Lock 47 Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 76823 [2024-21296]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2024 / Notices
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
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: September 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–21293 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15337–001]
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Lock 47 Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent
To File License Application, Filing of
Pre-Application Document, and
Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process
(TLP).
b. Project No.: 15337–001.
c. Date Filed: July 19, 2024.
d. Submitted By: Lock 47 Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Chain Dam
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Lehigh River, in
Palmer Township, and the City of
Easton Pennsylvania, both located in
Northampton County. The project does
not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact:
Michael Kerr, Lock 47 Hydro, LLC, 100
Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly,
MA 01915; (978) 360–2547; email—
michael@nehydropower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz
at (202) 502–8388; or email at
silvia.pineda-munoz@ferc.gov.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:59 Sep 18, 2024
Jkt 262001
j. Lock 47 Hydro, LLC filed its request
to use the Traditional Licensing Process
on July 19, 2024, and provided public
notice of its request on July 25, 2024,
and August 1, 2024. In a letter dated
September 12, 2024, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved 47 Hydro, LLC’s request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service under section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
also initiating consultation with the
Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation
Officer, as required by section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and
the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Lock 47 Hydro, LLC as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and section
305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Lock 47 Hydro, LLC filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule)
with the Commission, pursuant to 18
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed
on the Commission’s website (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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
You may 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 states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for an
original license for Project No. 15337.
p. 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
PO 00000
Frm 00038
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
76823
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: September 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–21296 Filed 9–18–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1922–052]
Ketchikan Public Utilities; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment and Revising the
Processing Schedule
On October 27, 2022, Ketchikan
Public Utilities (KPU) filed an
application for a new major license for
the 7.1-megawatt Beaver Falls
Hydroelectric Project (Beaver Falls
Project; FERC No. 1922). The Beaver
Falls Project is located on Beaver Falls
Creek in Ketchikan Gateway Borough,
Alaska. The project currently occupies
478.4 acres of United States lands
administered by U.S. Forest Service.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on October 10, 2023,
Commission staff issued a notice that
the project was ready for environmental
analysis (REA Notice). Based on the
information in the record, including
comments filed on the REA Notice, staff
does not anticipate that licensing the
project would constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment. On January
5, 2024, the Commission issued a notice
indicating that staff intended to prepare
a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA). However, upon
further review, staff intends to prepare
a single EA on the application to
relicense the Beaver Falls Project.
The EA will be issued and circulated
for review by all interested parties. All
comments filed on the EA will be
analyzed by staff and considered in the
Commission’s final licensing decision.
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
E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM
19SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 76823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21296]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15337-001]
Lock 47 Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP).
b. Project No.: 15337-001.
c. Date Filed: July 19, 2024.
d. Submitted By: Lock 47 Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Chain Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Lehigh River, in Palmer Township, and the City
of Easton Pennsylvania, both located in Northampton County. The project
does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michael Kerr, Lock 47 Hydro, LLC,
100 Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; (978) 360-2547;
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz at (202) 502-8388; or email at
[email protected].
j. Lock 47 Hydro, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on July 19, 2024, and provided public notice of its
request on July 25, 2024, and August 1, 2024. In a letter dated
September 12, 2024, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved 47 Hydro, LLC's request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part
402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at
50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the
Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR
800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Lock 47 Hydro, LLC as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Lock 47 Hydro, LLC filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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 at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
You may 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 states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for an original license for Project No. 15337.
p. 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].
Dated: September 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21296 Filed 9-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
