Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 5502 [2012-2380]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 23 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2696-033]


Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application 
Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-2696-033.
    c. Date filed: July 31, 2009.
    d. Applicants: Albany Engineering Corporation and the Town of 
Stuyvesant, New York.
    e. Name of Project: Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Kinderhook Creek, near the Town of Stuyvesant, in 
Columbia County, New York. The project does not occupy any Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James A. Besha, P.E., Albany Engineering 
Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, New York 12205. Tel: (518) 
456-7712.
    i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, (202) 502-8660 or 
andrew.bernick@FERC.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site https://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 https://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 or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project is currently 
being restored to operation under the existing license. The proposed 
project would consist of: (1) An existing 13-foot-high, 240-foot-long, 
masonry gravity dam (Stuyvesant Falls dam) on Kinderhook Creek; (2) an 
existing 46-acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 
174.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929; (3) an existing stone 
and concrete intake structure, Taintor gate, and trash sluice located 
near the south abutment of the gravity dam; (4) a proposed 120-kilowatt 
(kW) minimum flow turbine located adjacent to the intake structure; (5) 
two existing 7.5-foot-diameter, 2,860-foot-long, riveted-steel 
penstocks; (6) an existing concrete, steel, and brick powerhouse, 
approximately 144 feet long, 84 feet wide, and 60 feet high; (7) two 
single-runner Francis turbines, each with a nameplate capacity of 4,511 
kW, connected to two 2,100-kW generators; (8) an existing 34.5-kilovolt 
(kV) primary circuit breaker, step up transformer, and 34.5-kV, 20-
foot-long primary leads supplying an existing National Grid substation 
adjacent to the powerhouse, and a new station service line connecting 
the minimum flow turbine to the powerhouse; and (9) ancillary plant 
equipment. The existing project, following restoration, is expected to 
generate an estimated 11,133 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually. The 
proposed project would generate an estimated 14,945 megawatt-hours 
annually.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at https://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.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notices of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of wavier of water quality certification.

    Dated: January 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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