Coneross Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, 23515-23516 [2020-08911]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23515-23516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08911]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6731-015]


Coneross Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, 
Recommendations, 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: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 6731-015.
    c. Date filed: February 28, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Coneross Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Coneross Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Coneross Hydroelectric Project is located on 
Coneross Creek, in Oconee County, South Carolina. The project does not 
occupy Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel 
Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, 
Andover, MA 01810; (978) 935-6039; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, (202) 502-6181, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest, comments, 
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the 
issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions 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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Coneross Project consists of: (1) An existing 288-
foot-long, 25-foot-high concrete dam with a 123-foot-long, 20-foot-wide 
concrete spillway with 1.5-foot-high flashboards; (2) an existing nine-
acre reservoir having a gross storage capacity of 13.5 acre-feet at 
elevation 746.5 feet mean sea level; (3) a 780-foot-long, 8-foot-
diameter concrete penstock with an 8-foot-wide and 8-foot-high intake 
gate and a 25-foot-long, 19-foot-deep trash rack structure with 2.0-
inch clear bar spacing; (4) a powerhouse containing three generating 
units (two Kaplan hydro turbines and one Francis hydro turbine) for a 
total installed capacity of 889 kilowatts; (5) a 95-foot-long tailrace; 
(6) a 1,300-foot-long bypassed reach between the dam and the tailrace; 
(7); an existing 93-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission line; and 
(8) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation was 2,215,800 
kilowatt-hours for the period 2008 to 2017.
    The Coneross Project is operated in a modified run-of-river mode 
using automatic pond level control of the turbine-generator units to: 
(1) Minimize fluctuations of the impoundment surface elevation; and (2) 
maintain the impoundment elevation within 6 inches of the spillway 
flashboard crest from March 1 through June 30, and within 18 inches of 
the flashboard crest from July 1 through the end of February. The 
project bypasses approximately 1,300 feet of Coneross Creek. A 36-cubic 
feet per second (cfs) minimum flow is continuously released into 
Coneross Creek downstream of the project tailrace. In addition, a 
continuous minimum flow release of 35 cfs, or inflow, whichever is 
less, is released into the Coneross bypassed reach from February 1 to 
May 31, and 25 cfs, or inflow, whichever is less, is released to the 
bypassed reach from June 1 to January 31. The bypassed reach minimum 
flow is provided through a sluice gate in the west non-overflow section 
of the dam.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well 
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via 
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) 
using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number (P-6731) to access the 
document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a 
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), 
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC 
at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3673 or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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. 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, and .214. 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.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
PROTEST, MOTION TO INTERVENE, NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 
APPLICATION, COMPETING APPLICATION, 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 protesting or intervening; 
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. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all 
other filings in reference to this application must be

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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.
    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 waiver of water quality certification.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Commission issued EA--November 2020
Comments on EA--December 2020

    Dated: April 21, 2020.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08911 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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