Notice2021-13600
EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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June 25, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33699-33700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13600]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4334-017]
EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 4334-017.
c. Date filed: January 28, 2021.
d. Applicant: 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. The project does not occupy any federal
land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93d6fefaffeabdd0f2e1e7f6e1d3f5f6e1f0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86c3ebefeaffa8c5e7f4f2e3f4c6e0e3f4e5a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system
at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90d6d5c2d3dffefcf9fef5c3e5e0e0ffe2e4d0f6f5e2f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d1b180f1e1233313433380e282d2d322f291d3b382f3e733a322b">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, you may send 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, Room 1A, 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-4334-017.
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 but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The existing Philadelphia Hydroelectric
Project consists of (1) a 65-acre reservoir at a normal maximum water
surface elevation of 475.4 feet; \1\ (2) two concrete dams joined by an
island and designated as the east diversion dam, which is 60 feet long
and 2 to 3 feet high with a crest elevation of 474.4 feet, and topped
with 1.2-foot-high flashboards, and the west diversion dam, which has
two sections totaling approximately 30 feet long and 10.4 feet high
with a crest elevation of 475.4 feet; (3) a 45-foot-long non-overflow
section that includes a reinforced concrete intake structure; (4) a
377-foot-long, 9.5-foot-diameter concrete penstock; (5) a 54.5-foot-
long by 30-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse; (6) one 3.645-
megawatt horizontal Kaplan-type turbine-generator unit; (7) trashracks
with 2.5-inch clear spacing; (8) a 4,160-volt, approximately 50-foot-
long buried transmission line; (9) a switchyard; and (10) appurtenant
facilities. The average annual generation was 10,092,492 kilowatt-hours
for the period from 2016 to 2020.
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\1\ All elevations are in National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
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EONY currently operates the project in run-of-river mode and
discharges a minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second (cfs) into the
project's 1,250-foot-long bypassed reach to project aquatic resources.
As part of the license application, EONY filed a settlement
agreement on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. As part of
the settlement
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agreement, EONY proposes to: (1) Continue to operate the project in a
run-of-river mode; (2) provide a minimum flow in the bypassed reach of
28 cfs; \2\ (3) install seasonal trashracks with 1-inch spacing; (4)
implement a Trashrack Operations and Maintenance Plan, a Bat and Eagle
Protection Plan, an Invasive Species Management Plan, and an
Impoundment Drawdown and Cofferdam Plan; and (5) implement several
improvements to an existing fishing platform to make it accessible to
persons with disabilities, including the addition of an accessible
parking space, an associated access aisle and access route from the
accessible parking space to the fishing platform, and modifications to
the railing surrounding the fishing platform.
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\2\ EONY determined that the proposed 28-cfs minimum flow would
not result in incremental losses of generation compared to the
current condition because the field measurement of the existing
minimum flow was approximately 28 cfs, which accounted for
flashboard leakage and was most likely present during the term of
the existing license.
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m. A copy of the application is available for review via 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 (P-4334). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support. At this time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission's Public Reference Room due to the
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) issued by the President on March 13,
2020. For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94d2d1c6d7dbfaf8fdfaf1c7e1e4e4fbe6e0d4f2f1e6f7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a7c7f687975545653545f694f4a4a55484e7a5c5f4859145d554c">[email protected]</span></a> or
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In addition,
the public portions of the application will be made available during
regular business hours at two locations: (1) EONY's Lyonsdale, NY
office located at 7659 Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, New York 13368; and
(2) Bodman Memorial Library located at 8 Aldrich Street, Philadelphia,
New York 13673.
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 email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
Dated: June 21, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-13600 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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