Central Rivers Power, NH LLC; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment, 82998 [2024-23749]

Download as PDF 82998 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 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 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 October 29, 2024. Dated: October 8, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ryan Hansen at (202) 502–8074 or ryan.hansen@ferc.gov. Dated: October 8, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–23749 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2024–23748 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Project No. 15358–000] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Low Head Hydro M 21, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2287–053] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Central Rivers Power, NH LLC; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the J. Brodie Smith Hydroelectric Project, located on the Androscoggin River in Coos County, New Hampshire and has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) for the project. No federal land is occupied by project works or located within the project boundary. The FEA contains staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the FEA 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 On May 29, 2024, Low Head HydroM 21, 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 the proposed Mississippi Locks and Dam 21 Hydroelectric Project, a hydropower project proposed to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Mississippi Lock and Dam 21, located on the Mississippi River, in Adams County, Illinois and Marion County, Missouri. 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 Mississippi Locks and Dam 21 Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) a new hydropower structure located approximately 100 feet downstream of the existing Corps submersible dam, connected to the west side of the dam via a new proposed access road; (2) thirty Very Low Head (VLH) turbinegenerator units located in concrete channels (turbine bays) within the hydropower structure, each rated with a PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 capacity of 500 kilowatts providing a total rated capacity of 15 megawatts; (3) a new unlined earth intake channel located upstream of the powerhouse which will convey flow from the upper pool to the turbine bays; (4) a 150-footlong guide wall proposed on both sides of the new intake channel; (5) a new unlined earth excavated tailrace with stone riprap proposed to be 300-footwide and 300-foot-long; (6) a 150-footlong guide wall proposed on both sides of the new tailrace channel; (7) a new 14-foot-wide concrete deck proposed to connect the approach dam on the west side to the existing Corps operation yard on the east; and (8) a control building and substation on the west river bank connecting the transmission line to an interconnection point. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 71,400 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Allen W. Skelly, Low Head Hydro M21, LLC, 127 Longwood Blvd., Mount Orab, Ohio 45154; phone: (937) 802–8866. FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273–5917, or by email at shivani.khetani@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’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. 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/Quick Comment.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 E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 82998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23749]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2287-053]


Central Rivers Power, NH LLC; Notice of Availability of Final 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for license for the J. Brodie Smith 
Hydroelectric Project, located on the Androscoggin River in Coos 
County, New Hampshire and has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment 
(FEA) for the project. No federal land is occupied by project works or 
located within the project boundary.
    The FEA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with 
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a 
major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the 
human environment.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity 
to view and/or print the FEA 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected], or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ryan Hansen 
at (202) 502-8074 or [email protected].

    Dated: October 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23749 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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