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Yuba River, and Oregon Creek, in Yuba, 

Sierra, and Nevada Counties, California. 

The license for Project No. 2246 was 

issued for a period ending March 31, 

2016. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the 

Commission, at the expiration of a 

license term, to issue from year-to-year 

an annual license to the then licensee 

under the terms and conditions of the 

prior license until a new license is 

issued, or the project is otherwise 

disposed of as provided in section 15 or 

any other applicable section of the FPA. 

If the project’s prior license waived the 

applicability of section 15 of the FPA, 

then, based on section 9(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 

has filed an application for a subsequent 

license, the licensee may continue to 

operate the project in accordance with 

the terms and conditions of the license 

after the minor or minor part license 

expires, until the Commission acts on 

its application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 2246 

is issued to the licensee for a period 

effective April 1, 2016 through March 

31, 2017 or until the issuance of a new 

license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. If issuance of a new license 

(or other disposition) does not take 

place on or before March 31, 2017, 

notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 

18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license 

under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is 

renewed automatically without further 

order or notice by the Commission, 

unless the Commission orders 

otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that the licensee, Yuba County Water 

Agency., is authorized to continue 

operation of the Yuba River Project, 

until such time as the Commission acts 

on its application for a subsequent 

license. 

Dated: March 7, 2016. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08475 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER16–1354–000] 

Live Oak Solar, LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Grande 

Prairie Wind, LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is April 27, 

2016. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

electronic 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Dated: April 7, 2016. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08473 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9944–92–Region 1] 

Availability of Final NPDES General 

Permit for Stormwater Discharges 

From Small Municipal Separate Storm 

Sewer Systems in Massachusetts 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of final 

NPDES general permit. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, EPA—Region 1, 

is providing a notice of availability of 

the final National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) general 

permit for stormwater discharges from 

small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer 

systems (MS4s) to certain waters of the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The 

final Massachusetts small MS4 general 

permit establishes Notice of Intent (NOI) 

requirements, prohibitions, and 

management practices for stormwater 

discharges from small MS4s in 

Massachusetts. The final Massachusetts 

small MS4 general permit reflects 

modifications to the draft small MS4 

general permit released for comment on 

September 30, 2014 and replaces the 

2003 small MS4 general permit for MS4 

operators within the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts. 

DATES: The Massachusetts small MS4 

general permit shall be effective on July 

1, 2017 and will expire at midnight on 

June 30, 2022. In accordance with 40 

CFR part 23, this permit shall be 

considered issued for the purpose of 

judicial review at 1:00 p.m. eastern 

standard time on April 27, 2016. Under 

section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, 

judicial review of this general permit 

can be requested by filing a petition for 

review in the United States Court of 

Appeals within 120 days after the 

permit is considered issued. Under 

section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, 

the requirements in this permit may not 

be challenged later in civil or criminal 

proceedings to enforce these 

requirements. In addition, this permit 

may not be challenged in other agency 

proceedings. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Newton Tedder, Stormwater and 

Construction Permits Section OEP 06–4, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912; 617–918– 

1038; tedder.newton@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information 

EPA is reissuing three final NPDES 

permits for discharges of stormwater 

from small MS4s to certain waters 

within the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts. The three general 

permits are: 

MAR041000—Traditional cities and 

towns 

MAR042000—Non-traditional state, 

federal, county, and other publicly 

owned MS4s 

MAR043000—Non-traditional 

transportation MS4s 

While these are technically distinct 

permits, for convenience they have been 

grouped into a single document and this 

document refers to the ‘‘permit’’ in the 

singular. The final general permit, 

appendices and attachments, as well as 

response to comments on the draft 

permit and supplemental fact sheet 

information are available at http://

www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/

stormwater/MS4_MA.html. 

The conditions in the general permit 

are established pursuant to Clean Water 

Act (CWA) section 402(p)(3)(iii) to 

ensure that pollutant discharges from 

small MS4s are reduced to the 

Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP), 

protect water quality, and satisfy the 

appropriate requirements of the CWA. 

Further information on the requirements 

of the permit related to MEP and water 

quality may be found in EPA’s Response 

to Comments document on the above 

Web site. 

EPA issued a final general permit to 

address stormwater discharges from 

small MS4s in Massachusetts and New 

Hampshire on May 1, 2003. The 2003 

general permit required small MS4 

operators to develop and implement a 

Stormwater Management Program 

(SWMP) designed to control pollutants 

to the maximum extent practicable and 

protect water quality. This final general 

permit for Massachusetts MS4s builds 

on the requirements of the 2003 general 

permit. During 2010, EPA drafted two 

separate Small MS4 general permits to 

replace the 2003 Small MS4 permit for 

eligible operators located in 

Massachusetts; one for operators located 

in the North Coastal watershed and the 

other for those located in the Interstate, 

Merrimack and South Coastal 

watersheds. Based on comments and 

information gathered while developing 

responses, EPA modified the initial 

draft general permits and issued a draft 

permit covering all eligible operators in 

Massachusetts pursuant to 40 CFR 

124.6. EPA took public comments on 

this draft permit from September 30, 

2014 to February 27, 2015. EPA received 

over 150 unique written letters and oral 

comments on the draft permit. 

Concurrent with the release of the final 

permit and supplemental materials EPA 

will make available a Response to 

Comments received on the draft permit. 

The Response to Comments will be 

available on the EPA Web site listed 

above. Changes to the permit resulting 

from public comments include, but are 

not limited to: Reduction of certain 

reporting requirements and metrics, 

reorganization of certain requirements 

for clarity, and extension of deadlines 

for certain required tasks and reports 

within the permit. 

Obtaining Authorization 

In order for a small MS4 operator to 

obtain authorization to discharge, it 

must submit a complete and accurate 

NOI containing the information in 

Appendix E of the general permit. The 

NOI must be submitted on or before 

September 29, 2017 (90 days from the 

effective date of the final permit). A 

small MS4 operator must meet the 

eligibility requirements of the general 

permit found in Part 1.2 and Part 1.9 

prior to submission of its NOI. A small 

MS4 operator will be authorized to 

discharge under the permit upon receipt 

of written notice from EPA following a 

public notice of the submitted NOI. EPA 

will authorize the discharge, request 

additional information, or require the 

small MS4 to apply for an alternative 

permit or an individual permit. NOIs 

may be submitted electronically to EPA 

at stormwater.reports@epa.gov or sent 

via regular or overnight mail to: United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Stormwater and Construction 

Permits Section OEP 06–1, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912. A copy of 

the NOI shall also be sent to MassDEP 

at the following address: Massachusetts 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, One Winter Street—5th 

Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 

ATTN: Frederick Civian, Stormwater 

Coordinator. 

Other Legal Requirements 

In accordance with the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA), EPA has updated the 

provisions and necessary actions and 

documentation related to potential 

impacts to endangered species from 

discharges and related actions under the 

Massachusetts small MS4 general 

permit. EPA has obtained concurrence 

from the appropriate federal services 

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

National Marine Fisheries Service) 

regarding the requirements of this 

general permit. 

In accordance with the National 

Historic Preservation Act, EPA has 

established provisions and 

documentation requirements for 

operators seeking coverage under the 

Massachusetts small MS4 general 

permit to ensure that discharges or 

actions taken under this permit will not 

adversely affect historic properties and 

places. 

Authority: This action is being taken 

under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 

et seq. 

Dated: April 4, 2016. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, Region 1. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0335; FRL–9944–91– 

OW] 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

for the Draft EPA–USGS Technical 

Report: Protecting Aquatic Life From 

Effects of Hydrologic Alteration 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is extending the comment 

period for the draft technical report: 

Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of 

Hydrologic Alteration. In response to 

stakeholder requests, the comment 

period will be extended for an 

additional 45 days, from May 3, 2016 to 

June 17, 2016. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 17, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0335, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish 

any comment received to its public 

docket. Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 


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