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Flows would peak in October and 

November, and then decrease through 

the dry season. During dry periods and 

low water levels, connections between 

the lakes would disappear and bottom 

sediments would oxidize, preventing 

accumulation of organic material along 

the lake edge. 

The C&SF Project dramatically altered 

the fluctuations and timing of 

discharges. Presently, water levels in the 

KCOL are regulated by nine structures. 

Eight of these structures are controlled 

by seven stage regulation schedules that 

define the operational criteria for 

managing lake levels for flood 

prevention. The current regulation 

schedules limit water level fluctuations 

between two to three feet. 

d. The KBMWCP & EIS study aims to 

achieve a more acceptable balance 

among flood control, water supply, 

aquatic plant management, and natural 

resources. 

e. All alternative plans will be 

reviewed under provisions of 

appropriate laws and regulations, 

including the Endangered Species Act, 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 

Clean Water Act, and Farmland 

Protection Policy Act. 

f. The Draft EIS is expected to be 

available for public review in the 4th 

quarter of 2015. A public meeting will 

be held during the public review period. 

The exact location, date, and times of 

the public meeting will be announced in 

a public notice and local newspapers. 

Scoping 

a. A scoping letter will be used to 

invite comments from Federal, State, 

and local agencies, affected Indian 

tribes, and other interested private 

organizations and individuals. 

b. Public scoping meetings will be 

held. Assistance for individuals with 

special needs or language translation 

will be available as needed by calling 

904–232–1613. The exact location, date, 

and times of the public meeting will be 

announced in a public notice and local 

newspapers. 

Agency Role: As the non-Federal 

sponsor and leading local expert, 

SFWMD will provide extensive 

information and assistance on the 

resources to be impacted, mitigation 

measures, and alternatives. 

Dated: July 31, 2012. 

Eric Summa, 

Chief, Environmental Branch. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Amended Notice of Intent To Prepare 

the Hawai’i Clean Energy 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Amended Notice of Intent (NOI) 

to prepare a Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). 

SUMMARY: In 2010, DOE announced its 

intent to prepare a PEIS for the Hawai’i 

Interisland Renewable Energy Program 

(HIREP): Wind (DOE/EIS–0459) (HIREP: 

Wind PEIS). In response to public 

scoping comments on the HIREP: Wind 

PEIS, as well as regulatory and policy 

developments since the scoping 

meetings, DOE proposes to broaden the 

range of energy efficiency and 

renewable energy activities and 

technologies to be analyzed in the PEIS 

and, accordingly, has renamed it the 

Hawai’i Clean Energy PEIS. DOE’s 

proposal will involve the development 

of guidance to use in future funding 

decisions and other actions to support 

Hawai’i in achieving the goal 

established in the Hawai’i Clean Energy 

Initiative (HCEI) to meet 70% of the 

State’s energy needs by 2030 through 

energy efficiency and renewable energy. 

Achieving the HCEI goal could involve 

a diverse range of activities. 

Accordingly, this PEIS will analyze the 

potential environmental impacts of 

activities in the following clean energy 

categories: (1) Energy Efficiency, (2) 

Distributed Renewables, (3) UtilityScale Renewables, (4) Alternative 

Transportation Fuels and Modes, and 

(5) Electrical Transmission and 

Distribution. The State of Hawai’i and 

the U.S. Department of the Interior’s 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) are cooperating agencies in 

preparing this PEIS. 

DATES: DOE invites public comment on 

the scope of the PEIS during a 60-day 

public scoping period ending on 

October 9, 2012. See Public 

Participation: Scoping, EIS Distribution, 

Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below for public 

scoping meeting dates and locations. 

DOE will consider all comments 

received or postmarked by the end of 

the scoping period, and will consider 

comments received or postmarked after 

the ending date to the extent 

practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

scope of the PEIS or a request to be 

added to the PEIS distribution list may 

be submitted as follows: 

• Email to 

hawaiicleanenergypeis@ee.doe.gov. 

• Electronic comments via the PEIS 

Web site at http:// 

www.hawaiicleanenergypeis.com. 

• Facsimile (fax) to (808) 541–2253. 

Attention: Hawai’i Clean Energy PEIS. 

• U.S. mail to Jim Spaeth, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 300 Ala Moana 

Blvd., P.O. Box 50247, Honolulu, HI 

96850–0247. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on DOE’s proposed action, 

contact Jane Summerson, Ph.D., DOE 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Document Manager, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, or Jim Spaeth, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 300 Ala 

Moana Blvd., P.O. Box 50247, Honolulu, 

HI 96850–0247, or send an email to 

hawaiicleanenergypeis@ee.doe.gov. 

Information on the Hawai’i Clean 

Energy PEIS is available on the PEIS 

Web site at http:// 

www.hawaiicleanenergypeis.com and at 

the public libraries listed under Public 

Participation: Scoping, EIS Distribution, 

Schedule in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. 

For general information about the 

DOE NEPA process, contact Carol 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, or (800) 472–2756 or 

askNEPA@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

DOE and the State of Hawai’i 

Coordination and Collaboration 

DOE and Hawai’i entered into a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

in January 2008 that established a longterm partnership to transform the way 

in which energy efficiency and 

renewable energy resources are planned 

and used in the State. The MOU 

established working groups to address 

key sectors of the energy economy (e.g., 

electricity, end-use efficiency, 

transportation, and fuels), which led to 

the establishment of the HCEI. The goal 

of the HCEI is to meet 70% of Hawai’i’s 

energy needs by 2030 through energy 

efficiency and renewable energy 

(collectively ‘‘clean energy’’). 

To support this goal, in 2009, 

Hawai’i’s legislature established a 

Renewable Portfolio Standard of 15% by 

2015, 25% by 2020, and 40% by 2030. 

[See Haw. Rev. Stat. Sections 269–91 to 

296–95 (2012) and Haw. Rev. Stat. 

Section 196 (2012).] Hawai’i also has 

established an Energy Efficiency 

Portfolio Standard that calls for the 

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1U.S. Department of Energy. Assessment of 

Dependence of State of Hawaii on Oil. (December 

2008); available at http://hawaiicleanenergypeis.

com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Hawaii_Oil_

Dependency.pdf. 

statewide reduction in electricity use of 

4,300 gigawatt hours via efficiency 

measures by 2030. [Haw. Rev. Stat. 

Section 269–96 (2012).] 

Meanwhile, DOE has helped advance 

Hawai’i’s clean energy goals by 

providing technical research and 

analysis, direct staff involvement, 

competitive solicitations, and funding. 

For example, DOE has provided funding 

for distributed photovoltaics on O’ahu 

and Maui; a wind farm on O’ahu; smart 

grid projects on Maui and Kaua’i; 

electric vehicle public charging 

networks; efficient appliance rebates; 

solar water heating rebates; and lowinterest loans. Also, in accordance with 

Section 355 of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005, DOE assessed the economic 

implications of Hawai’i’s dependence 

on oil as a principal source of energy, 

including the technical and economic 

feasibility of increasing the use of 

renewable energy resources for the 

generation of electricity on an island-byisland basis. The report concluded that 

Hawai’i has many opportunities to 

diversify energy use through greater 

utilization of renewable energy for 

electricity and transportation 

applications.1

2010 Notice of Intent for the HIREP: 

Wind PEIS 

On December 14, 2010, DOE issued a 

NOI to prepare a PEIS, with the State of 

Hawai’i as a joint lead, on the wind 

phase of the Hawai’i Interisland 

Renewable Energy Program (75 FR 

77859). That NOI referred to the PEIS as 

the HIREP: Wind PEIS. Scoping 

meetings were held in Honolulu, 

Kahului, Kaunakakai, and La ̄na’i City in 

February 2011. Commenters expressed 

concern that DOE and the State would 

not analyze energy efficiency measures, 

distributed renewable energy, or the full 

range of potential renewable energy 

technologies. Commenters also 

expressed concern about the 

construction of interisland electricity 

transmission connection(s) and cable(s), 

the potential disparity of impacts on 

islands that could host wind 

development projects versus those that 

would use the electricity, and potential 

impacts to cultural resources, among 

other issues. In light of these comments, 

as well as regulatory and policy 

developments since the scoping 

meetings, DOE consulted with the State 

and decided to broaden the range of 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

activities and technologies to be 

analyzed in the PEIS. In preparing the 

PEIS, DOE will consider scoping 

comments already received on the 

initial NOI, along with comments 

received in response to this amended 

NOI. 

2. Environmental Review Process 

The Hawai’i Clean Energy PEIS will 

be prepared pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as 

amended, the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations (40 

CFR Parts 1500 through 1508), and the 

DOE NEPA implementing procedures 

(10 CFR Part 1021). The PEIS also will 

consider, among other regulatory items, 

the requirements of the Hawai’i 

Environmental Policy Act (Hawai’i 

Revised Statutes [HRS] chapter 343). 

DOE invites Federal, State, and local 

government agencies, Native Hawaiian 

and other organizations, and members 

of the public to submit comments and 

participate in public meetings on the 

scope of the PEIS—that is, the proposed 

action, the range of reasonable 

alternatives, and potential 

environmental impacts and other issues 

to be considered. DOE also invites 

government agencies with jurisdiction 

by law or special expertise to be 

cooperating agencies in EIS preparation. 

The State of Hawai’i and BOEM have 

agreed to be cooperating agencies. 

The PEIS will not eliminate the need 

for project-specific environmental 

review of individual projects or 

activities that may be eligible for 

funding or other support by DOE. To the 

extent that DOE proposes to fund or 

undertake particular projects or 

activities that may fall within the scope 

of the PEIS, project-specific NEPA 

review for such projects and activities is 

expected to be tiered from the PEIS and 

to be more effective and efficient 

because of the PEIS. Moreover, such 

projects and activities will be subject to 

compliance with obligations under 

other environmental laws such as the 

Endangered Species Act and National 

Historic Preservation Act. 

3. DOE Purpose and Need for Agency 

Action 

DOE’s purpose and need for agency 

action is based on the 2008 MOU with 

Hawai’i that established a long-term 

partnership to transform the way in 

which energy efficiency and renewable 

energy resources are planned and used 

in the State. Consistent with this MOU, 

DOE’s purpose and need is to support 

the State in its efforts to meet 70% of 

the State’s energy needs by 2030 

through clean energy. 

4. DOE’s Proposed Action 

DOE’s proposed action is to develop 

guidance that it can use in making 

decisions about future funding or other 

actions to support Hawai’i in achieving 

the goal established in the HCEI to meet 

70% of the State’s energy needs by 2030 

through energy efficiency and 

renewable energy. For purposes of this 

PEIS, DOE has divided these potential 

future actions into five clean energy 

categories and will analyze, at a 

programmatic level, the potential 

environmental impacts of future DOE 

actions that would fall within these 

categories and be subject to DOE’s 

proposed guidance. 

Energy Efficiency 

Buildings (new construction and 

retrofits) 

Energy Conservation 

Ground Source Heat Pumps 

Initiatives and Programs (e.g., tax 

incentives and rebates) 

Sea Water Cooling 

Solar Water Heating 

Distributed Renewables 

Biomass (small systems) 

Hydroelectric (small systems) 

Hydrogen Fuel Cells 

Solar Photovoltaic Panels 

Wind (small systems) 

Utility-Scale Renewables 

Biomass Geothermal 

Hydroelectric 

Municipal Solid Waste (including 

landfill gas) 

Ocean Energy (wave and tidal) 

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion 

Solar Photovoltaic Arrays 

Solar Thermal Systems 

Wind (land-based) 

Wind (offshore) 

Alternative Transportation Fuels and 

Modes 

Biofuels 

Electric Vehicles 

Hybrid Electric Vehicles 

Hydrogen 

Liquefied Natural Gas 

Mass Transportation 

Electrical Transmission and Distribution 

On Island Transmission 

Land/Sea Cable Transition Sites 

Undersea Cable Corridors 

Smart Grid 

Energy Storage 

The PEIS will analyze the potential 

environmental impacts of only those 

clean energy activities and technologies 

that are eligible under Hawai’i’s 

Renewable Portfolio Standard or Energy 

Efficiency Portfolio Standard. It will 

analyze these potential impacts, as 

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appropriate, on an island-by-island 

basis for the islands of Hawai’i, Kaua’i, 

La ̄na’i, Maui, Moloka’i, and O’ahu. The 

PEIS will build upon the environmental 

and technical studies and public 

comments and outreach conducted to 

date. 

The energy efficiency activities and 

renewable energy technologies and 

resources available in Hawai’i, 

including distributed and utility-scale 

renewable energy, vary by island and in 

commercial availability and economic 

viability. Furthermore, as in all utility 

systems, Hawai’i’s ability to incorporate 

clean energy into individual island grids 

can be limited by the capacity of the 

power transmission system. Thus, DOE 

will consider several factors in 

determining the appropriate level of 

detail for analyzing the potential 

environmental impacts of each form of 

clean energy in the PEIS. These factors 

may include the potential to make a 

timely contribution to the HCEI goal; 

stage of technical development; 

commercial availability; and potential 

for significant environmental impacts. 

Similarly, DOE will consider the 

conditions on an individual island to 

help determine the appropriate level of 

detail for analysis of potential impacts 

on that island. In other words, the PEIS 

will not assume that each energy 

efficiency activity or renewable energy 

technology has the same potential for 

use on each island or that it would 

result in the same potential 

environmental impacts on each island. 

The PEIS may identify (a) general 

geographical areas suitable for 

development of renewable energy 

resources, (b) combinations of energy 

efficiency activities and renewable 

energy technologies that may be both 

feasible and efficient in helping Hawai’i 

meet its HCEI goal, and (c) selection 

criteria and priorities that DOE could 

consider when reviewing projectspecific proposals. In addition, the PEIS 

will provide information needed to 

consider the potential environmental 

impacts from clean energy activities and 

technologies. As a result, DOE will have 

information relevant to prioritizing 

future funding or other decisions. This 

could help DOE avoid redundancies and 

inefficiencies in future project 

development and decision-making. 

The PEIS also will analyze, as 

connected actions or for cumulative 

impacts, on-going and reasonably 

foreseeable actions by other entities that 

could contribute to meeting Hawai’i’s 

clean energy goals. Such energy 

efficiency and renewable energy actions 

could be proposed or undertaken by 

other federal agencies, state or local 

government agencies, or private parties. 

No-Action Alternative 

Under the no-action alternative, DOE 

would continue to support, through 

funding and other actions, Hawai’i in 

meeting the HCEI goal on a case-by-case 

basis, but without guidance to integrate 

and prioritize funding decisions and 

other actions. 

5. Preliminary Identification of 

Environmental Issues 

The PEIS will evaluate the full range 

of potential environmental, including 

cultural and socioeconomic, impacts 

associated with implementing clean 

energy activities and technologies on 

the islands of Hawai’i, Kaua’i, La ̄na’i, 

Maui, Moloka’i, and O’ahu. 

The following environmental resource 

areas have been tentatively identified 

for consideration in the EIS: 

• Cultural and historical resources. 

• Air quality (including climate 

change and greenhouse gas emissions). 

• Water resources. 

• Floodplains and wetlands. 

• Coastal zone management. 

• Geology and soils. 

• Land and submerged land use. 

• Biological resources (including 

threatened and endangered species, 

special status species, and related 

sensitive resources). 

• Land and marine transportation. 

• Airspace management. 

• Public health and safety. 

• Noise. 

• Natural hazards. 

• Hazardous materials and waste 

management. 

• Accidents and intentional 

destructive acts. 

• Recreational resources. 

• Visual resources. 

• Socioeconomics. 

• Environmental justice 

(disproportionately high and adverse 

impacts to minority and low-income 

populations). 

• Utilities and infrastructure. 

• Cumulative impacts (past, present, 

and reasonably foreseeable future 

actions). 

• Irreversible and irretrievable 

commitments of resources. 

6. Public Participation: Scoping, EIS 

Distribution, Schedule 

Public scoping meetings will be 

conducted at the following times and 

locations: 

• September 11, 2012, 5:00–8:30 p.m. at 

O’ahu, McKinley High School, 1039 

South King Street, Honolulu, HI 

96814 

• September 12, 2012, 5:30–9:00 p.m. at 

Kaua’i, Kaua’i War Memorial 

Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy Street, 

Lihue, HI 96766 

• September 13, 2012, 5–8:30 p.m. at 

Hawai’i, Kealakehe High School, 74– 

5000 Puohulihuli Street, Kailua-Kona, 

HI 96740 

• September 14, 2012, 5–8:30 p.m. at 

Hawai’i, Hilo High School, 556 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 

• September 17, 2012, 5:30–9 p.m. at 

Maui, Pomaika’i Elementary School, 

4650 South Kamehameha Avenue, 

Kahului, HI 96732 

• September 18, 2012, 5–8:30 p.m. at 

La ̄na’i, La ̄na’i High & Elementary 

School, 555 Fraser Avenue, Lanai 

City, HI 96763 

• September 19, 2012, 5:30–9 p.m. at 

Molokai, Mitchell Pau‘ole Community 

Center, 90 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai, 

Molokai, HI 96748 

• September 20, 2012, 5–8:30 p.m. at 

O’ahu, James B. Castle High School, 

45–386 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kaneohe, 

HI 96744 

Each scoping meeting will involve: a 

presentation that describes the NEPA 

process and the concept of a 

Programmatic EIS; a question and 

answer session; and a formal 

commenting session, which will be 

transcribed by a court reporter to ensure 

that all comments are available to DOE 

for consideration during preparation of 

the draft PEIS. The meetings will 

provide opportunities to view exhibits 

on potential clean energy approaches, 

ask questions, and submit comments 

orally or in writing. Representatives 

from DOE, Hawai’i, BOEM, and any 

other involved agencies will be 

available to answer questions and 

provide additional information to 

participants. Individuals who submit 

comments during the scoping process 

and provide their contact information 

will receive copies of the draft PEIS. 

The format of the draft PEIS provided 

could be a printed summary and CD of 

the complete document, a CD of the 

document, Web site access to the 

document, or a complete printed 

document, according to the 

commenter’s format preference. Persons 

who do not submit comments during 

scoping, but would like to receive a 

copy of the draft PEIS when it is issued, 

should submit a request as provided in 

the ADDRESSES section and specify their 

format preference. 

Information on the Hawai’i Clean 

Energy PEIS is available on the PEIS 

Web site at http://www.

hawaiicleanenergypeis.com. Materials 

relating to this PEIS also will be 

available at the public libraries listed 

below and several additional public 

libraries across the State of Hawai’i (for 

a complete list, see the PEIS Web site): 

• Hawai’i State Library, 478 South 

King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

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• La ̄na’i Public and School Library, 

555 Fraser Ave, La ̄na’i City, HI 96763. 

• Wailuku Public Library, 251 High 

Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. 

• Moloka‘i Public Library, 15 Ala 

Malama, Kaunakakai, HI 96748. 

• Hilo Public Library, 300 

Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720. 

• Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75–138 

Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. 

• Lihu‘e Public Library, 4344 Hardy 

Street, Lihu‘e, HI 96766. 

In preparing the draft PEIS, DOE will 

consider comments received during the 

scoping period and will consider late 

comments to the extent practicable. 

DOE plans to issue the draft PEIS in 

2013. The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) will publish a 

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft 

PEIS in the Federal Register, which will 

begin a minimum 45-day public 

comment period. DOE will announce 

how to comment on the draft PEIS and 

will hold public hearings during the 

public comment period, but no sooner 

than 15 days after the NOA of the draft 

PEIS is published. 

In preparing the final PEIS, DOE will 

respond to comments received on the 

draft PEIS. DOE plans to issue the final 

PEIS in 2014. No sooner than 30 days 

after EPA publishes a NOA of the final 

PEIS, DOE may issue its Record of 

Decision regarding its actions 

considered in the PEIS. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, 

2012. 

Patricia Hoffman, 

Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER10–2566–003; 

ER10–2034–003; ER10–2033–004; 

ER10–2032–004; ER10–1760–003; 

ER10–1758–003; ER11–2079–003; 

ER11–2064–003; ER11–2069–002; 

ER11–2066–003; ER10–1329–003; 

ER12–1502–002; ER12–1504–002; 

ER10–1330–003; ER10–1328–001; 

ER10–2567–002; ER10–1331–001; 

ER10–1332–001; ER10–2522–002; 

ER11–2080–001; ER10–1333–001; 

ER10–1335–001; ER10–1325–001. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC, Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. Duke 

Energy Ohio, Inc., Duke Energy 

Kentucky, Inc., Carolina Power & Light 

Company, Florida Power Corporation, 

Duke Energy Fayette II, LLC, Duke 

Energy Hanging Rock II, LLC, Duke 

Energy Lee II, LLC, Duke Energy 

Washington II, LLC, St. Paul 

Cogeneration, LLC, Ironwood 

Windpower, LLC, Cimarron Windpower 

II, LLC, North Allegheny Wind, LLC, 

Happy Jack Windpower, LLC, Kit 

Carson Windpower, LLC, Silver Sage 

Windpower, LLC, Three Buttes 

Windpower, LLC, Top of the World 

Wind Energy, LLC, Duke Energy 

Commercial Asset Management, Inc., 

Duke Energy Commercial Enterprises, 

Inc., Duke Energy Retail Sales, LLC, 

CinCap V, LLC. 

Description: Notice of changes in 

status of Duke MBR Sellers. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5197. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2237–001. 

Applicants: Dunkirk Power LLC. 

Description: Refiled Motion to Hold 

Proceeding in Abeyance to be effective 

9/11/2012. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5127. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2377–000. 

Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, Inc. 

Description: EAI Marketing 

Agreement to be effective 10/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5117. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2378–000. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 08–01–12 Annual CONE 

Filing to be effective 6/1/2013. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5125. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2379–000. 

Applicants: Arizona Public Service 

Company. 

Description: Cancellation of Arizona 

Public Service Company Service 

Agreement No. 311 to be effective 10/2/ 

2012. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5172. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2380–000. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 08–01–12 Schedule 10 16 

17 to be effective 10/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5173. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2381–000. 

Applicants: MP2 Energy NE LLC. 

Description: Market Based Rate 

Application to be effective 8/2/2012 and 

Affidavit of Jeff Starcher—Attachment C 

to Market Based Rate Application of 

ME2 Energy NE LLC. 

Filed Date: 8/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120802–5000; 

20120802–5031. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/23/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric 

reliability filings. 

Docket Numbers: RD12–5–000. 

Applicants: North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation. 

Description: Petition of the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation for Approval of an 

Interpretation to Reliability Standard 

CIP–002–4—Critical Cyber Asset 

Identification. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5159. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: RD12–6–000. 

Applicants: North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation. 

Description: Petition of the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation for Approval of an 

Interpretation to Reliability Standard 

CIP–004–4—Personnel and Training. 

Filed Date: 8/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120801–5198. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/22/12. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: August 2, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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