Notice2022-01323
PE Hydro Generation, 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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January 25, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3796-3797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01323]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2425-057]
PE Hydro Generation, 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.: 2425-057.
c. Date filed: January 3, 2022.
d. Applicant: PE Hydro Generation, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Luray and Newport Hydroelectric Project (P-
2425-057).
f. Location: The two-development Luray and Newport Project is
located on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River near the Towns of
Luray (Luray Development) and Newport (Newport Development) in Page
County, Virginia. 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: Ms. Jody Smet, Vice President, Regulatory
Affairs, PE Hydro Generation, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100W,
Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (240) 482-2700 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca6a3a8b5e2bfa1a9b88ca9adaba0a9afbea9a9a7bea9e2afa3a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe94919a87d08d939b8abe9b9f99929b9d8c9b9b958c9bd09d9193">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e74717a67307d7f727277767f705e787b6c7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff5f0fbe6b1fcfef3f3f6f7fef1dff9faedfcb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with
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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: March 4, 2022.
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="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#bdfbf8effef2d3d1d4d3d8eec8cdcdd2cfc9fddbd8cfde93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c0a091e0f0322202522291f393c3c233e380c2a293e2f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b7d7e697874555752555e684e4b4b54494f7b5d5e4958155c544d">[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: Luray and Newport Project (P-2425-
057).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Luray Development consists of: (1) A 21.9-foot-high, 525-
foot-long reinforced concrete dam impounding a small reservoir with a
gross storage capacity of 880 acre-feet; (2) a powerhouse adjacent to
the south end of the dam, with three generating units having a total
installed capacity of 1,600 kilowatts (kW); (3) transmission facilities
consisting of the 2.4-kilovolt (kV) project generator leads; a 3-phase,
2.4/34.5-kV transformer; and a 34.5-kV, 8,131-foot-long transmission
line; and (4) other appurtenances.
The Newport Development consists of: (1) A 28.8-foot-high, 443-
foot-long reinforced concrete dam impounding a small reservoir with a
gross storage capacity of 1,090 acre-feet; (2) a powerhouse adjacent to
the north end of the dam, with three generating units having a total
installed capacity of 1,400 kW; (3) transmission facilities consisting
of the 2.4-kV project generator leads; a 3-phase, 2.4/34.5-kV
transformer; and a 34.5-kV, 8,131-foot-long transmission line; and (4)
other appurtenances.
The project operates in a run-of-river mode with minimum flows of
47 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 40 cfs, at the Luray and Newport
Developments, respectively. The project had an average annual
generation of 10,928 megawatt-hours between 2011 and 2016.
o. Copies of the application may 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 (P-2425). For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84c2c1d6c7cbeae8edeae1d7f1f4f4ebf6f0c4e2e1f6e7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2f4f7e0f1fddcdedbdcd7e1c7c2c2ddc0c6f2d4d7c0d19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866)
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
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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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) March 2022.
Request Additional Information (if March 2022.
necessary).
Issue Acceptance Letter............... May 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. June 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if August 2022.
necessary).
Issue Notice of Ready for August 2022.
Environmental 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: January 18, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01323 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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