Walden Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 35929-35930 [2020-12719]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 114 / Friday, June 12, 2020 / Notices Applicants: Orbit Bloom Energy, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Orbit Bloom Energy, LLC Application for MBR Authority to be effective 6/20/ 2020. Filed Date: 6/8/20. Accession Number: 20200608–5110. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2013–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of ISA No. 3608, Queue No. Y2–100 to be effective 6/1/ 2020. Filed Date: 6/8/20. Accession Number: 20200608–5135. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2014–000. Applicants: Rattlesnake Flat, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based Rate Authorization under Section 205 of the FPA to be effective 8/1/2020. Filed Date: 6/8/20. Accession Number: 20200608–5160. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/20. Take notice that the Commission received the following public utility holding company filings: Docket Numbers: PH20–12–000. Applicants: Nevada Gold Mines LLC, Nevada Gold Energy LLC. Description: Nevada Gold Mines LLC, et al. submits FERC 65–A Updated Exemption Notification. Filed Date: 6/8/20. Accession Number: 20200608–5163. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/20. 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 time on the specified comment date. 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. Dated: June 8, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–12721 Filed 6–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Jun 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4428–011] Walden Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments 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.: 4428–011. c. Date filed: May 29, 2020. d. Applicant: Walden Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Walden Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Wallkill River, in the Village of Walden, Orange County, New York. The project does not occupy any federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Elise Anderson, Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist, Walden Hydro, LLC, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; Phone at (978) 447–4408 or email at Elise.Anderson@ enel.com. i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak at (202) 502–6419, or samantha.pollak@ ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35929 serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: July 28, 2020. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Walden Project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 417foot-long, V-shaped concrete dam topped with 2-foot-high flashboards; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 69 acres at the normal pool elevation of 321.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); (3) an intake structure consisting of a 252-foot-long, 56-foot-wide, 18-foot-deep canal forebay; (4) four 40-foot-long steel penstocks; (5) a 60-foot-long, 45-footwide, 29-foot-high powerhouse containing three horizontal doublerunner Francis turbine units with ratings of 980 kilowatts (kW), 630 kW, and 500 kW, respectively for a total rated capacity of 2,110 kW; (6) a 30-footlong, 37-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 230foot-long bypass reach consisting primarily of bedrock; (8) a transmission line; (9) a substation with a single-phase 12.5-kilovolt transformer; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project operates in a run-of-river mode with a minimum flow of 31 cubic feet per second. The project has an average annual generation of 3,333 megawatt-hours between 2012 and 2019. o. A copy of the application may be viewed 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 (P–4428). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY). You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1 35930 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 114 / Friday, June 12, 2020 / Notices email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)— July 2020 Request Additional Information—July 2020 Issue Acceptance Letter—October 2020 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—November 2020 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—January 2021 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—February 2021 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—February 2021 Commission issues EA—September 2021 Comments on EA—October 2021 Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: June 8, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. EIS No. 20200120, Draft, FRA, DC, Washington Union Station Expansion Project, Comment Period Ends: 07/27/ 2020, Contact: David Valenstein 202– 493–6368. EIS No. 20200121, Draft, BIA, CA, Tejon Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Comment Period Ends: 07/27/2020, Contact: Chad Broussard 916–978– 6165. EIS No. 20200122, Final, BLM, CO, Proposed Competitive Mineral Materials Sale (COC–078119) at Parkdale, Fremont County, CO. Review Period Ends: 07/13/2020, Contact: Stephanie Carter 719–269– 8551. EIS No. 20200123, Draft Supplement, BOEM, MA, Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project, Comment Period Ends: 07/27/2020, Contact: Michelle Morin 703–787– 1722. Amended Notice EIS No. 20200118, Draft, BR, UT, Lake Powell Pipeline Project, Comment Period Ends: 09/08/2020, Contact: Rick Baxter 801–379–1078. Revision to FR Notice Published 6/5/2020; Extending the Comment Period from 9/3/2020 to 9/8/2020. Dated: June 9, 2020. Cindy S. Barger, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2020–12719 Filed 6–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2020–12732 Filed 6–11–20; 8:45 am] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [ER–FRL–9051–3] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability [FRL–10010–54–OW] Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed June 1, 2020, 10 a.m. EST Through June 8, 2020, 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20200119, Draft, USFWS, BLM, UT, Northern Corridor—Highway Right-of-way, Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit, Draft EIS and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendments, Comment Period Ends: 09/10/2020, Contact: Gloria Tibbetts 435–865–3063. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Jun 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 The National Drinking Water Advisory Council: Request for Nominations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Request for nominations. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered to fill vacancies on the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or Council). The 15-member Council was established by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on matters relating to the activities, functions, policies, and regulations required by the SDWA. This announcement solicits nominations to fill five vacancies with three-year appointments from December 2020 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 through December 2023. The EPA may also consider nominations received through this solicitation in 2021 and in the event of unplanned vacancies on the Council. To enable the EPA to maintain the representation required by statute, the Agency is seeking nominees who are from appropriate state and local agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply; representatives of private organizations or groups demonstrating an active interest in the field of water hygiene and public water supply, including nominees associated with small, rural public water systems; and from the general public. DATES: Nominations should be submitted no later than July 13, 2020. ADDRESSES: We encourage you to submit nominations electronically, with the subject line ‘‘NDWAC Membership 2020,’’ to corr.elizabeth@epa.gov, as there may be a delay in processing U.S. mail and no hand deliveries are currently accepted due to the COVID–19 pandemic. If you have concerns about submitting your nomination electronically, you may contact Elizabeth Corr, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the NDWAC, by email at corr.elizabeth@epa.gov, with the subject line ‘‘NDWAC Membership 2020,’’ or by phone at (202) 564–3798, to discuss a possible alternative delivery method. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email your questions to Elizabeth Corr at corr.elizabeth@epa.gov; or call (202) 564–3798. You may also mail Elizabeth Corr, at the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, MC: 4601M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, but be advised that there may be a delay in processing U.S. mail and no hand deliveries will be accepted due to the COVID–19 pandemic. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Drinking Water Advisory Council: The Council was created by Congress on December 16, 1974, as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, Public Law 93–523, 42 U.S.C. 300j–5, and is operated in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Council consists of 15 members, including the chairperson, all of whom are appointed by the EPA Administrator. 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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. 4428-011]


Walden Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 4428-011.
    c. Date filed: May 29, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Walden Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Walden Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wallkill River, in the Village of Walden, 
Orange County, New York. The project does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Elise Anderson, Senior Environmental 
Permitting Specialist, Walden Hydro, LLC, Enel Green Power North 
America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; 
Phone at (978) 447-4408 or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak at (202) 502-6419, or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: July 28, 2020.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY).
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Walden Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 417-foot-long, V-shaped concrete dam topped with 2-
foot-high flashboards; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 69 
acres at the normal pool elevation of 321.3 feet National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); (3) an intake structure consisting of 
a 252-foot-long, 56-foot-wide, 18-foot-deep canal forebay; (4) four 40-
foot-long steel penstocks; (5) a 60-foot-long, 45-foot-wide, 29-foot-
high powerhouse containing three horizontal double-runner Francis 
turbine units with ratings of 980 kilowatts (kW), 630 kW, and 500 kW, 
respectively for a total rated capacity of 2,110 kW; (6) a 30-foot-
long, 37-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 230-foot-long bypass reach 
consisting primarily of bedrock; (8) a transmission line; (9) a 
substation with a single-phase 12.5-kilovolt transformer; and (10) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The project operates in a run-of-river mode with a minimum flow of 
31 cubic feet per second. The project has an average annual generation 
of 3,333 megawatt-hours between 2012 and 2019.
    o. A copy of the application may be viewed 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 (P-4428). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support. 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, (866) 
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via

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email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--July 2020
Request Additional Information--July 2020
Issue Acceptance Letter--October 2020
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--November 2020
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--January 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--February 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--February 2021
Commission issues EA--September 2021
Comments on EA--October 2021

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: June 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12719 Filed 6-11-20; 8:45 am]
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