Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 4993-4994 [2023-01572]
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with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-capacity
Amendment of License.
b. Project No: 2354–166.
c. Date Filed: December 16, 2022.
d. Applicant: Georgia Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: North Georgia
Project.
f. Location: Savannah River basin on
the Tallulah, Chattooga, and Tugalo
Rivers, in Rabun, Habersham, and
Stephens counties, Georgia, and Oconee
County, South Carolina.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Courtenay
O’Mara, 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard,
NE BIN 10193, Atlanta, Georgia 30308–
3374, 404–506–7219, cromara@
southernco.com.
i. FERC Contact: Aneela Mousam,
(202) 502–8357, aneela.mousam@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests:
February 20, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, and protests using
the Commission’s eFiling system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. 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. The first
page of any filing should include the
docket number P–2354–166. Comments
emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission
record.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
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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. Description of Request: The
applicant proposes to replace the
existing bottom hinged spillway gates
and flashboards with Obermeyer gates,
replace the trashracks at the intake, and
construct a control room to house the
equipment and instrumentation needed
to operate the new Obermeyer gates at
the Tallulah Falls Development of the
project. The Obermeyer gates are
necessary for the continued operation of
the Tallulah Falls Dam, and would
allow the applicant to regulate reservoir
elevations more effectively. The
applicant would perform all work to
install the Obermeyer gates behind a
bulkhead that would be anchored on the
upstream side of the dam. The
Obermeyer gate installation is expected
to last 18 to 24 months. This proposed
action does not require a drawdown of
Tallulah Falls Lake. The ground
disturbance associated with the new
control building construction would be
on an upland parcel less than 1-acre in
size, and would not require a National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permit. The project would continue to
operate under the terms of its current
license including continued minimum
flow releases, and applicable Water
Quality Certification.
l. Locations of the Application: This
filing may 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214,
respectively. In determining the
appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
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accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents:
Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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
commenting, protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must
set forth their evidentiary basis. Any
filing made by an intervenor must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: January 19, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 9886–034]
Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice
of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
January 13, 2023.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 9886–034.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Submitted By: Valatie Falls Hydro
Power, Inc. (Valatie Falls).
e. Name of Project: Valatie Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Kinderhook Creek
in the Town of Kinderhook, Village of
Valatie, Columbia County, New York.
The project does not occupy any federal
land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: John
E. Doran, Valatie Falls Hydro Power,
Inc., 7 Cotton Mill Lane, Valatie, NY
12184; (855) 467–3751; email—jdoran@
pisoev.com.
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i. FERC Contact: Jacob Harrell at (202)
502–7313; or email at jacob.harrell@
ferc.gov.
j. Valatie Falls filed its request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process on
November 30, 2022. Valatie Falls
provided public notice of its request on
November 30, 2022. In a letter dated
January 13, 2023, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Valatie Falls’ request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service under section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR part 402. We are also initiating
consultation with the New York State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Valatie Falls as the Commission’s nonfederal representative for carrying out
informal consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and consultation pursuant to section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. Valatie Falls filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule)
with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed
on the Commission’s website (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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
subsequent license for Project No. 9886.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each
application for a subsequent license and
any competing license applications
must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration
of the existing license. All applications
for license for this project must be filed
by November 30, 2025.
p. Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
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For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–01572 Filed 1–25–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15274–000]
Hurricane Cliffs PSH, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On April 22, 2022, Hurricane Cliffs
PSH, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Hurricane Cliffs Pumped Storage Project
to be located approximately 8 miles
south of Hurricane, Utah. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the
owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would be
primarily located on Bureau of Land
Management land and consist of the
following: (1) a new upper reservoir at
a normal maximum operating elevation
of 4,270 feet average mean sea level,
with a surface area of 200 acres and a
total storage capacity of 3,920 acre-feet;
(2) a new lower reservoir at a normal
maximum operating elevation of 3,550
feet average mean sea level, with a
surface area of 125 acres and a total
storage capacity of 4,200 acre-feet; (3) a
new 1,500-foot-long low-pressure
tunnel, 570-foot-long vertical shaft,
1,440-foot-long high pressure tunnel,
two 600-foot-long buried headrace
pipes, and a 2,700-foot-long tailrace
tunnel or channel connecting the two
reservoirs with a maximum head of
1,230 feet; (3) a new 300-foot-long, 100foot-wide, and 50-foot-high powerhouse
complex comprised of three 85-footdiameter shafts, each 250 feet deep and
housing a 166.6 megawatt reversible
pump-turbine unit, and a subsurface
powerhouse building; (4) a new 25.3mile-long (alternative A), or 25.9 milelong (alternative B), 345-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to PacifiCorp’s Purgatory
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Flat substation; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual power
generation at the Hurricane Cliffs
Pumped Storage Project would be
876,000 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro,
rPlus Hydro, LLLP, 201 S. Main St. Ste.
2100, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111;
phone: (208) 246–9925; mshapiro@
rplushydro.com.
FERC Contact: Benjamin Mann; email:
benjamin.mann@ferc.gov; phone: (202)
502–8127.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
QuickComment.aspx. You must include
your name and contact information at
the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. 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 first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–15274.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–15274) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: January 19, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–01493 Filed 1–25–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9886-034]
Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
January 13, 2023.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 9886-034.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Submitted By: Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc. (Valatie Falls).
e. Name of Project: Valatie Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Kinderhook Creek in the Town of Kinderhook,
Village of Valatie, Columbia County, New York. The project does not
occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: John E. Doran, Valatie Falls Hydro
Power, Inc., 7 Cotton Mill Lane, Valatie, NY 12184; (855) 467-3751;
[email protected]
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i. FERC Contact: Jacob Harrell at (202) 502-7313; or email at
[email protected].
j. Valatie Falls filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on November 30, 2022. Valatie Falls provided public notice of
its request on November 30, 2022. In a letter dated January 13, 2023,
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Valatie
Falls' request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part
402. We are also initiating consultation with the New York State
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Valatie Falls as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. Valatie Falls filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a
proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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 at
[email protected], (866) 208 3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 9886. Pursuant to
18 CFR 16.20, each application for a subsequent license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by November 30,
2025.
p. Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01572 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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