Kram Hydro 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 22399-22400 [2024-06771]

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[FR Doc. 2024–06819 Filed 3–29–24; 8:45 am] 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. 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[FR Doc. 2024–06770 Filed 3–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission BILLING CODE 6450–01–P [Project No. 15322–001] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Kram Hydro 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Mar 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22399 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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 E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1 22400 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 63 / Monday, April 1, 2024 / Notices to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–15322–001. 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. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed, or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Enter the docket number (P–15322) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 25, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–06771 Filed 3–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER24–1597–000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Harvest Gold Solar Power, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Harvest Gold Solar Power, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Mar 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is April 15, 2024. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (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 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: March 25, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–06776 Filed 3–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC24–63–000. Applicants: Big Cypress Solar, LLC. Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of Big Cypress Solar, LLC. Filed Date: 3/22/24. Accession Number: 20240322–5224. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/24. Docket Numbers: EC24–64–000. Applicants: AL Sandersville, LLC, MPC Generating, LLC. Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of AL Sandersville, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 3/25/24. Accession Number: 20240325–5261. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/24. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG24–143–000. Applicants: Hardin Solar Energy III LLC. Description: Hardin Solar Energy III LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 3/25/24. Accession Number: 20240325–5166. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/24. Take notice that the Commission received the following Complaints and Compliance filings in EL Dockets: Docket Numbers: EL24–93–000. Applicants: Northwest Rural Public Power District v. Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Description: Complaint of Northwest Rural Public Power District v. Basin Electric Power Cooperative, et al. Filed Date: 3/25/24. Accession Number: 20240325–5110. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/24/24. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22399-22400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06771]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15322-001]


Kram Hydro 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    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 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-foot-long, 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-foot-long, 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, 138-kilovolt 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 [email protected].
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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

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to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 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. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-15322-001.
    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].
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed, or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15322) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06771 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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