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Green Power North America, Inc., 100 

Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, 

MA 01810; (978) 935–6039. 

i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, 

(202) 502–6565 or nicholas.ettema@

ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: July 29, 2018. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file additional 

study requests and requests for 

cooperating agency status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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–2883–009. 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The existing Fries Hydroelectric 

Project (Fries Project) consists of: (1) A 

41-foot-high, 610-foot-long rock 

masonry dam with a 500-foot-long 

spillway; (2) an 88-acre impoundment at 

the normal pool elevation (spillway 

crest elevation) of 2,188.27 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (3) an 

approximately 750-foot-long, 110-footwide intake canal with four 15.5-foothigh, 6.5-foot-wide headgates; (4) a 

canal spillway consisting of 10 stoplog 

bays totaling 47 feet in length; (5) two 

12.5-foot-high, 5.0-foot-wide canal gates; 

(6) a steel powerhouse that contains a 

single vertical Kaplan turbine with a 

capacity of 2.1 megawatts (MW) that 

discharges into a 180-foot-long, 75-footwide, 12-foot-deep tailrace; (7) a 

masonry powerhouse that contains one 

vertical and two horizontal Francis 

turbines with a total capacity of 3.0 MW 

that discharges into a 180-foot-long, 

120-foot-wide, 12-foot-deep tailrace; (8) 

a 500-foot-long, 450-foot-wide bypassed 

reach that extends from the toe of the 

dam to the confluence with the 

tailraces; (9) a 567-foot-long, 13.2- 

kilovolt (kV) transmission line that runs 

from the steel powerhouse to the 

interconnection point with the grid; (10) 

a 130-foot-long transmission line that 

connects the masonry powerhouse to a 

5,000 kilovolt-amp step-up transformer 

and an additional 323-foot-long, 13.2-kV 

transmission line leading from the 

transformer to the interconnection 

point; (11) and appurtenant facilities. 

The Fries Project is operated in a runof-river mode. For the period 2003 

through 2016, the average annual 

generation at the Fries Project was 

26,150 megawatt-hours. 

o. 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 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. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

preliminary schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made as appropriate. 

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)

August 2018 

Request Additional Information

August 2018 

Issue Acceptance Letter October 2018 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments November 2018 

Request Additional Information (if 

necessary) January 2019 

Issue Scoping Document 2 February 

2019 

Issue notice of ready for environmental 

analysis February 2019 

Commission issues EA August 2019 

Comments on EA September 2019 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: June 8, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12880 Filed 6–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2503–167] 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions 

To Intervene, and Protests: Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Non-project 

use of project lands and water. 

b. Project No.: 2503–167. 

c. Date Filed: February 1, 2018 and 

supplemented June 4, 2018. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC (licensee). 

e. Name of Project: Keowee-Toxaway 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: Lake Keowee in Oconee 

County, South Carolina. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Kelvin Reagan, 

Manager, Lake Services South, Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 South 

Church Street, ECQ12, Charlotte, North 

Carolina 28202; phone (704) 382–9386. 

i. FERC Contact: Ms. Joy Kurtz at 202– 

502–6760, or joy.kurtz@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests is 30 

days from the issuance of this notice by 

the Commission. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filing. 

Please file motions to intervene, 

protests, and comments 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 


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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–2503–167. 

k. Description of Request: The 

licensee requests Commission approval 

to grant the City of Walhalla permission 

to use project lands and water within 

the project boundary to construct and 

operate a raw water intake on Lake 

Keowee in order to meet demands for 

public drinking water. Construction 

activities within the project boundary 

would include installation of an intake 

line outfitted with a dual tee screen 

system and air burst line, installation of 

a floating dock extending over the 

intake line, placement of rip rap along 

the stream bank and intake line, and 

installation of a stormwater outfall. The 

through-slot velocity at the intake 

screen will not exceed 0.5 feet per 

second. The raw water line would leave 

the project boundary and lead to a water 

treatment plant, which is not yet 

constructed. Once constructed, the 

facility would withdrawal up to 6.75 

million gallons per day (mgd) from Lake 

Keowee. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, 

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

202–502–8371. This filing may also 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 866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. 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. 

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. 

o. 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 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 and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to the non-project 

use application. 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. If an intervener 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. 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. 

Dated: June 8, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12878 Filed 6–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–493–000] 

Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization: Saltville Gas Storage 

Company, LLC 

Take notice that on May 31, 2018, 

Saltville Gas Storage Company, L.L.C. 

(Saltville), 5400 Westheimer Court, 

Houston, Texas 77056–5310, filed in 

Docket No. CP18–493–000 a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205, 

157.208, 157.213 and 157.216 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act notifying the 

Commission of Saltville’s intent to drill 

two new injection and withdrawal (I/W) 

wells, to replace two previously 

abandon I/W wells and one existing I/ 

W well, to maintain the deliverability of 

the Early Grove depleted reservoir 

facility, as well as to abandon one 

existing monitoring well at its Early 

Grove natural gas storage facility in 

Scott and Washington Counties, 

Virginia, all as more fully set forth in 

the application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the web 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, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

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

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Lisa A. 

Connolly, Director, Rates & Certificates, 

Saltville Gas Storage Company. L.L.C., 

P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251– 

1642 at (713) 627–4102 or at 

lisa.connolly@enbridge.com. 

Specifically, Saltville proposes to: (i) 

Drill new horizontal/high angle I/W 

wells; (ii) install connecting piping and 

other appurtenances facilities; (iii) plug 

and abandon one existing I/W well, EH– 

96, and one existing monitoring well, 

EH–95; and (iv) abandon by removal 

related connecting piping and 

appurtenance facilities. Saltville states 

that, the project will have no impact on 

the certificate parameters of the facility, 

including total inventory, reservoir 

pressure, reservoir and buffer 

boundaries, or certificated capacity, and 

there will be no abandonment or 

reduction in service to any customer of 

Saltville as a result of the project. The 

project cost will be approximately $20 

million. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 


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