Kram Hydro 8, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 102127 [2024-29669]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices Immediately following the conclusion of the Commission Meeting, a press briefing will be held in the Commission Meeting Room. Members of the public may view this briefing in the designated overflow room. This statement is intended to notify the public that the press briefings that follow Commission meetings may now be viewed remotely at Commission headquarters but will not be telecast. Issued: December 12, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–30057 Filed 12–13–24; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15376–000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Kram Hydro 8, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On October 11, 2024, Kram Hydro 8, 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 that would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Howell Heflin Lock and Dam on Tennessee-Tombigbee River, near the Town of Gainesville, in Sumter County, Alabama. 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 Howell Heflin Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) a 125-footwide, 350-foot-long armored intake channel; (2) a 125-foot-long, 125-footwide concrete powerhouse located downstream of the existing Corps dam on the eastern bank, containing two Kaplan turbine-generator units, with a combined generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (3) a 200-foot-long, 125-footwide unlined tailrace; and (4) a 2.75mile-long, 46 kilovolt transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 208.4 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Kristen Fan, Kram Hydro 8, 3120 Southwest Fwy., Suite VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 101, 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. 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 to: Debbie-Anne 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 Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–15376–000. 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–15376) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 102127 Dated: December 11, 2024. Carlos D. Clay, Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–29669 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP25–12–000] Rover Pipeline LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document, that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project (Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by Rover Pipeline LLC (Rover) in Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This gathering of public input is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. Additional information about the Commission’s NEPA process is described below in the NEPA Process and Environmental Document section of this notice. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the environmental document. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2025. Comments may be E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15376-000]


Kram Hydro 8, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On October 11, 2024, Kram Hydro 8, 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 that 
would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Howell 
Heflin Lock and Dam on Tennessee-Tombigbee River, near the Town of 
Gainesville, in Sumter County, Alabama. 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 Howell Heflin Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would 
consist of the following: (1) a 125-foot-wide, 350-foot-long armored 
intake channel; (2) a 125-foot-long, 125-foot-wide concrete powerhouse 
located downstream of the existing Corps dam on the eastern bank, 
containing two Kaplan turbine-generator units, with a combined 
generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (3) a 200-foot-long, 125-foot-wide 
unlined tailrace; and (4) a 2.75-mile-long, 46 kilovolt transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 
208.4 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Kristen Fan, Kram Hydro 8, 3120 Southwest Fwy., 
Suite 101, 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. 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 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 Reese, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15376-000.
    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-15376) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Carlos D. Clay,
Acting Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-29669 Filed 12-16-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


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