PPL Holtwood, LLC; Notice of Applications for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 20622 [2012-8159]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1881-066]


PPL Holtwood, LLC; Notice of Applications for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to change project 
boundary.
    b. Project No.: 1881-066.
    c. Date Filed: March 15, 2012 and March 19, 2012.
    d. Applicant: PPL Holtwood, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Holtwood Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Susquehanna River, in 
Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Dennis J. Murphy, Vice President & Chief 
Operating Officer, PPL Holtwood, LLC, Two North Ninth Street, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101; telephone (610) 774-4316.
    i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin: (202) 502-8915; 
Hillary.Berlin@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: April 30, 2012.
    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 at 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: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 
Please include the project number (P-1881-066) on any comments, 
motions, or recommendations filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Applications: The licensee is requesting approval 
of the following changes to the project boundary in the March 15 
application: (1) Removal of 1.22 acres of land to convey to a private 
individual in exchange for 0.5 acres adjacent to the Pequea Creek boat 
launch that would be added to the project boundary and used to provide 
additional parking for the boat launch; (2) removal of a 33.8-acre 
parcel on which the Indian Steps Museum and Ulmer-Root-Haines Memorial 
Park and nature trail are located and convey land to the Conservation 
Society of York County, who currently owns the museum building; and (3) 
the addition of approximately 61 acres of land owned by the licensee to 
be used for the new powerhouse and other project purposes associated 
with the capacity-related amendment approved on October 30, 2009. In 
the March 19, 2012 application, PPL Holtwood, LLC requests removal of 
11 parcels totaling approximately 1,260 acres of land from the project 
boundary in order to convey that land to the Lancaster County 
Conservancy for long-term preservation and public use in accordance 
with the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources Lower Susquehanna 
Conservation Landscape Initiative.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    n. 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, 
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of 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 commenting, 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. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

    Dated: March 29, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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