Notice2021-11955
Verdant Power, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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June 8, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30458-30459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12611-014]
Verdant Power, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-12611-014.
c. Date filed: December 30, 2019.
d. Applicant: Verdant Power, LLC (Verdant Power).
e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project (RITE
Project).
f. Location: On the East River in New York County, New York. The
project does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald F. Smith, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Verdant Power, LLC, P.O. Box 282, Roosevelt Island,
New York, New York 10044. Phone: (703) 328-6842. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#780a0b15110c10380e1d0a1c19160c08170f1d0a561b1715"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6113120c0815092117041305000f15110e1604134f020e0c">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7819161c0a1d0f561a1d0a16111b13381e1d0a1b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52333c362037257c3037203c3b313912343720317c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a4c4f584945646663646f597f7a7a65787e4a6c6f7869246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d2b283f2e2203010403083e181d1d021f192d0b081f0e430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other
carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
12611-014.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
July 15, 2020, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1500-1518
that federal agencies use to implement NEPA (see Update to the
Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act, 85 FR 43304). The Final Rule became effective
on and applies to any NEPA process begun after September 14, 2020. An
agency may also apply the regulations to ongoing activities and
environmental documents begun before September 14, 2020, which includes
the RITE Project. Commission staff intends to conduct its NEPA review
in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. The existing pilot project license, which expires on December
31, 2021, authorizes the following project facilities: (a) Thirty 35-
kilowatt, 5-meter-diameter axial flow turbine-generator units; (b) ten
triframe mounts, each supporting three turbine-generator units; (c)
480-volt underwater cables from each triframe mount to five shoreline
switchgear vaults that interconnect to a control room and
interconnection points; and (d) appurtenant facilities for navigation
safety and operation.
On October 22, 2020, Verdant installed three turbine-generator
units attached to one tri-frame mount under the existing pilot project
license. Between October 2020 and January 2021, the pilot project
generated about 90 megawatt-hours. Under the current pilot project
license, Verdant is required to remove all project facilities,
including triframe mounts and turbines, prior to the expiration of its
pilot project license.
The proposed project would consist of a maximum of fifteen 35-
kilowatt, 5-meter-diameter axial flow turbine-generator units with a
total installed capacity of 0.525 megawatt, with underwater cables
connecting five triframe mounts to two shoreline switchgear vaults. The
project would operate using the natural tidal currents of the East
River, during both ebb and flood tidal periods. As the direction of
tidal flow changes, each turbine-generator unit would rotate (or yaw)
to align the rotor to the direction of flow, through a passive system
caused by hydrodynamic forces on the turbine-generator unit. The annual
generation is expected to be from 840 to 1,200 megawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via
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email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments, August 2021.
Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments..... September 2021.
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Dated: June 2, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-11955 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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