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Grenada County, Mississippi. The 

proposed project would occupy 

approximately 35.5 acres of federal land 

administered by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Rye Development, 745 

Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 

02111; telephone (617) 804–1326. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, 

telephone (202) 502–6181 and email 

jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov; or Patti 

Leppert, telephone (202) 502–6034 and 

email patricia.leppert@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and 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 comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions 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, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–13702–002. 

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. 

l. The proposed Grenada Lake Project 

would utilize the following existing 

Corps’ Grenada Lake Dam facilities: (1) 

A 13,900-foot-long, 80-foot-high earth 

fill embankment dam; (2) a reservoir; 

and (3) outlet works consisting of a 

concrete intake tower, three gated inlets 

that combine to direct flow through a 

377.5-foot-long, 17-foot-diameter 

concrete outlet conduit, and a stilling 

basin. 

The proposed Grenada Lake Project 

would consist of the following new 

facilities: (1) A 327.5-foot-long, 16-footdiameter steel liner installed within the 

existing outlet conduit; (2) a 50-footlong, variable width steel-lined, 

concrete bifurcation chamber containing 

two hydraulically-operated gates used to 

control the amount of flow diverted 

from the existing stilling basin to the 

powerhouse; (3) a 260-foot-long, 14-footdiameter steel penstock; (4) a 78-foot 

wide, 50-foot-long, 86-foot-high steel 

and reinforced concrete forebay housing 

trashracks and a fish bypass outlet gate; 

(5) a 120-foot-long, 60-foot-wide 

concrete powerhouse containing two 

vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units 

having a combined installed capacity of 

9.0 megawatts; (6) a 150-foot-long, 70- 

foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 670-foot-long, 

4.16-kilovolt (kV) buried cable; (8) a 

substation; and (9) a 1,980-foot-long, 

12.5–kV overhead transmission line 

extending from the substation to a 

utility-owned distribution line. The 

average annual generation would be 

31,000 megawatt-hours. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room, or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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. A copy is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY 

COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘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 submitting the 

filing; 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. 

Each filing must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed on 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

n. Procedural Schedule: 

The application will be processed 

according to the following revised hydro 

licensing schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of recommendations, 

terms and conditions, and 

prescriptions.

May 2015. 

Commission issues Draft EA December 

2015. 

Comments on Draft EA Due January 2016. 

Commission Issues Final EA May 2016. 

o. Public notice of the filing of the 

initial development application, which 

has already been given, established the 

due date for filing competing 

applications or notices of intent. Under 

the Commission’s regulations, any 

competing development application 

must be filed in response to and in 

compliance with public notice of the 

initial development application. No 

competing applications or notices of 

intent may be filed in response to this 

notice. 

Dated: March 16, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06524 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Certification Notice—233] 

Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of 

Coal Capability Under the Powerplant 

and Industrial Fuel Use Act 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing. 

SUMMARY: On March 2, 2015, NTE 

Carolinas, LLC, as owner and operator 

of a new base load electric powerplant, 

submitted a coal capability selfcertification to the Department of 

Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the 

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act 

of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE 

regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA 

and regulations thereunder require DOE 

to publish a notice of filing of selfcertification in the Federal Register. 42 

U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c). 

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability 

self-certification filings are available for 

public inspection, upon request, in the 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room 

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8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586– 

5260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et 

seq.), provides that no new base load 

electric powerplant may be constructed 

or operated without the capability to use 

coal or another alternate fuel as a 

primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA 

in order to meet the requirement of coal 

capability, the owner or operator of such 

a facility proposing to use natural gas or 

petroleum as its primary energy source 

shall certify to the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) prior to construction, or 

prior to operation as a base load electric 

powerplant, that such powerplant has 

the capability to use coal or another 

alternate fuel. Such certification 

establishes compliance with FUA 

section 201(a) as of the date it is filed 

with the Secretary. 42 U. S. C. 8311. 

The following owner of a proposed 

new base load electric powerplant has 

filed a self-certification of coalcapability with DOE pursuant to FUA 

section 201(d) and in accordance with 

DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61: 

Owner: NTE Carolinas, LLC. 

Capacity: 475 megawatts (MW). 

Plant Location: Gage Road, Kings 

Mountain, NC 28086. 

In-Service Date: As early as January 

2018. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 17, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06552 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13701–002] 

FFP Missouri 2, LLC; Notice of 

Application Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original Major 

License—Existing Dam. 

b. Project No.: 13701–002. 

c. Date filed: November 13, 2013. 

d. Applicant: FFP Missouri 2, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Sardis Lake 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed project 

would be located at the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) existing 

Sardis Lake Dam, on the Little 

Tallahatchie River, near the Town of 

Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi. The 

proposed project would occupy 

approximately 59 acres of federal land 

administered by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Rye Development, 745 

Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 

02111; telephone (617) 804–1326. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, 

telephone (202) 502–6181 and email 

jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov; or Patti 

Leppert, telephone (202) 502–6034 and 

email patricia.leppert@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and 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 comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions 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, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–13701–002. 

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. 

l. The proposed Sardis Lake Project 

would utilize the following existing 

Corps’ Sardis Lake Dam facilities: (1) A 

15,300-foot-long, 97-foot-high earth fill 

embankment dam; (2) a reservoir; and 

(3) outlet works consisting of a concrete 

intake tower, four gated inlets that 

combine to direct flow through a 560- 

foot-long, 16.0-foot by 18.25-foot ovoid 

concrete outlet conduit, and a stilling 

basin. 

The proposed Sardis Lake Project 

would consist of the following new 

facilities: (1) A 510-foot-long, 15.5-footdiameter steel liner installed within the 

existing outlet conduit; (2) a 50-footlong, 30-foot-wide (varies) steel-lined, 

concrete bifurcation chamber containing 

two hydraulically-operated gates used to 

control the amount of flow diverted 

from the existing stilling basin to the 

powerhouse; (3) a 250-foot-long, 15.5- 

foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a 78- 

foot-wide, 50-foot-long, 102.6-foot-high 

steel and reinforced concrete forebay 

housing trashracks and a fish bypass 

gate; (5) a 120-foot-long, 85-foot-wide 

concrete powerhouse containing two 

vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units 

having a combined installed capacity of 

14.6 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 100- 

foot-wide tailrace; (7) an 887-foot-long, 

4.16-kilovolt (kV) buried cable; (8) a 

substation; and (9) a 6,210-foot-long, 

161-kV overhead transmission line 

extending from the substation to a 

utility-owned distribution line. The 

average annual generation would be 

52,000 megawatt-hours. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room, or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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. A copy is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY 

COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘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 submitting the 

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with 

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

recommendations, terms and conditions 

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