Notice2021-20272
Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 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 52141-52142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20272]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6115-016]
Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a 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.: 6115-016.
c. Date Filed: August 31, 2021.
d. Applicant: Pyrites Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Pyrites Hydroelectric Project (Pyrites
Project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Grass River
near the Town of Canton, St. Lawrence 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: Mr. Kevin M. Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager,
Pyrites Hydro, LLC, 670 N. Commercial Street, Suite 204, Manchester, NH
03101, (978) 935-6039; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7d2dad6dedbe8dcc0d2d5d5f7d4d2d9c3c5d6dbc5dec1d2c5c4c7d8c0d2c599d4d8da">[email protected]</a>.
i. FERC Contact: Christopher Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b0bba1baa0a7bca3bbb6a1fdbebabfbfb2a1b793b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="593a312b302a2d3629313c2b7734303535382b3d193f3c2b3a773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: October 30, 2021.\1\
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2020). Because the 60-day
filing deadline falls on a Saturday (i.e., October 30, 2021), the
filing deadline is extended until the close of business on Monday,
November 1, 2021.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75333027363a1b191c1b10260005051a070135131007165b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8eeedfaebe7c6c4c1c6cdfbddd8d8c7dadce8cecddacb86cfc7de">[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: Pyrites Hydroelectric Project (P-6115-
016).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The existing Pyrites Project consists of:
(1) A 170-foot-long and 12-foot-high concrete Ambursen overflow
spillway with 1.5-foot-high flashboards, a 115-foot-long concrete
auxiliary spillway, and a 208-foot-long non-overflow dam, which
includes a 50-foot-wide intake structure; (2) a 6-foot-diameter, 700-
foot-long steel penstock running from the intake structure to an upper
powerhouse and a 10-foot-diameter, 2,160-foot-long penstock running
from the intake structure to a lower powerhouse; (3) a 21-foot by 31-
foot upper powerhouse located 700 feet downstream of the intake
structure containing one 1.2-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator unit
operating under a rated head of 76 feet and a 50-foot by 53-foot lower
powerhouse located 1,200 feet downstream of the tailrace containing two
3.5-MW turbine/generator units operating under a rated head of 111
feet; (4) a 50-foot by 97-foot 115/4.16/2.3-kilovolt (kV) switchyard
and substation for use by both powerhouses; (5) a 470-foot-long 2.3-kV
transmission line connecting the upper powerhouse to the
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switchyard; (6) a 1,150-foot-long 4.16 kV transmission line connecting
the lower powerhouse to the switchyard; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The Pyrites Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an
average annual generation of 27,865 megawatt-hours.
o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (<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-
6115). 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#286e6d7a6b67464441464d7b5d5858475a5c684e4d5a4b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2949780919dbcbebbbcb781a7a2a2bda0a692b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).... October 2021.
Request Additional Information............ October 2021.
Issue Acceptance Letter................... January 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments..... February 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 2.................. May 2022.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental May 2022.
Analysis.
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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. 2021-20272 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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