Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments, 46790 [2023-15424]
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other pending projects. For assistance,
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o. The applicant must file no later
than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification. Please note that the
certification request must comply with
40 CFR 121.5(b), including
documentation that a pre-filing meeting
request was submitted to the certifying
authority at least 30 days prior to
submitting the certification request.
Please also note that the certification
request must be sent to the certifying
authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments,
recommendations, terms
and conditions, and
fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments.
Target date
September
2023.
October 2023.
q. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: July 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–15425 Filed 7–19–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5867–054]
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Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting
Comments
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
Agreement.
b. Project No.: 5867–054.
c. Date Filed: July 7, 2023.
d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Alice Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Ausable River in Clinton
and Essex counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: David Fox,
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs.
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC, Eagle Creek
Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315
Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W,
Bethesda, Maryland; (201) 306–5616 or
david.fox@eaglecreekre.com.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202)
502–6480, kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments:
August 13, 2023. Reply comments due
August 28, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments
using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.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 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 docket
number 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. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC filed the
Settlement Agreement for the project’s
relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself;
the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; the New York
State Department of Environmental
Conservation; and the New York State
Council of Trout Unlimited. The
purpose of the Settlement Agreement is
to resolve, among the signatories,
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relicensing issues related to project
operation, fisheries, wildlife, water
quality, and recreation. The Settlement
Agreement includes proposed terms and
conditions for run-of-river operation,
minimum flow requirements, operation
compliance monitoring, downstream
fish passage and exclusion, sediment
management, project recreation, an
Invasive Species Management Plan, and
a Bat and Eagle Protection Plan. Alice
Falls Hydro, LLC requests that any
license issued by the Commission for
the Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project
contain conditions consistent with the
provisions of the Settlement Agreement
and within the scope of its regulatory
authority.
l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement
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 (i.e., P–5867). At this time,
the Commission has suspended access
to the Commission’s Public Reference
Room. 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/ferc-online/
overview to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
m. 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.
Dated: July 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–15424 Filed 7–19–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5867-054]
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 5867-054.
c. Date Filed: July 7, 2023.
d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Ausable River
in Clinton and Essex counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: David Fox, Senior Director, Regulatory
Affairs. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC,
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland; (201) 306-5616
or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480,
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments: August 13, 2023. Reply comments
due August 28, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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 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. The first page of any filing should include docket
number 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. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC filed the Settlement Agreement for the
project's relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and the New York
State Council of Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement
Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, relicensing issues
related to project operation, fisheries, wildlife, water quality, and
recreation. The Settlement Agreement includes proposed terms and
conditions for run-of-river operation, minimum flow requirements,
operation compliance monitoring, downstream fish passage and exclusion,
sediment management, project recreation, an Invasive Species Management
Plan, and a Bat and Eagle Protection Plan. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC
requests that any license issued by the Commission for the Alice Falls
Hydroelectric Project contain conditions consistent with the provisions
of the Settlement Agreement and within the scope of its regulatory
authority.
l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 (i.e., P-5867). At this
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room. 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/ferc-online/overview to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
m. 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].
Dated: July 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15424 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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