80 FR 23525 - McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09839 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 23525-23526] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09839] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4093-035] McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent license. b. Project No.: P-4093-035. c. Date filed: March 30, 2015. d. Applicant: McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C. e. Name of Project: Bynum Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Haw River, in Chatham County, North Carolina. No federal lands are occupied by the 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: Andrew J. McMahan, President, McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C., 105 Durham Eubanks Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312l; (336) 509-2148; [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy at (202) 502-6145; or email at [email protected]. [[Page 23526]] j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: June 14, 2015. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-4093-035. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The 600-kilowatt (kW) Bynum project is located on the Haw River, in Chatham County, North Carolina. No federal lands are affected. The principal project works consist of: (1) A 750-foot-long, 10-foot-high stone masonry dam with an uncontrolled spillway and a 150-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a 2000-foot-long canal, between 25 and 40 feet wide; (3) a powerhouse separate from the dam containing a 600-kW generating unit; (4) a reservoir with a surface area of 20 acres at normal pool elevation of 315 feet mean sea level and a gross storage capacity of 100 acre-feet; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project operates run-of-river and generates and estimated average of 2,461,000 kW hours a year. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://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. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. p. With this notice, we are designating McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C. as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Issue Notice of Acceptance................ June 2015. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments..... July 2015. Comments on Scoping Document 1 due........ September 2015. Issue Scoping Document 2.................. September 2015. Issue notice of ready for environmental September 2015. analysis. Commission issues EA...................... March 2016. Comments on EA due........................ April 2016. Commission issues final EA................ June 2016. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: April 14, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-09839 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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document, was mailed to the Meeting Procedures of the protest or intervention to the
individuals and entities on the The meetings will be recorded by a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of stenographer. The transcripts will be 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
SD1 will be available at the scoping placed in the public record for the 20426.
meetings, or may be viewed on the web project. This filing is accessible on-line at
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the http://www.ferc.gov, using the
Dated: April 17, 2015. ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
Kimberly D. Bose, review in the Commission’s Public
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Based on all oral and written Secretary. Reference Room in Washington, DC.
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) [FR Doc. 2015–09747 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Web site that enables subscribers to
may be issued. SD2 may include a
receive email notification when a
revised process plan and schedule, as
document is added to a subscribed
well as a list of issues, identified DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
through the scoping process.
Online service, please email
Environmental Site Review Federal Energy Regulatory FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
Commission (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
The potential applicant and [Docket No. EL15–61–000] (202) 502–8659.
Commission staff will conduct an Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Environmental Site Review of the Benjamin Riggs v. Rhode Island Public Time on May 12, 2015.
project on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Utilities Commission Notice of Petition Dated: April 22, 2015.
starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants For Enforcement Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
should meet at Georgia Power’s Old Deputy Secretary.
Salem Park, located at 1530 Old Salem Take notice that on April 21, 2015,
Benjamin Riggs (Petitioner) filed a [FR Doc. 2015–09809 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am]
Road, Greensboro, Georgia 30642.
Petition for Enforcement, pursuant to BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Anyone with questions about the site
section 210(h)(2) of the Public Utility
visit should contact Ms. Courtenay
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
O’Mara, Southern Company Generation, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(PURPA), requesting the Federal Energy
at (404) 506–7219, or at g2oconeerel@
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
southernco.com, on or before May 5, to exercise its authority and initiate Federal Energy Regulatory
2015. Participants of the tour must enforcement action against the Rhode Commission
provide identification, sign a liability Island Public Utilities Commission to [Project No. 4093–035]
waiver, and wear appropriate clothing ensure that PURPA regulations are
and closed toed shoes. If any participant properly and lawfully implemented. McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C.; Notice
attending any part of the site visit is Petitioner alleges that the Rhode Island of Application Tendered for Filing With
disabled or has special needs, please Public Utility Commission on August the Commission and Soliciting
send an email to Oconee Relicensing at 16, 2010, as directed by the Rhode Additional Study Requests and
g2oconeerel@southernco.com. Island General Assembly, approved a Establishing Procedural Schedule for
20-year Purchase Power Agreement Relicensing and a Deadline for
Meeting Objectives
between Deepwater Wind Block Island, Submission of Final Amendments
At the scoping meetings, Commission LLC and National Grid that appears to
constitute a violation of the Federal Take notice that the following
staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
Power Act, to include 16 U.S.C. 791 et hydroelectric application has been filed
issues; (2) review and discuss existing
seq., 16 U.S.C. 824, and the Supremacy with the Commission and is available
conditions and resource management
Clause of the U.S. Constitution. for public inspection.
objectives; (3) review and discuss a. Type of Application: Subsequent
existing information and identify Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in license.
preliminary information and study b. Project No.: P–4093–035.
needs; (4) review and discuss the accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of c. Date filed: March 30, 2015.
process plan and schedule for pre-filing the Commission’s Rules of Practice and d. Applicant: McMahan Hydroelectric
activities that incorporates the time Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). L.L.C.
frames provided for in Part 5 of the Protests will be considered by the e. Name of Project: Bynum
Commission’s regulations and, to the Commission in determining the Hydroelectric Project.
extent possible, maximizes coordination appropriate action to be taken, but will f. Location: On the Haw River, in
of federal, state, and tribal permitting not serve to make protestants parties to Chatham County, North Carolina. No
and certification processes; and (5) the proceeding. Any person wishing to federal lands are occupied by the project
discuss the appropriateness of any become a party must file a notice of works or located within the project
federal or state agency or Indian tribe intervention or motion to intervene, as boundary.
acting as a cooperating agency for appropriate. Such notices, motions, or g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
development of an environmental protests must be filed on or before the Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
comment date. Anyone filing a motion h. Applicant Contact: Andrew J.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
document.
to intervene or protest must serve a copy McMahan, President, McMahan
Meeting participants should come of that document on the Petitioner. Hydroelectric L.L.C., 105 Durham
prepared to discuss their issues and/or The Commission encourages Eubanks Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312l;
concerns. Please review the PAD in electronic submission of protests and (336) 509–2148; email—
preparation for the scoping meetings. interventions in lieu of paper using the mcmahanhydro@gmail.com.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy at
the PAD and SD1 are included in item Persons unable to file electronically (202) 502–6145; or email at
n. of this document. should submit an original and 5 copies sean.murphy@ferc.gov.
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j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, o. A copy of the application is DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
local, and tribal agencies with available for review at the Commission
jurisdiction and/or special expertise in the Public Reference Room or may be Federal Energy Regulatory
with respect to environmental issues viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Commission
that wish to cooperate in the http://www.ferc.gov using the [Project No. 7518–018]
preparation of the environmental ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
document should follow the number excluding the last three digits in Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. and
instructions for filing such requests the docket number field to access the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe; Notice of
described in item l below. Cooperating document. For assistance, contact FERC Application Accepted for Filing,
agencies should note the Commission’s Online Support. A copy is also available Soliciting Comments, Motions To
policy that agencies that cooperate in for inspection and reproduction at the Intervene, and Protests
the preparation of the environmental address in item h above.
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 Take notice that the following
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). You may also register online at hydroelectric application has been filed
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ with the Commission and is available
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if esubscription.asp to be notified via for public inspection:
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or email of new filings and issuances a. Types of Application: Surrender of
person believes that an additional related to this or other pending projects. License.
scientific study should be conducted in For assistance, contact FERC Online b. Project No.: 7518–018.
c. Date Filed: January 21, 2015.
order to form an adequate factual basis Support.
d. Applicants: Erie Boulevard
for a complete analysis of the p. With this notice, we are designating Hydropower, L.P. (Erie) and Saint Regis
application on its merit, the resource McMahan Hydroelectric L.L.C. as the Mohawk Tribe (Tribe).
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file Commission’s non-federal e. Name of Projects: Hogansburg
a request for a study with the representative for carrying out informal Hydroelectric Project.
Commission not later than 60 days from consultation pursuant to section 7 of the f. Location: On the St. Regis River in
the date of filing of the application, and Franklin County, New York. The project
Endangered Species Act and section
serve a copy of the request on the does not occupy any federal lands.
305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
applicant. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Conservation and Management Act; and
l. Deadline for filing additional study Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
requests and requests for cooperating consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act. h. Applicant Contact: For Erie, Mr.
agency status: June 14, 2015. John A. Whittaker, IV, Winston &
The Commission strongly encourages q. Procedural schedule and final Strawn LLP, 1700 K Street NW.,
electronic filing. Please file additional amendments: The application will be Washington, DC 20006, Phone: 202–
study requests and requests for processed according to the following 282–5766, Email: jwhittker@
cooperating agency status using the preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. winston.com. For Tribe: Mr. John J.
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Revisions to the schedule will be made Privitera, McNamee, Lochner, Titus &
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For as appropriate. Williams, P.C., 677 Broadway, Albany,
assistance, please contact FERC Online NY 12207, Phone: 518–447–3200,
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ Issue Notice of Acceptance .. June 2015. Email: privitera@mltw.com.
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or Issue Scoping Document 1 July 2015. i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad at
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of for comments. (202) 502–8759, or email at mo.fayyad@
electronic filing, please send a paper Comments on Scoping Docu- September ferc.gov.
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy ment 1 due. 2015. j. Deadline for filing comments,
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Issue Scoping Document 2 ... September motions to intervene and protests, is 30
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first 2015. days from the issuance date of this
page of any filing should include docket Issue notice of ready for en- September notice. The Commission strongly
number P–4093–035. vironmental analysis. 2015.
encourages electronic filing. All
m. The application is not ready for Commission issues EA ......... March 2016.
documents may be filed using the
Comments on EA due ........... April 2016.
environmental analysis at this time. Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Commission issues final EA June 2016.
n. The 600-kilowatt (kW) Bynum www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
project is located on the Haw River, in Commenters can submit brief comments
Chatham County, North Carolina. No Final amendments to the application up to 6,000 characters, without prior
federal lands are affected. The principal must be filed with the Commission no registration, using the eComment system
project works consist of: (1) A 750-foot- later than 30 days from the issuance at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
long, 10-foot-high stone masonry dam date of the notice of ready for ecomment.asp. You must include your
with an uncontrolled spillway and a environmental analysis. name and contact information at the end
150-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a Dated: April 14, 2015. of your comments. For assistance,
2000-foot-long canal, between 25 and 40 please contact FERC Online Support at
Kimberly D. Bose,
feet wide; (3) a powerhouse separate FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
from the dam containing a 600-kW Secretary. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
generating unit; (4) a reservoir with a [FR Doc. 2015–09839 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
surface area of 20 acres at normal pool BILLING CODE 6717–01–P send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
elevation of 315 feet mean sea level and Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
a gross storage capacity of 100 acre-feet; First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Please include the project number (P–
project operates run-of-river and 7518–018) on any comments, motions to
generates and estimated average of intervene, protests, or recommendations
2,461,000 kW hours a year. filed.
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