82 FR 25787 - Eagle Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11537

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25787-25788]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10481-067, Project No. 9690-112, and Project No. 10482-
117]


Eagle Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of 
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
New Licenses and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 9690-112, 10481-067, 10482-117.
    c. Dated Filed: March 30, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water 
Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land Resources, LLC (collectively 
referred to as Eagle Creek Hydro).
    e. Name of Projects: Rio Hydroelectric Project (P-9690-112), 
Mongaup Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-10481-067), and Swinging Bridge 
Hydroelectric Project (P-10482-117).
    f. Location: The three projects are on the Mongaup River, in 
Sullivan County, New York and a portion of the Rio Project is located 
in Orange County, New York. The three projects occupy no federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Gates, EVP Operations, Eagle Creek 
Renewable Energy, LLC, 116 North State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, 
WI 54960-0167, (973) 998-8400, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering at (202) 502-6382 or email at 
[email protected].
    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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Eagle Creek Hydro as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Eagle Creek Hydro filed with the Commission a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule), 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on

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the Commission's Web site (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 at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected]. 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(s) P-9690-112, P-10481-067, and/or 10482-
117.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by July 29, 2017.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017.
    Time: 9:00 a.m.
    Location: Monticello Firehouse, 23 Richardson Ave., Monticello, New 
York 12701.
    Phone: (845) 794-5121.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Monticello Firehouse, 23 Richardson Ave., Monticello, New 
York 12701.
    Phone: (845) 794-5121.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals 
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be 
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at 
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions 
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental 
Site Review of the project on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, starting at 
8:00 a.m. for the Swinging Bridge Project and Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 
starting at 1:00 p.m. for the Mongaup Falls and Rio Projects. For the 
site visits, Eagle Creek Hydro has made arrangements with a bus company 
to provide transportation from the Monticello Walmart parking lot 
located at 41 Anawana Lake Road, Monticello, New York 12701. 
Participants should park in the remote parking lot located east of the 
store's main parking lot, between Walmart and the Burger King located 
along Route 42.
    Please note that the Swinging Bridge project will be visited in the 
morning with an hour-long break at about 12:00 p.m. After the break, 
the Mongaup Falls and Rio projects will be visited. No lunch is 
provided. Participants should make their own arrangements for lunch. 
Food services are available in the area.
    Please RSVP Jane Manibusan at (920) 293-4628 or 
[email protected] on or before June 12, 2017, if you plan 
to attend the environmental site review or have any questions.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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associated with, but not a part of, the only when it determines that fairness so received by the Secretary of the
decisional record of the proceeding. requires. Any person identified below as Commission. The communications
Unless the Commission determines that having made a prohibited off-the-record listed are grouped by docket numbers in
the prohibited communication and any communication shall serve the ascending order. These filings are
responses thereto should become a part document on all parties listed on the available for electronic review at the
of the decisional record, the prohibited official service list for the applicable Commission in the Public Reference
off-the-record communication will not proceeding in accordance with Rule Room or may be viewed on the
be considered by the Commission in 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Commission’s Web site at http://
reaching its decision. Parties to a Exempt off-the-record www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
proceeding may seek the opportunity to communications are included in the Enter the docket number, excluding the
respond to any facts or contentions decisional record of the proceeding, last three digits, in the docket number
made in a prohibited off-the-record unless the communication was with a
field to access the document. For
communication, and may request that cooperating agency as described by 40
the Commission place the prohibited assistance, please contact FERC Online
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
communication and responses thereto 385.2201(e)(1)(v). Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
in the decisional record. The The following is a list of off-the- ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
Commission will grant such a request record communications recently for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

Docket No. File date Presenter or requester

Prohibited

1. CP15–558–000 .......................................................... 5–19–2017 Medical Society of New Jersey.

Exempt

1. CP15–93–000 ............................................................ 5–15–2017 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
2. CP15–558–000 .......................................................... 5–15–2017 Newton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
3. P–2100–000 .............................................................. 5–22–2017 California State Legislature.1
4. CP15–558–000 .......................................................... 5–23–2017 Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsyl-
vania.
5. CP16–22–000 ............................................................ 5–22–2017 City of Bowling Green, Ohio.2
6. CP15–138–000 .......................................................... 5–24–2017 U.S. House Representative Lou Barletta.
1 Assemblyman James Gallaher and Senator Jim Nielsen.
2 Mayor Richard A. Edwards and Council Member Michael Aspacher.

Dated: May 30, 2017. Resources, LLC (collectively referred to agencies should note the Commission’s
Kimberly D. Bose, as Eagle Creek Hydro). policy that agencies that cooperate in
Secretary. e. Name of Projects: Rio Hydroelectric the preparation of the environmental
[FR Doc. 2017–11538 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] Project (P–9690–112), Mongaup Falls document cannot also intervene. See 94
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Hydroelectric Project (P–10481–067), FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
and Swinging Bridge Hydroelectric k. With this notice, we are initiating
Project (P–10482–117). informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY f. Location: The three projects are on Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
the Mongaup River, in Sullivan County, Fisheries under section 7 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory New York and a portion of the Rio Endangered Species Act and the joint
Commission Project is located in Orange County, agency regulations thereunder at 50
New York. The three projects occupy no CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic
[Project No. 10481–067, Project No. 9690– federal lands. Preservation Officer, as required by
112, and Project No. 10482–117] g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of section 106, National Historic
Eagle Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of the Commission’s Regulations. Preservation Act, and the implementing
Intent To File License Application, h. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Gates, regulations of the Advisory Council on
Filing of Pre-Application Document EVP Operations, Eagle Creek Renewable Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
(PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Energy, LLC, 116 North State Street, l. With this notice, we are designating
Process, and Scoping; Request for P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960– Eagle Creek Hydro as the Commission’s
Comments on the PAD and Scoping 0167, (973) 998–8400, bob.gates@ non-federal representative for carrying
Document, and Identification of Issues eaglecreekre.com. out informal consultation, pursuant to
and Associated Study Requests i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering at section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
(202) 502–6382 or email at and section 106 of the National Historic
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to quinn.emmering@ferc.gov. Preservation Act.
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File License Application for New j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, m. Eagle Creek Hydro filed with the
Licenses and Commencing Pre-filing local, and tribal agencies with Commission a Pre-Application
Process. jurisdiction and/or special expertise Document (PAD; including a proposed
b. Project Nos.: 9690–112, 10481–067, with respect to environmental issues process plan and schedule), pursuant to
10482–117. that wish to cooperate in the 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
c. Dated Filed: March 30, 2017. preparation of the environmental regulations.
d. Submitted By: Eagle Creek Hydro document should follow the n. A copy of the PAD is available for
Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water instructions for filing such requests review at the Commission in the Public
Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land described in item o below. Cooperating Reference Room or may be viewed on

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the Commission’s Web site (http:// (EA), there is the possibility that an bus company to provide transportation
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from the Monticello Walmart parking lot
link. Enter the docket number, will be required. Nevertheless, this located at 41 Anawana Lake Road,
excluding the last three digits in the meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping Monticello, New York 12701.
docket number field to access the requirements, irrespective of whether an Participants should park in the remote
document. For assistance, contact FERC EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. parking lot located east of the store’s
Online Support at main parking lot, between Walmart and
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Scoping Meetings
the Burger King located along Route 42.
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Commission staff will hold two
(TTY). A copy is also available for scoping meetings in the vicinity of the Please note that the Swinging Bridge
inspection and reproduction at the project at the time and place noted project will be visited in the morning
address in paragraph h. below. The daytime meeting will focus with an hour-long break at about 12:00
Register online at http:// on resource agency, Indian tribes, and p.m. After the break, the Mongaup Falls
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ non-governmental organization and Rio projects will be visited. No
esubscription.asp to be notified via concerns, while the evening meeting is lunch is provided. Participants should
email of new filing and issuances primarily for receiving input from the make their own arrangements for lunch.
related to this or other pending projects. public. We invite all interested Food services are available in the area.
For assistance, contact FERC Online individuals, organizations, and agencies Please RSVP Jane Manibusan at (920)
Support. to attend one or both of the meetings,
o. With this notice, we are soliciting 293–4628 or Jane.manibusan@
and to assist staff in identifying eaglecreekre.com on or before June 12,
comments on the PAD and particular study needs, as well as the
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 2017, if you plan to attend the
scope of environmental issues to be
(SD1), as well as study requests. All environmental site review or have any
addressed in the environmental
comments on the PAD and SD1, and document. The times and locations of questions.
study requests should be sent to the these meetings are as follows: Meeting Objectives
address above in paragraph h. In
addition, all comments on the PAD and Daytime Scoping Meeting At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
SD1, study requests, requests for Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017. Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
cooperating agency status, and all Time: 9:00 a.m. and discuss existing conditions and
communications to and from Location: Monticello Firehouse, 23 resource management objectives; (3)
Commission staff related to the merits of Richardson Ave., Monticello, New York review and discuss existing information
the potential application must be filed 12701. and identify preliminary information
with the Commission. Phone: (845) 794–5121. and study needs; (4) review and discuss
The Commission strongly encourages
Evening Scoping Meeting the process plan and schedule for pre-
electronic filing. Please file all
documents using the Commission’s filing activity that incorporates the time
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017.
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Time: 7:00 p.m. frames provided for in Part 5 of the
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Location: Monticello Firehouse, 23 Commission’s regulations and, to the
submit brief comments up to 6,000 Richardson Ave., Monticello, New York extent possible, maximizes coordination
characters, without prior registration, 12701. of federal, state, and tribal permitting
using the eComment system at http:// Phone: (845) 794–5121. and certification processes; and (5)
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which discuss the appropriateness of any
ecomment.asp. You must include your outlines the subject areas to be federal or state agency or Indian tribe
name and contact information at the end addressed in the environmental acting as a cooperating agency for
of your comments. For assistance, document, was mailed to the development of an environmental
please contact FERC Online Support at individuals and entities on the document.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Meeting participants should come
electronic filing, please send a paper SD1 will be available at the scoping prepared to discuss their issues and/or
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy meetings, or may be viewed on the web
concerns. Please review the PAD in
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
preparation for the scoping meetings.
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
page of any filing should include docket for accessing information in paragraph Directions on how to obtain a copy of
number(s) P–9690–112, P–10481–067, n. Based on all oral and written the PAD and SD1 are included in item
and/or 10482–117. comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) n. of this document.
All filings with the Commission must may be issued. SD2 may include a Meeting Procedures
bear the appropriate heading: revised process plan and schedule, as
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application well as a list of issues, identified The meetings will be recorded by a
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ through the scoping process. stenographer and will be placed in the
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ public records of the project.
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency Environmental Site Review
Kimberly D. Bose,
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and The applicant and Commission staff
from Commission Staff.’’ Any will conduct an Environmental Site Secretary.
individual or entity interested in Review of the project on Wednesday, [FR Doc. 2017–11537 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
submitting study requests, commenting June 21, 2017, starting at 8:00 a.m. for BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency the Swinging Bridge Project and
requesting cooperating status must do so Wednesday, June 21, 2017, starting at
by July 29, 2017. 1:00 p.m. for the Mongaup Falls and Rio
p. Although our current intent is to Projects. For the site visits, Eagle Creek
prepare an environmental assessment Hydro has made arrangements with a

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Section		Notices
Dates		Thursday, June 22, 2017.
FR Citation		82 FR 25787

82 FR 25787 - Eagle Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission