Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 40556 [2021-16067]
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certification submitted to the New York
State Department of Environmental
Conservation (New York DEC), in
conjunction with the above captioned
project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6, we
hereby notify the New York DEC of the
following:
Date of Receipt of the Certification
Request: July 2, 2021.
Reasonable Period of Time to Act on
the Certification Request: One year.
Date Waiver Occurs for Failure to Act:
July 2, 2022.
If New York DEC fails or refuses to act
on the water quality certification request
by the above waiver date, then the
agency’s certifying authority is deemed
waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1341(a)(1).
Dated: July 22, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–16064 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am]
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Louisville Gas and Electric Company;
Kentucky Utilities Company; Notice of
Filing
Take notice that on July 16, 2021,
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
and Kentucky Utilities Company
(‘‘Companies’’) requested approval to
treat the deployment of their Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program
as a single project for purposes of in
service and accrual of Allowance for
Funds Used During Construction
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record the remaining net book value of
the Companies’ legacy meters in
Account 182.2—Unrecovered plant and
regulatory study costs, upon the full
deployment of AMI. Applicants state
that their request will indirectly impact
FERC-jurisdictional formula rates due to
the use of plant allocators.
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the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) 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.
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on August 2, 2021.
Dated: July 22, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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application on behalf of Lower Saranac
Hydro, LLC (Lower Saranac), for a
subsequent minor license for the 1.76megawatt Groveville Hydroelectric
Project (Groveville Project or project)
(FERC No. 3511). The Groveville Project
is located on Fishkill Creek, in the City
of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York.
The project is located approximately 2.7
river miles upstream of the mouth of
Fishkill Creek. The project does not
occupy federal land.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on May 11, 2021,
Commission staff issued a notice that
the project was ready for environmental
analysis (REA notice). Based on the
information in the record, including
comments filed on the REA notice, staff
does not anticipate that licensing the
project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment. Therefore,
staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
application to license the Groveville
Project.
The EA will be issued and circulated
for review by all interested parties. All
comments filed on the EA will be
analyzed by staff and considered in the
Commission’s final licensing decision.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Commission issues
EA.
Comments on EA .....
Target date
December 2021. 2
January 2022.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Jeremy Feinberg at
(202) 502–6893 or jeremy.feinberg@
ferc.gov.
Dated: July 22, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–16067 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am]
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[Project No. 3511–024]
Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On May 29, 2020, Enel Green Power
North America, Inc.1 filed an
1 In a February 9, 2021 filing, the Commission
was notified that Enel Green Power North America,
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Inc. transferred all its ownership interests for Lower
Saranac Hydro, LLC to Hydroland, Inc.
2 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that
EAs be completed within 1 year of the federal
action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This
notice establishes the Commission’s intent to
prepare an EA for the Groveville Project. Therefore,
in accordance with CEQ’s regulations, the EA must
be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this
notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3511-024]
Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On May 29, 2020, Enel Green Power North America, Inc.\1\ filed an
application on behalf of Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC (Lower Saranac), for
a subsequent minor license for the 1.76-megawatt Groveville
Hydroelectric Project (Groveville Project or project) (FERC No. 3511).
The Groveville Project is located on Fishkill Creek, in the City of
Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. The project is located approximately
2.7 river miles upstream of the mouth of Fishkill Creek. The project
does not occupy federal land.
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\1\ In a February 9, 2021 filing, the Commission was notified
that Enel Green Power North America, Inc. transferred all its
ownership interests for Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC to Hydroland, Inc.
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In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on May 11, 2021,
Commission staff issued a notice that the project was ready for
environmental analysis (REA notice). Based on the information in the
record, including comments filed on the REA notice, staff does not
anticipate that licensing the project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Therefore, staff intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) on
the application to license the Groveville Project.
The EA will be issued and circulated for review by all interested
parties. All comments filed on the EA will be analyzed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues EA................ December 2021. \2\
Comments on EA...................... January 2022.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy
Feinberg at (202) 502-6893 or [email protected].
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\2\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1
year of the federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. This
notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare an EA for the
Groveville Project. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ's regulations,
the EA must be issued within 1 year of the issuance date of this
notice.
Dated: July 22, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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