Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review, and Soliciting Scoping Comments, 59892-59894 [2023-18751]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 59892 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices installation of turbine air ducting and exhaust, main gas and utility piping to the turbines and ancillary equipment, installation of electrical panels and terminations, and site development. Texas Eastern explains that its original construction schedule contemplated construction activities commencing in August 2021, running for approximately 16 months, and included construction windows based on meeting customer firm service requirements during peak demand season. Texas Eastern began construction in October 2021 shortly after receiving the Certificate Order, however, modifications to the schedule and construction phases were required to meet Texas Eastern’s obligations for the upcoming winter heating season, resulting in a 24-month construction timeline. To avoid service disruption during the winter heating season, Texas Eastern states it planned for construction activities not to occur during the winter when there is a high demand for gas. Accordingly, the remaining Project activities are scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2023–2024 winter heating season. Texas Eastern avers its request for a three-month extension is consistent with Commission precedent and will not result in any additional environmental impacts not already examined on the record. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Texas Eastern’s request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment date stated below, file a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,2 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.3 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the 2 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2022). 3 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.4 The Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).5 At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.6 The Director of the Office of Energy Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that are uncontested. 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 or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. 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 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 4 Id. at P 40. the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the permit order complied with NEPA. 6 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 5 Similarly, PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 8, 2023. Dated: August 24, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18743 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2459–279] Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review, and Soliciting Scoping Comments 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.: P–2459–279. c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022. d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC. e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Cheat River, near the City of Morgantown, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, and near the Borough of Point Marion, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Joyce Foster, Director, Licensing and Compliance, Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (804) 338–5110, or email at joyce.foster@eaglecreekre.com. i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or email at allan.creamer@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 25, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping 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 E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, 1–866–208–3676 (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. All filings must clearly identify the following on the first page: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project No. 2459–279. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all interveners 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 intervener 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: (1) a 13-milelong, 1,729-acre impoundment (Cheat Lake or Lake Lynn) with a maximum storage capacity of 72,300 acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of 870 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) and a minimum storage capacity of 51,100 acre-feet at 857 feet NGVD 29; (2) a 1,000-foot-long, 125foot-high, concrete gravity dam with a 624-foot-long spillway section controlled by 26, 21-foot-wide by 17foot-high, Tainter gates; (3) a concrete intake structure equipped with a log boom and eight trash racks with 4-inch clear bar spacing; (4) eight 12-foot-wide by 18-foot-deep gated reinforced concrete penstocks; (5) a 160-foot-long by 94.5-foot-wide powerhouse containing four Francis generating units with a combined capacity of 51.2 megawatts; and (6) two 800-foot-long transmission lines that run from the powerhouse to a substation within the project boundary. The Lake Lynn Project is currently operated as a dispatchable peaking facility, with storage. The current license requires Lake Lynn Generation, LLC to maintain Cheat Lake between 868 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 from May 1 through October 31, 857 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 from November 1 through March 31, and 863 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 from April 1 through VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 April 30 each year. The current license also requires Lake Lynn Generation, LLC to release a downstream minimum flow of 212 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), or inflow, from the dam when not generating, with an absolute minimum flow of 100 cfs regardless of inflow, when not generating. The project generates about 144,741 megawatt-hours annually. Lake Lynn Generation, LLC proposes no modifications to its existing facilities or operations. Lake Lynn Generation, LLC proposes new environmental measures and to remove approximately 307 acres of land from the existing project boundary. m. Copies of the application can be viewed on the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the project’s docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. You may also register at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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 at OPP@ferc.gov. n. Scoping Process Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Commission staff intends to prepare either an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) (collectively referred to as the ‘‘NEPA document’’) that describes and evaluates the probable effects, including an assessment of the sitespecific and cumulative effects, if any, of the proposed action and alternatives. The Commission’s scoping process will help determine the required level of analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to receive input on the scope of the NEPA document. A daytime meeting will be PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59893 held at 2:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023, at the Cranberry Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia, and will focus on the concerns of resource agencies, Native American Tribes, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). An evening meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023, at the same location, and will focus on receiving input from the public. We invite all interested agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both of these meetings. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Daytime Scoping Meeting Date: Monday, September 25, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Place: Cranberry Hotel Address: 2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508 Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Monday, September 25, 2023 Time: 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Place: Cranberry Hotel Address: 2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508 Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission’s mailing list and Lake Lynn Generation LLC’s distribution list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the scoping meeting or may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link (see item m above). Environmental Site Review The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental site review of the project on September 26, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m. All interested agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals are invited to attend. All participants are responsible for their own transportation to the site and during the environmental site review. Please RSVP via email to joyce.foster@eaglecreekre.com, or notify Joyce Foster at (804) 338–5110 on or before September 19, 2023, if you plan to attend the environmental site review. The time and location of the environmental site review are as follows: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Time: 9:30 a.m. (EDT) Place: Tailwater Fishing Access parking area Address: Lake Lynn Project Powerhouse, 600 Lake Lynn Road, Lake Lynn, PA 15451 All persons attending the environmental site review must adhere E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 59894 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices to the following requirements: (1) all persons must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes or boots; (2) persons with opentoed shoes/sandals/flip flops/high heels, etc. will not be allowed on the environmental site review; (3) persons must be 18 years or older, or be accompanied by an adult; (4) no photography will be allowed inside the powerhouse; (5) no weapons are allowed on-site; (6) no alcohol/drugs are allowed on-site (or persons exhibiting the effects thereof); and (7) no animals (except for service animals) are allowed on the environmental site review. Objectives At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) summarize the environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the NEPA document; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that should be analyzed in the NEPA document, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in support of, the staff’s preliminary views; (4) determine the resource issues to be addressed in the NEPA document; and (5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that do not require a detailed analysis. Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and become part of the Commission’s formal record on the project. Agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals with environmental expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA document. Dated: August 24, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–18751 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Aug 29, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER02–2001–020, ER20–2726– 001, ER20–2694–000] Before Commissioners: Willie L. Phillips, Acting Chairman, James P. Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie; Electric Quarterly Reports; Grand Energy, LLC, Icon Energy LLC; Order on Intent To Revoke MarketBased Rate Authority 1. Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824d, and 18 CFR part 35 (2022), require, among other things, that all rates, terms, and conditions for jurisdictional services be filed with the Commission. In Order No. 2001, the Commission revised its public utility filing requirements and established a requirement for public utilities, including power marketers, to file Electric Quarterly Reports.1 2. The Commission requires sellers with market-based rate authorization to file Electric Quarterly Reports summarizing contractual and transaction information related to their market-based power sales as a condition for retaining that authorization.2 Commission staff’s review of the Electric Quarterly Reports indicates that the following two public utilities with market-based rate authorization have failed to file their Electric Quarterly Reports: Grand Energy, LLC and Icon 1 Revised Pub. Util. Filing Requirements, Order No. 2001, 99 FERC ¶ 61,107, reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–A, 100 FERC ¶ 61,074, reh’g denied, Order No. 2001–B, 100 FERC ¶ 61,342, order directing filing, Order No. 2001–C, 101 FERC ¶ 61,314 (2002), order directing filing, Order No. 2001–D, 102 FERC ¶ 61,334, order refining filing requirements, Order No. 2001–E, 105 FERC ¶ 61,352 (2003), order on clarification, Order No. 2001–F, 106 FERC ¶ 61,060 (2004), order revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001–G, 120 FERC ¶ 61,270, order on reh’g and clarification, Order No. 2001–H, 121 FERC ¶ 61,289 (2007), order revising filing requirements, Order No. 2001–I, 125 FERC ¶ 61,003 ¶ 31,282 (2008). See also Filing Requirements for Elec. Util. Serv. Agreements, 155 FERC ¶ 61,280, order on reh’g and clarification, 157 FERC ¶ 61,180 (2016) (clarifying Electric Quarterly Reports reporting requirements and updating Data Dictionary). 2 See Refinements to Policies & Procedures for Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utils., Order No. 816, 153 FERC ¶ 61,065 (2015), order on reh’g, Order No. 816–A, 155 FERC ¶ 61,188 (2016); Mkt.-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Elec. Energy, Capacity & Ancillary Servs. by Pub. Utils., Order No. 697, 119 FERC ¶ 61,295, clarified, 121 FERC ¶ 61,260 (2007), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–A, 123 FERC ¶ 61,055, clarified, 124 FERC ¶ 61,055, order on reh’g, Order No. 697–B, 125 FERC ¶ 61,326 (2008), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–C, 127 FERC ¶ 61,284 (2009), order on reh’g, Order No. 697–D, 130 FERC ¶ 61,206 (2010), aff’d sub nom. Mont. Consumer Counsel v. FERC, 659 F.3d 910 (9th Cir. 2011). PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Energy LLC. This order notifies these public utilities that their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission’s requirements within 15 days of the date of issuance of this order. 3. In Order No. 2001, the Commission stated that, [i]f a public utility fails to file a[n] Electric Quarterly Report (without an appropriate request for extension), or fails to report an agreement in a report, that public utility may forfeit its market-based rate authority and may be required to file a new application for market-based rate authority if it wishes to resume making sales at market-based rates.3 4. The Commission further stated that, [o]nce this rule becomes effective, the requirement to comply with this rule will supersede the conditions in public utilities’ market-based rate authorizations, and failure to comply with the requirements of this rule will subject public utilities to the same consequences they would face for not satisfying the conditions in their rate authorizations, including possible revocation of their authority to make wholesale power sales at market-based rates.4 5. Pursuant to these requirements, the Commission has revoked the marketbased rate tariffs of market-based rate sellers that failed to submit their Electric Quarterly Reports.5 6. Sellers must file Electric Quarterly Reports consistent with the procedures set forth in Order Nos. 2001, 768,6 and 770.7 The exact filing dates for Electric Quarterly Reports are prescribed in 18 CFR 35.10b. As noted above, Commission staff’s review of the Electric Quarterly Reports for the period up to the first quarter of 2023 identified two public utilities with market-based rate authorization that failed to file Electric Quarterly Reports. Commission staff contacted or attempted to contact these entities to remind them of their regulatory obligations. Despite these reminders, the public utilities listed in the caption of this order have not met these obligations. Accordingly, this order notifies these public utilities that their market-based rate authorizations will be revoked unless they comply with the Commission’s requirements 3 Order No. 2001, 99 FERC ¶ 61,107 at P 222. P 223. 5 See, e.g., Electric Quarterly Reps., 82 FR 60,976 (Dec. 26, 2017); Electric Quarterly Reps., 80 FR 58,243 (Sep. 28, 2015); Electric Quarterly Reps., 79 FR 65,651 (Nov. 5, 2014). 6 Electricity Mkt. Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of the Federal Power Act, Order No. 768, 140 FERC ¶ 61,232 (2012), order on reh’g, Order No. 768–A, 143 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2013), order on reh’g, Order No. 768–B, 150 FERC ¶ 61,075 (2015). 7 Revisions to Elec. Quarterly Rep. Filing Process, Order No. 770, 141 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2012). 4 Id. E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2459-279]


Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and 
Environmental Site Review, and Soliciting Scoping Comments

    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.: P-2459-279.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Cheat River, near the City of Morgantown, in 
Monongalia County, West Virginia, and near the Borough of Point Marion, 
in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Joyce Foster, Director, Licensing and 
Compliance, Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 
1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (804) 338-5110, or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 25, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping 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

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your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], 1-866-208-3676 (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. All filings must clearly identify the following on the first 
page: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project No. 2459-279.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. Project Description: (1) a 13-mile-long, 1,729-acre impoundment 
(Cheat Lake or Lake Lynn) with a maximum storage capacity of 72,300 
acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of 870 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) and a minimum storage 
capacity of 51,100 acre-feet at 857 feet NGVD 29; (2) a 1,000-foot-
long, 125-foot-high, concrete gravity dam with a 624-foot-long spillway 
section controlled by 26, 21-foot-wide by 17-foot-high, Tainter gates; 
(3) a concrete intake structure equipped with a log boom and eight 
trash racks with 4-inch clear bar spacing; (4) eight 12-foot-wide by 
18-foot-deep gated reinforced concrete penstocks; (5) a 160-foot-long 
by 94.5-foot-wide powerhouse containing four Francis generating units 
with a combined capacity of 51.2 megawatts; and (6) two 800-foot-long 
transmission lines that run from the powerhouse to a substation within 
the project boundary.
    The Lake Lynn Project is currently operated as a dispatchable 
peaking facility, with storage. The current license requires Lake Lynn 
Generation, LLC to maintain Cheat Lake between 868 feet and 870 feet 
NGVD 29 from May 1 through October 31, 857 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 
from November 1 through March 31, and 863 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 
from April 1 through April 30 each year. The current license also 
requires Lake Lynn Generation, LLC to release a downstream minimum flow 
of 212 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), or inflow, from the dam when not 
generating, with an absolute minimum flow of 100 cfs regardless of 
inflow, when not generating. The project generates about 144,741 
megawatt-hours annually. Lake Lynn Generation, LLC proposes no 
modifications to its existing facilities or operations. Lake Lynn 
Generation, LLC proposes new environmental measures and to remove 
approximately 307 acres of land from the existing project boundary.
    m. Copies of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
project's docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    You may also register at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected].
    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 at [email protected].
    n. Scoping Process
    Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 
Commission staff intends to prepare either an environmental assessment 
(EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) (collectively referred 
to as the ``NEPA document'') that describes and evaluates the probable 
effects, including an assessment of the site-specific and cumulative 
effects, if any, of the proposed action and alternatives. The 
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of 
analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of 
whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to 
receive input on the scope of the NEPA document. A daytime meeting will 
be held at 2:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023, at the Cranberry Hotel in 
Morgantown, West Virginia, and will focus on the concerns of resource 
agencies, Native American Tribes, and non-governmental organizations 
(NGOs). An evening meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 25, 
2023, at the same location, and will focus on receiving input from the 
public. We invite all interested agencies, Native American Tribes, 
NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both of these meetings. The 
times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place: Cranberry Hotel
Address: 2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508

Evening Scoping Meeting

Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place: Cranberry Hotel
Address: 2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508

    Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to 
be addressed in the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on 
the Commission's mailing list and Lake Lynn Generation LLC's 
distribution list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the scoping 
meeting or may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).

Environmental Site Review

    The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental 
site review of the project on September 26, 2023, beginning at 9:30 
a.m. All interested agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and 
individuals are invited to attend. All participants are responsible for 
their own transportation to the site and during the environmental site 
review. Please RSVP via email to [email protected], or 
notify Joyce Foster at (804) 338-5110 on or before September 19, 2023, 
if you plan to attend the environmental site review. The time and 
location of the environmental site review are as follows:

Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Place: Tailwater Fishing Access parking area
Address: Lake Lynn Project Powerhouse, 600 Lake Lynn Road, Lake Lynn, 
PA 15451

    All persons attending the environmental site review must adhere

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to the following requirements: (1) all persons must wear sturdy, 
closed-toe shoes or boots; (2) persons with open-toed shoes/sandals/
flip flops/high heels, etc. will not be allowed on the environmental 
site review; (3) persons must be 18 years or older, or be accompanied 
by an adult; (4) no photography will be allowed inside the powerhouse; 
(5) no weapons are allowed on-site; (6) no alcohol/drugs are allowed 
on-site (or persons exhibiting the effects thereof); and (7) no animals 
(except for service animals) are allowed on the environmental site 
review.

Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) summarize the 
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the NEPA 
document; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available 
information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; 
(3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that 
should be analyzed in the NEPA document, including viewpoints in 
opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) 
determine the resource issues to be addressed in the NEPA document; and 
(5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as 
those issues that do not require a detailed analysis.

Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and become part 
of the Commission's formal record on the project. Agencies, Native 
American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals with environmental expertise and 
concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the staff 
in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA 
document.

    Dated: August 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18751 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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