Notice2021-19899
Town of Bedford, Virginia; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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September 15, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51351-51352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19899]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5596-020]
Town of Bedford, Virginia; 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.: 5596-020.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Town of Bedford, Virginia.
e. Name of Project: Bedford Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the James River in the town of Bedford in Bedford
and Amherst counties, Virginia. The project does not affect federal
land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: M. Scott Salmon, Electric Systems Engineer,
Town of Bedford Electric Department, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford,
Virginia 24523; (540) 587-6079 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3459475558595b5a74565150525b465042551a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b66786a676664654b696e6f6d64796f7d6a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c5d52584e594b125e594e52555f577c5a594e5f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3828d87918694cd8186918d8a8088a385869180cd848c95">[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#87c1c2d5c4c8e9ebeee9e2d4f2f7f7e8f5f3c7e1e2f5e4a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dcbc8dfcec2e3e1e4e3e8def8fdfde2fff9cdebe8ffeea3eae2fb">[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, 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. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: Bedford Hydroelectric Project (P-5596-020).
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.
l. The current license for the Bedford Hydroelectric Project
(Bedford Project) authorizes the following project facilities: (1) A 9-
to 17-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 1,680-foot-long concrete
spillway; (2) a 57-acre impoundment with a storage capacity of 350
acre-feet at the normal maximum water surface elevation of 628.0 feet
above mean sea level; (3) a 1,200-foot-long, 180-foot-wide, 16-foot-
deep power canal; (4) a power canal headgate composed of three 21.6-
foot-wide, 15.9-foot-high steel gates; (5) a 49.1-foot-wide, 29.02-
foot-high steel trashrack with a clear bar spacing of 3.5-inches; (6) a
55-foot-long, 80-foot-wide powerhouse; (7) a 65-foot-long, 120-foot-
wide tailrace; (8) two 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units with a
total capacity of 5.0 MW; (9) a 110-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV)
generator lead, and a 180-foot-long, 4.16-kV generator lead; (10) two
2.4/22.9-kV, 0.600-megavolt-ampere (MVA) three-phase step-up
transformers, and two 4.16/22.9-kV, 3.75 MVA three-phase step-up
transformers; (11) a 2,800-foot-long, 33.9-kilovolt primary
transmission line; and (12) appurtenant facilities.
The Town of Bedford's proposed project facilities would revise the
project's electrical infrastructure to include a 4.0-kilovolt, 120-
foot-long underground transmission line from the powerhouse to the
project substation; and two 3.75-megavolt-ampere step-up transformers.
In addition, the Town of Bedford proposes to remove the 2,800-foot-long
transmission line as it is no longer the project's primary transmission
line.
The Bedford Project is operated in run-of-river mode. The average
annual generation is estimated to be 1,114.75 megawatt-hours.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the
``eLibrary'' link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to
the Commission's Public Access 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#89cfccdbcac6e7e5e0e7ecdafcf9f9e6fbfdc9efecfbeaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45030017060a2b292c2b20163035352a373105232037266b222a33">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
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
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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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--January 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--February 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--October 2022
Dated: September 9, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19899 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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