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1FPA section 251(a)(1) defines bulk-power 

system as follows: (A) facilities and control systems 

necessary for operating an interconnected electric 

energy transmission network (or any portion 

thereof); and (B) electric energy from generation 

facilities needed to maintain transmission system 

reliability. The term does not include facilities used 

in the local distribution of electric energy. 

2FPA section 215(a)(2) defines ‘‘Electric 

Reliability Organization’’ as ‘‘the organization 

certified by the Commission under subsection (c) 

the purpose of which is to establish and enforce 

reliability standards for the bulk-power system, 

subject to Commission review.’’ 

3North American Electric Reliability Corp., 116 

FERC 61,062 (ERO Certification Order), order on 

reh’g & compliance, 117 FERC 61,126 (2006), aff’d 

sub nom. Alcoa, Inc. v. FERC, 564 F.3d 1342 (DC 

Cir. 2009). 

4 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(4). 

5 16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(7) and (e)(4). 

6Planning Resource Adequacy Assessment 

Reliability Standard, Order No. 747, 134 FERC 

61,212 (2011). 

7Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. For further 

explanation of what is included in the information 

collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3. 

8For BAL–502–RF–03, the hourly cost (for salary 

plus benefits) uses the figures from the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics for three positions involved in the 

reporting and recordkeeping requirements. These 

figures include salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm) and benefits (http://

www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) and are: 

• Manager (Occupation Code 11–0000): $94.84/ 

hour 

• Engineer (Occupation Code 17–2071): $85.71/ 

hour 

• File Clerk (Occupation Code 43–4071): $52.60/ 

hour 

The hourly cost for the reporting requirements 

($77.72) is an average of the cost of a manager, an 

engineer, and a file clerk. 

9The number of respondents is derived from the 

NERC Compliance Registry as of October 2, 2020 for 

the burden associated with the proposed regional 

Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03. 

Commission’s compliance with section 

215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 

U.S.C. 824o), which enables the 

Commission to strengthen the reliability 

of the bulk-power system.1 The 

Commission’s implementation of FPA 

section 215 involves review and 

approval of a system of mandatory 

Reliability Standards that are 

established and enforced by an Electric 

Reliability Organization (ERO).2 The 

Commission has certified the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation (NERC) as the ERO.3

Reliability Standards that the ERO 

proposes to the Commission may 

include Reliability Standards that are 

proposed to the ERO by a Regional 

Entity.4 A Regional Entity is an entity 

that has been approved by the 

Commission to enforce Reliability 

Standards under delegated authority 

from the ERO.5 On March 17, 2011, the 

Commission approved a regional 

Reliability Standard submitted by the 

ERO that was developed by the 

ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RF).6

RF promotes bulk electric system 

reliability in the Eastern 

Interconnection. RF is the Regional 

Entity responsible for compliance 

monitoring and enforcement in the RF 

region. In addition, RF provides an 

environment for the development of 

Reliability Standards and the 

coordination of the operating and 

planning activities of its members as set 

forth in the RF bylaws. 

There is one regional Reliability 

Standard in the RF region. The 

Commission requests renewal of OMB 

clearance for that regional Reliability 

Standard, known as BAL–502–RF–03 

(Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, 

Assessment and Documentation). 

Type of Respondents: Planning 

coordinators. 

Estimate of Annual Burden 7: The 

estimated burden and cost 8 are as 

follows: 

FERC–725HH, RF RELIABILITY STANDARDS

Entity Number of 

respondents 9

Annual 

number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Annual 

number of 

responses 

Average burden hours 

and cost per response ($) 

Total annual burden hours 

and total annual cost ($) 

Cost per 

respondent ($) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) = (6) 

Proposed Regional Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03 

Planning Coordinators ......................... 2 1 2 16 hrs.; $1,243.52 ............ 32 hrs.; $2487.04 ............. $1,243.52 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden and cost of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: December 1, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26823 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2879–012] 

Green Mountain Power Corporation; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

and Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2879–012. 

c. Date Filed: January 30, 2020. 

d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power 

Corporation (GMP). 

e. Name of Project: Bolton Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the Winooski River in 

Washington County, Vermont. The 

project does not affect federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John 

Greenan, P.E., Engineer, Green 

Mountain Power Corporation, 1252 Post 

Road, Rutland, Vermont 05701; phone: 

(802) 770–2195 or email at 

John.Greenan@

greenmountainpower.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 

502–6522; or email at michael.tust@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 


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prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 

date of this notice; reply comments are 

due 105 days from the issuance date of 

this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene, protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, you may submit 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. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

The Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on July 

15, 2020, revising the regulations under 

40 CFR parts 1500–1518 that federal 

agencies use to implement NEPA (see 

Update to the Regulations Implementing 

the Procedural Provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act, 85 

FR 43,304). The Final Rule became 

effective on and applies to any NEPA 

process begun after September 14, 2020. 

An agency may also apply the 

regulations to ongoing activities and 

environmental documents begun before 

September 14, 2020, which includes the 

proposed Bolton Falls Project 

relicensing. Commission staff intends to 

conduct its NEPA review in accordance 

with CEQ’s new regulations. 

l. The Bolton Falls Project consists of 

the following constructed facilities: (1) A 

92-foot-high, 275-foot-wide timber crib 

dam with a 5-foot-high rubber dam atop 

the timber crib construction with a 

maximum crest elevation of 397 feet and 

a 196-foot-long reinforced concrete 

spillway cap at a crest elevation of 392 

feet; (2) a 59-acre impoundment with a 

total storage capacity of 300 acre-feet at 

a normal operating elevation of 397 feet; 

(3) a forebay with two concrete intakes, 

each with a 3-inch-spaced trashrack; (4) 

two 10-foot diameter, 120-foot-long steel 

penstocks; (5) a 73-foot-long, 57-footwide powerhouse containing two 

horizontal, 3,750-kilowatt Kaplan 

turbines with a total installed capacity 

of 7,500 kilowatts; (6) a 36-inch 

diameter steel bypass pipe with an 

invert elevation of 383 feet that 

discharges near the left side of the 

spillway base; (7) an approximately 130- 

foot long, 5-kilovolt underground 

transmission line connecting to an 

adjacent switchyard; (8) a 600-foot-long, 

34.5-kilovolt overhead transmission line 

connecting to a second switchyard; and 

(9) appurtenant facilities. GMP also 

maintains day-use recreation facilities at 

the project, including a picnic area, 

trails, fishing access, and a canoe launch 

and portage trail. 

GMP proposes to operate in 

automated run-of-river mode as it does 

under its current practice but instead of 

providing a 300-cubic feet per second 

(cfs) minimum flow into the Winooski 

River through the powerhouse (when 

generating) or via spill over the dam 

(when not generating) as it does now, 

GMP proposes to provide a seasonal 

aesthetic spill flow of 75 cfs or inflow, 

whichever is less, into the bypassed 

reach via spillage over the dam during 

daylight hours from April 1 through 

December 15. At all other times, 

bypassed reach flows would be reduced 

to leakage except when inflow drops 

below the minimum hydraulic capacity 

(i.e., 365 cfs) or when inflow exceeds 

the maximum hydraulic capacity (2,400 

cfs) of the generating units in which 

case additional flows would be released 

to the bypassed reach via spill over the 

dam. Under normal flow conditions 

when aesthetic spillage is required, 

GMP proposes to maintain the 

impoundment at an elevation of 397.25 

feet. When aesthetic spillage over the 

dam is not required, GMP proposes to 

maintain the reservoir at an elevation of 

397 feet as it does now. GMP also 

proposes to: (1) Relocate recreation 

parking area out of the floodplain; (2) 

implement measures to protect creeping 

lovegrass at the day-use area; (3) add 

two picnic tables and an information 

kiosk to the day-use area; and (4) 

improve the portage landing, trail, and 

signage. 

m. A copy of the application can 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Register online at https://

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to 

be notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

n. Anyone may submit comments, a 

protest, or a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 

385.210, .211, and .214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests or 

other comments filed, but only those 

who file a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the Commission’s 

Rules may become a party to the 

proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified comment date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO 

INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY 

COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, 

PRELIMINARY TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY 

FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set 

forth in the heading the name of the 

applicant and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

All comments, recommendations, terms 

and conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. 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. 

o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than thirty (30) 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 


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1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020) 

p. The applicant must file no later 

than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must be sent to the 

certifying authority and to the 

Commission concurrently. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, 

and Agency Terms and 

Conditions/Prescriptions.

January 2021. 

Deadline for Filing Reply 

Comments.

March 2021. 

Dated: December 1, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26821 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP20–527–000] 

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment for 

the East Lateral Xpress Project 

On September 24, 2020, Columbia 

Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) 

filed an application in Docket No. 

CP20–527–000 requesting a Certificate 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act to construct and operate certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities in 

Louisiana. The proposed project is 

known as the East Lateral XPress Project 

(Project), and would provide a total of 

725 million standard cubic feet per day 

of firm transportation capacity, on 

Columbia Gulf’s interstate natural gas 

pipeline system, to supply feed gas for 

Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines LNG 

facility in Plaquemines Parish, 

Louisiana. 

On October 8, 2020, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice 

of Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted agencies 

issuing federal authorizations of the 

requirement to complete all necessary 

reviews and to reach a final decision on 

a request for a federal authorization 

within 90 days of the date of issuance 

of the Commission staff’s environmental 

document for the Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA March 16, 2021 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline June 14, 2021 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

The East Lateral XPress Project would 

consist of the following facilities: 

• 8.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter 

pipeline lateral within Barataria Bay in 

Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, 

Louisiana; 

• a new 23,470-horsepower 

compressor station at an existing 

Columbia Gulf abandoned compressor 

station site in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana 

(Centerville Compressor Station); 

• a new 23,470-horsepower 

compressor station adjacent to an 

existing tie-in facility in Lafourche 

Parish, Louisiana (Golden Meadow 

Compressor Station); 

• one new delivery meter station; 

• one new tie-in facility in Barataria 

Bay; and 

• two new mainline valves. 

Background 

On October 21, 2020, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

East Lateral XPress Project (Notice of 

Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was 

sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. In response to 

the Notice of Scoping, the Commission 

received comments from the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration National Marine 

Fisheries Service, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, and 

the Teamsters National Pipeline Labor 

Management Cooperation Trust. The 

primary issues raised by the 

commenters are essential fish habitat; 

air quality; environmental justice 

populations; and tribal impacts. All 

substantive comments will be addressed 

in the EA. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

service provides automatic notification 

of filings made to subscribed dockets, 

document summaries, and direct links 

to the documents. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s 

Office of External Affairs at (866) 208– 

FERC or on the FERC website 

(www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary link, 

select General Search from the eLibrary 

menu, enter the selected date range and 

Docket Number (i.e., CP20–527), and 

follow the instructions. For assistance 

with access to eLibrary, the helpline can 

be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 

502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC 

website also provides access to the texts 

of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rule makings. 

Dated: December 1, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26825 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–10017–13] 

Pesticide Registration Review; 

Proposed Interim Decision for 

Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s proposed interim 

registration review decision for 

chlorpyrifos and opens a 60-day public 

comment period on the proposed 

interim decision, revised draft human 

health risk assessment and ecological 

risk assessment for chlorpyrifos. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 


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