Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application, 25398 [2023-08737]

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[FR Doc. 2023–08741 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5867–054] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality Certification Application (April 19, 2023) On April 13, 2023, Alice Falls Hydro, LLC submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its application for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed with the New York State Department of Environmental VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 Conservation (New York DEC), in conjunction with the above captioned project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 121.6 and section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission’s regulations,1 we hereby notify New York DEC of the following: Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: April 12, 2023. Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One year (April 12, 2024). If New York DEC fails or refuses to act on the water quality certification request on or before the above date, then the agency certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1). Dated: April 19, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–08737 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3409–036] Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 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. Application Type: Temporary variance of license requirement. b. Project No.: 3409–036. c. Date Filed: April 17, 2023. d. Applicant: Boyne USA, Inc. e. Name of Project: Boyne River Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Boyne River in Charlevoix County, Michigan and does not occupy Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Tyler Prange, Area Manager, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne USA, Inc. (231) 549–6076, Tyler.prange@boynemountain.com. i. FERC Contact: Brian Bartos, (202) 502–6679, brian.bartos@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests is May 19, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at 1 18 PO 00000 CFR 4.34(b)(5). Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–3409–036. 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 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 licensee requests Commission approval, through December 31, 2023, for a temporary variance of the run of river (ROR) requirements at the Boyne Project, as required by Article 25 of the amended project license. The licensee is requesting the variance to perform an 11-foot drawdown of the project reservoir in order to complete necessary maintenance of the hydropower generation system, maintenance of the intake canal, and work to the left embankment to bring factors of safety into compliance with the Commission’s guidelines. The temporary variance from ROR requirements would only be necessary during the drawdown and refill periods; ROR operation would be maintained in between. The licensee anticipates the drawdown process to take approximately one month and would initiate drawdown after May 15, 2023. The proposed refill of the impoundment would occur over a period of two weeks in late summer or late fall of 2023 and would maintain a E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5867-054]


Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Waiver Period for Water Quality 
Certification Application

(April 19, 2023)
    On April 13, 2023, Alice Falls Hydro, LLC submitted to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a copy of its application for 
a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification filed 
with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (New 
York DEC), in conjunction with the above captioned project. Pursuant to 
40 CFR 121.6 and section 4.34(b)(5) of the Commission's regulations,\1\ 
we hereby notify New York DEC of the following:
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    Date of Receipt of the Certification Request: April 12, 2023.
    Reasonable Period of Time to Act on the Certification Request: One 
year (April 12, 2024).
    If New York DEC fails or refuses to act on the water quality 
certification request on or before the above date, then the agency 
certifying authority is deemed waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of 
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).

    Dated: April 19, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08737 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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