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Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on April 1, 2021. 

Dated: March 3, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04835 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project Nos. 2785–103, 10809–051, 10810– 

057] 

Boyce Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of 

Termination of Licenses by Implied 

Surrender and Soliciting Comments, 

Protests, and Motions To Intervene 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric proceeding has been 

initiated by the Commission: 

a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of 

Licenses by Implied Surrender. 

b. Project Nos: P–2785–103, P–10809– 

051, and P–10810–057. 

c. Date Initiated: February 5, 2021. 

d. Licensee: Boyce Hydro Power, LLC 

(Boyce Hydro). 

e. Name of Projects: Sanford (P–2785), 

Secord (P–10809) and Smallwood (P– 

10810) Hydroelectric Projects (Boyce 

Projects). 

f. Location: The projects are located 

on the Tittabawasee River in Midland 

and Gladwin counties, Michigan. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.4. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael A. 

Swiger, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, 1050 

Thomas Jefferson Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20007. (202) 298–1800, 

mas@vnf.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Rebecca Martin, 

(202) 502–6012, Rebecca.martin@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene and protests: June 

1, 2021. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests 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 

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 first 

page of any filing should include docket 

numbers P–2785–103, P–10809–051, 

and P–10810–057. Comments emailed 

to Commission staff are not considered 

part of the Commission record. 

k. Description of Projects Facilities: 

The Boyce Projects are located on the 

Tittabawassee River with the Secord 

Project being the most upstream, 

followed by the Smallwood Project, 

which is located approximately seven 

river miles downstream, followed by the 

non-jurisdictional Edenville dam 

(formerly FERC Project No. 10808), 

which is located approximately 13 river 

miles downstream of the Smallwood 

Project, at the confluence of the 

Tittabawassee and Tobacco Rivers. The 

Sanford Project is located approximately 

11 river miles downstream of Edenville 

Dam. 

The Secord Project was licensed on 

October 16, 1998. The project works 

consist of: (1) The 1,100-acre reservoir, 

Secord Lake; (2) a 47-foot-long intake 

structure; (3) an earthen dam with a 

1,400-foot-long, 55-foot-high section 

between the left abutment and the 

powerhouse, a 600-foot-long section 

between the spillway and the right 

abutment; (4) a reinforced concrete 

multiple arch spillway with an ogee 

crest and two Taintor gates; (5) a 

powerhouse integral with the dam 

housing with one Francis vertical-axis 

turbine-generator unit with installed 

capacity of 1,200 kilowatts (kW); and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. 

The Smallwood Project was licensed 

on October 16, 1998. The project works 

consist of: (1) The 500-acre reservoir, 

Smallwood Lake; (2) a 52-foot-long, 25- 

foot-high, and 50-foot-wide reinforced 

concrete hollow gravity spillway dam at 

the base; (3) two 25.3-foot-wide, 10-foothigh steel Taintor gates on top of the 

spillway crest; (4) a 100-foot-long, 40- 

foot-high right-side earth embankment; 

(5) a 550-foot-long, 40-foot-high left-side 

earth embankment; (6) a 55-foot-long, 

27-foot-wide, and 65-foot-high 

reinforced concrete powerhouse integral 

with the spillway housing a vertical 

axis, open flume turbine-generator unit 

with capacity of 1,200 kW; and (7) 

appurtenant facilities. 

On May 19, 2020, the Sanford Project, 

licensed on December 1, 1987, was 

breached. This breach resulted in the 

loss of the right embankment and fuse 

plug and significant erosion of the left 

bank. However, as licensed, the project 

works consisted of: (1) A 1,526-acre 

reservoir; (2) a 26-foot-high, 1,600-footlong dam with an integrated 71-footlong powerhouse section, a 149-footlong spillway section controlled by six 

Taintor gates, and a 1,380-foot-long 

earth embankment; (3) a masonry 

powerhouse housing three generating 

units with a total installed capacity of 

3,300 kW; (4) a 40-foot-long, 2.3-kilovolt 

transmission line; and (5) appurtenant 

facilities. 

l. Description of Proceeding: The 

Commission’s regulations, at 18 CFR 

6.4, provide that if a licensee shall cause 

or suffer essential property to be 

removed or destroyed, or become unfit 

for use, without replacement it is 

deemed to be the intent of a licensee to 

surrender the license, and the 

Commission may, and not less than 90 

days after public notice, in its discretion 

terminate the license by implied 

surrender. 

The Commission is issuing this notice 

of termination by implied surrender 

based on case specifics. On May 19, 

2020, the floodwaters of the 

Tittabawassee and Tobacco Rivers 

breached the Edenville Dam and the 

downstream Sanford Dam. The Secord 

and Smallwood Dams were not 

breached. The breaches and flooding 

caused substantial damage to the 

surrounding communities, washing out 

major roads, destroying homes, and 

forcing the evacuation of thousands of 

residents. The Commission’s Division of 

Dam Safety and Inspections issued 

numerous directives relating to dam and 

public safety at the Boyce Projects that 

Boyce Hydro failed to address. Boyce 

Hydro filed for bankruptcy protection 

on July 31, 2020. Midland and Gladwin 

Counties, Michigan, acting through their 

delegated authority, the Four Lakes Task 

Force, filed condemnation petitions 

against Boyce Hydro. On December 23, 

2020, and December 28, 2020, the 

circuit court judges granted the 

petitions, which resulted in the transfer 

of all properties associated with the 

Secord, Sanford, Smallwood, and the 

non-jurisdictional Edenville Projects to 

Four Lakes Task Force, retroactively, 

effective to July 31, 2020. 


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m. Location of the Orders Issuing 

Licenses: These orders may be 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. You may 

also register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may 

obtain copies of the application directly 

from the applicant. 

n. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: 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, .214, 

respectively. 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. The 

Commission invites comments by the 

Four Lakes Task Force, which now 

owns the project works for the three 

projects, as well by Michigan 

Department of Environment Great Lakes 

and Energy, which would become the 

regulator of the facilities should the 

Commission terminate the licenses. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described proceeding. 

If an agency does not file comments 

within the time specified for filing 

comments, it will be presumed to have 

no comments. 

q. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as 

applicable; (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 commenting, 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

All comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 

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 385.2010. 

Dated: March 3, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04829 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Docket Numbers: RP21–596–000. 

Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Summary of Negotiated Rate Capacity 

Release Agreements on 3–2–21 to be 

effective 3/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/2/21. 

Accession Number: 20210302–5043. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–597–000. 

Applicants: Black Hills Shoshone 

Pipeline, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Annual 

Adjustment of Lost and Unaccounted 

For Gas Percentage to be effective 

4/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/2/21. 

Accession Number: 20210302–5074. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–598–000. 

Applicants: Direct Energy Business 

Marketing, LLC, National Grid. 

Description: Joint Petition For 

Temporary Waiver, et al. of Direct 

Energy Business Marketing, LLC, et al. 

under RP21–598. 

Filed Date: 3/2/21. 

Accession Number: 20210302–5091. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–599–000. 

Applicants: NextEra Energy 

Marketing, LLC, Brooklyn Union Gas 

Company d/b/a National. 

Description: Joint Petition For 

Temporary Waiver, et al. of NextEra 

Energy Marketing, LLC, et al. under 

RP21–599. 

Filed Date: 3/2/21. 

Accession Number: 20210302–5092. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–600–000. 

Applicants: East Tennessee Natural 

Gas, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CNX 

Contract 410260—Non-Conforming and 

NegRate to be effective 4/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/2/21. 

Accession Number: 20210302–5160. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: March 3, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04830 Filed 3–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER21–1249–000] 

Vineyard Reliability 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 

Vineyard Reliability 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 


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