Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests: Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC, 92675-92676 [2024-27354]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92675-92676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27354]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14867-003]


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests: Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 14867-003.
    c. Date filed: March 21, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Scott's Mill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the James River, near the City of Lynchburg, in 
Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia. No federal or tribal land would 
be occupied by project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Fendig, Luminaire Technologies, 
Inc., 9932 Wilson Highway, Mouth-of-Wilson, VA 24363; phone: (540) 320-
6762.
    i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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. 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, 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, 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: Scott's 
Mill Hydroelectric Project (P-14867-003).
    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 but is not ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The Scott's Mill Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) an 
existing masonry dam containing two spillways separated by a 25-foot-
wide stone pier, with one 735-foot-long, 15-foot-high overflow spillway 
and the other a 140-foot-long, 16-foot-high arch-section spillway; (2) 
an impoundment with a surface area of 305 acres at the normal pool 
elevation of 516.4 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 
88); (3) a new modular powerhouse containing nine generating units with 
a total installed capacity of 4.5 megawatts that would be installed 
immediately downstream of the existing arch-section spillway of the 
dam; (4) a new 1,200-foot-long overhead transmission line; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities.
    To increase flow through the modular powerhouse, Scott's Mill 
proposes to remove the top 6.8 feet of the existing arch-section 
spillway of the dam and add 2-foot-high flashboards to the existing 
overflow spillway. Scott's Mill proposes to operate the project in a 
run-of-river mode, except on the 10 days of peak annual electrical 
demand in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) regional 
transmission organization, during which time the project may operate in 
a peaking mode for up to two hours per day. The estimated annual energy 
production of the project is 20,700 megawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review 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 at [email protected] or call toll 
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    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.
    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].
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to

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submit a development application. A notice of intent must be served on 
the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
    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'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--January 2025
Comments on Scoping Document 1 due--February 2025
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--March 2025
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2025
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--March 2025

    Dated: November 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27354 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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