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to, local policy objectives and local 

electricity system fundamentals. 

4. Fundamental drivers and 

underlying market conditions—identify 

key drivers that establish the context for 

the values and cause differing outcomes 

among studies of cost/benefit results in 

a particular category, such as differing 

levels of excess generation capacity, 

transmission, or distribution system 

capacity, projected demand growth, 

level of penetration and location of 

distributed generation, retail prices, etc. 

5. Are there specific emerging issues 

related to net metering cost-benefit 

analyses that are improving or 

complicating the application of benefitcost analysis? 

The following items are considered 

out of scope of the report and 

information on these items should not 

be included in the responses: 

1. Costs and benefits of distributed 

solar generation beyond distributed 

solar’s impact on net metering; 

2. Indirect cost/benefits (e.g., societal 

impacts, network effects) that go beyond 

what is included in existing analyses; 

3. Recommendations on 

a. How to conduct cost/benefit 

analysis, 

b. NEM design options, 

c. Transitions to alternative forms of 

compensation. 

All interested parties are invited to 

submit in writing by the date specified 

in the DATES section of this RFI, 

comments and information on all 

elements listed in this SUPPLEMENTARY

section. Please submit comments only 

and cite docket number EERE–2017– 

OT–0056, in all correspondence related 

to this case. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. 

Do not submit to the RFI information 

for which disclosure is restricted by 

statute, such as trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information 

(hereinafter referred to as Confidential 

Business Information (CBI)). Comments 

submitted to the RFI email address 

cannot be claimed as CBI. Comments 

received through the RFI address will 

waive any CBI claims for the 

information submitted. DOE plans to 

publish all information received in 

response to this RFI. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

12, 2017. 

Sean Cunningham, 

Director, Office of Energy Policy and Systems 

Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19647 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP17–481–000] 

DCP Operating Company, LP; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed 

Mewbourn 3 Residue East Pipeline, 

and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Mewbourn 3 Residue East Pipeline 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by DCP Operating Company, 

LP (DCP) in Weld County, Colorado. 

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. 

You can make a difference by providing 

us with your specific comments or 

concerns about the project. Your 

comments should focus on the potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. Your 

input will help the Commission staff 

determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send your comments so 

that the Commission receives them in 

Washington, DC on or before October 6, 

2017. 

If you sent comments on this project 

to the Commission before the opening of 

this docket on August 2, 2017, you will 

need to file those comments in Docket 

No. CP17–481–000 to ensure they are 

considered as part of this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

agreement. However, if the Commission 

approves the project, that approval 

conveys with it the right of eminent 

domain. Therefore, if easement 

negotiations fail to produce an 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings 

where compensation would be 

determined in accordance with state 

law. 

DCP provided landowners with a fact 

sheet prepared by the FERC entitled 

‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On 

My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ 

This fact sheet addresses a number of 

typically asked questions, including the 

use of eminent domain and how to 

participate in the Commission’s 

proceedings. It is also available for 

viewing on the FERC Web site 

(www.ferc.gov). 

Public Participation 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods you can use to submit your 

comments to the Commission. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has expert staff 

available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please 

carefully follow these instructions so 

that your comments are properly 

recorded. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. This is an easy 

method for submitting brief, text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You can file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. With eFiling, 

you can provide comments in a variety 

of formats by attaching them as a file 

with your submission. New eFiling 

users must first create an account by 

clicking on eRegister. If you are filing a 

comment on a particular project, please 

select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the 

filing type; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

following address. Be sure to reference 

the project docket number (CP17–481– 

000) with your submission: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

DCP proposes to construct and 

operate 8.4 miles of new 20-inchdiameter pipeline in Weld County, 

Colorado. The Mewbourn 3 Residue 

East Pipeline Project would provide 

about 253,000 dekatherms of natural gas 

per day to an interconnect with 

Colorado Interstate Gas Company 

L.L.C.’s High Plains System. According 

to DCP, its project would transport 

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1A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts 

into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning 

the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or 

other purposes. 

2The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 

502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 

3We, us, and our refer to the environmental staff 

of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. 

4The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 1501.6. 

5The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define 

historic properties as any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or object included 

in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

natural gas from DCP’s Mewbourne 

Processing Plant Complex to support 

further transportation and market needs 

in Colorado and other states in the 

region. 

The Mewbourn 3 Residue East 

Pipeline Project would consist of the 

following facilities: 

• 8.4 miles of new 20-inch-diameter 

pipeline; and 

• pig launcher and receiver 

assembly,1 cathodic protection rectifier 

unit, three mainline valves, and a 

metering station. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction of the proposed facilities 

would disturb about 87.4 acres of land 

for the aboveground facilities and the 

pipeline. Following construction, DCP 

would maintain about 32.3 acres for 

permanent operation of the project’s 

facilities; the remaining acreage would 

be restored and revert to former uses. 

The EA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to 

take into account the environmental 

impacts that could result from an action 

whenever it considers the issuance of a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 3 to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as scoping. The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

notice, the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

address in the EA. We will consider all 

filed comments during the preparation 

of the EA. 

In the EA we will discuss impacts that 

could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed project under these general 

headings: 

• Geology and soils; 

• land use; 

• water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• cultural resources; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• air quality and noise; 

• endangered and threatened species; 

• public safety; and 

• cumulative impacts. 

We will also evaluate reasonable 

alternatives to the proposed project or 

portions of the project, and make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on the various resource 

areas. 

The EA will present our independent 

analysis of the issues. The EA will be 

available in the public record through 

eLibrary. Depending on the comments 

received during the scoping process, we 

may also publish and distribute the EA 

to the public for an allotted comment 

period. We will consider all comments 

on the EA before making our 

recommendations to the Commission. 

To ensure we have the opportunity to 

consider and address your comments, 

please carefully follow the instructions 

in the Public Participation section, 

beginning on page 2. 

With this notice, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ 

or special expertise with respect to the 

environmental issues of this project to 

formally cooperate with us in the 

preparation of the EA.4 Agencies that 

would like to request cooperating 

agency status should follow the 

instructions for filing comments 

provided under the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Consultations Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

implementing regulations for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, we are using this 

notice to initiate consultation with the 

Colorado State Historic Preservation 

Office (SHPO), and to solicit its views 

and those of other government agencies, 

interested Indian tribes, and the public 

on the project’s potential effects on 

historic properties.5 We will define the 

project-specific Area of Potential Effects 

(APE) in consultation with the SHPO as 

the project develops. On natural gas 

facility projects, the APE at a minimum 

encompasses all areas subject to ground 

disturbance (examples include 

construction right-of-way, contractor/ 

pipe storage yards, compressor stations, 

and access roads). Our EA for this 

project will document our findings on 

the impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. This list also includes 

all affected landowners (as defined in 

the Commission’s regulations) who are 

potential right-of-way grantors, whose 

property may be used temporarily for 

project purposes, or who own homes 

within certain distances of aboveground 

facilities, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project. We will 

update the environmental mailing list as 

the analysis proceeds to ensure that we 

send the information related to this 

environmental review to all individuals, 

organizations, and government entities 

interested in and/or potentially affected 

by the proposed project. 

If we publish and distribute the EA, 

copies of the EA will be sent to the 

environmental mailing list for public 

review and comment. If you would 

prefer to receive a paper copy of the 

document instead of the CD version or 

would like to remove your name from 

the mailing list, please return the 

attached Information Request (appendix 

2). 

Becoming an Intervenor 

In addition to involvement in the EA 

scoping process, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an 

official party to the Commission’s 

proceeding. Intervenors play a more 

formal role in the process and are able 

to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be 

heard by the courts if they choose to 

appeal the Commission’s final ruling. 

An intervenor formally participates in 

the proceeding by filing a request to 

intervene. Instructions for becoming an 

intervenor are in the Document-less 

Intervention Guide under the e-filing 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

Motions to intervene are more fully 

described at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web 

site at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary 

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link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on 

General Search and enter the docket 

number, excluding the last three digits 

in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP17– 

481). Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

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

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

Finally, public sessions or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19561 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Commission Staff 

Attendance 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) hereby gives 

notice that members of the 

Commission’s staff may attend the 

following meetings related to the 

transmission planning activities of the 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc. (NYISO): 

NYISO Business Issues Committee 

Meeting 

September 12, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 

p.m. (EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/ 

committees/documents

.jsp?com=bic&directory=2017-09-12. 

NYISO Operating Committee Meeting 

September 15, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 

p.m. (EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/ 

committees/documents.

jsp?com=oc&directory=2017-09-15. 

NYISO Electric System Planning 

Working Group Meeting 

September 26, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 

p.m. (EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/ 

committees/documents.jsp?com=bic_

espwg&directory=2017-09-26. 

NYISO Management Committee 

Meeting 

September 27, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 

p.m. (EST) 

The above-referenced meeting will be 

via web conference and teleconference. 

The above-referenced meeting is open 

to stakeholders. 

Further information may be found at: 

http://www.nyiso.com/public/

committees/ 

documents.jsp?com=mc&directory

=2017-09-27. 

The discussions at the meetings 

described above may address matters at 

issue in the following proceedings: 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13–102. 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15–2059. 

New York Transco, LLC, Docket No. 

ER15–572. 

For more information, contact James 

Eason, Office of Energy Market 

Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission at (202) 502–8622 or 

James.Eason@ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 5, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19562 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. P–13407–004] 

Clean River Power MR–2, LLC; Notice 

of Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene and Protest 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric applications have been 

filed with the Commission and are 

available for public inspection. 

a. Type of Applications: Amendment 

of License. 

b. Project No.: 13407–004. 

c. Date filed: May 23, 2017. 

d. Applicant: Clean River Power MR– 

2, LLC, a subsidiary of Free Flow Power 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Lowell Lock and 

Dam Water Power Project. 

f. Location: The proposed project 

would be located at the existing Lowell 

Lock and Dam on the Muskingum River 

in Washington County, West of the City 

of Lowell, Ohio. The lock and dam was 

formally owned and operated by the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but is 

currently owned and operated by the 

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 

Division of Parks and Recreation. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contacts: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, 

Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 

Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 

02114; (978) 283–2822, or by email at: 

Ramya@ryedevelopment.com. 

i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad 

(202) 502–8759, or by email at 

mo.fayyad@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene and protests is 30 

days from the issuance of this notice by 

the Commission. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filing. 

Please file comments, motions to 

intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/ 

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. 

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