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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. 

• 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 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 

applicable State Historic Preservation 

Office (SHPO), and to solicit their 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 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 

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– 

490). 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/Event

Calendar/EventsList.aspx along with 

other related information. 

Dated: October 19, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23107 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 8936–024] 

Notice of Application for Surrender of 

License, Soliciting Comments, Motions 

To Intervene, And Protests; Far West 

Power Corporation 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Proceeding: Application for 

surrender of license. 

b. Project No.: 8936–024. 

c. Date Filed: August 1, 2017. 

d. Licensee: Far West Power 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Power Canal 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the tailrace canal of Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company’s (PG&E) Potter Valley 

Hydroelectric Project No. 77, on the East 

Fork Russian River, in Mendocino 

County, California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Ross 

Goodwin, Far West Power Corporation, 


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3330 Clayton Road, Suite B, Concord, 

CA 94518, Telephone: (925) 692–2198. 

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Ashish Desai, 

(202) 502–8370, Ashish.Desai@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

interventions, and protests is 30 days 

from the issuance date of this notice by 

the Commission. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filing. 

Please file motions to intervene, protests 

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. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–8936–024. 

k. Description of Project Facilities: 

The project consists of: (a) A 6-foot-high 

diversion dam; (b) an intake structure; 

(c) a 150-foot-long, 49-foot-square flume; 

(d) a 36-inch-diameter, 28-foot-long 

penstock; (e) a powerhouse containing 

two generating units, each with an 

installed capacity of 200 kilowatts; (f) 

0.48-kilovolt (kV) generator leads with a 

12.7–kV step-up transformer; (g) 60-footlong, 12.7–kV transmission line 

connecting to an existing PG&E 

transmission line; and (h) appurtenant 

facilities. 

l. Description of Request: The licensee 

proposes to surrender the project as it 

no longer intends to operate the project. 

The existing water right for the project 

has been surrendered and the power 

sales agreement has been terminated. No 

ground disturbance is associated with 

the proposed surrender and project 

features will remain in place. 

m. This filing may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site at http://

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

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room located at 888 

First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 

DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. 

n. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .212 

and .214. In determining the appropriate 

action to take, the Commission will 

consider all protests or other comments 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

p. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title COMMENTS, 

PROTEST, or MOTION TO INTERVENE 

as applicable; (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to the surrender 

application that is the subject of this 

notice. Agencies may obtain copies of 

the application directly from the 

applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. If an intervener files 

comments or documents with the 

Commission relating to the merits of an 

issue that may affect the responsibilities 

of a particular resource agency, they 

must also serve a copy of the document 

on that resource agency. 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. 

q. Agency Comments—Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described proceeding. 

If any agency does not file comments 

within the time specified for filing 

comments, it will be presumed to have 

no comments. 

Dated: October 19, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23113 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0208] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. No person shall 

be subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before November 24, 

2017. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contacts listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 


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