Lower Saranac Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment, 40556 [2021-16067]

Download as PDF 40556 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 28, 2021 / Notices 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] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AC21–147–000] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 (‘‘AFUDC’’) and requested permission to 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. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 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. Any person wishing to become a party VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Jul 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner. 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 August 2, 2021. Dated: July 22, 2021. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–16066 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 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] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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 1 In a February 9, 2021 filing, the Commission was notified that Enel Green Power North America, PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16067]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2021-16067 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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