Document ID: FERC-2018-1267-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Determinations of Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities: Wallowa Resources Community Solutions Inc.
Posted Date: 2018-10-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50659-50660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21772]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD18-14-000]

Wallowa Resources Community Solutions Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 
Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and 
Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

    On September 26, 2018, the Wallowa Resources Community Solutions 
Inc., 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 Arrowhead Pipeline Hydro Station 
Project would have an installed capacity of 61 kilowatts (kW), and 
would be located on the existing Arrowhead Irrigation Pipeline. The 
project would be located near the Township of Joseph in Wallowa County, 
Oregon.
    Applicant Contact: Kyle Petrocine, Wallowa Resources Community 
Solutions Inc., 401 NE 1st Street,

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Enterprise, OR 97828, Phone No (541) 398-0018, email: 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502-6062; Email: 
[email protected].
    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed 
project would consist of: (1) A single turbine and induction generator 
connected to an existing irrigation pipeline with a total generating 
capacity of 61 kW, and (2) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 87 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
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                                                           Satisfies (Y/
      Statutory provision              Description              N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by   The conduit the                       Y
 HREA.                            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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended   The facility is                       Y
 by HREA.                         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.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended  The facility has an                   Y
 by HREA.                         installed capacity
                                  that does not exceed 5
                                  megawatts.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as         On or before August 9,                Y
 amended by HREA.                 2013, the facility is
                                  not licensed, or
                                  exempted from the
                                  licensing requirements
                                  of Part I of the FPA.
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    Preliminary Determination: The proposed Arrowhead Pipeline Hydro 
Station Project will not interfere with the primary purpose of the 
conduit, which is to transport water for irrigation to ranches and farm 
in Oregon's Southern Alder Slope Valley. Therefore, 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 (2017).
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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 [email protected], (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., CD18-14) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For TTY, call 
(202) 502-8659.

    Dated: October 1, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21772 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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