[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55251-55252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21960]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD13-9-000]
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; Notice of Workshop
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) staff
will hold a workshop on October 2, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. (EDT) to 4:00
p.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The workshop will be open to the public, and all
interested parties are invited to attend and participate.
The purpose of the workshop is to begin investigating the
feasibility of a two-year process for the issuance of a license for
hydropower development at non-powered dams and closed-loop pumped
storage projects in compliance with section 6 of the Hydropower
Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013. Participants should be prepared to
discuss whether such a process is feasible, present ideas on the
details of a two-year licensing process, discuss potential criteria for
identifying projects that may be appropriate for a two-year licensing
process, and recommend potential pilot projects to test a two-year
licensing process.
This workshop will be transcribed. Transcripts of the workshop will
be immediately available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. at
(202) 347-3700. A free webcast of this event will be available through
www.ferc.gov. Anyone with internet access who wants to view this event
can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and
locating this event in the Calendar. The event will contain a link to
its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical support for
webcasts and offers the option of listening to the workshop via phone-
bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, visit
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www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.
Those interested in attending the workshop or viewing the webcast
are encouraged to register at https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/efficiency-act-10-02-13-form.asp by September 25, 2013. A
limited number of phone lines will be available on a first-come, first-
served basis for interested parties to participate via teleconference.
If you would like to participate via teleconference, please contact Ken
Wilcox at (202) 502-6835 or [email protected] by September 25,
2013. A workshop agenda will be issued under separate notice.
Commission workshops are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected], call (866) 208-3372 (toll
free) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 with the
required accommodations.
Those who wish to file written comments may do so by November 1,
2013. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
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, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number AD13-9-000.
All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files and
will be available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov
using the eLibrary link. Enter AD13-9 in the docket number field to
access documents. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support.
For more information about this workshop, please contact:
Brandon Cherry (Technical Information), Office of Energy Projects,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, (202) 502-8328, [email protected].
Sarah McKinley (Logistical Information), Office of External Affairs,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, (202) 502-8004, [email protected].
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21960 Filed 9-9-13; 8:45 am]
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