Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 59900-59901 [2023-18744]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 59900 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 2023–08–24_SA 4156 Ameren IL–CWLP TIA to be effective 10/24/2023. Filed Date: 8/24/23. Accession Number: 20230824–5037. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23. Docket Numbers: ER23–2697–000. Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No. 67 to be effective 10/23/2023. Filed Date: 8/24/23. Accession Number: 20230824–5051. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23. Docket Numbers: ER23–2698–000. Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Rate Schedule FERC No. 31 to be effective 10/23/2023. Filed Date: 8/24/23. Accession Number: 20230824–5089. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23. Docket Numbers: ER23–2699–000, Applicants: MRP Elgin LLC. 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Description: Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC submits Prospective Waiver Request and Expedited Action for an exception from the requirement to offer its capacity into PJM’s RPM Third IA for the 2024/25 Delivery Year. Filed Date: 8/23/23. Accession Number: 20230823–5142. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/13/23. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) 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. 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. 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: August 24, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18745 Filed 8–29–23; 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 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: 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. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. 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 using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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). 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 at this time. l. The existing 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 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 with a 2.5-inch E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices clear bar-space; (7) a 36-inch-diameter bypass pipe; (8) a 22.5-foot-high, 49.5foot-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 44 kV 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. m. 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 Online Support at FERCOnllineSupport@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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 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. Scoping Document 1 comments due. Request Additional Information (if necessary). Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary). Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis. September 2023. October 2023. November 2023. November 2023. January 2024. Dated: August 24, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18744 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP23–523–000] ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Oak Grove Enhancement Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document, that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Oak Grove Enhancement Project involving construction and operation of facilities by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) in Richland and West Carroll Parishes, Louisiana. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59901 Convenience and Necessity. This gathering of public input is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. Additional information about the Commission’s NEPA process is described below in the NEPA Process and Environmental Document section of this notice. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the environmental document. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC, on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 25, 2023. Comments may be submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document. Commission staff will consider all written comments during the preparation of the environmental document. If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on August 1, 2023, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP23–523–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. You are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys the right of eminent domain to the company. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in court. In such instances, compensation would be determined by a judge in accordance with State law. The E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2607-016]


Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; 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: 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. 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 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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).
    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 at this time.
    l. The existing 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 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 with a 2.5-inch

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clear bar-space; (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 44 kV 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.
    m. 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 Online Support 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.

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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments.....  September 2023.
Scoping Document 1 comments due...........  October 2023.
Request Additional Information (if          November 2023.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)...  November 2023.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental     January 2024.
 Analysis.
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    Dated: August 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18744 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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