Town of Bedford; 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, 27078-27079 [2021-10541]

Download as PDF 27078 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 19, 2021 / Notices 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 excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document (P–2905). 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://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC Online.aspx 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: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter—June 2021 Request Additional Information—June 2021 Issue Acceptance Letter—September 2021 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—September 2021 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—September 2021 Issue Scoping Document 2—November 2021 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—November 2021 q. 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Dated: May 13, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–10542 Filed 5–18–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 May 18, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5596–020] Town of Bedford; 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.: 5596–020. c. Date Filed: April 30, 2021. d. Applicant: Town of Bedford. e. Name of Project: Bedford Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the James River in the town of Bedford in Bedford and Amherst counties, Virginia. The project does not affect federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: M. Scott Salmon, Electric Systems Engineer, Town of Bedford Electric Department, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford, Virginia 24523; (540) 587–6079. i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502–6082 or allyson.conner@ 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: June 29, 2021. PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Bedford Hydroelectric Project (P–5596– 020). m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The existing Bedford Hydroelectric Project (Bedford Project) consists of: (1) A 9-to 17-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 1,680-foot-long concrete spillway; (2) a 57-acre impoundment with a storage capacity of 350 acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface elevation of 628.0 feet above mean sea level; (3) a 1,200-foot-long, 180-footwide, 16-foot-deep power canal; (4) a power canal headgate composed of three 21.6-foot-wide, 15.9-foot-high steel gates; (5) a 49.1-foot-wide, 29.02-foothigh steel trashrack with a clear bar spacing of 3.5-inches; (6) a 55-foot-long, 80-foot-wide powerhouse; (7) two 2.5megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 5.0 MW; (8) a 65foot-long, 120-foot-wide tailrace; (9) a 4.0-kilovolt, 120-foot-long underground transmission line from the powerhouse to the project substation; (10) two 3.75megavolt-ampere step-up transformers; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The Bedford Project is operated in run-of-river mode. The average annual generation is estimated to be 1,114.75 megawatt-hours. o. A copy of the application can 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. 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. E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 19, 2021 / Notices 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 2021 Request Additional Information—July 2021 Issue Acceptance Letter—October 2021 Issue Scoping Document 1—October 2021 Comments on Scoping Document 1 due—November 2021 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—January 2022 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—February 2022 Commission issues EA—July 2022 Comments on EA—August 2022 q. 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: May 13, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–10541 Filed 5–18–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL21–72–000] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES LS Power Development, LLC, Doswell Limited Partnership v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint Take notice that on May 7, 2021, pursuant to sections 206, and 306 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, LS Power Development, LLC and Doswell Limited Partnership (Complainants) filed a formal complaint against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., (Respondent or PJM) alleging that the Respondent violated the Reliability Assurance Agreement among Load Serving Entities in the PJM Region by approving FRR Alternative elections by entities whose FRR Capacity Plans did not demonstrate the commitment of capacity resources to meet their capacity obligations for the full term of the elections, all as more fully explained in the complaint. The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 May 18, 2021 Jkt 253001 contacts listed for Respondent in the Commission’s list of Corporate Officials, and on the Independent Market Monitor for PJM. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent’s answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent’s answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. 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:// 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 2021. Dated: May 13, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–10538 Filed 5–18–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27079 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG21–142–000. Applicants: Bluestone Wind, LLC. Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of Bluestone Wind, LLC. Filed Date: 5/12/21. Accession Number: 20210512–5222. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/21. Docket Numbers: EG21–143–000. Applicants: Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC. Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC. Filed Date: 5/12/21. Accession Number: 20210512–5223. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/21. Docket Numbers: EG21–144–000. Applicants: White Mesa Wind, LLC. Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of White Mesa Wind, LLC. Filed Date: 5/10/21. Accession Number: 20210510–5231. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/1/21. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–2641–038; ER10–1852–051. Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company, Oleander Power Project, Limited Partnership. Description: Notice of Change in Status of Florida Power & Light Company, et al. Filed Date: 5/3/21. Accession Number: 20210503–5115. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/21. Docket Numbers: ER19–2858–005. Applicants: East Coast Power Linden Holding, L.L.C. Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing Under PJM Tariff Schedule 2 and Request for Partial Waiver to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 1/29/21. Accession Number: 20210129–5271. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/24/21. Docket Numbers: ER21–894–001. Applicants: Louisville Gas and Electric Company. Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing Transition Mechanism Agreement KMPA to be effective 3/17/2021. E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27078-27079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10541]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5596-020]


Town of Bedford; 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.: 5596-020.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Town of Bedford.
    e. Name of Project: Bedford Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the James River in the town of Bedford in Bedford 
and Amherst counties, Virginia. The project does not affect federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: M. Scott Salmon, Electric Systems Engineer, 
Town of Bedford Electric Department, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford, 
Virginia 24523; (540) 587-6079.
    i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082 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: June 29, 2021.
    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://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. All filings must clearly identify the project name and 
docket number on the first page: Bedford Hydroelectric Project (P-5596-
020).
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Bedford Hydroelectric Project (Bedford Project) 
consists of: (1) A 9-to 17-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 1,680-
foot-long concrete spillway; (2) a 57-acre impoundment with a storage 
capacity of 350 acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface elevation 
of 628.0 feet above mean sea level; (3) a 1,200-foot-long, 180-foot-
wide, 16-foot-deep power canal; (4) a power canal headgate composed of 
three 21.6-foot-wide, 15.9-foot-high steel gates; (5) a 49.1-foot-wide, 
29.02-foot-high steel trashrack with a clear bar spacing of 3.5-inches; 
(6) a 55-foot-long, 80-foot-wide powerhouse; (7) two 2.5-megawatt (MW) 
turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 5.0 MW; (8) a 65-foot-
long, 120-foot-wide tailrace; (9) a 4.0-kilovolt, 120-foot-long 
underground transmission line from the powerhouse to the project 
substation; (10) two 3.75-megavolt-ampere step-up transformers; and 
(11) appurtenant facilities.
    The Bedford Project is operated in run-of-river mode. The average 
annual generation is estimated to be 1,114.75 megawatt-hours.
    o. A copy of the application can 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.
    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.

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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 2021
Request Additional Information--July 2021
Issue Acceptance Letter--October 2021
Issue Scoping Document 1--October 2021
Comments on Scoping Document 1 due--November 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--January 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--February 2022
Commission issues EA--July 2022
Comments on EA--August 2022
    q. 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: May 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-10541 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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