78420 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 2014 / Notices 

The Upper Drum-Spaulding, Lower 

Drum, and Deer Creek Projects are 

located within three primary river 

basins, the South Yuba River, Bear 

River, and North Fork of the North Fork 

American River, in Nevada and Placer 

Counties, California, and occupy 994 

acres of federal lands administered by 

the Forest Service, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), and Bureau of 

Reclamation. The Yuba-Bear Project is 

located within three major river basins, 

the Middle Yuba River, South Yuba 

River, and Bear River, in Sierra, Nevada, 

and Placer Counties, California, and 

occupies 1,748 acres of federal lands 

administered by the Forest Service and 

BLM. 

The final EIS contains staff’s analysis 

of the applicants’ proposals and the 

alternatives for relicensing the four 

projects. The final EIS documents the 

views of governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected 

Indian tribes, the public, the license 

applicants, and Commission staff. 

A copy of the final EIS is available for 

review at the Commission 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, to access 

the document. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

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. 

All comments must be filed by 

Monday, February 9, 2015, and should 

reference Project Nos. 2310–193, 14531– 

000, 14530–000, and/or 2266–102. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site (http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) 

under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler 

method of submitting text only 

comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’ 

For assistance, please contact FERC 

Online Support. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

For further information, please 

contact Alan Mitchnick at (202) 502– 

6074 or at alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 19, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30423 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. 

Gordon Fulton; Notice of Preliminary 

Determination of a Qualifying Conduit 

Hydropower Facility and Soliciting 

Comments and Motions to Intervene 

On December 12, 2014, Gordon 

Fulton 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 Fulton 

Hydropower Project would have an 

installed capacity of 406 kilowatts (kW), 

and would be located at the end of an 

existing 20-inch-diameter pipeline used 

for the purposes of irrigation and 

stockwater. The project would be 

located near the city of Mackay in 

Custer County, Idaho. 

Applicant Contact: John Crockett, 

3296 Snowflake Way, Boise, ID 83706, 

Phone No. (208) 344–5319. 

FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 

Phone No. (202) 502–6778, email: 

christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility Description: The proposed 

project would consist of: (1) A proposed 

850-square-foot powerhouse; (2) one 

twin jet Pelton turbine connected to an 

induction generator with an installed 

capacity of 406 kW; and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

have an estimated annual generating 

capacity of 1,330 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 

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 

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1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). 

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., CD15–17) 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 18, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration 

Record of Decision for the Continued 

Operation of the Department of 

Energy/National Nuclear Security 

Administration Nevada National 

Security Site and Off-Site Locations in 

the State of Nevada 

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy/National Nuclear Security 

Administration (DOE/NNSA) is issuing 

this Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

continued management, operation, and 

activities of the Nevada National 

Security Site (NNSS) and Off-Site 

Locations in the State of Nevada 

pursuant to the Final Site-Wide 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Continued Operation of the Department 

of Energy/National Nuclear Security 

Administration Nevada National 

Security Site and Off-Site Locations in 

the State of Nevada, DOE/EIS–0426 

(Final NNSS SWEIS) issued on February 

22, 2013. In making its decision, DOE/ 

NNSA considered potential 

environmental impacts of operations 

and activities, current and future 

mission needs, technical and security 

considerations, availability of resources, 

and public comments on the Draft and 

Final NNSS SWEIS. The Final NNSS 

SWEIS analyzes ongoing and reasonably 

foreseeable future operations and 

activities at the NNSS and other DOE/ 

NNSA facilities in Nevada, including 

the Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) at 

Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB), the North 

Las Vegas Facility (NLVF), the Tonopah 

Test Range (TTR), and environmental 

restoration sites located on the Nevada 

Test and Training Range (NTTR) 

(formerly the Nellis Air Force Range). 

DOE/NNSA has decided to implement 

the Preferred Alternative, which is 

identified in the Summary, Table S–1, 

and Chapter 3, Section 3.4, of the Final 

NNSS SWEIS. The capabilities, projects, 

and activities that comprise the 

elements of DOE/NNSA’s decision, and 

the original alternative from which each 

is derived, are described in the 

‘‘Decision’’ section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on this ROD, or 

other NNSS National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) documents, contact 

Ms. Linda M. Cohn, SWEIS Document 

Manager, NNSA Nevada Field Office, 

U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 

98518, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193–8518, 

(702) 295–0077. For information on the 

DOE NEPA process, contact Ms. Carol 

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–4600, 

or leave a message at (800) 472–2756. 

Additional information regarding DOE 

NEPA activities and access to many 

DOE NEPA documents, including the 

Final NNSS SWEIS, are available on the 

Internet through the DOE NEPA Web 

site at http://energy.gov/nepa. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

DOE/NNSA prepared the Draft and 

Final NNSS SWEIS and this ROD 

pursuant to the regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) for implementing NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508) and DOE’s NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 

1021). 

The DOE/NNSA missions and 

associated programs in Nevada are (1) 

the National Security/Defense Mission, 

which includes the Stockpile 

Stewardship and Management Program; 

Nuclear Emergency Response, 

Nonproliferation, and Counterterrorism 

Program; and Strategic Partnership 

Program (previously Work for Others); 

(2) the Environmental Management 

Mission, which includes the Waste 

Management and Environmental 

Restoration Programs; and (3) the 

Nondefense Mission, which includes 

the General Site Support and 

Infrastructure, Conservation and 

Renewable Energy, and Other Research 

and Development Programs. These 

missions and programs are carried out at 

the NNSS, RSL, NLVF, and NTTR/TTR. 

The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Bureau of Land 

Management, and Nye County, Nevada, 

were cooperating agencies in the 

preparation of the NNSS SWEIS. In 

addition, the Consolidated Group of 

Tribes and Organizations, which 

includes representatives from 16 

culturally affiliated American Indian 

Tribes, participated in the preparation 

of this SWEIS by providing text in the 

document that gave their perspectives of 

the land and activities conducted and 

proposed by the Federal government. 

The NNSS occupies approximately 

1,360 square miles of desert and 

mountain terrain in southern Nevada. It 

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