Current Hydro Project 19, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 8017-8018 [2025-01580]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8017-8018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01580]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15045-002]


Current Hydro Project 19, LLC; 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.: 15045-002.
    c. Date Filed: May 8, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Current Hydro Project 19, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: New Cumberland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The New Cumberland Project would be located at the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) New Cumberland Locks and Dam on 
the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. 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: New 
Cumberland Hydroelectric Project (P-15045-002).
    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 New Cumberland Project would be located at the Corps' 
existing New Cumberland 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 by 350-foot-long intake section 
with trash racks; (3) two identical Kaplan pit turbine-generators with 
a combined capacity of 19.99 megawatts; (4) a 13.8-kilovolt (kV), 180-
foot-long underground utilidor crossing under the Norfolk Southern 
railway and transitioning to a 350-foot overhead transmission to the 
powerhouse-substation; (5) a 90-foot-wide by 90-foot-long powerhouse-
substation; (6) a 1,050-foot-long, 34.5-kV, three-phase overhead 
transmission line connecting the powerhouse-substation to the existing 
35-kV transmission line, east of Hancock County Bus Garage 
interconnection point in West Virginia; 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 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

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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]
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