Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 45197-45198 [2023-14990]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 134 / Friday, July 14, 2023 / Notices issuing an order for Surrender of a License. The order is the result of an analysis of the information produced (i.e., dam safety, public safety, and environmental concerns, etc.), which is examined to determine whether any conditions must be satisfied before granting the surrender. The order implements the existing regulations and is inclusive for surrender of all types of hydropower licenses issued by FERC and its predecessor, the Federal Power Commission. 45197 Type of Respondent: Private or Municipal Hydropower Licensees. Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 The Commission estimates the total annual burden and cost 3 for this information collection as follows: FERC–510 Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden hrs. & cost ($) per response Total annual burden hrs. & total annual cost ($) Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 80 hrs.; $7,280 ...... 560 hrs.; $50,960 .. 7 .................................................................... 7 $7,280 Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent License. b. Project No.: 2607–016. c. Date filed: June 26, 2023. d. Applicant: Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC. e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project (Spencer Mountain Project). f. Location: On the South Fork Catawba River, near the town of Gastonia, in Gaston County, North Carolina. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Edwards and Mrs. Amy Edwards, Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC, 916 Comer Rd., Stoneville, NC 27048; Phone at (336) 589–6138, or smhydro@ pht1.com. i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502–6093, or michael.spencer@ ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: September 8, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 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: Spencer Mountain Project (P–2607–016). m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Spencer Mountain Project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) a 12-foot-high, 636-footlong masonry and rubble dam with a crest elevation of 634.7 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 68-acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 166 acre-feet; (3) a 58.9-foot-long canal headwork, consisting of four 6-foot-wide gates; (4) a 53.8-foot-long canal spillway 2 ‘‘Burden’’ is the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For additional information, refer to Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. The number of respondents is based on the average number of respondents over the last three years. 3 The Commission staff thinks that the average respondent for this collection is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits. The FERC 2022 average salary plus benefits for one FERC full-time equivalent (FTE) is $188,922/year (or $91.00/hour). Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: July 10, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–14989 Filed 7–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2607–016] Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Jul 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 45198 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 134 / Friday, July 14, 2023 / Notices connected to the downstream side of the canal headwork; (5) a 30-foot-wide, 10foot-deep, 3,644-foot-long open earthen canal; (6) a 32-foot-wide trashrack at the powerhouse forebay; (7) a 36-inchdiameter bypass pipe; (8) a 22.5-foothigh, 49.5-foot-long, 48.75-foot-wide powerhouse containing two Francistype generating units with a total capacity of 0.64 megawatts; (9) a concrete lined tailrace discharging flows back into the South Fork Catawba River; (10) a substation containing a 2.3/44kilovolt (kV) transformer and interconnection to Duke Energy’s 44kV transmission line; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The project operates in a run-of-river mode with a minimum bypass flow of 76 cubic feet per second. Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC proposes no changes to the project facilities or operations. The project has an average annual generation of 4,064 megawatthours. o. Copies of the application 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 (P–2607). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 8659 (TTY). 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. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)— August 2023 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—September 2023 Issue Acceptance Letter—November 2023 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Jul 13, 2023 Jkt 259001 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments—November 2023 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—January 2024 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis—February 2024 Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: July 10, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–14990 Filed 7–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP23–504–000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline Take notice that on June 27, 2023, Columbia Gas Transmission (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Columbia’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83– 76–000,1 for authorization to abandon one injection/withdrawal well, connecting pipe, and appurtenant facilities located at the Wellington Storage Field in Lorain County, Ohio, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open for public inspection. 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. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 1 Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (predecessor to Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC), 22 FERC ¶ 62,029 (1983). PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning this application should be directed to David A. Alonzo, Manager, Project Authorizations, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, at (832) 320–5477 or david_alonzo@tcenergy.com. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,2 within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental review and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or environmental assessment (EA) for this proposal. The filing of an EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. Public Participation There are three ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project: you can file a protest to the project, you can file a motion to intervene in the proceeding, and you can file comments on the project. There is no fee or cost for filing protests, motions to intervene, or comments. The deadline for filing protests, motions to intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 5, 2023. How to file protests, motions to intervene, and comments is explained below. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. 2 18 E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9. 14JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45197-45198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14990]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2607-016]


Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests 
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 2607-016.
    c. Date filed: June 26, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project (Spencer 
Mountain Project).
    f. Location: On the South Fork Catawba River, near the town of 
Gastonia, in Gaston County, North Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Edwards and Mrs. Amy Edwards, 
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC, 916 Comer Rd., Stoneville, NC 27048; 
Phone at (336) 589-6138, or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093, or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: September 8, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
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: Spencer Mountain 
Project (P-2607-016).
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Spencer Mountain Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 12-foot-high, 636-foot-long masonry and rubble dam 
with a crest elevation of 634.7 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 68-
acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 166 acre-feet; (3) a 58.9-
foot-long canal headwork, consisting of four 6-foot-wide gates; (4) a 
53.8-foot-long canal spillway

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connected to the downstream side of the canal headwork; (5) a 30-foot-
wide, 10-foot-deep, 3,644-foot-long open earthen canal; (6) a 32-foot-
wide trashrack at the powerhouse forebay; (7) a 36-inch-diameter bypass 
pipe; (8) a 22.5-foot-high, 49.5-foot-long, 48.75-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing two Francis-type generating units with a total capacity of 
0.64 megawatts; (9) a concrete lined tailrace discharging flows back 
into the South Fork Catawba River; (10) a substation containing a 2.3/
44-kilovolt (kV) transformer and interconnection to Duke Energy's 44kV 
transmission line; and (11) appurtenant facilities.
    The project operates in a run-of-river mode with a minimum bypass 
flow of 76 cubic feet per second. Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC 
proposes no changes to the project facilities or operations. The 
project has an average annual generation of 4,064 megawatt-hours.
    o. Copies of the application 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 (P-2607). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--August 2023
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--September 2023
Issue Acceptance Letter--November 2023
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--November 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--January 2024
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--February 2024

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: July 10, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14990 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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