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)

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FR Document		2018-18600

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

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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.
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issued, it will indicate, among other environmental review process. masonry powerhouse containing two
milestones, the anticipated date for the Environmental commentors will not be new submersible turbines each with a
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA required to serve copies of filed rated capacity of 394 kilowatts (kW) (4)
for this proposal. The filing of the EA documents on all other parties. a new Hydrodynamic Screw turbine
in the Commission’s public record for However, the non-party commentors with a rated capacity of 62 kW to be
this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents located on the 18-foot-long concrete
Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the spillway next to the powerhouse; (5) a
Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of new 75-foot-long transmission line
state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the connecting the powerhouse to a nearby
completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right 15-kilovolt grid interconnection point;
the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order. proposed project would have an average
the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages annual generation of 5,700 megawatt-
staff’s EA. electronic filings of comments, protests
There are two ways to become hours.
and interventions in lieu of paper using
involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// Applicant Contact: Mr. Dennis Ryan,
this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file Manager, ECOsponsible, LLC, P.O. Box
obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit an original 114, West Falls, NY 14170; phone: (716)
to the proceedings for this project and 5 copies of the protest or 222–2188.
should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury;
stated below file with the Federal regulatory Commission, 888 First Street phone: (202) 502–6736.
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE, Washington, DC 20426.
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, Deadline for filing comments, motions
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
a motion to intervene in accordance to intervene, competing applications
Time on September 12, 2018.
with the requirements of the (without notices of intent), or notices of
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Dated: August 22, 2018. intent to file competing applications: 60
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., days from the issuance of this notice.
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Deputy Secretary. Competing applications and notices of
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2018–18604 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] intent must meet the requirements of 18
status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P CFR 4.36.
maintained by the Secretary of the The Commission strongly encourages
Commission and will receive copies of electronic filing. Please file comments,
all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
by all other parties. A party must submit
Federal Energy Regulatory and competing applications using the
7 copies of filings made in the
Commission Commission’s eFiling system at http://
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
[Project No. 14880–001] Commenters can submit brief comments
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of ECOsponsible, LLC; Notice of up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Commission orders in the proceeding. Preliminary Permit Application registration, using the eComment system
However, a person does not have to Accepted for Filing and Soliciting at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
intervene in order to have comments Comments, Motions To Intervene, and ecomment.asp. You must include your
considered. The second way to Competing Applications name and contact information at the end
participate is by filing with the of your comments. For assistance,
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as On June 15, 2018, ECOsponsible, LLC, please contact FERC Online Support at
possible, an original and two copies of filed an application for a preliminary FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
comments in support of or in opposition permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
to this project. The Commission will Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
consider these comments in study the feasibility of hydropower at send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
determining the appropriate action to be the Mount Morris Power Dam located Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
taken, but the filing of a comment alone on the Genesee River, near the town of First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
will not serve to make the filer a party Leicester, Livingston County, New York. The first page of any filing should
to the proceeding. The Commission’s The sole purpose of a preliminary include docket number P–14880–001.
rules require that persons filing permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
comments in opposition to the project holder priority to file a license More information about this project,
provide copies of their protests only to application during the permit term. A including a copy of the application, can
the party or parties directly involved in preliminary permit does not authorize be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
the protest. the permit holder to perform any land- link of the Commission’s website at
Persons who wish to comment only disturbing activities or otherwise enter http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
on the environmental review of this upon lands or waters owned by others elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
project should submit an original and without the owners’ express permission. (P–14880) in the docket number field to
two copies of their comments to the The proposed project would consist of access the document. For assistance,
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Secretary of the Commission. the following: (1) An existing 30-foot- contact FERC Online Support.
Environmental commentors will be high, 334-foot-long concrete gravity Dated: August 22, 2018.
placed on the Commission’s dam; (2) an existing reservoir with a
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
environmental mailing list, will receive storage capacity of 250 acre-feet at a
copies of the environmental documents, normal maximum surface elevation of Deputy Secretary.
and will be notified of meetings 579.1 feet mean sea level; (3) an existing [FR Doc. 2018–18600 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am]
associated with the Commission’s 16-foot-wide by 30-foot-long concrete BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission