Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 189 / Tuesday, September 30, 2014 / Notices 58773 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14623–000] 

Advanced Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On May 6, 2014, Advanced 

Hydropower, Inc. filed an application 

for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 

of a hydropower project to be located on 

the Cullasaja River, on lands within the 

Nantahala National Forest, near the 

town of Highlands, in Macon County, 

North Carolina. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) A 50-foot-wide, 2-foothigh concrete diversion weir; (2) a 50- 

foot-wide, 2-foot-high coanda effect 

screened intake structure; (3) a 2,000- 

foot-long, 36-inch-diameter above 

ground penstock; (4) a 30-foot-high, 25- 

foot-long powerhouse containing one 

crossflow generating unit with a total 

capacity of 775 kilowatts; (5) a 40-footlong, 40-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 60-footlong, 12.47 kilo-Volt transmission line. 

The project would have an estimated 

average annual generation of 3,300 

megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Colin M. 

Gaines, Advanced Hydropower, Inc., 

3774 Chessa Lane, Clovis, CA 93619. 

(772) 532–2104. 

FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, 

christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 

8577. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site 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 or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and five copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–14623) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: September 22, 2014. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23219 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL14–102–000] 

Kentucky Utilities Company; Notice of 

Institution of Section 206 Proceeding 

and Refund Effective Date 

On September 23, 2014, the 

Commission issued an order in Docket 

No. EL14–102–000, pursuant to section 

206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 

U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an 

investigation into the justness and 

reasonableness of the proposed 

modifications to the Construction Work 

In Progress (CWIP) costs portion of 

Kentucky Utilities Company’s formula 

rate wholesale requirements contracts. 

Kentucky Utilities Company, 148 FERC 

¶ 61,225 (2014). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL14–102–000, established 

pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, 

will be the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Dated: September 23, 2014. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23212 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9916–92–OSWER] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Eastern Research 

Group, Incorporated 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of access to data. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) will authorize its 

contractor Eastern Research Group, 

Incorporated (ERG) to access 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

which has been submitted to EPA under 

the authority of all sections of the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended. EPA 

has issued regulations that outline 

business confidentiality provisions for 

the Agency and require all EPA Offices 

that receive information designated by 

the submitter, as CBI to abide by these 

provisions. 

DATES: Access to confidential data 

submitted to EPA will occur no sooner 

than October 10, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LaShan Haynes, Document Control 

Officer, Office of Resource Conservation 

and Recovery, (5305P), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, 703–605–0516. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Access to Confidential Business 

Information 

Under EPA Contract No. EP–W–10– 

055, ERG, Incorporated will assist the 

Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery (ORCR), Resource 

Conservation and Sustainability 

Division (RCSD) in developing the 

Waste Characterization Report to 

analyze the composition and amounts of 

the United States’ Municipal Solid 

Waste (MSW) and other wastes, and 

how these materials are recycled, 

combusted, and landfilled. The 

methodology used in this report is a 

‘‘top-down’’ materials flow approach to 

estimate the size of the waste stream 

data. This report may typically involve 

one or more of the following statutes: 

CAA, CWA, RCRA, TSCA, FIFRA, 

EPCRA and the SDWA. Some of the data 

collected voluntarily from industry, may 

be claimed by industry to contain trade 

secrets or CBI. In accordance with the 

provisions of 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B, 

ORCR has established policies and 

procedures for handling information 

collected from industry, under the 

authority of RCRA, including RCRA 


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Confidential Business Information 

Security Manuals. 

ERG, Incorporated shall protect from 

unauthorized disclosure all information 

designated as confidential and shall 

abide by all RCRA CBI requirements, 

including procedures outlined in the 

RCRA CBI Security Manual. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency has issued regulations (40 CFR 

Part 2, Subpart B) that outline business 

confidentiality provisions for the 

Agency and require all EPA Offices that 

receive information designated by the 

submitter as CBI to abide by these 

provisions. ERG, Incorporated will be 

authorized to have access to RCRA CBI 

under the EPA ‘‘Contractor 

Requirements for the Control and 

Security of RCRA Confidential Business 

Information Security Manual.’’ 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of RCRA that ERG, 

Incorporated under the contract may 

have access to RCRA CBI. Access to 

RCRA CBI under this contract will take 

place at ERG’s Chantilly, Virginia and 

Prairie View, Kansas offices, and when 

necessary, EPA Headquarters only. 

Contractor personnel at each location 

will be required to sign non-disclosure 

agreements and will be briefed on 

appropriate security procedures before 

they are permitted access to confidential 

information. 

Dated: September 4, 2014. 

Barnes Johnson, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation & 

Recovery. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22473 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9917–31–Region–1] 

Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES 

General Permit for Stormwater 

Discharges From Small Municipal 

Separate Storm Sewer Systems in 

Massachusetts 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

NPDES general permit. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, Environmental 

Protection Agency—Region 1 (EPA), is 

providing this Notice of Availability of 

a draft 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 

draft NPDES general permit establishes 

Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, 

prohibitions, and management practices 

for stormwater discharges from small 

MS4s. EPA has substantially modified 

the previous two draft general permits 

released on February 4, 2010 and March 

18, 2010 and is issuing a new draft 

general permit for all eligible MS4s in 

Massachusetts. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of 

the following methods: 

• Email: Tedder.Newton@epa.gov 

• Mail: Newton Tedder, US EPA— 

Region 1, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 

100, Mail Code—OEP06–4, Boston, MA 

02109–3912. 

No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

The draft permit is based on an 

administrative record available for 

public review at EPA—Region 1, Office 

of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912. A 

reasonable fee may be charged for 

copying requests. The fact sheet for the 

draft permit sets forth principal facts 

and the significant factual, legal, 

methodological and policy questions 

considered in the development of the 

draft permit and is available upon 

request. A brief summary is provided as 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

draft permit may be obtained between 

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

Monday through Friday excluding legal 

holidays from: Newton Tedder, Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109– 

3912; telephone: 617–918–1038; email: 

Tedder.Newton@epa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comment Information 

Public Hearing Information: EPA will 

hold a public hearing in accordance 

with 40 CFR 124.12 and will provide 

interested parties with the opportunity 

to provide written and/or oral 

comments for the official draft permit 

record. The public hearing will be held 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from at 

1:00 p.m. at the following location: 

Leominster Public Library (Community 

Room), 30 West Street, Leominster, 

Massachusetts 01453. An Alternate date 

in case of cancelation due to inclement 

weather or other emergency is 

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the 

same location. 

The public comment process and the 

public hearing will be conducted in 

accordance with 40 CFR 124, EPA’s 

Procedures for Decision making. EPA 

will consider and respond to all 

significant comments before taking final 

action. The general permit shall be 

effective on the date specified in the 

Federal Register publication of the 

Notice of Availability of the final 

general permit. The final general permit 

will expire five years from the effective 

date. 

All persons, including applicants, 

who believe any condition of the draft 

permit is inappropriate must raise all 

reasonably ascertainable issues and 

submit all reasonably available 

arguments supporting their position by 

the close of the public comment period, 

either by submitting written comments 

to the EPA New England Regional Office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

Federal Register, or by submitting 

written or oral comments at the public 

hearing. Any supporting materials 

which are submitted shall be included 

in full and may not be incorporated by 

reference, unless they are already part of 

the administrative record in this 

proceeding, or consist of State or 

Federal statutes and regulations, EPA 

documents of general applicability, or 

other generally available reference 

materials. 

Background of Proposed Permit 

EPA is proposing to reissue three draft 

NPDES general permits for the discharge 

of stormwater from small MS4s to 

certain waters within the 

commonwealth of Massachusetts. The 

three permits are: 

MAR041000—Traditional cities and 

towns 

MAR042000—Non-traditional state, 

federal, county and other publicly 

owned systems 

MAR043000—Non-traditional 

transportation systems 

While these are technically distinct 

permits, for convenience we have 

grouped them together in a single 

document and have provided a single 

fact sheet for all three of them, and this 

document refers to the draft general 

‘‘permit’’ in the singular. The draft 

general permit, appendices, and fact 

sheet are available at: http://

www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/

stormwater/MS4_MA.html. 

The conditions in the draft 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. The 

regulations at 40 CFR 122.26(b)(16) 


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