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Creek Project or project) to be located on 

Carlo Creek, in unincorporated Denali 

Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following new features: (1) A 50- 

foot-long, 10-foot-high diversion weir 

traversing Carlo Creek; (2) an 

approximately 10-acre-foot 

impoundment; (3) a 10,500-foot-long, 

2.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a 

25-foot-long, 35-foot-wide concrete 

powerhouse; (5) a single 1.6-megawatt 

Pelton turbine/generator; (6) a 1,500- 

foot-long, 15-kilovolt (kV) transmission 

line interconnecting with an existing 15- 

kV Golden Valley Electric Association 

distribution line; (7) an approximately 

12,000-foot-long access road; and (8) 

appurtenant facilities. The estimated 

annual generation of the Carlo Creek 

Project would be 6.3 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Smith, 

Northwest Power Services, Inc., P.O. 

Box 872316, Wasilla, Alaska 99687; 

phone: (907) 414–8223. 

FERC Contact: Sean O’Neill; phone: 

(202) 502–6462. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, notices of intent, 

and competing applications 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 docket number P–14645–000. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at http:// 

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

Enter the docket number (P–14645) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29873 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CD15–3–000] 

Imperial Irrigation District; Notice of 

Preliminary Determination of a 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility and Soliciting Comments and 

Motions to Intervene 

On November 26, 2014, the Imperial 

Irrigation 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 Foxglove 

Check on Westside Main Canal InConduit Hydroelectric Project would 

have an installed capacity of 665 

kilowatts (kW) and would be located on 

the existing Westside Main Canal. This 

conduit transports water for irrigation, 

municipal, and industrial purposes. The 

project would be located near the city of 

Edgar in Imperial County, California. 

Applicant Contact: Carl Stills, 1651 

West Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243, 

Phone No. (760) 339–9701. 

FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. 

(202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@

ferc.gov. 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility Description: The proposed 

project would consist of: (1) One 

proposed 77-foot-long, 49.3-foot-wide 

concrete box intake structure with 3 10- 

foot-wide gates; (2) a proposed 15-by-55- 

foot powerhouse containing three 

turbine generator units with a total 

installed capacity of 665 kW; (3) the 

proposed 81-foot-long, 49.3-foot-wide 

concrete box tailrace structure which 

returns the water into the Westside 

Main Canal; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

have an estimated annual generating 

capacity of 3,685 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 


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1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). 

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., CD15–3–000) 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: December 11, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29880 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–25–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

Take notice that on December 4, 2014, 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia Gas), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 

2500, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the 

above Docket, a prior notice request 

pursuant to section 157.210 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization 

to convert several existing compressor 

units from base load to standby mode at 

Gettysburg Compressor Station, located 

in Adams County, Pennsylvania, 

Greencastle Compressor Station, located 

in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and 

Strasburg Compressor Station, located 

in Shenandoah County, Virginia. There 

is no cost associated with the proposal, 

all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the 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, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Fredic J. 

George, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC, P.O. Box 1273, 

Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273, 

at (304) 357–2359. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the issuance of the instant notice by the 

Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 

of the Commission’s Procedural Rules 

(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) 

file a protest to the request. If no protest 

is filed within the time allowed 

therefore, the proposed activity shall be 

deemed to be authorized effective the 

day after the time allowed for protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

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. 

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 commenter’s 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 commenter’s will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentary, 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 


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