83_FR_6580 83 FR 6549 - EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

83 FR 6549 - EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

Page Range6549-6550
FR Document2018-03008

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6549-6550]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-03008]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4334-016]


EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 4334-016.
    c. Date Filed: December 13, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: EONY Generation Limited (EONY).
    e. Name of Project: Philadelphia Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Indian River, in the Village of Philadelphia in 
Jefferson County, New York. No Federal lands are occupied by the 
project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contacts: Franz Kropp, Director, Generation, EONY, 
7659 Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368; (613) 225-0418, ext. 7498. 
Murray Hall, Manager, Generation, EONY, 7659 Lyonsdale Road, Lyons 
Falls, NY 13368; (613) 382-7312.
    i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202) 502-6512; or email at 
emily.carter@ferc.gov.
    j. EONY filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on December 13, 2017. EONY provided public notice of its request on 
December 10, 2017. In a letter dated February 8, 2018, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved EONY's request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 C.F.R. 
part 402. We also are initiating consultation with the New York 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 EONY as the Commission's 
non-Federal representative for carrying out informal consultation 
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; and consultation 
pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. EONY filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed 
process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 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 the Commission's website 
(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 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent 
to submit an application for a new license for Project No. 4334. 
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10, each application for a new 
license and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
January 31, 2021.
    o. 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.


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    Dated: February 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                        Accession Number: 20180207–5122.                      j. EONY filed its request to use the
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–819–000.                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                   Traditional Licensing Process on
                                                  Applicants: Kansas City Power &                         The filings are accessible in the                  December 13, 2017. EONY provided
                                               Light Company.                                          Commission’s eLibrary system by                       public notice of its request on December
                                                  Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate              clicking on the links or querying the                 10, 2017. In a letter dated February 8,
                                               Schedules 141 to be effective 4/8/2018.                 docket number.                                        2018, the Director of the Division of
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                     Any person desiring to intervene or                Hydropower Licensing approved
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5071.                     protest in any of the above proceedings               EONY’s request to use the Traditional
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                     must file in accordance with Rules 211                Licensing Process.
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–820–000.                        and 214 of the Commission’s                              k. With this notice, we are initiating
                                                  Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                     Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and                       informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
                                               L.L.C.                                                  385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern               and Wildlife Service under section 7 of
                                                  Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                   time on the specified comment date.                   the Endangered Species Act and the
                                               Revised ISA, Service Agreement No.                      Protests may be considered, but                       joint agency regulations thereunder at
                                               2181, Queue No. AB2–175 to be                           intervention is necessary to become a                 50 C.F.R. part 402. We also are initiating
                                               effective 1/8/2018.                                     party to the proceeding.                              consultation with the New York State
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                     eFiling is encouraged. More detailed               Historic Preservation Officer, as
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5076.                     information relating to filing                        required by section 106, National
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                     requirements, interventions, protests,                Historic Preservation Act, and the
                                                                                                       service, and qualifying facilities filings            implementing regulations of the
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–821–000.                        can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                  Applicants: Binghamton BOP LLC.                                                                            Advisory Council on Historic
                                                                                                       docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For               Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
                                                  Description: Notice of Cancellation of               other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                               Market-Based Rate Tariff of Binghamton                  (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.               l. With this notice, we are designating
                                               BOP LLC.                                                                                                      EONY as the Commission’s non-Federal
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                    Dated: February 7, 2018.                            representative for carrying out informal
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5082.                     Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                              consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                     Deputy Secretary.                                     Endangered Species Act; and
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–822–000.                        [FR Doc. 2018–03066 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]           consultation pursuant to section 106 of
                                                  Applicants: Kansas City Power &                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                the National Historic Preservation Act.
                                               Light Company.                                                                                                   m. EONY filed a Pre-Application
                                                  Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate                                                                    Document (PAD; including a proposed
                                               Schedules 142 to be effective 4/8/2018.                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  process plan and schedule) with the
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                                                                        Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
                                                                                                       Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5105.                                                                           the Commission’s regulations.
                                                                                                       Commission
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                                                                              n. A copy of the PAD is available for
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–823–000.                        [Project No. 4334–016]
                                                                                                                                                             review at the Commission in the Public
                                                  Applicants: ColGreen North Shore,                                                                          Reference Room or may be viewed on
                                               LLC.                                                    EONY Generation Limited; Notice of
                                                                                                       Intent To File License Application,                   the Commission’s website (http://
                                                  Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:                                                                      www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link.
                                               Baseline new to be effective 2/8/2018.                  Filing of Pre-Application Document,
                                                                                                       and Approving Use of the Traditional                  Enter the docket number, excluding the
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                                                                        last three digits, in the docket number
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5110.                     Licensing Process
                                                                                                                                                             field to access the document. For
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                       a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to              assistance, contact FERC Online
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–824–000.                        File License Application and Request to               Support at FERCONlineSupport@
                                                  Applicants: Kansas City Power &                      Use the Traditional Licensing Process.                ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
                                               Light Company.                                            b. Project No.: 4334–016.                           (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also
                                                  Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate                c. Date Filed: December 13, 2017.                   available for inspection and
                                               Schedules 143 to be effective 4/8/2018.                   d. Submitted By: EONY Generation                    reproduction at the address in
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                  Limited (EONY).                                       paragraph h. The licensee states its
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5116.                       e. Name of Project: Philadelphia                    unequivocal intent to submit an
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                     Hydroelectric Project.                                application for a new license for Project
                                                                                                         f. Location: On the Indian River, in
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–825–000.                                                                              No. 4334. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9,
                                                                                                       the Village of Philadelphia in Jefferson
                                                  Applicants: Kansas City Power &                                                                            and 16.10, each application for a new
                                                                                                       County, New York. No Federal lands are
                                               Light Company.                                                                                                license and any competing license
                                                                                                       occupied by the project works or located
                                                  Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate                                                                    applications must be filed with the
                                                                                                       within the project boundary.
                                               Schedules 144 to be effective 4/8/2018.                   g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the             Commission at least 24 months prior to
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                  Commission’s regulations.                             the expiration of the existing license.
                                                  Accession Number: 20180207–5120.                       h. Applicant Contacts: Franz Kropp,                 All applications for license for this
                                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.                     Director, Generation, EONY, 7659                      project must be filed by January 31,
                                                  Docket Numbers: ER18–827–000.                        Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368;                2021.
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                                                  Applicants: Alabama Power                            (613) 225–0418, ext. 7498. Murray Hall,                  o. Register online at http://
                                               Company.                                                Manager, Generation, EONY, 7659                       www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
                                                  Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                   Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368;                esubscription.asp to be notified via
                                               Cooperative Energy Second Amended                       (613) 382–7312.                                       email of new filings and issuances
                                               and Restated NITSA Filing to be                           i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202)              related to this or other pending projects.
                                               effective 4/1/2018.                                     502–6512; or email at emily.carter@                   For assistance, contact FERC Online
                                                  Filed Date: 2/7/18.                                  ferc.gov.                                             Support.


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                                               6550                      Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices

                                                 Dated: February 8, 2018.                              (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of                      Project. The dams and existing project
                                               Kimberly D. Bose,                                       electronic filing, please send a paper                facilities for both projects are owned by
                                               Secretary.                                              copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy                    the applicant. As described in its
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–03008 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]             Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street               August 24, 2017, settlement agreement
                                               BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                       NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first                   with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                                                                       page of any filing should include docket              (FWS) and New York State Department
                                                                                                       numbers P–2593–031 and P–2823–020.                    of Environmental Conservation (New
                                               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                       The Commission’s Rules of Practice                 York DEC), the applicant proposes the
                                                                                                       require all intervenors filing documents              following changes to project facilities
                                               Federal Energy Regulatory                               with the Commission to serve a copy of                and operation: (1) both projects would
                                               Commission                                              that document on each person on the                   be consolidated under a single license;
                                                                                                       official service list for the project.                (2) the consolidated project would
                                               [Project Nos. 2593–031; 2823–020]
                                                                                                       Further, if an intervenor files comments              operate in strict run-of-river mode; (3) a
                                               Algonquin Power (Beaver Falls), LLC;                    or documents with the Commission                      year-round minimum flow of 30 cubic
                                               Notice of Application Accepted for                      relating to the merits of an issue that               feet per second (cfs) would be
                                               Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene                 may affect the responsibilities of a                  maintained in the Upper Project
                                               and Protests, Ready for Environmental                   particular resource agency, they must                 bypassed reach and at the Lower
                                               Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,                      also serve a copy of the document on                  Project; (4) trash racks would be
                                               Recommendations, Terms and                              that resource agency.                                 replaced at the Upper Project to provide
                                                                                                          k. This application has been accepted              1-inch clear spacing, and a seasonal
                                               Conditions, and Prescriptions
                                                                                                       for filing and is now ready for                       overlay system would be placed at the
                                                 Take notice that the following                        environmental analysis.                               Lower Project; and (5) recreational
                                               hydroelectric application has been filed                   l. The existing project works are as               enhancements, including a boat launch,
                                               with the Commission and is available                    follows:                                              fishing access, canoe take-out, and
                                               for public inspection.                                     The Upper Beaver Falls Project                     parking area, would be provided at a
                                                 a. Type of Application: Subsequent                    consists of: (1) A 328-foot-long, 25-foot-            location determined through
                                               Major License.                                          high concrete gravity dam with an                     consultation with FWS and New York
                                                 b. Project Nos.: 2593–031 and 2823–                   uncontrolled overflow spillway; (2) a                 DEC.
                                               020.                                                    48-acre reservoir with a storage capacity                m. A copy of the application is
                                                 c. Date filed: December 30, 2015,                     of 800 acre-feet at elevation 799.4 feet              available for review at the Commission
                                               supplemented by a settlement                            North American Vertical Datum of 1988                 in the Public Reference Room or may be
                                               agreement filed August 24, 2017.                        (NAVD 88); (3) a 17-foot-high, 26.5-foot-             viewed on the Commission’s website at
                                                 d. Applicant: Algonquin Power                         wide, 27.5-foot-long intake structure                 http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
                                               (Beaver Falls), LLC.                                    with a steel trash rack ; (4) a 90-foot-              link. Enter the docket number excluding
                                                 e. Name of Project: Upper Beaver                      long, 16-foot-wide, 8-foot-high concrete              the last three digits in the docket
                                               Falls and Lower Beaver Falls                            penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing                 number field to access the document.
                                               Hydroelectric Projects.                                 one turbine-generator with a nameplate                For assistance, contact FERC Online
                                                 f. Location: On the Beaver River, in                  rating of 1,500 kilowatts (kW); (6) a                 Support. A copy is also available for
                                               the towns of Croghan and New Bremen,                    tailrace excavated in the riverbed; (7) a             inspection and reproduction at the
                                               Lewis County, New York. The projects                    2,120-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV)                    address in item h above.
                                               do not occupy lands of the United                       overhead transmission line connecting                    n. Anyone may submit comments, a
                                               States.                                                 to an existing National Grid substation;              protest, or a motion to intervene in
                                                 g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power                   and (8) other appurtenances. The project              accordance with the requirements of
                                               Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).                          generates about 8,685 megawatt-hours                  Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
                                                 h. Applicant Contact: Robert Gates,                   (MWh) annually.                                       385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In
                                               Executive Vice President, Eagle Creek                      The Lower Beaver Falls Project                     determining the appropriate action to
                                               Renewables Energy, LLC, 116 N. State                    consists of: (1) A 400-foot-long concrete             take, the Commission will consider all
                                               Street P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI                       gravity dam with a maximum height of                  protests or other comments filed, but
                                               54960–0167; (973) 998–8400;                             14 feet, including: (i) a 240-foot-long               only those who file a motion to
                                               bob.gates@eaglecreekre.com.                             non-overflow section containing an 8-                 intervene in accordance with the
                                                 i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, (202)                  foot-wide spillway topped with                        Commission’s Rules may become a
                                               502–8660 or andrew.bernick@ferc.gov.                    flashboards ranging from 6 to 8 inches                party to the proceeding. Any comments,
                                                  j. Deadline for filing motions to                    in height and (ii) a 160-foot-long                    protests, or motions to intervene must
                                               intervene and protests, comments,                       overflow section with an ice sluice                   be received on or before the specified
                                               recommendations, terms and                              opening; (2) a 4-acre reservoir with a                deadline date for the particular
                                               conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days                  storage capacity of 27.9 acre-feet at a               application.
                                               from the issuance date of this notice;                  normal elevation of 769.6 feet NAVD 88;                  All filings must (1) bear in all capital
                                               reply comments are due 105 days from                    (3) an intake structure with a steel trash            letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO
                                               the issuance date of this notice.                       rack, integral with a powerhouse                      INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY
                                                  The Commission strongly encourages                   containing two 500-kW turbine and                     COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
                                               electronic filing. Please file motions to               generator units; (4) a tailrace; (5) a 250-           TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or
                                               intervene and protests, comments,                       foot-long, 2.4-kV transmission line                   PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set forth in the
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                                               recommendations, terms and                              connected to the Upper Beaver Falls                   heading the name of the applicant and
                                               conditions, and prescriptions using the                 powerhouse; and (6) appurtenant                       the project number of the application to
                                               Commission’s eFiling system at http://                  facilities. The project generates about               which the filing responds; (3) furnish
                                               www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For               5,617 MWh annually.                                   the name, address, and telephone
                                               assistance, please contact FERC Online                     The Lower Beaver Falls Project is                  number of the person protesting or
                                               Support at FERCOnlineSupport@                           located approximately 600 feet                        intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
                                               ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or                downstream of the Upper Beaver Falls                  with the requirements of 18 CFR


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FR Citation83 FR 6549 

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