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000 requesting authorization pursuant 

to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) to construct and operate 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) export 

facilities. On the same day, Driftwood 

Pipeline, LLC (Driftwood Pipeline) filed 

an application in Docket No. CP17–118– 

000, requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Section 7(c) of the NGA to construct, 

operate, and maintain certain natural 

gas pipeline facilities. The combined 

projects, collectively referred to as the 

Driftwood LNG Project, would provide 

gas and processing to produce up to 26 

million tonnes per annum of LNG for 

export. 

On April 11, 2017, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) issued its Notice of 

Application for the project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted other 

agencies issuing federal authorizations 

of the requirement to complete all 

necessary reviews and to reach a final 

decision on the request for a federal 

authorization within 90 days of the date 

of issuance of the Commission staff’s 

final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Driftwood LNG Project. 

This instant notice identifies the FERC 

staff’s planned schedule for completion 

of the final EIS for the project, which is 

based on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

June 2018. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the 

final EIS (October 12, 2018) 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline (January 10, 2019) 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary for the final EIS, an additional 

notice will be provided so that the 

relevant agencies are kept informed of 

the project’s progress. 

Project Description 

Driftwood LNG’s proposed facilities 

would include five LNG liquefaction 

plants, three LNG storage tanks, and 

three marine berths capable of 

accommodating LNG carriers of up to 

216,000 cubic meters each. Driftwood 

LNG’s proposed facilities would occupy 

approximately 720 acres of an 800-acre 

site on the west bank of the Calcasieu 

River between river mile markers 22 and 

23 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The 

Driftwood Pipeline would consist of: 

About 74 miles of 48-inch-diameter 

pipeline, 10.6 miles of 42-inch-diameter 

pipeline, and 11.3 miles of 36-inchdiameter pipeline; one 3.4-mile-long, 

30-inch-diameter lateral pipeline 

collocated with the main pipeline; three 

compressor stations providing a total of 

approximately 275,000 horsepower of 

compression; 15 meter stations; 6 pig 

launchers and receivers; and 17 

mainline valves. These facilities would 

be located in Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, 

Acadia, and Evangeline Parishes, 

Louisiana. 

Background 

On June 6, 2016, the Commission staff 

granted Driftwood LNG’s and Driftwood 

Pipeline’s request to use the FERC’s Prefiling environmental review process. On 

October 3, 2016, the Commission issued 

a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Planned Driftwood LNG Project, Request 

for Comments on Environmental Issues, 

and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings 

(NOI) in Docket No. PF16–6–000. The 

NOI was issued during the pre-filing 

review of the project, and was sent to 

federal, state, and local government 

agencies; elected officials; affected 

landowners; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American tribes 

and regional organizations; commentors 

and other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. Major issues 

raised during scoping include impact on 

landowners, vegetation and protected 

species, visual and noise resources, 

roadway and marine traffic, and safety. 

The U.S Coast Guard, U.S. 

Department of Energy, U.S Department 

of Transportation, and U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency are 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the EIS. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EIS and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

can reduce the amount of time you 

spend researching proceedings by 

automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

eLibrary link, select General Search 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and Docket Number 

excluding the last three digits (i.e., 

CP17–117 or CP17–118), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

Dated: December 22, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28321 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL18–53–000] 

Calpine Corporation and LS Power 

Associates, L.P. v. ISO New England 

Inc.; Notice of Complaint 

Take notice that on December 21, 

2017, pursuant to sections 206 and 306 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

824(e), 825e, and Rule 206 of the 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) Rules of 

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, 

Calpine Corporation and LS Power 

Associates, L.P. (Complainants) filed a 

formal complaint against ISO New 

England Inc. (ISO–NE or Respondent) 

alleging that ISO–NE’s Transmission, 

Markets & Services Tariff (Tariff) is 

unjust and unreasonable because it 

requires ISO–NE to treat a new resource 

that has chosen to lock-in its price 

under the new entry pricing provisions 

of the Tariff as effectively having 

submitted offers into subsequent 

Forward Capacity Auctions priced at 

zero, even in circumstances where the 

development of such resource has been 

delayed so that it is not expected to be 

available for the relevant Capacity 

Commitment Period, all as more fully 

explained in the complaint. 

Complainants certify that copies of 

the complaint were served on the 

contacts for ISO–NE, as listed on the 

Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. The Respondent’s answer 

and all interventions, or protests must 

be filed on or before the comment date. 

The Respondent’s answer, motions to 

intervene, and protests must be served 

on the Complainants. 


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1 159 FERC 62,245 (2017). 

2 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2017). 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of 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 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary 

link and is 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. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on January 4, 2018. 

Dated: December 22, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28323 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3342–020] 

Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of 

Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

and Approving Use of The Traditional 

Licensing Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 3342–020. 

c. Date Filed: October 27, 2017. 

d. Submitted By: Briar Hydro 

Associates, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower 

Falls Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Contoocook River, 

in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. 

No federal lands are occupied by the 

project works or located within the 

project boundary. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro 

Associates, LLC, 55 Union Street, 

Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357–0032; or 

email—alocke@essexhydro.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at 

(202) 502–6181; or email at 

jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov. 

j. Briar Hydro Associates, LLC filed its 

request to use the Traditional Licensing 

Process on October 27, 2017. Briar 

Hydro Associates, LLC provided public 

notice of its request on November 14, 

2017. In a letter dated December 22, 

2017, the Director of the Division of 

Hydropower Licensing approved Briar 

Hydro Associates, LLC’s request to use 

the Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, part 402; and NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 

also initiating consultation with the 

New Hampshire State Historic 

Preservation Officer, as required by 

section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. Briar Hydro Associates, LLC filed a 

Pre-Application 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 website (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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in 

paragraph h. 

n. The licensee states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

new license for Project No. 3342. 

Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 

each application for a new license and 

any competing license applications 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the existing license. All applications 

for license for this project must be filed 

by October 31, 2020. 

o. 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: December 22, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28324 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14835–001] 

Notice of Surrender of Preliminary 

Permit; Merchant Hydro Developers, 

LLC 

Take notice that Merchant Hydro 

Developers, LLC, permittee for the 

proposed Susan Russ Memorial Pumped 

Storage Hydroelectric Project, has 

requested that its preliminary permit be 

terminated. The permit was issued on 

June 6, 2017, and would have expired 

on May 31, 2020.1 The project would 

have been located near the town of 

Manhattan in Tioga County, 

Pennsylvania. 

The preliminary permit for Project 

No. 14835 will remain in effect until the 

close of business, January 26, 2018. But, 

if the Commission is closed on this day, 

then the permit remains in effect until 

the close of business on the next day in 

which the Commission is open.2 New 

applications for this site may not be 

submitted until after the permit 

surrender is effective. 

Dated: December 27, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28346 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC18–40–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric 

Power Company, States Edge Wind I 

LLC. 

Description: Joint Application for 

Authorization of Transaction Under 

Section 203 of the Federal Power Act 

and Requests for Waivers of Filing 

Requirements, et al. of Public Service 

Company of Oklahoma, et al. 


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