[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21235-21236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08400]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CD14-16-000]
El Dorado Irrigation District; Notice of Preliminary
Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and
Soliciting Comments and Motions to Intervene
On March 25, 2014, El Dorado Irrigation District 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 proposed Tank
3 In-conduit Hydroelectric Project would have an installed capacity of
600 kilowatts (kW) and would utilize an existing 30-diameter water
supply pipeline. The project would be located near the Town of Camino,
El Dorado County, California.
Applicant Contact: Cindy Megerdigan, El Dorado Irrigation District,
2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Phone No. (530) 642-4056.
FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502-6062, email:
[email protected].
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A proposed 20-foot-long, 24-inch diameter
pipeline that branches off the 30-inch diameter main water supply pipe,
which carries water in succession to; (2) three proposed 20-foot-long,
16-inch diameter pipes along which are; (3) three generating units,
with a total installed capacity of 600 kW; (4) a proposed 20-foot-long,
24-inch-diameter discharge pipe that receives water from the three 16-
inch diameter pipes; (5) a proposed 20-foot-long, 24-inch diameter
bypass pipe to be used when the plant is shut down; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual
generating capacity of 2,900 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.
Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by The conduit the Y
HREA. 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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended The facility is Y
by HREA. constructed,
operated, or
maintained for the
generation of
electric power and
uses for such
generation only the
hydroelectric
potential of a non-
federally owned
conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended The facility has an Y
by HREA. installed capacity
that does not exceed
5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as On or before August 9, Y
amended by HREA. 2013, the facility is
not licensed, or
exempted from the
licensing
requirements of Part
I of the FPA.
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Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria,
Commission staff 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 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://
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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using the ``eLibrary'' link.
Enter the docket number (e.g., CD14-16-000) 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: April 8, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-08400 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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