Chittenden Falls Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Settlement Agreement, Soliciting Comments, and Modification of Procedural Schedule, 21425-21426 [2020-08185]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 75 / Friday, April 17, 2020 / Notices future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is May 4, 2020. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the website that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: April 13, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–08152 Filed 4–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3273–024] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Chittenden Falls Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Settlement Agreement, Soliciting Comments, and Modification of Procedural Schedule Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement. b. Project No.: 3273–024. c. Date filed: April 10, 2020. d. Applicant: Chittenden Falls Hydropower, Inc. (Chittenden Falls Hydro). e. Name of Project: Chittenden Falls Hydropower Project. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Apr 16, 2020 Jkt 250001 f. Location: On Kinderhook Creek, near the Town of Stockport, Columbia County, New York. The project does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. h. Applicant Contact: Mark Boumansour, Chief Operating Officer, Gravity Renewables, Inc., 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 420, Boulder, CO 80302; (303) 440–3378; mark@ gravityrenewables.com and/or Celeste N. Fay, Regulatory Manager, Gravity Renewables, Inc., 5 Dartmouth Drive, Suite 104, Auburn, NH 03032; (413) 262–9466; celeste@ gravityrenewables.com. i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at (202) 502–6736 or monir.chowdhury@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments: Comments on the Settlement Agreement, and comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions in response to the Commission’s February 21, 2020 Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis (REA Notice) are due on Monday, May 4, 2020. Reply comments are due on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system 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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 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. Chittenden Falls Hydro filed an Offer of Settlement (Settlement Agreement) on behalf of itself, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (New York DEC), and the United States Department of the Interior—Fish and Wildlife Service. The Settlement Agreement includes protection, mitigation, and PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21425 enhancement measures addressing runof-river operation and allowable impoundment fluctuations, a minimum bypassed reach flow, fish passage and protection for American eel, and by reference, management plans for northern long-eared bat and bald eagles (Appendix A), and invasive species (Appendix B). Chittenden Falls Hydro requests that the measures in the Settlement Agreement be incorporated as license conditions in any new license issued for the project. The signatories to the Settlement Agreement also request a 40-year license term for the project. l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review on the Commission’s website 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. 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. 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. m. Procedural Schedule: The Commission’s February 21, 2020 REA Notice established April 21, 2020 as the deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions regarding Chittenden Falls Hydro’s license application. In order to allow adequate time for stakeholder comments regarding the license application and the Settlement Agreement, we have modified the comment period to allow E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1 21426 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 75 / Friday, April 17, 2020 / Notices stakeholders to submit comments on the Settlement Agreement and comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions regarding the license application on the same date, and allow Chittenden Falls Hydro sufficient time to submit reply comments. The application will be processed according to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Filing of comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions (per the REA Notice) and comments on the Settlement Agreement. Reply comments due .................................................................................................................................................................... Commission Issues EA ................................................................................................................................................................. Comments on EA .......................................................................................................................................................................... Dated: April 13, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. time on the specified date(s). Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. [FR Doc. 2020–08185 Filed 4–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Numbers: PR20–49–000. Applicants: The East Ohio Gas Company. Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)/: Operating Statement of The East Ohio Gas Company 4/8/2020. Filed Date: 4/8/2020. Accession Number: 202004085101. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/ 29/2020. Docket Numbers: RP20–530–001. Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation. Description: Compliance filing RP20– 530 Fuel Tracker Compliance Filing to be effective 4/1/2020. Filed Date: 4/9/20. Accession Number: 20200409–5068. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/21/20. Docket Numbers: RP20–778–000. Applicants: Dominion Energy Overthrust Pipeline, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Statement of Negotiated Rates Version 9.0.0 to be effective 5/9/2020. Filed Date: 4/9/20. Accession Number: 20200409–5060. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/21/20. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Apr 16, 2020 Jkt 250001 Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–08154 Filed 4–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14856–002] Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License. b. Project No.: 14856–002. c. Date Filed: March 30, 2020. d. Applicant: America First Hydro LLC (America First Hydro). e. Name of Project: Lower Mousam Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Mousam River in York County, Maine. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ian Clark, America First Hydro LLC; 65 Ellen Ave, Mahopac, New York 10541, (914) 297– 7645, or email at info@ dichotomycapital.com. i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502–6123 or michael.watts@ferc.gov. j. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 June 17, 2020. October 2020. November 2020. k. Kennebunk Light and Power District currently owns and holds a license to operate and maintain the Lower Mousam Project as FERC Project No. 5362. On March 29, 2017, Kennebunk Light and Power District filed a notice stating that it does not intend to file an application for a subsequent license. In response to a solicitation notice issued by the Commission on May 15, 2017, America First Hydro filed a pre-application document and a notice of intent to file an application for a license for the Lower Mousam Project, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.5 and 5.6. Commission staff assigned Project No. 14856 for the licensing proceeding initiated by America First Hydro’s filing. l. Project Description: The existing Lower Mousam Project consists of the following three developments: Dane Perkins Development America First Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission PO 00000 May 4, 2020. The Dane Perkins Development consists of: (1) A 12-foot-high, 83-footlong concrete gravity dam with a 50foot-long spillway section that has a crest elevation of 81.8 feet mean seal level (msl) plus 2.5-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 25-acre impoundment with a normal maximum elevation of 84.3 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse containing a single turbine-generator unit rated at 150 kilowatts (kW); (4) a generator lead connecting the turbinegenerator unit to the regional grid; and (5) appurtenant facilities. Twine Mill Development The Twine Mill Development is located approximately 0.5 mile downstream from the Dane Perkins Development and consists of: (1) An 18foot-high, 223-foot-long concrete gravity dam with an 81-foot-long spillway section that has a crest elevation of 68.8 feet msl plus 3.0-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 12-acre impoundment with a normal maximum elevation of 71.8 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse containing a single turbine-generator unit rated at 300 kW; (4) a generator lead connecting the turbine-generator unit to the E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 75 (Friday, April 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3273-024]


Chittenden Falls Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Settlement 
Agreement, Soliciting Comments, and Modification of Procedural Schedule

    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: 3273-024.
    c. Date filed: April 10, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Chittenden Falls Hydropower, Inc. (Chittenden Falls 
Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Chittenden Falls Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On Kinderhook Creek, near the Town of Stockport, 
Columbia County, New York. The project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mark Boumansour, Chief Operating Officer, 
Gravity Renewables, Inc., 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 420, Boulder, CO 
80302; (303) 440-3378; [email protected] and/or Celeste N. 
Fay, Regulatory Manager, Gravity Renewables, Inc., 5 Dartmouth Drive, 
Suite 104, Auburn, NH 03032; (413) 262-9466; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at (202) 502-6736 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: Comments on the Settlement 
Agreement, and comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and 
prescriptions in response to the Commission's February 21, 2020 Notice 
of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis (REA Notice) are due on 
Monday, May 4, 2020. Reply comments are due on Wednesday, June 17, 
2020.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system 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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    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. Chittenden Falls Hydro filed an Offer of Settlement (Settlement 
Agreement) on behalf of itself, the New York State Department of 
Environmental Conservation (New York DEC), and the United States 
Department of the Interior--Fish and Wildlife Service. The Settlement 
Agreement includes protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures 
addressing run-of-river operation and allowable impoundment 
fluctuations, a minimum bypassed reach flow, fish passage and 
protection for American eel, and by reference, management plans for 
northern long-eared bat and bald eagles (Appendix A), and invasive 
species (Appendix B). Chittenden Falls Hydro requests that the measures 
in the Settlement Agreement be incorporated as license conditions in 
any new license issued for the project. The signatories to the 
Settlement Agreement also request a 40-year license term for the 
project.
    l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review on 
the Commission's website 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.
    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.
    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.
    m. Procedural Schedule: The Commission's February 21, 2020 REA 
Notice established April 21, 2020 as the deadline for filing comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions regarding 
Chittenden Falls Hydro's license application. In order to allow 
adequate time for stakeholder comments regarding the license 
application and the Settlement Agreement, we have modified the comment 
period to allow

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stakeholders to submit comments on the Settlement Agreement and 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
regarding the license application on the same date, and allow 
Chittenden Falls Hydro sufficient time to submit reply comments. The 
application will be processed according to the following revised Hydro 
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of comments, recommendations,     May 4, 2020.
 terms and conditions, and
 prescriptions (per the REA Notice) and
 comments on the Settlement Agreement.
Reply comments due.....................  June 17, 2020.
Commission Issues EA...................  October 2020.
Comments on EA.........................  November 2020.
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    Dated: April 13, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08185 Filed 4-16-20; 8:45 am]
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