STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 71647-71648 [2020-24929]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71647-71648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24929]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9000-006]


STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted For Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Temporary variance of lake level elevation.
    b. Project No.: 9000-006.
    c. Date Filed: September 21, 2020 and supplemented October 20, 
2020.
    d. Applicant: STS Hydropower, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Morrow Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Kalamazoo River in 
Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Jody J. Smet, STS Hydropower, LLC, 116 N. 
State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI, 85260, (804) 739-0654.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 20 days from the issuance of this notice. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to 
intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end

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of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may send a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-9000-006. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not 
considered part of the Commission record.
    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. Description of Request: The exemptee requests a temporary 
variance from Article 2 of the project's exemption (exemption issued 
July 26, 1985) to lower the project's reservoir elevation to repair 
damages to the trunnion arms on two Tainter gates at the Morrow 
Hydroelectric Project No. 9000. The exemptee initiated a controlled 
drawdown of the reservoir by 9 feet for this repair and public safety 
in October 2019. The exemptee proposes to complete the work on the 
Tainter gates by December 31, 2020 and says it would refill the 
reservoir 6 inches per day. The exemptee proposes to completely refill 
the project's reservoir by no later than April 1, 2020. During this 
time, the exemptee proposes to mitigate impacts to water quality, 
sedimentation, turbidity, cultural resources, and recreation as a 
result of the reservoir drawdown in consultation with the resource 
agencies and stakeholders.
    l. Locations of the Applications: 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 
website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 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. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. 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 TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit 
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.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, motions to 
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, MOTION TO INTERVENE, or 
PROTEST 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 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. A 
copy of all other filings in reference to this application 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: November 4, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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