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address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://cab.srs.gov/

srs-cab.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09347 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–NOA–0016] 

Physical Characterization of GridConnected Commercial and 

Residential Buildings End-Use 

Equipment and Appliances 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of final document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is announcing the final 

publication of a document entitled A 

Framework for Characterizing 

Connected Buildings Equipment. A copy 

of the Framework document is available 

at: http://www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=EERE-2014-BTNOA-0016-0047. 

ADDRESSES: The docket, which includes 

Federal Register notices, public 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at regulations.gov. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the regulations.gov index. 

The docket for this document can be 

found at: http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-NOA0016. The regulations.gov Web page will 

contain simple instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Joseph Hagerman, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Office 

(EE–5B), 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–4549. Email: joseph.hagerman@

ee.doe.gov. 

For legal issues, please contact Kavita 

Vaidyanathan; U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., GC– 

33, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

0669; Kavita.Vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 5, 

2014, the U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) published a request for comment 

and notice of a public meeting in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 32542) 

regarding a draft framework for the 

physical characterization of gridconnected commercial and residential 

buildings end-use equipment and 

appliances. The public meeting was 

held on July 11, 2014 in Washington, 

DC, where the structure and content for 

the draft Framework Document were 

presented and discussed. At that 

meeting, DOE announced that it would 

make the Framework Document 

available for public comment. On 

August 14, 2014, DOE announced the 

availability of this Framework 

Document in the Federal Register (79 

FR 47633). 

That Document, which proposed a 

draft plan for development of 

characterization protocols for connected 

buildings end-use appliances and 

equipment, received public comment 

and DOE subsequently revised the 

document in response to comments. A 

copy of the final Framework Document 

is available at: http://

www.regulations.gov/

#!documentDetail;D=EERE-2014-BTNOA-0016-0047. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09348 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–150–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Application 

Take notice that on April 2, 2015, 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 

2500, Houston, Texas 77056 filed an 

application pursuant to sections 7(b) 

and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 

requesting authorization to modify its 

existing Line WB2VA (WB2VA Integrity 

Project). Specifically, Columbia 

proposes to (i) replace an existing dual 

20-inch diameter pipeline beneath the 

South Fork of Shenandoah River with a 

single 24-inch diameter pipeline, and 

(ii) replace various appurtenant 

facilities and short segments of pipeline 

on Line WB2VA, all located in Hardy 

County, West Virginia, and 

Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, and 

Greene Counties, Virginia. Columbia 

estimates the cost of the WB2VA 

Integrity Project to be $33,968,871, all as 

more fully set forth in the application 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. The 

filing is available for review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room or may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site 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, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Tyler R. 

Brown, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC, 5151 San Felipe, 

Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, by 

telephone at (713) 386–3797, or by 

email at tbrown@nisource.com. 

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 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

five copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 


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must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commenters will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenters will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commenters 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit an original 

and five copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comment Date: May 6, 2015. 

Dated: April 15, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09220 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CD15–22–000] 

East Valley Water District; Notice of 

Preliminary Determination of a 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility and Soliciting Comments and 

Motions To Intervene 

On April 2, 2015, East Valley Water 

District filed a notice of intent to 

construct a qualifying conduit 

hydropower facility, pursuant to section 

30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as 

amended by section 4 of the 

Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act 

of 2013 (HREA). The proposed Plant 134 

Hydroelectric Project would have an 

installed capacity of 242 kilowatts (kW), 

and would be located at East Valley 

Water District’s existing Water 

Treatment Plant 134. The project would 

be located in the city of Highland in San 

Bernardino County, California. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Eliseo Ochoa, 

31111 Greenspot Road, Highland, CA 

92346, Phone No. (909) 888–8986. 

FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 

Phone No. (202) 502–6778, email: 

christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility Description: The proposed 

project would consist of: (1) A proposed 

870-square-foot powerhouse; (2) an 18- 

inch-diameter intake pipe branching off 

the 300-foot-long, 24-inch-diameter 

pipeline coming from the existing 

Inflow Control Structure; (3) two pumpas-turbine units connected to two 

generators with installed capacities of 

56 kW and 186 kW, for a total installed 

capacity of 242 kW; (4) an 18-inchdiameter discharge pipe returning water 

to a 24-inch-diameter, 130-foot-long 

pipeline to the existing Filtration Plant; 

and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would have an 

estimated annual generating capacity of 

1,035 megawatt-hours. 

A qualifying conduit hydropower 

facility is one that is determined or 

deemed to meet all of the criteria shown 

in the table below. 

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY

Statutory provision Description Satisfies 

(Y/N) 

FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA ..... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or 

similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for 

agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation 

of electricity.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA .. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power 

and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally 

owned conduit.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ....................... Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.Y 

Preliminary Determination: Based 

upon the above criteria, Commission 

staff preliminarily determines that the 

proposal satisfies the requirements for a 

qualifying conduit hydropower facility, 

which is not required to be licensed or 

exempted from licensing. 

Comments and Motions to Intervene: 

Deadline for filing comments contesting 

whether the facility meets the qualifying 

criteria is 45 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. 

Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene is 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. 

Anyone may submit comments or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 

385.214. Any motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

deadline date for the particular 

proceeding. 

Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS 

CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A 

CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 

or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as 

applicable; (2) state in the heading the 

name of the applicant and the project 

number of the application to which the 


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