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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 4678–053]
New York Power Authority; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
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.: 4678–053.
c. Date Filed: May 25, 2022.
d. Applicant: New York Power
Authority (NYPA).
e. Name of Project: Crescent
Hydroelectric Project (Crescent Project
or project).
f. Location: On the Mohawk River in
Saratoga, Albany, and Schenectady
Counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
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h. Applicant Contact: Rob Daly,
Director of Licensing, NYPA, 123 Main
Street, White Plains, NY 10601;
Telephone: (914) 681–6564 or
Rob.Daly@nypa.gov.
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at
(202) 502–8278, or jody.callihan@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at 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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting 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: Crescent Hydroelectric Project (P–
4678–053).
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
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Crescent Project consists of: (1)
Crescent dam, which includes two main
concrete gravity overflow sections that
are 901 feet long, 52 feet high (eastern
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section) and 534 feet long, 32 feet high
(western section), and a smaller 16-foothigh, 530-foot-long dam located
immediately downstream of the main
western dam; (2) an impoundment with
a surface area of 2,108 acres and a gross
storage capacity of 50,000 acre-feet at an
elevation of 184 feet Barge Canal Datum
(BCD) (1-foot-high flashboards
seasonally installed during the
navigation season add 2,000 acre-feet of
storage); (3) a regulating structure
consisting of an 8-foot-wide sluiceway
and a 30-foot-wide Tainter gate located
at the main western dam; (4) a 73-footwide, 180-foot-long brick and concrete
powerhouse containing two Francis
turbine-generator units rated at 2.8
megawatts (MW) each and two vertical
Kaplan turbine-generator units rated at
3.0 MW each; (5) navigation lock E–6 of
the Erie Canal and Guard Gates 1 and 2
of the Waterford Flight; (6) a
switchyard; (7) generator leads and
transformer banks; and (8) appurtenant
facilities.
The Crescent Project is operated in a
run-of-river mode such that outflow
from the project approximates inflow,
and the impoundment is maintained
within 6 inches of the dam crest (or top
of the flashboards, when installed). A
year-round, continuous minimum flow
of 100 cubic feet per second (cfs) is
provided at the project. During the
navigation season (typically mid-May
through mid-October), the 100-cfs
minimum flow is provided as part of a
fish passage flow (250 cfs) that is
released through a notch (absence of
flashboards) in the eastern dam; during
the remainder of the year (nonnavigation season), the minimum flow
is typically provided as part of
generation flows. An acoustic deterrent
system is seasonally deployed upstream
of the project, from May through
October, to guide blueback herring that
are migrating downstream towards nonturbine routes of passage (notches in the
flashboards). Average annual generation
at the Crescent Project is 58,250 MWhours. NYPA is not proposing any new
project facilities or changes to existing
facilities and the operation of the project
at this time.
m. This filing 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. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
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the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments 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 comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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.
All comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
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.
You may also register online 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, contact FERC Online
Support.
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
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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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
Filing of Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions: May 17, 2024.
Filing of Reply Comments: July 1,
2024.
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: March 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP24–87–000]
Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of
Request Under Blanket Authorization
and Establishing Intervention and
Protest Deadline
Take notice that on March 7, 2024,
Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest),
Post Office Box 1396, Houston, Texas
77251, filed in the above referenced
docket a prior notice request pursuant to
sections 157.203, 157.205, and 157.208
of the Commission’s regulations under
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and
Northwest’s blanket certificate issued in
Docket No. CP82–433–000, for
authorization of its 2024 Line 1400 and
1401 Intermountain Pipe Replacement
Project in Ada County, Idaho (Project).
Specifically, Northwest proposes to
remove and replace with like-size
facilities (1) approximately 3.52 miles of
22-inch-diameter mainline (Line 1400),
(2) 2.02 miles of 24-inch-diameter loop
pipeline (Line 1401), and (3) associated
facilities. Northwest states that the
Project is designed to bring these
sections of pipeline in compliance with
the U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration’s requirement for high
consequence area classification changes.
Furthermore, Northwest asserts that
there will be no change to its
certificated capacity as a result of the
Project. Northwest estimates the cost of
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4678-053]
New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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.: 4678-053.
c. Date Filed: May 25, 2022.
d. Applicant: New York Power Authority (NYPA).
e. Name of Project: Crescent Hydroelectric Project (Crescent
Project or project).
f. Location: On the Mohawk River in Saratoga, Albany, and
Schenectady Counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Rob Daly, Director of Licensing, NYPA, 123
Main Street, White Plains, NY 10601; Telephone: (914) 681-6564 or
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
Commission's eFiling system at 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
[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:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting 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: Crescent
Hydroelectric Project (P-4678-053).
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Crescent Project consists of: (1) Crescent dam, which
includes two main concrete gravity overflow sections that are 901 feet
long, 52 feet high (eastern
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section) and 534 feet long, 32 feet high (western section), and a
smaller 16-foot-high, 530-foot-long dam located immediately downstream
of the main western dam; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of
2,108 acres and a gross storage capacity of 50,000 acre-feet at an
elevation of 184 feet Barge Canal Datum (BCD) (1-foot-high flashboards
seasonally installed during the navigation season add 2,000 acre-feet
of storage); (3) a regulating structure consisting of an 8-foot-wide
sluiceway and a 30-foot-wide Tainter gate located at the main western
dam; (4) a 73-foot-wide, 180-foot-long brick and concrete powerhouse
containing two Francis turbine-generator units rated at 2.8 megawatts
(MW) each and two vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units rated at 3.0
MW each; (5) navigation lock E-6 of the Erie Canal and Guard Gates 1
and 2 of the Waterford Flight; (6) a switchyard; (7) generator leads
and transformer banks; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
The Crescent Project is operated in a run-of-river mode such that
outflow from the project approximates inflow, and the impoundment is
maintained within 6 inches of the dam crest (or top of the flashboards,
when installed). A year-round, continuous minimum flow of 100 cubic
feet per second (cfs) is provided at the project. During the navigation
season (typically mid-May through mid-October), the 100-cfs minimum
flow is provided as part of a fish passage flow (250 cfs) that is
released through a notch (absence of flashboards) in the eastern dam;
during the remainder of the year (non-navigation season), the minimum
flow is typically provided as part of generation flows. An acoustic
deterrent system is seasonally deployed upstream of the project, from
May through October, to guide blueback herring that are migrating
downstream towards non-turbine routes of passage (notches in the
flashboards). Average annual generation at the Crescent Project is
58,250 MW-hours. NYPA is not proposing any new project facilities or
changes to existing facilities and the operation of the project at this
time.
m. This filing 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
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
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
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].
You may also register online 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, contact FERC
Online Support.
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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and
Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions: May 17, 2024.
Filing of Reply Comments: July 1, 2024.
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: March 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06135 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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