Notice2021-20271
Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With The Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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September 20, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52142-52143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20271]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3509-042]
Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With The Commission and Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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.: 3509-042.
c. Date Filed: August 31, 2021.
d. Applicant: Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP.
e. Name of Project: Little Falls Hydroelectric Project (Little
Falls Project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Mohawk River,
in the City of Little Falls, Herkimer 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: David H. Fox, Director, Licensing and
Compliance, Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP, Eagle Creek
Renewable Energy, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD
20814, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40252d21292c1f24213629246e262f38002521272c25233225252b32256e232f2d">[email protected]</a>; Jody J. Smet, Vice President,
Regulatory Affairs, Little Falls Hydroelectric Associates, LP, Eagle
Creek Renewable Energy, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda,
MD 20814, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12777f737b7e4d787d766b3c617f7766527773757e77716077777960773c717d7f">[email protected]</a>.
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i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at (202) 502-6736 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573a38393e2579343f3820333f22252e173132253479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9949697908bd79a91968e9d918c8b80b99f9c8b9ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. Project Description: The Little Falls Project consists of: (1)
Two state-owned dams (i.e., North State Dam and South State Dam) joined
by an island, and equipped with 1-foot-high flashboards and flow
control gates, with a total length of 594 feet and a height of about
6.25 feet; (2) a reservoir with a storage capacity of 800 acre-feet at
a normal surface elevation of 363.8 feet; \1\ (3) a 45-foot-wide, 300-
foot-long navigation lock (Lock 17); (4) a 55-foot-wide, 73-foot-long
concrete intake structure with two roller head gates to control flow
through the intake; (5) two 14-foot-diameter, 90-foot-long steel
penstocks; (6) a 65-foot-wide by 99-foot-long concrete powerhouse
containing two-turbine-generator units each with a capacity of 6.8
megawatts; (7) two sets of 4.16-kilovolt (kV), 60-foot-long generator
leads that run from the powerhouse to a switchyard containing a 4.16/
46-kV transformer; (8) a 46-kV, 50-foot-long transmission line from the
switchyard to a nearby interconnection point that connects the project
with the National Grid; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
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\1\ All elevations refer to Barge Canal Datum which is 0.8 foot
higher than elevations in National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
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There are several structures inside the project boundary that are
not considered part of the project: A flood gate structure owned by the
New York State Canal Corporation to protect the canal during periods of
high headwater; the Middle Dam, with sixty percent of the dam currently
breached, located in the bypassed reach of the Mohawk River, and built
as part of a hydropower plant that was decommissioned in 1962; and the
Gilbert Dam located also in the bypassed reach approximately 700 feet
upstream of the powerhouse to measure flow through the Mohawk River and
to assure minimum flow conditions are met in the river.
l. 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 and the
full license application 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#d1979483929ebfbdb8bfb482a4a1a1bea3a591b7b4a3b2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13555641505c7d7f7a7d76406663637c616753757661703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a> or
call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
m. 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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary). September 2021.
Request Additional Information......... October 2021.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready February 2022.
for Environmental Analysis.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: September 14, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20271 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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