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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 5:00 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: February 4, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02632 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13642–003] 

GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of 

Application Ready for Environmental 

Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Unconstructed 

Major Project. 

b. Project Nos.: 13642–003. 

c. Date Filed: October 1, 2015. 

d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte 

Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: Approximately 3 miles 

west of the City of Martinsdale, Meagher 

County, Montana. The proposed project 

would not occupy any federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E. 

Borgquist, President, GB Energy Park, 

LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309, 

Bozeman, MT 59771; (406) 585–3006; 

carl@absarokaenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust; (202) 

502–6522 or michael.tust@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, terms 

and conditions, recommendations, and 

prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 

date of this notice; reply comments are 

due 105 days from the issuance date of 

this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions 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 the docket number P–13642– 

003. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors 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 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. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. If no 

substantive comments are received in 

response to this notice, the Commission 

proposes to issue a single EA by August 

2016. If the Commission decides to 

issue a draft EA and no substantive 

comments are received on the draft, a 

final EA will not be necessary, in which 

case the draft EA will become the final 

EA. Revisions to the schedule may be 

made as appropriate. 

l. The Gordon Butte Hydroelectric 

Project would consist of the following 

new facilities: (1) A manually operated 

head gate on an existing irrigation canal 

that provides initial fill and annual 

make-up water to the lower reservoir 

from the existing irrigation canal; (2) a 

3,000-foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide upper 

reservoir created by a 60-foot-high, 

7,500-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill 

dam; (3) a reinforced concrete intake/

outlet structure at the upper reservoir 

with six gated intake bays converging 

into a central 18-foot-diameter, 750-footlong vertical shaft; (4) an 18-footdiameter, 3,000-foot-long concrete and 

steel-lined penstock tunnel leading from 

the upper reservoir to the lower 

reservoir; (5) a 2,300-foot-long, 1,900- 

foot-wide lower reservoir created by a 

combination of excavation and two 60- 

foot-high, 500- and 750-foot-long 

concrete-faced rockfill dams; (6) a 

partially buried 338-foot-long, 109-footwide, 74-foot-high reinforced concrete 

and steel powerhouse with four 100- 

megawatt (MW) ternary Pelton turbine/ 

pump/generators; (7) a 600-foot-long, 

200-foot-wide substation at the 

powerhouse site with 13.8-kilovolt (kV) 

to 230-kV step-up transformers; (8) a 

5.7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line; 

(9) a 1,200-foot-long, 1,450-foot wide 

substation with a 230-kV to 500-kV stepup transformer, connecting to an 

existing non-project 500-kV 

transmission line; and (11) appurtenant 

facilities. The project is estimated to 

provide 1,300 gigawatt-hours annually. 

No federal lands are included in the 

project. 

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. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY 

COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person submitting the 

filing; and (4) otherwise comply with 

the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

recommendations, terms and conditions 

or prescriptions must set forth their 

evidentiary basis and otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

Each filing must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed on 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 

385.2010. 

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. 


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1On April 30, 2012, Commission staff held a 

technical conference to discuss ‘‘issues related to 

the reliability of the Bulk-Power System as affected 

by geomagnetic disturbances,’’ and ‘‘the risks and 

impacts from geomagnetically induced currents to 

transformers and other equipment on the BulkPower System, as well as options for addressing or 

mitigating the risks and impacts.’’ 

http://www.ferc.gov/eventcalendar/Files/

20120420162925-AD12-13-000a.pdf. 

n. Public notice of the filing of the 

initial development application, which 

has already been given, established the 

due date for filing competing 

applications or notices of intent. Under 

the Commission’s regulations, any 

competing development application 

must be filed in response to and in 

compliance with public notice of the 

initial development application. No 

competing applications or notices of 

intent may be filed in response to this 

notice. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02635 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP16–581–000. 

Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Processing Requirements to be effective 

3/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 2/2/16. 

Accession Number: 20160202–5127. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–582–000. 

Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Volume No. 2—Seneca Resources 

Corp—Amend NRA No. 315568 to be 

effective 12/1/2015. 

Filed Date: 2/2/16. 

Accession Number: 20160202–5249. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16. 

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 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP10–1083–008, 

Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas 

Company, 

Description: Compliance filing 

Compliance Filing ??? Order No. 587–W 

to be effective 4/1/2016, 

Filed Date: 2/2/16, 

Accession Number: 20160202–5002, 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16, 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

§ 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

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: February 3, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02618 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM15–11–000] 

Reliability Standard for Transmission 

System Planned Performance for 

Geomagnetic Disturbance Events; 

Supplemental Notice of Agenda and 

Discussion Topics for Staff Technical 

Conference 

This notice establishes the agenda and 

topics for discussion at the technical 

conference to be held on March 1, 2016, 

to discuss issues related to the proposed 

Reliability Standard for Transmission 

System Planned Performance for 

Geomagnetic Disturbance Events.1 The 

technical conference will start at 9:00 

a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. 

(Eastern Time) in the Commission 

Meeting Room at the Commission’s 

Headquarters, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC. The technical 

conference will be led by Commission 

staff. Commissioners may attend and 

participate. All interested parties are 

invited to attend, and registration is not 

required. 

The topics and related questions to be 

discussed during this conference are 

provided as an attachment to this 

Notice. The purpose of the technical 

conference is to facilitate a structured 

dialogue on issues identified by the 

Commission in the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding 

and raised in public comments to the 

NOPR. Prepared remarks will be 

presented by invited panelists. 

This event will be webcast and 

transcribed. The free webcast allows 

listening only. Anyone with internet 

access who desires to listen to this event 

can do so by navigating to the ‘‘FERC 

Calendar’’ at www.ferc.gov, and locating 

the technical conference in the Calendar 

of Events. Opening the technical 

conference in the Calendar of Events 

will reveal a link to its webcast. The 

Capitol Connection provides technical 

support for the webcast and offers the 

option of listening to the meeting via 

phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any 

questions, visit 

www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703– 

993–3100. The webcast will be available 

on the Calendar of Events at 

www.ferc.gov for three months after the 

conference. Transcripts of the 

conference will be available for a fee 

from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202– 

347–3700). 

FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations, please send an email 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208– 

2106 with the requested 

accommodations. 

There is no fee for attendance. 

However, members of the public are 

encouraged to preregister online at: 

https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/

registration/03-01-16-form.asp. 

For more information about the 

technical conference, please contact: 

Sarah McKinley, Office of External 

Affairs, 202–502–8368, sarah.mckinley@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02636 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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