Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project Relicense, 22399 [2024-06770]
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27, 2022, Commission staff issued a
notice of intent to prepare a draft and
final Environmental Assessment (EA) to
evaluate the effects of relicensing the
West Canada Creek Project. The notice
of intent included a schedule for
preparing a draft and final EA. On
September 6, 2023, Commission staff
issued the draft EA. By notice issued
September 21, 2023, the schedule for
completing a final EA was revised. The
revised due date for the final EA was to
be March 2024.
On February 2, 2024 Erie filed a
Comprehensive Relicensing Settlement
Agreement (Settlement Agreement) on
behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation, and the New York State
Council of Trout Unlimited. In order for
Commission staff to fully consider the
Settlement Agreement, stakeholder
comments on the Settlement Agreement,
and any additional information
requested by staff, the procedural
schedule for completing a final EA is
being revised as follows. Further
revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Issue Final EA ...........
Target date
September 2024.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Laurie Bauer at (202)
502–6519, or by email at laurie.bauer@
ferc.gov.
Dated: March 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.;
Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule
for Final Environmental Assessment
for the Proposed Project Relicense
On February 26, 2021, Erie Boulevard
Hydropower, L.P. (Erie) filed an
application for a new major license to
continue to operate and maintain the
39.75-megawatt (MW) West Canada
Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 2701
(West Canada Creek Project). On June
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On February 13, 2024, Kram Hydro 2,
LLC, filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of a
hydropower project proposed to be
located at the Kentucky River lock and
dam 8 on the Kentucky River, in
Jessamine and Garrard counties,
Kentucky. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
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the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed Kentucky River Lock
and Dam 8 Hydroelectric Project would
consist of the following: (1) an existing
309-foot-long, 31-foot-high concrete lock
and dam; (2) an existing 17.6-mile-long,
573-acre reservoir with a storage
capacity of 8,700-acre-feet; (3) a
proposed 50-foot-wide, 150-foot-long
intake channel, upstream of the
powerhouse; (4) a proposed 150-footlong, 50-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse, designed to fit within the
abandoned lock, containing two
identical pit turbine-generator units,
with a combined generating capacity of
10 megawatts; (5) a proposed 160-footlong, 60-foot wide unlined tailrace; (6)
a proposed 60-foot-long, 60-foot-wide
substation adjacent to the powerhouse;
and (7) a proposed 2-mile-long, 138kilovolt transmission line. The project is
estimated to generate an average of 50
gigawatt-hours annually. The existing
lock and dam are owned and operated
by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Applicant Contact: Pamela Niditch,
Kram Hydro 2, 12333 Sowden Rd., Suite
B. PMB 50808, Houston, TX 77080;
phone: (772) 418–2705.
FERC Contact: Prabharanjani
Madduri; phone: (202) 502–8017, or by
email at prabharanjani.madduri@
ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
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electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications using the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2701-061]
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Revised Procedural
Schedule for Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Project
Relicense
On February 26, 2021, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. (Erie) filed
an application for a new major license to continue to operate and
maintain the 39.75-megawatt (MW) West Canada Creek Hydroelectric
Project No. 2701 (West Canada Creek Project). On June 27, 2022,
Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare a draft and final
Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the effects of relicensing
the West Canada Creek Project. The notice of intent included a schedule
for preparing a draft and final EA. On September 6, 2023, Commission
staff issued the draft EA. By notice issued September 21, 2023, the
schedule for completing a final EA was revised. The revised due date
for the final EA was to be March 2024.
On February 2, 2024 Erie filed a Comprehensive Relicensing
Settlement Agreement (Settlement Agreement) on behalf of itself, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, and the New York State Council of Trout
Unlimited. In order for Commission staff to fully consider the
Settlement Agreement, stakeholder comments on the Settlement Agreement,
and any additional information requested by staff, the procedural
schedule for completing a final EA is being revised as follows. Further
revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Final EA............................ September 2024.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Laurie Bauer
at (202) 502-6519, or by email at [email protected].
Dated: March 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06770 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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