Notice2022-12051
Tallassee Shoals, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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June 6, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34261-34262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12051]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6951-018]
Tallassee Shoals, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 6951-018.
c. Date Filed: September 15, 2021.
d. Applicant: Tallassee Shoals, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Tallassee Shoals Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Middle Oconee River, in
Athens-Clarke and Jackson Counties, Georgia. 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: Walter Puryear, Tallassee Shoals, LLC., 2399
Tallassee Road, Athens, Georgia 30607; Phone at (706) 540-7621, or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcabaca9aea5b9bdae9cbeb9b0b0afb3a9a8b4f2b2b9a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e494e4b4c475b5f4c7e5c5b52524d514b4a5610505b4a">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d70747e757c7871336e6d78737e786f5d7b786f7e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd0d4ded5dcd8d193cecdd8d3ded8cffddbd8cfde93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: June 30, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments 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>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51171403121e3f3d383f34022421213e232511373423327f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c68083948589a8aaafa8a395b3b6b6a9b4b286a0a3b4a5e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy via
U.S. Postal Service to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, 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: Tallassee Shoals
Hydroelectric Project, P-6951-018.
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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The Tallassee Shoals Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 365-foot-long, 25-foot-high concrete dam; (2) a 100-
kilowatt fixed Kaplan unit within the dam; (3) a 1,400-foot-long
headrace canal from the dam to the powerhouse; (4) an 80-foot-long, 11-
foot-diameter penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing a single 2.2
megawatt (MW) adjustable Kaplan unit; (6) a 75-foot-long tailrace; and
(7) a 100-foot-long, 42-kilovolt transmission line. The project creates
a 2,100-foot-long bypassed reach of the Middle Oconee River. The
project's total capacity is 2.3 MW, and its average annual generation
is approximately 6,100 megawatt-hours.
Tallassee Shoals, LLC. proposes to continue run-of-river operation
of the project with the required minimum flow of 70 cfs or inflow,
whichever is less, into the project's bypassed reach, yearound.
Tallassee Shoals, LLC. proposes to discontinue the minimum flow of 138
cfs, or inflow, whichever is less, provided currently in the month of
May.
m. 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., scoping document) 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-
6951). For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3858691808cadafaaada690b6b3b3acb1b783a5a6b1a0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="692f2c3b2a26070500070c3a1c1919061b1d290f0c1b0a470e061f">[email protected]</span></a> or
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process.
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Commission staff will prepare either an Environmental Assessment
(EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that describes and
evaluates the probable effects, if any, of the licensee's proposed
action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will consider environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
scoping requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares
an EA or an EIS. At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site
scoping meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and
suggestions on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be
addressed in the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1
(SD1), issued May 31, 2022.
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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. For assistance, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: May 31, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12051 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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