[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43576-43577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15484]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CD20-7-000]
Los Angeles County Public Works; Notice of Preliminary
Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and
Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene
On July 8, 2020, as supplemented on July 9, 2020, Los Angeles
County Public Works filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying
conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal
Power Act (FPA). The proposed M5E Pressure Reducing Station
Hydroelectric Project would have an installed capacity of 430 kilowatts
(kW), and would be located along an existing municipal water pipeline
belonging to the applicant near Palmdale, Los Angeles County,
California.
Applicant Contact: Eric Melander, 5500 Blue Heron Lane, Deming,
Washington 98244, Phone No. (360) 592-5552, Email:
[email protected].
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, Email:
[email protected].
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) Two 215-kW turbine-generators within an
existing an approximately 51-foot by 38-foot building at the M5E
Pressure Reducing Station; and (2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an estimated annual generation of approximately
1,236 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all the criteria shown in the table below.
Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A).................. The conduit the facility Y
uses is a tunnel, canal,
pipeline, aqueduct,
flume, ditch, or similar
manmade water conveyance
that is operated for the
distribution of water
for agricultural,
municipal, or industrial
consumption and not
primarily for the
generation of
electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i)............... The facility is Y
constructed, operated,
or maintained for the
generation of electric
power and uses for such
generation only the
hydroelectric potential
of a non-federally owned
conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii).............. The facility has an Y
installed capacity that
does not exceed 40
megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii)............. On or before August 9, Y
2013, the facility is
not licensed, or
exempted from the
licensing requirements
of Part I of the FPA.
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Preliminary Determination: The proposed M5E Pressure Reducing
Station Hydroelectric Project will not alter the primary purpose of the
conduit, which is to supply potable water to the City of Palmdale and
surrounding areas. Therefore, based upon the above criteria, Commission
staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies the
requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is not
required to be licensed or exempted from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 30
days from the issuance date of this notice.
Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified
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deadline date for the particular proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and
(4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through
385.2005 of the Commission's regulations.\1\ All comments contesting
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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\1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2019).
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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 protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may send a
paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service
on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: The Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of
this document via the internet through the Commission's website at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(i.e., CD20-7) in the docket number field to access the document. 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. Copies of the notice of
intent can be obtained directly from the applicant. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
Dated: July 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15484 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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