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l. Pershing County filed a PreApplication Document (PAD), including 

a proposed process plan and schedule, 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

m. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

n. Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: February 24, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5134 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12796–004] 

City of Wadsworth, Ohio; Notice of 

Scoping Meeting and Environmental 

Site Review and Soliciting Scoping 

Comments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Major Original 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–12796–004. 

c. Date filed: March 28, 2011. 

d. Applicant: City of Wadsworth, 

Ohio. 

e. Name of Project: R.C. Byrd 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Ohio River at the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps), 

R.C. Byrd Locks and Dam (river mile 

279.2), approximately 12.7 miles south 

of the confluence of the Ohio River and 

the Kanawha River, nine miles south of 

the Town of Gallipolis, Gallia County, 

Ohio. The project would occupy 7.6 

acres of federal land managed by the 

Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris 

Easton, Director of Public Service, the 

City of Wadsworth, Ohio, 120 Maple 

Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281 (330– 

335–2777); Philip E. Meier, Hydro 

Development, American Municipal 

Power, Inc., 1111 Schrock Road, Suite 

100, Columbus, OH (614–540–0913). 

i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, 

(202) 502–6032 or 

gaylord.hoisington@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: April 27, 2012. 

All documents 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 filings, documents may also 

be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

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 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. 

k. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The proposed project would utilize 

the existing Corps’ R.C. Byrd Locks and 

Dam and would consist of the following 

new facilities: (1) A 1,200-foot-long 

intake channel; (2) a trashrack located in 

front of each of the generating unit 

intakes, with a bar spacing of 

approximately 8 inches; (3) a reinforced 

concrete powerhouse measuring 

approximately 258 feet long by 145 feet 

wide by 110 feet high, and housing two 

bulb-type turbine generator units with a 

total installed capacity of 50 megawatts; 

(4) a 900-foot-long tailrace channel; (5) 

a 2.41-mile-long, 138-kilovolt 

transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

have an average annual generation of 

266 gigawatt-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 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. 

n. Scoping Process. 

The Commission intends to prepare 

an Environmental Assessment (EA) on 

the project in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act. The 

EA will consider both site-specific and 

cumulative environmental impacts and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

Scoping Meetings 

FERC staff will conduct one agency 

scoping meeting and one public 

meeting. The agency scoping meeting 

will focus on resource agency and nongovernmental organization (NGO) 

concerns, while the public scoping 

meeting is primarily for public input. 

All interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are invited 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist the staff in identifying the 

scope of the environmental issues that 

should be analyzed in the EA. The times 

and locations of these meetings are as 

follows: 

Agency Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 

Time: 1 p.m. (EDT). 

Place: Quality Inn. 

Address: 577 State Route 7 North, 

Gallipolis, Ohio. 

Public Scoping Meeting 

Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 

Time: 7 p.m. (EDT). 

Place: Quality Inn. 

Address: 577 State Route 7 North, 

Gallipolis, Ohio. 

Copies of the Scoping Document 

outlining the subject areas to be 

addressed in the EA, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s mailing lists and 

Wadsworth’s distribution list. Copies of 

the Scoping Document will be available 


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at the scoping meetings, or may be 

viewed on the web at http:// 

www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Follow the directions for accessing 

information in paragraph m. Based on 

all oral and written comments, a 

Revised Scoping Document may be 

issued. A Revised Scoping Document 

may include additional issues, 

identified through the scoping process. 

Environmental Site Review 

The Applicant and FERC staff will 

conduct a project Environmental Site 

Review beginning at 9 a.m. on March 

28, 2012. All interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are invited 

to attend. All participants should meet 

at the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam in 

Gallipolis, Ohio (Ohio side). All 

participants are responsible for their 

own transportation to the site. Anyone 

with questions about the Environmental 

Site Review should contact Philip E. 

Meier at 614–540–0913 or Gaylord 

Hoisington at 202–502–6032. 

Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, the staff will: 

(1) Summarize the environmental issues 

tentatively identified for analysis in the 

EA; (2) solicit from the meeting 

participants all available information, 

especially quantifiable data, on the 

resources at issue; (3) encourage 

statements from experts and the public 

on issues that should be analyzed in the 

EA, including viewpoints in opposition 

to, or in support of, the staff’s 

preliminary views; (4) determine the 

resource issues to be addressed in the 

EA; and (5) identify those issues that 

require a detailed analysis, as well as 

those issues that do not require a 

detailed analysis. 

Procedures 

The meetings are recorded by a 

stenographer and become part of the 

formal record of the Commission 

proceeding on the project. 

Individuals, organizations, and 

agencies with environmental expertise 

and concerns are encouraged to attend 

the meetings and to assist the staff in 

defining and clarifying the issues to be 

addressed in the EA. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5106 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD12–8–000] 

Non-RTO/ISO Performance Metrics; 

Commission Staff Request Comments 

on Performance Metrics for Regions 

Outside of RTOs and ISOs 

In September 2008, the United States 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) issued a report titled ‘‘Electricity 

Restructuring: FERC Could Take 

Additional Steps to Analyze Regional 

Transmission Organizations’ Benefits 

and Performance,’’ GAO–08–987. This 

report recommended that the Chairman 

of the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC), 

among other actions, work with regional 

transmission organizations (RTO), 

Independent System Operators (ISO), 

stakeholders and other experts to 

develop standardized measures that 

track the performance of RTO/ISO 

operations and markets and report the 

performance results to Congress and the 

public annually, while also providing 

interpretation of (1) what the measures 

and reported performance communicate 

about the benefits of RTOs and, where 

appropriate, (2) changes that need to be 

made to address any performance 

concerns. Consistent with the goals 

outlined in GAO’s report, the 

Commission’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal 

Years 2009–2014 outlined a multi-year 

process for developing and 

implementing a common set of 

performance measures for markets both 

within and outside of ISOs/RTOs. 

As recommended by GAO, 

Commission staff worked with 

representatives from all the 

jurisdictional ISOs/RTOs to develop a 

set of performance metrics for ISOs and 

RTOs. Commission staff and ISO/RTO 

representatives met with interested 

stakeholders to solicit their perspectives 

and comments on the proposed 

performance metrics. Commission staff 

then released the proposed metrics for 

public comment in Docket No. AD10–5– 

000. In October 2010, Commission staff 

issued a staff report addressing the 

comments received and recommending 

a final list of metrics for ISOs and RTOs. 

In December 2010, the ISOs and RTOs 

submitted information for the 2005– 

2009 period addressing the final metrics 

developed by Commission staff. This 

information, along with a staff report 

and analysis of performance as 

measured by the metrics, was included 

in a report sent to Congress in April 

2011. The ISOs and RTOs subsequently 

submitted a report providing data for 

the 2006–2010 period. 

Now, Commission staff has started the 

process of developing metrics to 

measure performance in regions outside 

of ISOs and RTOs. Consistent with the 

process used in developing metrics for 

ISO/RTO markets, Commission staff has 

worked with the Edison Electric 

Institute (EEI) and its members to 

develop a set of performance metrics for 

regions outside of ISOs and RTOs. 

Commission staff, along with EEI and its 

members, met with interested 

stakeholders to solicit their perspectives 

and comments on the proposed 

performance metrics. These metrics are 

based on the metrics previously selected 

in Docket No. AD10–5, but have been 

tailored to fit markets outside of ISOs 

and RTOs. We expect that those entities 

that decide to provide information in 

response to the final metrics developed 

in this proceeding will provide data and 

explain performance trends in a manner 

consistent with the responses provided 

by the ISOs and RTOs in Docket No. 

AD10–5. 

Commission staff requests comments 

on whether the proposed performance 

metrics (attached) will effectively track 

the performance of markets outside of 

ISOs and RTOs. Comments must be 

filed on or before May 1, 2012. Reply 

comments must be filed on or before 

May 16, 2012. 

Addresses: Parties may submit 

comments, identified by Docket No. 

AD12–08–000, by one of the following 

methods. 

Agency Web site: http://www.ferc. 

gov/. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments via the eFiling 

link found under the ‘‘Documents and 

Filing’’ tab. 

Mail: Those unable to file comments 

electronically may mail or hand-deliver 

comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Jeffrey Hitchings, Office of Energy 

Market Regulation, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: 

(202) 502–6042, Email: 

jeffrey.hitchings@ferc.gov or Stephen J. 

Hug, Office of the General Counsel— 

Energy Markets, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426, Telephone: 

(202) 502–8009, Email: 

stephen.hug@ferc.gov. 

Information Collection Statement 

The following collection of 

information contained in these 

proposed metrics is subject to review by 


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