Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests; Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC, 79485 [2020-27128]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 238 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 79485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27128]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3511-024]


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests; Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC

    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. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: February 
2, 2021.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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 submit 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 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 but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Groveville 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.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. 
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 Online 
Support.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/esubscription.aspx 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 a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments: February 2021
Request Additional Information (if necessary): April 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary): May 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis: May 2021

    Dated: December 4, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-27128 Filed 12-9-20; 8:45 am]
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