[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64935-64936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25698]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CD14-3-000]
Borough of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania; Notice of Preliminary
Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and
Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene
On October 10, 2013, the Borough of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania,
filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower
facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act, as amended
by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
(HREA). The Ellwood City Hydroelectric Project would be located at the
Borough of Ellwood City's wastewater treatment plant in Lawrence
County, Pennsylvania.
Applicant Contact: August E. Maas, P.E., Hill Engineering, 8 Gibson
Street, North East, PA 16428, Phone No. (814) 725-8659.
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, email:
[email protected].
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) An intake from the existing 24-inch
wastewater discharge pipe; (2) a proposed 20-foot-wide by 20-foot-long
powerhouse, containing one 10-kilowatt generating unit; (3) a proposed
discharge pipe returning flows to an existing rip-rapped wastewater
discharge channel; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project
would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 70 megawatt-
hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.
Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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Satisfies (Y/
Statutory provision Description N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA The conduit the Y
facility 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.
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FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by The facility is Y
HREA. constructed,
operated, or
maintained for the
generation of
electric power and
uses for such
generation only the
hydroelectric
potential of a non-
federally owned
conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by The facility has an Y
HREA. installed capacity
that does not exceed
5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by On or before August Y
HREA. 9, 2013, the
facility is not
licensed, or
exempted from the
licensing
requirements of Part
I of the FPA.
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Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria,
Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies
the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility 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 45
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 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 (2013).
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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, please send a paper
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service
on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD14-3) in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For TTY, call
(202) 502-8659.
Dated: October 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-25698 Filed 10-29-13; 8:45 am]
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