Lower Saranac 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, 36574-36575 [2020-13033]

Download as PDF 36574 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 17, 2020 / Notices Dated: June 11, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–13024 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG20–183–000. Applicants: Aviator Wind, LLC. Description: Aviator Wind, LLC Submits EWG Self-Certification. Filed Date: 6/11/20. Accession Number: 20200611–5041. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/20. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER20–1281–001. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: Compliance filing: 2020– 06–10 Compliance Filing in Docket No. ER20–1281 to be effective 1/28/2020. Filed Date: 6/10/20. Accession Number: 20200610–5139. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/1/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–1656–001. Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Company. Description: Tariff Amendment: Joint Pricing Zone Revenue Allocation Agt3rd Rev (Amended) to be effective 6/1/2020. Filed Date: 6/10/20. Accession Number: 20200610–5187. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/1/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2028–000. Applicants: Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based Rate Authority to be effective 7/1/2020. Filed Date: 6/11/20. Accession Number: 20200611–5002. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2029–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filing: 2020–06–11_SA 3501 METC– MEC North GIA (J937) to be effective 5/29/2020. Filed Date: 6/11/20. Accession Number: 20200611–5017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2030–000; TS20–5–000. Applicants: Altavista Solar, LLC. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Jun 16, 2020 Jkt 250001 Description: Petition for Waiver of Open-Access Requirements of Order Nos. 888, et al. of Altavista Solar, LLC. Filed Date: 6/10/20. Accession Number: 20200610–5209. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/1/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2031–000. Applicants: Mission Solar, LLC. Description: Appeal and Protest of Mission Solar, LLC. Filed Date: 6/8/20. Accession Number: 20200608–5240. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–2032–000. Applicants: Hardin Wind, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Application for Market-Based Rate Authorization Pursuant to Section 205 to be effective 8/10/2020. Filed Date: 6/11/20. Accession Number: 20200611–5096. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/20. 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 11, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–13019 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3511–024] Lower Saranac 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. PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License. b. Project No.: 3511–024. c. Date filed: May 29, 2020. d. Applicant: Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Groveville Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Fishkill Creek, in the City of Beacon, Dutchess 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, Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; Phone: (978) 447–4408 or email at elise.anderson@enel.com. i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Feinberg at (202) 502–6893 or jeremy.feinberg@ 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 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. E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 17, 2020 / Notices n. The existing Groveville Mills Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 167-foot-long, 37-foot-high concrete gravity dam, with a 140-foot-long spillway having a crest elevation of 172.4 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and topped with 3-foot-high wooden flashboards; (2) an impoundment with a gross storage capacity of approximately 43 acre-feet and a surface area of 5 acres at a normal pool elevation of 175.4 feet NGVD29; (3) an intake structure with two gates and a 27-foot-high, 34-footwide trashrack; (4) a 9-foot-diameter, approximately 140-foot-long riveted steel underground penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing three fixedoutput turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 927 kilowatts; (6) a 4-foot-high submerged stilling basin weir approximately 60 feet downstream of the dam spillway; (7) a 20-foot-wide, 90-foot-long tailrace; (8) a 20-foot-long underground generator lead connecting to a step-up transformer that connects to a 13.2-kilovolt, 40-foot-long underground transmission line that then connects to a 15-foot-long aerial transmission line before connecting to the regional grid; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project operates in a modified run-of-river mode. The project had an average annual generation of 1,762.7 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–3511). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY). At this time, the Commission has suspended access to its 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. 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. 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)— August 2020 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Jun 16, 2020 Jkt 250001 Request Additional Information— August 2020 Issue Acceptance Letter—November 2020 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—December 2020 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—February 2021 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—March 2021 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—March 2021 Commission issues Environmental Assessment (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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–13033 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER20–1988–000] Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center II; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center II’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is July 1, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36575 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 may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: June 11, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–13023 Filed 6–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL20–52–000] Constellation Mystic Power, LLC v. ISO New England, Inc.; Notice of Complaint Take notice that on June 10, 2020, pursuant to sections 206, 306, and 309 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h, and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206(b), Constellation Mystic Power, LLC (Complainant) filed a formal complaint against ISO New England, Inc., (Respondent), requesting that the Commission prohibit the Respondent E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3511-024]


Lower Saranac 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: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 3511-024.
    c. Date filed: May 29, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Groveville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Fishkill Creek, in the City of Beacon, Dutchess 
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, Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC, Enel Green Power North 
America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; 
Phone: (978) 447-4408 or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Feinberg at (202) 502-6893 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.

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    n. The existing Groveville Mills Hydroelectric Project consists of: 
(1) A 167-foot-long, 37-foot-high concrete gravity dam, with a 140-
foot-long spillway having a crest elevation of 172.4 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and topped with 3-foot-high 
wooden flashboards; (2) an impoundment with a gross storage capacity of 
approximately 43 acre-feet and a surface area of 5 acres at a normal 
pool elevation of 175.4 feet NGVD29; (3) an intake structure with two 
gates and a 27-foot-high, 34-foot-wide trashrack; (4) a 9-foot-
diameter, approximately 140-foot-long riveted steel underground 
penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing three fixed-output turbine-
generator units with a total rated capacity of 927 kilowatts; (6) a 4-
foot-high submerged stilling basin weir approximately 60 feet 
downstream of the dam spillway; (7) a 20-foot-wide, 90-foot-long 
tailrace; (8) a 20-foot-long underground generator lead connecting to a 
step-up transformer that connects to a 13.2-kilovolt, 40-foot-long 
underground transmission line that then connects to a 15-foot-long 
aerial transmission line before connecting to the regional grid; and 
(9) appurtenant facilities.
    The project operates in a modified run-of-river mode. The project 
had an average annual generation of 1,762.7 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-3511). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to its 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.
    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.
    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)--August 2020
Request Additional Information--August 2020
Issue Acceptance Letter--November 2020
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--December 2020
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--February 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--March 2021
Commission issues Environmental Assessment (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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13033 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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