Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 8018-8019 [2025-01579]

Download as PDF 8018 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 14 / Thursday, January 23, 2025 / Notices 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. p. 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—April 2025 Comments on Scoping Document 1 due—May 2025 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—June 2025 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—June 2025 Dated: January 16, 2025. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2025–01580 Filed 1–22–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15230–002] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests 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.: 15230–002. c. Date Filed: May 14, 2024. d. Applicant: Pike Island Hydropower Corporation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jan 22, 2025 Jkt 265001 e. Name of Project: Pike Island Hydroelectric Project (Pike Island Project). f. Location: The Pike Island Project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Pike Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. The project would occupy 2 acres of Federal land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeremy King, Current Hydro, LLC, 3120 Southwest Freeway, Suite 101, PMB 50808, Houston, TX 77098. i. FERC Contact: Colleen Corballis at (202) 502–8598 or colleen.corballis@ ferc.gov; or Shivani Khetani at (212) 273–5917 or Shivani.khetani@ferc.gov. 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 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 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: Pike Island Hydroelectric Project (P–15230–002). 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 Pike Island Project would be located the Corps’ existing Pike Island PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Locks and Dam and would consist of the following new facilities: (1) a 101-footwide, 193-foot-long reinforced concrete powerhouse; (2) a 90-foot-wide, 110foot-long intake section with trash racks; (3) two Kaplan pit turbine-generators with a combined capacity of 19.99 megawatts; (4) a 95-foot-wide, 150-footlong tailrace channel; (5) a 13.8-kilovolt (kV), 550-foot-long underground utilidor crossing under River Road; (6) a 2,223 foot-long, 69-kV, three phase overhead transmission line connecting the powerhouse substation to the 69-kV Glenn Run-Tiltonsville interconnection point in Ohio; and (7) appurtenant facilities. 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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. n. 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. o. 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 E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 14 / Thursday, January 23, 2025 / Notices 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. p. 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—April 2025 Comments on Scoping Document 1 due—May 2025 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—June 2025 Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)—June 2025 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Dated: January 16, 2025. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2025–01579 Filed 1–22–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jan 22, 2025 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3407–088] Big Wood Canal Company; Notice Soliciting Applications and Waiving Regulations On January 3, 2022, Big Wood Canal Company, licensee for the Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 3407 (project), filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to file an application for a new license for the project pursuant to section 15(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).1 On March 1, 2022, Commission staff issued public notice of the NOI and approved the use of the traditional licensing process to develop the license application. The current license for the project expires on December 31, 2026.2 The 9-megawatt project is located on the Big Wood River in Blaine and Camas Counties, Idaho. The project consists of: (1) a 640-foot-long, 128-foot-high earthfilled dam; (2) a 1,260-foot-long, 50-foothigh dike; (3) a 1,200-foot-long spillway structure; (4) a 3,740-acre reservoir with a storage capacity of approximately 191,500 acre-feet at an elevation of 4,798 feet; (5) a 37-foot-high intake tower; (6) a 620-foot-long, 132-inchdiameter outlet conduit leading to a 170-foot-long, 132-inch-diameter penstock connecting to a powerhouse; (7) a powerhouse containing three generating units with a combined capacity of 9 megawatts; (8) a 9.2-milelong, 4.16 kilovolt transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The average annual energy generation of the project is approximately 14.3 gigawatthours. Pursuant to section 15(c)(1) of the FPA 3 and section 16.9 of the Commission’s regulations,4 an existing licensee must file an application for a new license at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the current license. As stated above, Big Wood Canal Company’s NOI indicated that it would 1 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1). Electric, Inc., who transferred the license to Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric Inc., who subsequently transferred the license to Big Wood Canal Company, was issued a major license for the project on January 15, 1987, for a term of 40 years, effective the first day of the month in which the order was issued. See Cook Electric, Inc., 38 FERC ¶ 62,034 (1987); Cook Elec., Inc. and Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric, Inc., 44 FERC ¶ 62,144 (1988); Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric, Inc. and Big Wood Canal Co., 166 FERC ¶ 62,037 (2019). Therefore, the license would expire on December 31, 2026, and the statutory deadline for filing a new license application was December 31, 2024. See FPA 15(c)(1), 16 U.S.C. 808(c)(1). 3 16 U.S.C. 808(c)(1). 4 18 CFR 16.9 (2024). 2 Cook PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8019 file an application for a new license; however, it did not file an application for a new license for the project by the December 31, 2024 deadline. Instead, on December 31, 2024, Big Wood Canal Company requested a 3-month extension of time to file its final license application.5 The statutory date for filing a final license application cannot be waived.6 Therefore, the request for an extension of time to file a final license application for the Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project was denied. Pursuant to section 16.25(a) of the Commission’s regulations, the Commission is soliciting applications from potential applicants. This solicitation is necessary because the deadline for filing an application for a new license and any competing license applications, pursuant to section 16.9 of the Commission’s regulations, was December 31, 2024, and no other license applications for this project were filed. With this notice, we are waiving those parts of section 16.24(a) and 16.25(a) which bar an existing licensee that missed the two-year application filing deadline from filing another application. Further, because Big Wood Canal Company completed the pre-filing consultation requirements pursuant to Part 4 of the Commission’s regulations, we are waiving the consultation requirements in section 16.8(b) and (c) for the existing licensee. Consequently, Big Wood Canal Company will be allowed to file a license application and compete for the license. The licensee is required to make available certain information described in section 16.7 of the regulations. For more information from the licensee, please contact Big Wood Canal Company’s authorized agent Mr. Peter Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 339–3542. Pursuant to section 16.25(b), a potential applicant that files a notice of intent within 90 days from the date of this notice: (1) may apply for a license under Part I of the FPA and Part 4 (except section 4.38) of the Commission’s regulations within 18 months of the date on which it files its notice; and (2) must comply with sections 16.8 and 16.10 of the Commission’s regulations. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Amy Chang at (202) 502–6154 or email at amy.chang@ ferc.gov. 5 See Big Wood Canal Company December 31, 2024 Request for Extension. 6 See Pacific Gas and Elec. Co., 98 FERC ¶ 61,032 (2002), reh’g denied, 99 FERC ¶ 61,045 (2002). E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8018-8019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01579]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15230-002]


Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    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.: 15230-002.
    c. Date Filed: May 14, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Pike Island Hydropower Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Pike Island Hydroelectric Project (Pike Island 
Project).
    f. Location: The Pike Island Project would be located at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Pike Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio 
River in Belmont County, Ohio. The project would occupy 2 acres of 
Federal land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeremy King, Current Hydro, LLC, 3120 
Southwest Freeway, Suite 101, PMB 50808, Houston, TX 77098.
    i. FERC Contact: Colleen Corballis at (202) 502-8598 or 
[email protected]; or Shivani Khetani at (212) 273-5917 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: Pike 
Island Hydroelectric Project (P-15230-002).
    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 Pike Island Project would be located the Corps' existing 
Pike Island Locks and Dam and would consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) a 101-foot-wide, 193-foot-long reinforced concrete 
powerhouse; (2) a 90-foot-wide, 110-foot-long intake section with trash 
racks; (3) two Kaplan pit turbine-generators with a combined capacity 
of 19.99 megawatts; (4) a 95-foot-wide, 150-foot-long tailrace channel; 
(5) a 13.8-kilovolt (kV), 550-foot-long underground utilidor crossing 
under River Road; (6) a 2,223 foot-long, 69-kV, three phase overhead 
transmission line connecting the powerhouse substation to the 69-kV 
Glenn Run-Tiltonsville interconnection point in Ohio; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.
    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.
    n. 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].
    o. 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.
    p. 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--April 2025
Comments on Scoping Document 1 due--May 2025
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--June 2025
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--June 2025

    Dated: January 16, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-01579 Filed 1-22-25; 8:45 am]
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