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1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2013). 1City of Gresham, 137 FERC ¶ 62,053 (2011). 

project would have an estimated annual 

generating capacity of 2,631 megawatthours. 

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 

filing responds; (3) state the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

person filing; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of sections 

385.2001 through 385.2005 of the 

Commission’s regulations.1 All 

comments contesting Commission staff’s 

preliminary determination that the 

facility meets the qualifying criteria 

must set forth their evidentiary basis. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and comments 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. 

A copy of all other filings in reference 

to this application must be accompanied 

by proof of service on all persons listed 

in the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies 

of the notice of intent can be obtained 

directly from the applicant or such 

copies can be viewed and reproduced at 

the Commission in its Public Reference 

Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. The filing may 

also be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the 

docket number (e.g., CD15–2–000) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3676 or email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: November 19, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13466–003] 

City of Gresham; Notice of 

Effectiveness of Surrender 

On October 18, 2011, the Commission 

issued an Order Granting Exemption 

from Licensing (Conduit) 1 to the City of 

Gresham (exemptee) for the proposed 

City of Gresham Wastewater Treatment 

Plant Outfall Hydroelectric Project, 

FERC No. 13466. The small conduit 

hydropower project would be located at 

the exemptee’s Wastewater Treatment 

Plant, in Multnomah County, Oregon. 

On October 21, 2014, the exemptee 

filed an application with the 

Commission to surrender the 

exemption. The exemptee has 

reevaluated the economics of the project 

and has decided not to move forward 

with construction of the project, citing 

insufficient economic returns and 

cheaper alternatives in reducing 

greenhouse gas emissions. 

Accordingly, the Commission accepts 

the exemptee’s surrender of its 

exemption from licensing, effective 30 

days from the date of this notice, at the 

close of business on Thursday, 

December 18, 2014. No license, 

exemption, or preliminary permit 

applications for the project site may be 

filed until Friday, December 19, 2014. 

Dated: November 19, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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