83 FR 43866 - ECOsponsible, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 167 (August 28, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43866]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18600]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14880-001]


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

    On June 15, 2018, ECOsponsible, 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 hydropower at the Mount 
Morris Power Dam located on the Genesee River, near the town of 
Leicester, Livingston County, New York. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) An 
existing 30-foot-high, 334-foot-long concrete gravity dam; (2) an 
existing reservoir with a storage capacity of 250 acre-feet at a normal 
maximum surface elevation of 579.1 feet mean sea level; (3) an existing 
16-foot-wide by 30-foot-long concrete masonry powerhouse containing two 
new submersible turbines each with a rated capacity of 394 kilowatts 
(kW) (4) a new Hydrodynamic Screw turbine with a rated capacity of 62 
kW to be located on the 18-foot-long concrete spillway next to the 
powerhouse; (5) a new 75-foot-long transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to a nearby 15-kilovolt grid interconnection point; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 5,700 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Dennis Ryan, Manager, ECOsponsible, LLC, 
P.O. Box 114, West Falls, NY 14170; phone: (716) 222-2188.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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 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], (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-14880-001.
    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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14880) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 22, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-18600 Filed 8-27-18; 8:45 am]
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