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1 Xcel Energy Serv. Inc. v. FERC, Unopposed 

Motion of Respondent Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission for Voluntary Remand, No. 18–1005 

(filed July 19, 2018) (Voluntary Remand Motion). 

2Old Dominion Elec. Coop. v. FERC, No. 16– 

1111, 2018 WL 2993205 (D.C. Cir. 2018) (Old 

Dominion). 

3 Voluntary Remand Motion at 2. 

4 Xcel Energy Serv. Inc. v. FERC, No. 18–1005, 

Order (issued July 31, 2018). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER18–2118–000] 

Armadillo Flats Wind Project, 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 

Armadillo Flats Wind Project, 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 

assumptions of liability, is August 27, 

2018. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

electronic review in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room in Washington, 

DC. There is an eSubscription link on 

the website that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17356 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. ER16–1341–000 and ER16– 

1341–001] 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice 

Affording the Parties an Opportunity 

To File Briefs 

1. On January 5, 2018, Xcel Energy 

Services Inc. filed with the United 

States Court of Appeals for the District 

of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) a 

petition for review of the Commission’s 

orders in Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 

156 FERC ¶ 61,020 (2016) and 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 161 FERC ¶ 

61,144 (2017). On July 19, 2018, the 

Commission filed an unopposed motion 

for voluntary remand of the abovecaptioned proceedings 1 so that it may 

consider the implications of the D.C. 

Circuit’s decision in Old Dominion 

Electric Cooperative v. FERC.2 In the 

Voluntary Remand Motion, the 

Commission stated that it ‘‘will permit 

the parties to file, within 30 days of the 

Court’s order on this motion, 

supplemental pleadings on the 

significance of the Old Dominion 

decision (or on any matter of 

relevance).’’ 3 On July 31, 2018, the D.C. 

Circuit granted the Voluntary Remand 

Motion.4

2. Accordingly, the parties are hereby 

afforded the opportunity to file briefs 

with the Commission by August 31, 

2018, addressing the significance to 

these proceedings of the Old Dominion 

decision or any other matter of 

relevance. 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17355 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER18–2144–000] 

Big Sky North, 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 Big Sky 

North, LLC’s application for marketbased 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 

assumptions of liability, is August 27, 

2018. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

electronic review in the Commission’s 


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40034 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 156 / Monday, August 13, 2018 / Notices 

Public Reference Room in Washington, 

DC. There is an eSubscription link on 

the website that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17350 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD18–13–000] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Engineering Guidelines for the 

Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: 

Chapter 12—Water Conveyance 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or 

Commission) Office of Energy Projects 

has finalized its new Engineering 

Guidelines for the Evaluation of 

Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12— 

Water Conveyance (Guidelines), which 

was issued in draft form on May 17, 

2018, for comment. The Guidelines 

revision reflects the most current 

thinking and practices of the Division of 

Dam Safety and Inspections. 

The Guidelines can be found in 

Docket Number AD18–13–000. The full 

text of the Guidelines can be viewed on 

the Commission’s website at https://

www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/ 

safety/guidelines/eng-guide/chap12.pdf. 

The Guidelines are intended to 

provide guidance to the industry. This 

document does not substitute for, 

amend, or supersede the Commission’s 

regulations under the 18 CFR part 12— 

Safety of Water Power Projects and 

Project Works. imposes no new legal 

obligations and grants no additional 

rights. 

In response to the draft Guidelines, 

Commission staff received comments 

from federal and state agencies, 

licensees whose portfolio includes arch 

dams, independent consultants and 

inspectors, and other interested parties. 

Staff reviewed and considered each 

comment and modified several portions 

of the document in response. Staff 

declined to modify the document where 

comments either were already 

adequately/accurately addressed as 

written, or regarded topics that were not 

relevant to the Guidelines. 

All of the information related to the 

Guidelines and submitted comments 

can be found on the FERC website 

(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. 

Click on the eLibrary link, click on 

‘‘Docket Search’’ and in the Docket 

Number field enter the docket number 

‘‘AD18–13,’’ excluding the last three 

digits. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to formal documents 

issued by the Commission, such as 

orders, notices, and rulemakings. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17288 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project Nos. 10809–044, 10810–050, 10808– 

061, 2785–095] 

Boyce Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Temporary 

Variance Application. 

b. Project Nos: 10809–044, 10810– 

050, 10808–061, 2785–095. 

c. Date Filed: July 26, 2018, as 

clarified on August 7, 2018. 

d. Applicant: Boyce Hydro Power, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Secord, 

Smallwood, Edenville, and Sanford 

Hydroelectric Projects. 

f. Location: These projects are located 

on the Tittabawassee and Tobacco 

Rivers in Gladwin and Midland 

counties, Michigan. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lee 

Mueller, Boyce Hydro Power, LLC, 

10120 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 4192, 

Las Vegas, NV 89147, (702) 367–7302. 

i. FERC Contact: Dr. Jennifer Ambler, 

(202) 502–8586, jennifer.ambler@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

September 6, 2018. 

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, 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 numbers P–10809–044, 

P–10810–050, P–10808–061, and/or P– 

2785–095. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The 

licensee requests a temporary variance 

of lake level requirements contained in 

articles 403, 403, 404, and 411 of its 

licenses for the Secord, Smallwood, 

Edenville, and Sanford Projects, 

respectively. To facilitate focused 

spillway assessments and gate 

inspections, the licensee proposes to 

lower each reservoir about 4 feet to the 

following elevations: 746.8 ft for Secord, 

700.4 ft for Smallwood, 671.8 ft for 

Edenville, and 626.8 ft for Sanford (all 

reservoir elevations are at National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum) beginning 

September 20, 2018. The licensee would 

draw down the reservoirs at a rate of 8 

inches per day for the inspections to 

occur on/about October 1, 2018. 

Potentially beginning on October 2, 

2018, the licensee would begin refilling 

the reservoirs at a rate not to exceed 9 

inches per day to return the reservoirs 

to their normal water surface elevations 

of 750.8 ft for Secord, 704.8 ft for 

Smallwood, 675.8 ft for Edenville, and 

630.8 ft for Sanford. 

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, 


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