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tanks that are not empty. DOE notes that 

as stated in the guidelines, further 

details of the testing protocol will be 

provided to contestants by the prize 

administrator. DOE had considered 

more complicated testing procedures, 

however, given the potential diversity of 

system designs (for example, they may 

have different dispensing pressures), 

and the added cost and time associated 

with implementing more complicated 

protocols and verifying that they are 

performed, lead to the selection of the 

current protocols. Another response 

commented on the general plans, 

suggesting that to engage a robust set of 

entries, the eligibility requirements for 

insurance and waivers be waived until 

after the selection of finalists. DOE notes 

that insurance and liability waivers are 

required by the Energy Independence 

and Security Act of 2007, Public Law 

110–140 (42 U.S.C. 16396(f)), and those 

requirements for registration will 

remain in the guidelines. The same 

response also recommended the use of 

modern engagement methods, such as 

involvement with social media in 

addition to the Web site. Both DOE and 

HEF have plans to ensure that the 

competition is widely advertised, 

including the use of social media and 

other engagement activities. 

One comment asked when a forum to 

help teams find partners would be 

available. DOE notes that the H-Prize 

Web site will provide opportunities for 

those interested in joining a team to 

reach others. For example, interested 

parties will be able to submit 

information to HEF, which will post the 

lists of those with interest in teaming, 

with no implied endorsements or 

guarantees, on the Web site or in 

newsletters. Though an online forum 

was initially considered and noted in 

the draft guidelines, other methods of 

communication have since been 

determined to be more effective and the 

guideline language was changed 

accordingly. 

One response asked if funding is 

available to design and/or build the 

entries. DOE notes that, as stated in both 

the draft and final guidelines, ‘‘The 

entrants are responsible for costs 

associated with participating in the 

competition including but not limited to 

designing, installing and operating their 

systems.’’ The H-Prize is a competition, 

and no up-front funding is provided 

through the competition itself. It is 

expected that this will be a common 

question, and will be addressed in an 

FAQ page on the H-Prize Web site. 

One response asked about when final 

guidelines would be posted. DOE notes 

that the final guidelines are posted in 

this Federal Register notice. Further 

details can be found in this notice and 

on the H-Prize Web site. 

Three responses suggested changes to 

the competition that are not compatible 

with the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007, Public Law 110– 

140 (42 U.S.C. 16396(f)). One suggested 

allowing synthetic methane as an 

alternative to the hydrogen fueling; 

however, DOE notes that the H-Prize 

statutory authority states that the prize 

is intended to advance the research, 

development, demonstration, and 

commercial application of hydrogen 

energy technologies. Fueling with 

methane would not qualify as a 

hydrogen energy technology, and 

therefore the guidelines will not be 

changed to include methane or other 

fuels besides hydrogen. Two other 

responses suggested having separate 

awards for different categories, either 

the ‘‘home’’ or ‘‘community’’ or a set of 

three categories based on scale and 

application. The combination of singlehome and community scale systems 

provides entrants with the flexibility to 

match their solution to the general topic 

of small-scale, non-commercial fueling 

while the parallel target ranges for 

certain criteria allows the two scales 

(single user vs. multiple user) to be 

more evenly compared based on their 

expected application. 

Safety 

One comment was also submitted on 

issues related to safety, codes and 

standards. In response, DOE engaged in 

discussions with safety experts, 

including the respondents. The 

comments and discussions lead to 

several modifications of the competition 

guidelines and plans. These include the 

addition of a safety plan and hazard 

analysis to the documents required at 

the preliminary design and data 

deadline, which will be judged by a 

panel of safety professionals; plans for 

a safety information page that will be on 

the H-Prize Web site; and plans to hold 

a webinar on safety, codes and 

standards that will be open to all 

interested parties and posted on the HPrize Web site. In addition to the 

eligibly requirement included in both 

the draft and final guidelines that 

participants would be disqualified for 

any ‘‘violation of any federal, state or 

local law or regulation’’ which includes 

safety codes and standards, the final 

guidelines require that ‘‘entries must 

meet the safety codes and standards in 

effect at the installation location 

appropriate to the system.’’ Because the 

relevant safety codes and standards will 

depend on both the system design and 

the installation location, a single, 

comprehensive list of required 

standards cannot be provided. Some 

suggestions by respondents were more 

appropriate for projects where DOE was 

providing direct funding for a contract 

or financial assistance award. Unlike 

traditional funding scenarios, the HPrize competition does not create a 

direct contractual relationship with 

potential H-Prize contestants. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2014. 

Sunita Satyapal, 

Fuel Cell Technology Office Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25596 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL15–8–000] 

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, 

Central Valley Electric Cooperative, 

Inc., Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, 

Inc., Lea County Electric Cooperative, 

Inc., Roosevelt County Electric 

Cooperative, Inc., West Texas 

Municipal Power Agency 

(Complainants) v. Southwestern Public 

Service Company (Respondent); 

Notice of Complaint 

Take notice that on October 20, 2014, 

pursuant to Rule 206 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

(Commission) Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and sections 

201, 206, and 306 of the Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 824, 824(e), and 825(e), 

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, 

Central Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., 

Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Inc., Lea 

County Electric Cooperative, Inc., 

Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, 

Inc., and West Texas Municipal Power 

Agency (collectively, Complainants) 

filed a formal complaint against 

Southwestern Public Service Company 

(SPS or Respondent), alleging that the 

production formula rate of each of their 

respective Replacement Power Sales 

Agreements with SPC and that the open 

access transmission tariff formula rate 

applicable to pricing of transmission 

service over the facilities of SPS contain 

an unjust and unreasonable rate of 

return of common equity. In addition, 

the Complainants request that this 

proceeding be consolidated with Docket 

Nos. EL13–78–000 and EL12–59–000. 

The Complainants certifies that copies 

of the complaint were served on the 

contacts for SPS as listed on the 

Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 


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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. 

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 Web site 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 October 30, 2014. 

Dated: October 21, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25542 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL15–7–000] 

Michigan Public Service Commission 

v. Midcontinent Independent System 

Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint 

Take notice that on October 17, 2014, 

pursuant to Rule 206 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

(Commission) Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 and sections 

206, 306, and 309 of the Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h, the 

Michigan Public Service Commission 

(Complainant), filed a formal complaint 

against Midcontinent Independent 

System Operator, Inc. (Respondent), 

alleging that the provision of the 

Respondent’s Open Access 

Transmission, Energy and Operating 

Reserve Markets Tariff governing the 

allocation of System Support Resource 

costs within the American Transmission 

Company footprint are unjust and 

unreasonable. 

The Complainant certifies that copies 

of the complaint were served on the 

contacts for the Respondent as listed in 

the Commission’s list of Corporate 

Officials and on all Respondent parties 

in a related Docket No. ER14–2952–000. 

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. 

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 Web site 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 November 6, 2014. 

Dated: October 21, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25541 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF14–10–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Assessment 

for the Planned Dalton Expansion 

Project, Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Notice of 

Public Scoping Meeting 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC’s (Transco’s) Dalton 

Expansion Project (Project) involving 

construction and operation of new 

pipeline and aboveground facilities in 

Georgia and the modification of 

Transco’s existing mainline system in 

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. 

The Commission will use this EA in its 

decision-making process to determine 

whether the Project is in the public 

convenience and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the Project. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on November 

20, 2014. 

You may submit comments in written 

form or verbally. Further details on how 

to submit written comments are in the 

Public Participation section of this 

notice. In lieu of or in addition to 

sending written comments, the 

Commission invites you to attend the 

public scoping meetings scheduled as 

follows: 

Date and time Location 

November 3, 2014, 7:00 p.m. EDT ..................... Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton, GA 

30720, (706) 272–7676. 

November 4, 2014, 7:00 p.m. EDT ..................... VA-AmVets Center, 816 Old Bremen Rd, Carrollton, GA, (770) 841–6726. 


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