Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 23665-23666 [2023-08135]
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Dated: April 12, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
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Federal Energy Regulatory
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Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; Notice
of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
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received the following Natural Gas & Oil
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
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Docket Numbers: PR23–42–000.
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Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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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.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgen
search.asp) by querying the docket
number.
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.
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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.: 4472–031.
c. Date filed: June 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Union Falls
Hydropower, L.P. (Union Falls).
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e. Name of Project: Saranac
Hydroelectric Project (Saranac Project or
project).
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Saranac River, in the
town of Franklin in Franklin County
and the town of Black Brook in Clinton
County, 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: Ms. Sherri
Loon, Coordinator—Operations USA,
Kruger Energy, 423 Brunswick Ave.,
Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207) 203–
3026; email: Sherri.Loon@kruger.com;
and Mr. Lewis Loon, General Manager,
Operations and Maintenance—USA,
Kruger Energy, 432 Brunswick Ave.,
Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207) 203–
3027; email: Lewis.Loon@kruger.com.
i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski,
202–502–8259, or claire.rozdilski@
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: Saranac Hydroelectric
Project (P–4472–031).
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 Saranac Project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) a 151foot-long, 24-foot-high dam with a 147-
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foot-long spillway section at crest
elevation 1,408.49 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD
29) with 1-foot-high flashboards; (2) a
reservoir having a surface area of 1,630
acres and a gross storage capacity of
8,900 acre-feet at pool elevation
1,409.49 feet NGVD 29; (3) an integrated
36-foot-long gated intake structure at the
dam’s left (north) side; (4) an 11-footdiameter, 1,433-foot-long steel penstock;
(5) a surge vent; (6) a powerhouse
containing two turbine generating units
with a total rated capacity of 2.6
megawatts; (7) 4.16-kilovolt (kV)
generator leads; (8) a 4.16/46-kV step-up
transformer bank; (9) a 90-foot-long, 46kV transmission line; (10) a tailrace; and
(11) appurtenant facilities.
The Saranac Project operates in a
modified run-of-river mode through the
use of a float control for the purpose of
generating electric power, with a
minimum flow of 30 cubic feet per
second (cfs) in the bypassed reach from
April 1 through June 30, and a
minimum flow of 10 cfs during the
remainder of the year. The project has
an average annual generation of 745
megawatt-hours.
Union Falls does not propose changes
to project facilities. Union Falls
proposes to: (1) limit the maximum
daily drawdown of the project
impoundment to no more than 3 inches
in a 24-hour period, and limit the total
drawdown to 6 inches below the top of
the project’s flashboards, or below the
spillway crest when flashboards are not
present; (2) provide a minimum base
flow of 165 cfs or inflow, whichever is
less, at the dam year-round; (3) increase
the minimum flow in the bypassed
reach to 30 cfs from December 1 through
March 1 and 50 cfs from March 2
through November 30; and (4) install
signage for the canoe portage trail and
tailrace parking area. In addition, Union
Falls proposes to develop the following
plans: bald eagle management plan,
invasive species management plan,
impoundment drawdown plan, and
operation compliance monitoring plan.
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
PO 00000
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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.
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 May 2023
Scoping Document 1 comments due
June 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)
July 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis July 2023
Dated: April 11, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4472-031]
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; 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.: 4472-031.
c. Date filed: June 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Union Falls Hydropower, L.P. (Union Falls).
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e. Name of Project: Saranac Hydroelectric Project (Saranac Project
or project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saranac River,
in the town of Franklin in Franklin County and the town of Black Brook
in Clinton County, 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: Ms. Sherri Loon, Coordinator--Operations USA,
Kruger Energy, 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207)
203-3026; email: [email protected]; and Mr. Lewis Loon, General
Manager, Operations and Maintenance--USA, Kruger Energy, 432 Brunswick
Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207) 203-3027; email:
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski, 202-502-8259, or
[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: Saranac Hydroelectric Project (P-4472-031).
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 Saranac Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 151-foot-long, 24-foot-high dam with a 147-foot-long
spillway section at crest elevation 1,408.49 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) with 1-foot-high flashboards; (2) a
reservoir having a surface area of 1,630 acres and a gross storage
capacity of 8,900 acre-feet at pool elevation 1,409.49 feet NGVD 29;
(3) an integrated 36-foot-long gated intake structure at the dam's left
(north) side; (4) an 11-foot-diameter, 1,433-foot-long steel penstock;
(5) a surge vent; (6) a powerhouse containing two turbine generating
units with a total rated capacity of 2.6 megawatts; (7) 4.16-kilovolt
(kV) generator leads; (8) a 4.16/46-kV step-up transformer bank; (9) a
90-foot-long, 46-kV transmission line; (10) a tailrace; and (11)
appurtenant facilities.
The Saranac Project operates in a modified run-of-river mode
through the use of a float control for the purpose of generating
electric power, with a minimum flow of 30 cubic feet per second (cfs)
in the bypassed reach from April 1 through June 30, and a minimum flow
of 10 cfs during the remainder of the year. The project has an average
annual generation of 745 megawatt-hours.
Union Falls does not propose changes to project facilities. Union
Falls proposes to: (1) limit the maximum daily drawdown of the project
impoundment to no more than 3 inches in a 24-hour period, and limit the
total drawdown to 6 inches below the top of the project's flashboards,
or below the spillway crest when flashboards are not present; (2)
provide a minimum base flow of 165 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, at
the dam year-round; (3) increase the minimum flow in the bypassed reach
to 30 cfs from December 1 through March 1 and 50 cfs from March 2
through November 30; and (4) install signage for the canoe portage
trail and tailrace parking area. In addition, Union Falls proposes to
develop the following plans: bald eagle management plan, invasive
species management plan, impoundment drawdown plan, and operation
compliance monitoring plan.
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.
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 May 2023
Scoping Document 1 comments due June 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary) July 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis July 2023
Dated: April 11, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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