Document ID: FERC-2015-1279-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Determinations of Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities: Cheyenne, WY
Posted Date: 2015-09-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57804-57805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24375]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD15-33-000]

City of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Notice of Preliminary Determination of 
a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and 
Motions To Intervene

    On August 26, 2015, the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, by and through 
its Board of Public Utilities, 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 Sherard 
Hydroelectric Generation Facility would have an installed capacity of 
950 kilowatts (kW), and would be located along an existing 48-inch-
diameter raw water pipeline within the city's water treatment plant. 
The project would be located near the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
    Applicant Contact: Tim Wilson, Director, 2416 Snyder Ave., 
Cheyenne, WY 82001, Phone No. (307) 637-6460.
    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 two-level powerhouse 
approximately 36 feet by 36 feet adjacent to the existing water 
treatment plant building; (2) an approximately 800-foot-long, up to 48-
inch-diameter penstock teeing off the existing 48-inch-diameter raw 
water pipeline; (3) one impulse turbine/generator unit with an 
installed capacity of 950 kilowatt (kW); (4) a short discharge 
returning water to the existing 48-inch-diameter raw water pipeline; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The proposed project would have a total installed capacity of 950 
kW.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined 
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

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      Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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                                                              Satisfies
     Statutory provision                Description             (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended    The conduit the facility      Y
 by HREA.                       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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as         The facility is constructed,  Y
 amended by HREA.               operated, or maintained for
                                the generation of electric
                                power and uses for such
                                generation only the
                                hydroelectric potential of
                                a non-federally owned
                                conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as        The facility has an           Y
 amended by HREA.               installed capacity that
                                does not exceed 5 megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as       On or before August 9, 2013,  Y
 amended by HREA.               the facility is not
                                licensed, or exempted from
                                the licensing requirements
                                of Part I of the FPA.
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    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.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2015).
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    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 (i.e., CD15-33) 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: September 3, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24375 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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