. Almost all
non-Federal members of this committee serve as Special Government
Employees. The core of voting members may include one technically
qualified member, selected by the Commissioner or designee, who is
identified with consumer interests and is recommended by either a
consortium of consumer-oriented organizations or other interested
persons. In addition to the voting members, the Committee may include
one non-voting representative member who is identified with industry
interests. There may also be an alternate industry representative.
    Further information regarding the most recent charter and other
information can be found at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/human-drug-advisory-committees/arthritis-advisory-committee or by
contacting the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). In light of the fact that no change has been made to the
Committee name or description of duties, no amendment will be made to
21 CFR 14.100.
    This document is issued under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app.). For general information related to FDA advisory
committees, please check https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees.

    Dated: May 18, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-10996 Filed 5-20-20; 8:45 am]
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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Using electronic cigarettes "vaping" is not equal to smoking. Smoking basically cooks a lung leading to cancer. Vaping is a smoking alternative. To regulate this to an equal extent of smoking because it simply contains nicotine (if desired) would also require you regulate nicotine patches for smokers looking to quit. Thank you.

A 75 day comment period is insufficient time for the vaping industry and the wider vaping community to comment on the proposed deeming regulations. I would respectfully request that the period for comment be extended to 180 days.


[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58242]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2195-131]

Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Project Operating Plan Amendment.
    b. Project No.: 2195-131.
    c. Date Filed: July 8, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company (PGE).
    e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Oak Grove Fork of the
Clackamas River and the mainstem of the Clackamas River in Clackamas
County, Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Esler, Project Manager,
Environmental Compliance & Licensing, Portland General Electric
Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204. Phone (503) 464-
8563.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Christopher Chaney,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests, is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the
Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, or
recommendations 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. Please include the project number (P-2195-131) on
any comments, motions to intervene, orprotests filed.
    k. Description of Request: PGE filed a revised Project Operating
Plan (Operating Plan) in order to increase operational efficiency and
remove inconsistencies within the approved Operating Plan. The revised
Operating Plan contains modifications to three areas: the high flow
releases at Lake Harriet Dam, the definition of deviations from the
flow requirements, and the definition of operating exceptions.
Additionally, PGE corrected the maximum elevation of the North Fork
Reservoir listed in Table 6, and revised Section 10 to reflect the
completion of the River Mill three-year operations review.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document (i.e. P-2195). You
may also register online at http://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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call (202) 502-
8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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,
.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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate
to the amendment request. 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. If an intervener 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. 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.

    Dated: September 22, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24537 Filed 9-25-15; 08:45 am]
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Removal Site and Date
Region
Description Summary
Country Home Furnishings, November 2009
Gardner, MA - EPA Region I
Building with drums and containers containing flammable liquids.
Former Athol Rod and Gun Club, August 2009
Athol, MA - EPA Region I
Outdoor shooting range; presence of high levels of antimony, arsenic, lead, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface soils. Currently budgeted at $2.76M for removal actions.
The Former Bendix Property Site, July 2010
Greenfield, MA - EPA Region I
Approximately 380 discarded metal and/or plastic 55 gallon drums, and other various sizes containers, exist throughout the entire (interior/exterior) grounds of the Site. The PA/SI revealed friable asbestos and asbestos containing material, metals (chromium), and volatile organic compounds.
Former Ibadex Research Company Emergency Response, August 2010
Danvers, MA - EPA Region I
Evicted renter of property indicated that he could not recall all the materials he had, but they were in small quantities and included: hydrochloric acid, hydrofloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, boron tri-flouride, mercury, arsenic, solvents, gases, and laser capacitors with PCBs.
Nova Dye & Print Corporation, March 2008
Waterbury, CT - EPA Region I
The PA/SI consisted of collecting drum samples for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), metals, flashpoint, and pH analyses; surface soil samples for VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs, and metals analyses; and suspected asbestos containing materials (ACMs) for asbestos analysis. On October 15, 2009, an Action Memorandum was signed approving a total project ceiling of $1,200,000.00 to address the site.
VET Printing, May 2010
Casco, ME - EPA Region I
The Site is an abandoned, privately operated printing facility that went out of business in the fall of 2009. During a site visit on 4 May 2010, personnel from MEDEP found the company had ceased operations and laborers were on-site cutting up the metal machinery for scrap. They proceeded to inspect the facility for any possible remaining containers of hazardous wastes, and found a previously unknown room that had been boarded up and hidden behind a row of file cabinets. The room was full of overflowing and leaking containers. An inventory of the hidden room included five 55-gallon drums, three 30-gallon drums and eighty to one hundred 5-gallon drums. In addition, there were multiple printing and photochemical containers of various sizes throughout the building and two 55-gallon drums with "hazardous waste" labels.
Walton & Lonsbury Site, August 2010
Attleboro, MA - EPA Region I
13,500 square-foot chromium plating facility. In 2007, when W&L closed its operations, there were four active plating tanks (out of six that were in operation when the dry scrubber air handling systems were installed in 1997). These tanks have capacities of 740 gallons, 680 gallons, 1,440 gallons and 1,210 gallons.

Chemical usage at the Site has included trichloroethylene (TCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA), chromic oxide, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, cyanide, paint thinner, aluminum oxide, sodium hydroxide, sodium bisulfate, sodium hydrosulfate, and lead sulfate. Wastes generated at the Site include hydrochloric acid, chromium hydroxide sludge, chromic acid wastewater, chromic acid contaminated solids, TCE, TCA, aluminum oxide dust, and cyanide plating bath solution.
During the August 2010 PA/SI chromic acid and significant quantities of chromic acid sludge were found to still be in the tanks.
61-77 Sherer Street Site, November 2010
Rochester, NY - EPA Region II
Former bronze and aluminum foundry that ceased operations and was believed to have been abandoned within the last two years (e.g., 2008). The building is a one-story brick and cinder block structure covering approximately 23,000 square feet. The yard contains several rusted, dilapidated sheds; several abandoned drums.
Concord Chemical, August 2010
Camden, NJ - EPA Region II
A former manufacturer of various liquid and powder cleaners and detergents. On August 23, 2010, On-Scene Coordinators ("OSC's") from the Removal Action Branch ("RAB") and representatives from NJDEP and the City of Camden conducted a Site visit as part of the removal assessment. They found over 100, 55-gallon drums were observed including at least 20 hazardous waste (based on labeling) salvage or overpacked drums in the loading dock area. Waste identified on labels included caustics, corrosives and flammable materials. The second floor contains a large laboratory that has over 1,000 small containers of chemicals, reagents and unknown chemical mixtures. Container labels indicated the presence of acetone, tetrachloroethylene ("PCE"), carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethene, chloroform, pyridine, toluene, hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic anhydride, butyl alcohol, kerosene, and ammonia in the lab. The second floor contains over 100, 55-gallon drums with labels indicating that contents included sulfonic acid, styrene, isopropyl alcohol, sodium methylate, monoethanol amine, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, cresylic acid, and ammonia. Some of the containers have open tops and/or material on the drum top that has spilled out of the container.
Former Western Publishing Site, September 2010
Poughkeepsie, NY - EPA Region II

A former printing facility, EPA conducted entries into the Site building in September 2010 as part of a removal assessment. Approximately 70 unlabeled drums with unknown contents are located within the Site building. Results of EPA's September 2010 analytical sampling of several of the drums indicated that some contain CERCLA-designated hazardous substances. One drum contains elevated levels of vinyl chloride, cadmium and 1,2-dichloroethane, and another contains a material considered to be a characteristic ignitable waste under RCRA.
R.N.Hitchcock Electroplating Facility, December 2005
Port Byron, NY - EPA Region II
The Site was a former electroplating and metal-finishing facility which was operated by various owners from 1946 until 2003. During their investigations in 2005, NYSDEC identified unknown chemicals remaining in drums, open vats, tanks and small containers and an underground settling tank located on the east side of the site. The results of the Site assessment/RSE confirmed that there were approximately seventeen open-top vats containing corrosive plating solutions and various chemical containers including 55-gallon drums, 5-gallon pails and an assortment of 40 and 50 pound bags of dry chemical. Many of the drums and other containers held acids, basic solutions, cyanide solutions, chromate solutions, flammable liquids, oxidizers and other hazardous materials. Many of the chemicals were improperly stored and in containers of poor integrity.

Sampling of various containers confirmed the presence of flammable liquids, acids, cyanides, and heavy metals. Heavy metals detected include cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc.

Kenco, April 2010
Glenville, NY - EPA Region II

The Kenco Site is the former location of the Kenco Chemical Company which operated at the Site as a commercial chemical repackaging and distributor beginning in 1955. In a letter dated April 6, 2010, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) requested that EPA evaluate drums and containers stored at the Kenco property for removal action eligibility and address any offsite impacts of the PCE ground water plume emanating from 107 Freeman's Bridge Rd.  On April 23, 2010, EPA completed an assessment of the containers at the Site.  In a revised referral dated April 6, 2010, NYSDEC requested assistance from EPA to address offsite impacts of the dissolved phase PCE plume, evaluate drums and containers stored inside the Kenco warehouse for removal eligibility and to further evaluate the onsite PCE source for removal eligibility.

On April 23, 2010, EPA completed an inventory of the containers at the Site.  Approximately 50, 55 gallon drums were identified along with more than 200 containers less than five gallons in size.  Many of the containers inventoried were found to be empty.  Hazardous substances were identified in the inventory which included ignitable and caustic liquids.  Following the assessment of the containers, a removal action was not initiated due to the fact that the owner of the warehouse was continuing to secure and maintain the warehouse where the containers were stored.

On December 14, 2010, EPA mobilized to the Site to dispose of drums and containers abandoned at the Kenco Site. See Site Profile for list of removed hazardous wastes.

ERRS contractors returned to the Site on February 14, 2011 performing snow removal in preparation for load-out of the remaining waste at the Site. ERRS contractors returned to the Site on February 14, 2011 performing snow removal in preparation for load-out of the remaining waste at the Site.

An additional $30,000 of funding was authorized by the Emergency Response and Remedial Division Director on January 26, 2011 to complete disposal at the Site.  This brings the total ceiling authorized for this project to $90,000.
NanoChemonics, April 2011
Pulaski, VA - EPA Region III
This Site is the location of the former NanoChemonics' nanoparticle manufacturing facility. The Company ceased operations in July 2010. The Site contains a variety of potential threats of release of hazardous substances stemming from acid and caustic chemicals remaining within the manufacturing facility along with drums, totes, bags, and other containers of chemical substances; including, several laboratories. The response action was initiated during the week including April 8, 2011 and includes removal of residual chemical contamination, treatment and discharge of waters in the lagoon system, and closure of the lagoons on the Site.
Pipers Gap Acid Trailers, October 2009

Lambsburg, VA - EPA Region III

The Pipers Gap Acid Trailers Site is located in a rural residential area near Lambsburg, Carroll County, Virginia. On October 1, 2009, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VA-DEM) notified the On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) of a situation involving the reported release of hazardous substances (i.e., hydrochloric acid). The release was reported to have occurred as a result of processes involving the removal of precious metals (gold) from computer components. Available information indicated that acid chemicals were being dumped and buried upon the property and that drums of acid were now located in and leaking from trailers located on the property.

Throughout the night of October 1, 2009, local authorities opened and assessed the contents of the trailers. The following information was determined. There are 6 box trailers. The trailers were not locked and could be easily opened. The trailers exhibited evidence of leakage based upon odors and staining upon and alongside the trailers. The contents of the trailers include approximately 300 drums of unknown materials, dozens of buckets, bags of sodium metabisulfite, jugs of hydrochloric acid, at least one vat, crucibles, computer components, and other miscellaneous materials. Some of the drums were found to contain and to be leaking a reddish unknown oily material. Some of the drums were found to contain and to be leaking a strong acid (pH of approximately 1). Most of the drums did not have lids (sawed tops) and were covered only by a sheet of plastic and duct tape. Some of the drums were closed and were observed to be under some pressure (bulged); these drums emitted chlorine when opened. The detection of chlorine is consistent with a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid (known as aqua-regia) which is used in the etching of gold. Local authorities passed the above information to the OSC throughout the night of October 1, 2009.

EPA will arrange for disposal of wastes classified as RCRA hazardous wastes if disposal cannot be accomplished within a few weeks time.

Stoney Creek Technologies, April 2007
Trainer, PA - EPA Region III
The Site is located in a mixed industrial and residential area of Trainer, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The Site includes a chemical manufacturing facility consisting of about 200 tanks, several buildings, a laboratory, a wastewater treatment facility, and many processing vessels, equipment items, systems, and pipelines which are used in or are related to the chemical manufacturing processes. Chemicals at the facility include oleum, methanol, heptane, mineral spirits, sulfuric acid, and others including many mixtures. Stoney Creek Technologies primarily manufactures base products to be used in corrosion inhibitors, motor oil additives, and grease feed compounds.

On April 12, 2007, the OSC was notified by EPA Region III staff that the facility was in bankruptcy court and that chemical substances remained at the facility which may pose a threat.

CERCLA funding not to exceed $250 K was authorized on April 17, 2007 to assure that the chemicals at the facility are safeguarded in the absence of the Company's ability to do so.

On July 27, 2007, EPA Region III approved additional funding and exemptions from statutory limits for removal actions to allow for actions relating to the removal of chemical inventory from the Site should Stoney Creek Technologies be unable to do so. EPA also issued Orders to Stoney Creek Technologies and other companies to remove the inventory at the Site in order to reduce the potential threats. The Respondents to these orders were allowed to use the facility as a means to reduce the inventory (e.g., produce to reduce).

The facility contains flammable, combustible and/or corrosive chemicals in dozens of tanks, many of which would pose a fire risk if improperly handled. Other chemical materials are also present in drums, open and closed containers of varying sizes, water treatment vessels, fuel vessels, trenches, drains, and other places. In October 2008, EPA initiated activities relating to the removal of the chemical inventory from the Site since Stoney Creek Technologies and 2 other companies which received orders from EPA have failed to remove the inventory from the Site. EPA completed the disposal of bulk liquid chemicals posing flammable threat in January 2010. EPA completed the removal of bulk acid chemicals in June 2010.
American Screw and Rivet, June 2011
Anderson, SC - EPA Region IV
On November 2010 SCDHEC received information that the facility had stopped operations and declared bankruptcy. In May 2011 SCDHEC conducted an inspection of the facility and documented leaking holding tanks and overflowing sumps. SCDHEC also documented the presence of approximately 80 poly totes some of which were labeled hazardous waste, drums, as well as other containers such as pails, small plastic drums and cardboard containers. Initial assessments from the facility revealed 44 poly totes exposed to the elements. Some totes exhibited cage corrosion and an advanced state of degradation. After entering the facility's building the OSC observed overflowing sludge filled sumps, water ponds in multiple areas, totes labeled with hazardous waste stickers and pH 2 annotations, cardboard containers in advanced state of degradation some of which had spilled their contents, drums and multiple other containers.
ASR American Way, June 2011
Anderson, SC - EPA Region IV
While USEPA was conducting a removal action at the American Screw and Rivet (ASR) Site, DHEC referred another property to Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) located at One American Way in Anderson, SC. The Site was affiliated with the ASR Site but under different corporate ownership.

On June 14, 2011 OSC Crowley initiated an emergency response at the ASR American Way site to mitigate the threats posed from approx 30 drums of corrosive and caustic materials that are located behind a warehouse exposed to the environment and unsecured.

James E Music Company, January 2003
Apopka, FL - EPA Region IV
The James E. Music Company Site has been owned and operated by the family of James E. Music since it was purchased in 1980. The facility housed J.E. Music Company, a commercial entity which generated, stored and distributed a variety of customized cleaning chemicals and supplies as well as a variety of pesticides. Following an anonymous tip in January 2003, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(FDEP) conducted a series of inspections and identified multiple 30 to 55-gallon drums with varying contents stored in the building at the Jemco site. FDEP found numerous drums, buckets, and bottles of potentially hazardous chemicals with evidence of potential release to the wood floor planking and soil beneath the building. The estate of James E. Music subcontracted a waste disposal contractor to profile, manifest, transport, and dispose of the chemicals and containers. Inventoried wastes included: petroleum
distillates, sodium arsenate, heptachlor, pyretherins, lindane, p-dichlorobenzene, ammonia, mineral spirits, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, xylene, various soaps and surfactants.
Karolina Polymers, January 2010
Hickory, NC - EPA Region IV
Hickory FD contacted EPA OSC Raleigh Outpost, Ken Rhame, with a report that an abandoned building, previously Karolina Polymers, had flooded due to a ruptured sprinkler system. The building contains several drums, tanks, vats, and may also contain a potential radiation source. There is evidence that vandals and trespassers have been inside the building. The property owner has not been identified, the last person to pay taxes has been contacted and granted EPA access to the extent that she has authority. Hickory FD and NCDENR requested EPA assistance during entry and assessment. The facility location is only several hundred yards from an un-related oil spill that OSC Rhame was working on. Additional START contractor (Tetra Tech) resources were mobilized to provide monitoring and hazard categorization capabilities for assessment.  The total Site ceiling for this emergency action is $250,000.
KM Ventures, August 2009
Lowell, NC - EPA Region IV
On August 27 EPA NC OSC received a request from NC DENR Hazardous Waste to conduct a joint site visit at KM Ventures Property located at 1602 North Main Street in Lowell, Gaston County NC . DENR informed EPA that they had issued a NOV and Order to KM Ventures to comply with various RCRA Regulations. EPA and DENR Hazardous Waste conducted the site visit on August 28t.

The KM Venture Site has several thousand gallons of hazardous substances and oils that have been abandoned by the previous operator (Yorkshire America). These substances are currently being contained with containers that are in poor condition. The Catawba River borders the property on one side, there has been documented trespassers on site.

October 6th Update: The RP, KM Ventures has agreed to an Administrative Order with EPA Reg 4. Clean up efforts will continue to be overseen by EPA through December 2009.
Robinson Foundry, June 2009
Alexander City, AL - EPA Region IV

The Belcher/Robinson Foundry, located in Alexander City, is an abandoned ductile iron/grey iron foundry. EPA ERRB responded to a request from ADEM to address releases emanating from leaking drums and tanks on site. Initial reports from ADEM indicate the presence of an AST containing oil, several dozen drums containing hydraulic oil and sulfuric acid, plastic totes of various sizes, and paint cans.
Anchor Metal Finishing, January 2008
Schiller Park, IL - EPA Region V
Anchor Metal Finishing, Inc. was a black oxide finisher that used chemical
conversion on steel, a process that did not involve electroplating. Before Anchor Metal Finishing, Inc., Royal Metal Finishers conducted finishing operations at the Site. Royal Metal Finishers conducted two primary on-site operations: zinc plating on carbon steel and black oxidizing of steel. Royal Metal Finishers also conducted smaller operations for black oxidizing of stainless steel and copper plating on carbon steel.
Process wastes generated by Royal Metal Finishers included filter press wastes, zinc bath sludge, iron oxide sludge, copper bath sludge, and zinc plating cleaner sludge. Royal Metal Finishers ceased operations at the Site in the late 1980s, around the time when Anchor Metal Finishing began renting space in the Site building. Anchor Metal Finishing, Inc operated at the Site from the late 1980s until January 2008. The Elite Sewer Company is presently operating as a business on the property. Elite Sewer uses the building for storage and occupies the building office. Elite Sewer also utilizes the property parking lot.

 The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (lEPA) on January 8, 2008, responded to a complaint that Anchor Metal Finishing, Inc. was relocating to another location and moving drums in the middle of the night. lEPA inspectors completed an inventory of processed waste with the Anchor Metal Finishing, Inc., foreman, Daniel Wozniak. The lEPA inspectors advised Mr. Wozniak to develop and submit a formal written inventory of all the chemicals and materials at the Site. Because of the large number of drums, their poor condition, and uncontrolled Site conditions related to waste storage, lEPA requested U.S. EPA's assistance.
The total U.S. EPA costs for this removal action based on full-cost accounting practices will be eligible for cost recovery
are estimated to be $ 628,657.
Chilton Plating, June 2011
Chilton, WI - EPA Region V
On June 6, 2011, the on-scene coordinator for ERRS (Environmental Quality Management), and START (Weston) initiated a time-critical removal action at the former Chilton Plating Site in Chilton, WI. The Site contains a former plating company that operated from 1961 until 2007. The owner of the company is bankrupt and is not able to properly dispose of the hazardous waste and unused products remaining at the Site. There are approximately 160 drums and numerous vats of hazardous waste and materials at the Site, including sodium cyanide, flammable materials, corrosive materials, and materials containing high concentrations of metals (such as chromium, nickel, and copper). Incompatible materials are stored together and some of the drums are leaking. The removal is expected to take approximately six weeks to complete.
An Action Memorandum approved up to $532,301 to conduct a time-critical removal action at this site.
Columbia City Testworth Laboratories, February 2011
Columbia City, IN - EPA Region V
Testworth Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1941 and used the Site to manufacture the following types of products: special liquid adhesives; coating compounds of natural latex, natural rubber, and synthetic rubber; synthetic resins; chemical dispersions; emulsions for latex compounding; custom compounding sealants; and water- or solvent-based adhesives.

Testworth ceased site operations in early 2010 after facility's closure by order of the Indiana State Fire Marshall. Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) requested that the U.S. EPA investigate potential environmental threats at the Site. In April 2010, U.S. EPA conducted a site assessment. The results of this assessment indicated that corrosive and flammable hazardous wastes remained onsite in drums, totes and other containers.

Emergency Response and Rapid Services (ERRS) and Superfund Technical Assistance and Response Team (START) contractors were mobilized to the site on February 28, 2011 to remove and dispose of hazardous materials from the site.
Crown Laundry, April 2011
Indianapolis, IN - EPA Region V
The Crown Laundry Site is a former industrial rug cleaner, which operated from 1910 to 1975. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a site assessment on October 11, 2010. During the assessment, EPA documented approximately 20 drums and hundreds of smaller containers 5 gallons or less. Field hazard categorization documented that many of the drums and containers contain characteristic hazardous waste including ignitable and corrosive materials. EPA conducted emergency stablization and removal of the drums and other containers on October 12-22, 2010.

EPA started time-critical removal activities on April 4, 2011. These activities will include: removing underground storage tanks (USTs), including dry cleaning solvents; mitigating soil contamination; and assessing nearby residential properties for potential vapor intrusion issues.

On December 17, 2010, EPA approved expenditures up to  $1,991,732 to conduct emergency and time-critical removal actions at this site.

Custom Chrome Plating Site, March 2010
Dayton, OH - EPA Region V
On March 4, 2010, the Ohio EPA requested assistance from US EPA Region 5 at the Custom Chrome Plating (CCP) Site in Dayton, OH. The site is the location of a former chrome plating facility. Abandoned wastes include chrome sludge, acids, chromic acid bath solutions and flammable liquids.

 On March 10, 2010, U.S. EPA conducted a site assessment at the CCP Site and observed approximately 25 chrome plating vats and tanks and 100 55-gallon drums and other waste containers within the facility. During the site assessment, U.S. EPA collected 9 liquid waste samples and 2 solid waste samples from drums, plating vats and containers. Analytical results indicated seven liquid waste samples having a pH value of less than 2.0 standard units and therefore meet the criterion for hazardous waste by virtue of corrosivity as defined in 40 CFR 261.22. Analytical results indicated that five investigative samples have TCLP chromium concentrations greater than 5.0 mg/L, with a maximum TCLP chromium concentration of 11,900 mg/L, and therefore meet the criterion for hazardous waste by virtue of toxicity as defined in 40 CFR 261.24. Analytical results indicated that two investigative liquid waste samples have flash points of less than 140 ºF and therefore meet the criterion for hazardous waste by virtue of the characteristic of ignitability as defined in 40 CFR 261.21. Hazardous wastes identified at the Site exhibit the following characteristics:

:: Corrosivity
:: Toxicity
:: Ignitability

Butte La Rose Abandoned Containers
Louisiana, Region 6
On 5/14/2011, EPA discover an abandoned site that approximately 25 containers containing potentially hazardous substances. The site is located in Butte La Rose, LA inside the Atchafalaya River basin. Locals indicated that the owner died and the building on the property burned. The containers are unsecured and in the inundation zone according to the USACE. The USACE opened the Morganza Spillway on 5/14/2011. The Site is located within the USCG AOR as described by the USCG/EPA Response MOU. EPA contacted USCG and the COPT Morgan City granted EPA permission to conduct an emergency removal action. EPA is prepared to remove the containers and move them to a staging area will the containers will be sampled and disposed of. EPA activities have also been coordinated with LDEQ.
Cusol Company Inc
Houston, TX - EPA Region VI
The Cusol Company, Inc. (Cusol) site was referred to EPA Region VI Superfund Prevention and Response Branch on 10/19/09 by Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services (HCPHES). Cusol operated as an adhesives manufacturer until abandoned in 2005. HCPHES inspected the site and found approximately 600 55-gallon drums with and without labels, three 7,000-gallon ASTs, hundreds of smaller containers, evidence of spills/release, and limited security of the site.

Cusol is located in a residential neighborhood. Eyewitness accounts, and physical evidence, support acts of trespass, vandalism, and thievary on-site.
La Union Drum
La Union, NM - EPA Region VI
On August 24, 2010 EPA's Region 6 emergency response team was notified of an 18-wheeler box trailer located in La Union, NM filled with suspected hazardous waste. It is reported that the trailer and cargo has been setting in the same location for at least 5 years. EPA mobilized to the site on August 26, 2010 to initiate an emergency removal assessment. Objectives of the assessment were to: remove the containers from the trailer, inventory the containers, categorize the material and obtain disposal profile samples.
Maxwell Creek Drums
Murphy, TX - EPA Region VI
OSC Adams and START3 contractors were activated to respond to an NRC Report #956732 reporting abandoned and leaking drums in a ditch along South Maxwell Creek Road in Murphy, Texas.
North Fort Worth Plating
Fort Worth, TX - EPA Region VI

The North Fort Worth Plating Company site is located at 3105 North Hays Street in Fort Worth, Tarrant County Texas. The facility consists of a 3,400-square-foot building constructed in 1976.

The site is an abandoned plating facility where chromium, nickel, copper, and gold plating for miscellaneous light commercial and residential applications was conducted. Plating operations began in the 1970s and ceased in some time around December 2003.

Prior to closure and abandonment, machining and plating equipment, supplies, and chemicals were not removed. Based on a review of records obtained from TCEQ, little effort was made prior to or after closure/abandonment to remove on-site chrome plating wastes or equipment. These wastes were presumed to have been generated and accumulated during facility operations prior to its closure/abandonment in December 2003. As such, a quantity of solid and liquid waste remained on-site in 27 plating vats, an undetermined number of steel and poly 55-gallon drums, and more than 100 smaller containers at the time of closure/abandonment.
Scrub-A-Dubb Barrel Co.
Lubbock, TX - EPA Region VI
The Scrub-A-Dubb Site (Site) is an inactive drum refurbisher. The owner/operator began the business in the mid 1970s. Scrub-A-Dubb (SAD) would take drums from a variety of companies and sources, then clean, repair, and repaint the drums. SAD would then sell the drums. Drums that were in too poor of a condition to be refurbished or when the supply exceeded the demand, were stacked on the Site. It is evident that not all drums were empty or even RCRA-empty (40 CFR §261.7) were brought to the Site. It is estimated that more than 2,000 drums with significant quantities of hazardous waste are on the Site. Some drums are completely full of liquid waste. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 60,000 drums remain onsite. At this time, is not possible to assess the number and condition of other drums that may be underneath the piles of drums.

The refurbishing process employed by SAD included rinsing the interior and washing the exterior of the drums with water. That water and contents of the drums was drained into a waste water treatment system comprised of several settling vats. The vats have discarded hoses, tanks, and other material dumped in them. The vats have been the source of previous releases that have gone offsite.
Chemco Industries
Topeka, KS - EPA Region VII
On June 19, 1995, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program requested the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region VII Emergency Response and Removal Program (ERRP) conduct a removal site evaluation at the Chemco Industries, Inc., site located at Building #638, Forbes Field, Topeka, Kansas. Chemco Industries, Inc. (Chemco) was a small business owned and operated by Kenneth H. Halbert. Mr. Halbert engaged in the purchase and resale of used laboratory-grade chemical reagents. On November 27-29, 1995, as part of the ERRP removal site evaluation, a thorough inventory of all laboratory-grade chemical reagents and chemical wastes at the facility was performed. The inventory documented approximately 2,454 containers ranging in size from 1 ounce to 55 gallons that contained either a CERCLA hazardous substance or a flammable, corrosive, toxic, irritating, or oxidizing chemical. A large percentage (93%) of Chemco's inventory appeared to be in good condition (i.e., labeled and non-leaking). However, several problems noted by ERRP's inventory team included incompatible chemicals, staged in close proximity to one another, that were either rusting, leaking, bulging, or had collapsed resulting in the release of their contents within the facility.

Subsequently, as a result of the removal site evaluation, EPA Region VII conducted a time-critical removal action at Chemco from June 24, 1996, to July 8, 1996, during which time approximately 2,454 containers of laboratory-grade chemical reagents, ranging in size from 1-ounce to 55-gallons, were consolidated and transported off-site for disposal.
 According to KDHE, the former owner and operator of Chemco, Mr. Halbert had passed away in February 2006. From a review of the previous 1995 and 1996 removal inventory information, it appears most of the current inventory was present during the previous removal but was likely determined by Mr. Halbert to be usable or resalable product. With Mr. Halbert's death and the dissolution of Chemco, all of the remaining material appears to be abandoned waste.

Since no other federal or state response mechanisms was identified available to respond to the release, EPA is currently preparing to undertake a fund-lead time-critical removal action to stabilize conditions at the site.
Hill Plating Inc.
Springfield, MO - EPA Region VII
The Hill Plating Inc., company operated as a plating facility from 1987 to 2004. In 2005, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) responded to a call from the City of Springfield police department regarding trespassing violations at the facility. Subsequent MDNR investigations documented approximately 2,655 gallons (22,157 pounds or 10,050 kilograms) of waste material present on the site, and approximately 2,211 gallons (18,450 pounds or 8,369 kilograms) of that waste was determined to be characteristically hazardous for corrosivity and/or ignitability.

Based on the presence and volume of characteristically hazardous waste on the site, a history of vandalism, and the proximity of residences and businesses near the site, the risk posed by the site through the direct exposure pathway is relatively high. On August 4, 2008, MDNR referred the site to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and recommended that a time-critical removal action be preformed to remove on-site wastes. MDNR intends to continue (phase II) of their site investigation activities after the proposed USEPA removal action is completed.

A fund-lead removal action was initiated by USEPA on November 2, 2009.
Plating, Inc.
Great Bend, KS - EPA Region VII
The site formerly operated as a metal finishing facility that began chromium plating operations in Great Bend, Kansas, in 1968. Zinc plating processes were added at the facility in 1975. The plating lines used solutions containing chromium and zinc. In addition, highly caustic and acidic solutions were also used in the electroplating process.

Operations at the facility ceased on November 4, 2005. Since the closure of the facility, little work has been performed to mitigate the hazards present and several sources of hazardous substances remain on the site and present a continued threat of release. A large number of open vats still contain electroplating solution. Wastes produced from the treatment of waste-caustic cleaner and electroplating waste are also onsite in open vats and containers. One drum of muriatic acid is bulging and leaking into the tank in which it was placed for secondary containment.

During an inspection by state officials in January 2007, chrome-plating wastes were identified onsite as well as other hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Wastes currently onsite include approximately five tanks containing 6,400 gallons of chromic acid, three tanks and ten drums containing 2,100 gallons of muriatic acid, one tank containing 1,500 gallons of chrome contaminated alkaline cleaner, one tank containing 150 gallons of sodium hydroxide, and one tank containing 100 gallons of sodium bisulfite, as well as several tanks, 55-gallon drums and 5-gallon buckets of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, used oil, zinc plating sludge, dried alkaline cleaner sludge, and various plating additives.

On July 26, 2006, yhe Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) referred the site to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for completion of the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation for eventual listing on the National Priorities List (NPL) consistent with the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP).

On January 24, 2007, KDHE referred the site to EPA with a recommendation that a time-critical removal action be conducted at the site consistent with Section 300.415 of the NCP.
Nome Street Trailer Site
Denver, CO - EPA Region VIII
This removal action involved the assessment, cleanup, and disposal of abandoned containers of toxic, corrosive, and combustible wastes. The containers of wastes including perchloroethylene, corrosive detergents and other wastes, appear to have originated from a dry cleaner supplier and retailer and were placed inside an unlocked semi-trailer abandoned on a city street.
Wallace Road Drums
Salt Lake City, UT - EPA Region VIII
The Wallace Road Drums site consists of two abandoned truck trailers on the side of the road in front of an industrial area. Inside the trailers are more than 60 50-gallon drums with substances that appear to be plating wastes; one of the drums was leaking material out of the trailer door and onto the ground. The trailers were unsecured and located in an industrial area with residences located nearby.
Borwick Ave. Waste Site
South Gate, CA - EPA Region IX
On 4/13/11, EPA was notified of a warehouse with abandoned waste in the City of South Gate, Los Angeles County, CA. The abandoned wastes are associated with a defunct waste transportation/brokerage concern also responsible for abandoned wastes at the Santa Fe Springs Drums Site. The Santa Fe Springs Drum Site was the subject of an EPA led removal action which concluded in March 2011.

This second, distinct location, contained wastes similar to the Santa Fe Springs Drum Site. Avaialble RCRA Mark information suggests that abandoned wastes at the Borwick Ave Waste Site location originate from many of the same generators encountered at the Santa Fe Springs Drum Site location.

EPA conducted a removal assessment including inventory, field testing and laboratory sample analysis. OSC Benson coordinated activities with the State Department of Toxics Substances Control (DTSC), Los Angeles County Health HazMat and EPA's CID. A generator recall (voluntary PRP removal) was successfully concluded in early May. Bulk and non-bulk wastes which could not be attributed to identified generators were handled by DTSC's Emergency Reserve Account. This final phase orphaned waste removal was concluded by DTSC on May 16, 2011.
Foster Plating
Oakland, CA - EPA Region IX
The Site is an inactive plating shop in a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in West Oakland. Deteriorated vats of plating solutions, including strong acids and caustics as well as cyanide solutions, are present at the Site. The plating shop is located in a large garage directly adjacent to an occupied residence.
Indalex Aluminum Solutions
Modesto, CA - EPA Region IX
Indalex Aluminum Solutions (Indalex) was an aluminum extrusion company that performed custom extrusion, anodizing, and painting at their Modesto facility until operations ceased in the Spring of 2009. Presently, Indalex is in bankruptcy and the facility has been abandoned. Access to the 9-acre site was not secure and as a result there has been widespread vandalism throughout. There are over one-hundred (100) 55-gallon drums, contents unknown, some labeled as "Hazardous waste" on site. There six (6) 10,000-gallon above ground storage tanks labeled as containing acids and bases. There are two (2) 5,000-gallon tanks and one (1) 8,000-gallon tank containing unknown liquids. There is visible liquid within the secondary containment around all of these tanks. Waste oil was released from two (2) 2,000-gallon tanks into the secondary containment. According to State and Local officials, within the facility there are several dip tanks associated with the plant processes that still contain liquids.
On September 7, 2010 the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) requested assistance to conduct a removal action at this facility.
Riverside Chrome Plating
Riverside, CA - EPA Region IX
On July 22, 2010, OSC Rob Wise and the StART provided technical assistance to Riverside Co. DA's Office in a search warrant at Riverside Chrome Plating, a defunct plating shop. During the search warrant and after determining that the cleanup would be beyond their financial capability, Riverside Co. Environmental Health referred the site to EPA for a removal action.

Throughout the day on the July 22 and into July 23, OSC Wise and the START conducted a removal assessment of the property after securing property access from the building owner and the plating shop owners. The assessment documented the presence of large quantities of acid liquids, base liquids, oxidizers, cyanide and heavy metals.

OSC Wise issued a CERCLA General Notice to all parties.
Santa Fe Springs Drums
Santa Fe Springs, CA, CA - EPA Region IX
The California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) referred the site of an abandoned hazardous waste transportation company to EPA Region 9 for removal. The trucking company SWHAT Trucking went out of business and abandoned a large quantity of hazardous waste in 5 gallon buckets, drums, 500 gallon totes, small storage tanks and 3-2000 gallon vacuum trucks. The wastes include RCRA listed and characteristic wastes, chlorinated and nonchlorinated solvents, flammable liquids, waste oils, acids and paint related materials.

On October 1, 2010, OSC Robert Wise and the START contractor began removal assessment operations and are on-going. OSC Wise issued CERCLA General Notice to the land owner and the business owner. Both indicated they are incapable of completing the cleanup.
All American Metal Finishing
Kent, WA - EPA Region X
All American Metal Finishing is a zinc electroplating shop
specializing in rack and barrel plating. All American Metal Finishing was previously located at 1819 Central Avenue South, also in Kent. The current facility was in operation from 2007-2009. They have not shipped any waste since December 2008 leaving all process chemicals and waste on site.

Due to the green river flooding concerns, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) requested the assistance of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the cleanup of All American Metal Finishing. On November 3, 3009, EPA performed a removal assessment to visually inspect and evaluate the Site to determine if the Site warrants cleanup. EPA observed the following:

 Due to the green river flooding concerns, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) requested the assistance of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the cleanup of All American Metal Finishing. On November 3, 3009, EPA performed a removal assessment to visually inspect and evaluate the Site to determine if the Site warrants cleanup. EPA observed the following:

∙ 32 Process Tanks (approximately 20,220 gallons of liquid)
- 3000 gallons of Zinc Plating Solution
- 320 gallons of Zinc Generation
- 1400 gallons of Zinc Plating Rinse
- 700 gallons of Nitric Acid Pre-Dip Solution
- 700 gallons of TRI V 121(Chrome III) 3% Solution
- 1400 gallons of TRI V 121(Chrome III) Rinse
- 2800 gallons of TRI V 121(Chrome III) Yellow Converter Rinse
- 800 gallons of Zinc Chrome Shield
- 600 gallons of 30% Muriatic Acid
- 2,000 gallons of Muriatic Acid Rinse
- 1400 gallons of 9% Sodium Metasilicate
- 1400 gallons of 9% Sodium Hydroxide
- 2100 gallons of Metal Cleaner Rinse
- 1500 gallons of 13% Muriatic Acid Rinse
- 100 gallons Rinse Water

Rexburg Drum
Rexburg, ID - EPA Region X
On July 8, 2010, EPA was asked by Idaho DEQ and Madison County to respond to a private residence on about (1/4) acre of land outside of Rexburg, Idaho. The site had what appeared to be thousands of paint-related containers that were in poor condition.

EPA mobilized to the Site on July 10, 2010, having obtained access via an administrative warrant from US District Court. From July 10 through July 16, EPA and START identified approximately 3,200 containers at the Site, which were segregated and staged, and a representative portion were sampled and hazard categorized. Leaking or unstable containers with hazardous substances were temporarily stabilized pending cleanup. Flammable, oxidizing and corrosive hazardous substances at the Site were identified. Access to the Site is unrestricted. The Site is adjacent to a heavily trafficked thoroughfare (W 2000 South).

Star Bright Plating
Mulino, OR - EPA Region X
Star Bright is a plating shop that has been in operation for approximately 20 years, and which is in now in foreclosure. Chemicals used in the operation remain on site in a variety of containers, including open vats containing: ~700 gallons copper cyanide solution, ~1100 gallons of Acid Copper (H2SO4) solution, ~2500 pounds of cyanide bearing sludge,~1100 gallons of contaminated rinse water, ~550 gallons of nickel plating solution and~1350 gallons of chrome solutions. Because of the largely uncontrolled chemical hazards at the site, local fire agencies have determined that they will not attempt to extinguish a fire at the facility. In the event of such a fire, a potentially toxic smoke plume could extend into nearby populated areas and endanger local health. Local fire and the state DEQ requested the assistance of US EPA in ensuring an expeditious and effective amelioration of hazards at the site.

Source: http://www.epaosc.org/site/regionmap.aspx


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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2012)]
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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 Numbers: RP13-283-000.
    Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC.
    Description: Contracting Process Nov2012 Filing to be effective 1/
1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5076.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-284-000.
    Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C.
    Description: Contracting Processes Nov2012 Filing to be effective
1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5082.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-285-000.
    Applicants: Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C.
    Description: Contracting Processes Nov2012 Filing to be effective
1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5083.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-286-000.
    Applicants: Discovery Gas Transmission L.L.C.
    Description: 2013 HMRE Filing to be effective 1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-287-000.
    Applicants: Saltville Gas Storage Company L.L.C.
    Description: Contracting Processes Nov2012 Filing to be effective
1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5089.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-288-000.
    Applicants: Egan Hub Storage, LLC.
    Description: Contracting Processes Nov2012 Filing to be effective
1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5092.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-289-000.
    Applicants: Bobcat Gas Storage.
    Description: Contracting Processes Nov2012 Filing to be effective
1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5093.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-290-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

    Description: 11/15/12 Negotiated Rates--BG Energy Merchants, LLC
(RTS) 6040-39 & -40 to be effective 12/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5146.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-291-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: 11/15/12 HUB Negotiated Rates Blanket Filing 2 to be
effective 11/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5148.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-292-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: 11/15/12 Negotiated Rates--Barclays Bank PLC to be
effective 12/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5149.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-293-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
    Description: Reservation of Capacity for Future Service to be
effective 12/15/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5156.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-294-000.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Create ENS Service to be effective 1/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 11/16/12.
    Accession Number: 20121116-5034.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-295-000.
    Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Update Tariff Prior to EP2DART Conversion Filing to be
effective 12/17/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/16/12.
    Accession Number: 20121116-5074.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-296-000.
    Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
    Description: Remove Rate Schedule X-64 to be effective 11/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/16/12.
    Accession Number: 20121116-5165.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/12.

    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 comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

Filings in Existing Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP12-1070-001.
    Applicants: Midwestern Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Negotiated Rate Non-Conforming Agreement--Sequent to
be effective 10/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/15/12.
    Accession Number: 20121115-5145.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-121-001.
    Applicants: Crossroads Pipeline Company.
    Description: NAESB 2.0 Compliance Filing to be effective 12/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/16/12.
    Accession Number: 20121116-5103.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-225-001.
    Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP.
    Description: Amendment to Filing in Docket No. RP13-225-000 to be
effective 11/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/16/12.
    Accession Number: 20121116-5033.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-99-001.
    Applicants: Empire Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Empire-NAESB v2 CF to be effective 12/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/16/12.
    Accession Number: 20121116-5189.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/28/12.

    Docket Numbers: RP13-97-001.
    Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation.
    Description: NAESB V2.0 CF to be effective 12/1/2012.
    Filed Date: 11/19/12.
    Accession Number: 20121119-5022.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/12.

    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.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, and service 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 (202) 502-
8659.

    Dated: November 19, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC17-187-000.
    Applicants: Westwood Generation, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Westwood Generation, LLC.
    Filed Date: 9/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20170922-5033.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/13/17.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER17-1721-003.
    Applicants: Dynegy Stuart, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Superseded Revised Rate Schedule to
be effective 8/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 9/20/17.
    Accession Number: 20170920-5180.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/11/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2536-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Port of Oakland Unexecuted
IA (SA 347) to be effective 11/22/2017.
    Filed Date: 9/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20170922-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2537-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 1876R5 KEPCO NITSA to be
effective 9/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 9/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20170922-5031.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2538-000.
    Applicants: AEP Generation Resources Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: AEP GR Stuart Station Unit 1
Reactive Filing RS3 to be effective 10/1/2017.
    Filed Date: 9/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20170922-5047.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/13/17.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-2539-000.
    Applicants: NSTAR Electric Company.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of Belmont
Transmission Service Agreement to be effective 9/30/2017.
    Filed Date: 9/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20170922-5056.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/13/17.

    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 comment date. 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: September 22, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-20995 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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