Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 8578-8579 [2022-03215]

Download as PDF 8578 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2022 / Notices Development Agreement to be effective 1/27/2022. Filed Date: 2/9/22. Accession Number: 20220209–5105. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–1009–000. Applicants: AEP Texas Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: AEPTX-Blue Sky Solar Generation Interconnection Agreement to be effective 2/1/2022. Filed Date: 2/9/22. Accession Number: 20220209–5116. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/22. Docket Numbers: ER22–1010–000. Applicants: TerraForm IWG Acquisition Holdings II, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate Application to be effective 4/11/2022. Filed Date: 2/9/22. Accession Number: 20220209–5141. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/22. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen search.asp) by querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 9, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–03209 Filed 2–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [Project No. 5867–054] Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Feb 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 5867–054. c. Date filed: September 29, 2021. d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC. e. Name of Project: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (Alice Falls Project or project). f. Location: On the Ausable River, in the Town of Chesterfield, Clinton and Essex Counties, New York. The project does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Jody Smet, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814; (804) 739– 0654 or jody.smet@eaglecreekre.com. i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502–8256, or email at christopher.millard@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (P–5867–054). 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. l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A stone masonry dam, 88 feet long and 63 feet high; (2) a 110-foot-long rock ledge spillway PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 section adjacent to the dam with 2.5foot-high, 85-foot-long pipe-supported flashboards; (3) a reservoir with a surface area of 4.8 acres with a normal water surface elevation of 350 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (4) an intake structure; (5) a divided, 45-foot-long, reinforced concrete penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units of 1.5 megawatts (MW) and 0.6 MW; (7) a substation; (8) a 745-foot-long, 5kilovolt (kV) buried generator lead from the powerhouse to the substation and a 700-foot-long, 46-kV buried transmission line from the substation to the interconnection with the grid; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The Alice Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an average annual generation of 4,021 megawatthours. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC proposes to continue to operate the project in a runof-river mode with modifications to the flow and operating schedule of the existing fish bypass facility and modifications to aesthetic flows over Alice Falls. m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Access 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, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. 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. 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. E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2022 / Notices 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 schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—April 2022 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—June 2022 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—July 2022 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—July 2022 Dated: February 9, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–03215 Filed 2–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP19–501–000] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on February 7, 2022, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP. (Texas Eastern), requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until March 24, 2023, to complete construction of the Bailey East Mine Panel 11J Project (Project) and make the Project available for service, as authorized in the March 24, 2020 Order Issuing Certificates (Certificate Order).1 Texas Eastern was granted authorization to excavate, elevate, and replace certain segments of four different natural gas transmission pipelines and appurtenant facilities, and to monitor potential strains on the pipeline sections due to anticipated 1 Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 170 FERC ¶ 62,167 (2020)(Certificate Order). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Feb 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 longwall mining activities planned by CONSOL Energy, Inc. (CONSOL) in Marshall County, West Virginia. The Certificate Order required Texas Eastern to complete construction of the Project facilities and make them available for service by March 24, 2022.2 Texas Eastern has completed the reinstallation of Lines 15 and 30 below ground and placed those lines back into service in December 2021. Due to delays in the reinstallation and hydrostatic testing of Lines 10 and 25, Texas Eastern now request an additional year, until March 24, 2023, to complete construction of the Project and place it into service. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Texas Eastern’s request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,3 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.4 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.5 The Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.6 At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, 2 Certificate Order, 170 FERC ¶ 62,167 at ordering para. (D). 3 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 4 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 5 Id. at P 40. 6 Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the permit order complied with NEPA. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8579 orders on certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.7 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that are uncontested. 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 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, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 24, 2022. Dated: February 9, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–03217 Filed 2–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 2601–068; 2603–050] Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC; HydroLand Carolinas I, LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal of Applications To Transfer Licenses On May 13, 2021, Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC (Northbrook) and HydroLand Carolinas I, LLC (Hydroland) jointly filed applications to transfer the licenses for the Bryson 7 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8578-8579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03215]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5867-054]


Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting 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: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 5867-054.
    c. Date filed: September 29, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (Alice Falls 
Project or project).
    f. Location: On the Ausable River, in the Town of Chesterfield, 
Clinton and Essex Counties, New York. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jody Smet, Vice President, Regulatory 
Affairs, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, 
Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814; (804) 739-0654 or 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-5867-054).
    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.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 
stone masonry dam, 88 feet long and 63 feet high; (2) a 110-foot-long 
rock ledge spillway section adjacent to the dam with 2.5-foot-high, 85-
foot-long pipe-supported flashboards; (3) a reservoir with a surface 
area of 4.8 acres with a normal water surface elevation of 350 feet 
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (4) an intake structure; (5) 
a divided, 45-foot-long, reinforced concrete penstock; (6) a powerhouse 
containing two turbine-generator units of 1.5 megawatts (MW) and 0.6 
MW; (7) a substation; (8) a 745-foot-long, 5-kilovolt (kV) buried 
generator lead from the powerhouse to the substation and a 700-foot-
long, 46-kV buried transmission line from the substation to the 
interconnection with the grid; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
    The Alice Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an 
average annual generation of 4,021 megawatt-hours.
    Alice Falls Hydro, LLC proposes to continue to operate the project 
in a run-of-river mode with modifications to the flow and operating 
schedule of the existing fish bypass facility and modifications to 
aesthetic flows over Alice Falls.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (www.ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to 
the Commission's Public Access 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, (886) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    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. 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.

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    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 schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--April 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--June 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--July 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--July 2022

    Dated: February 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03215 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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