Notice2022-12998
Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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June 16, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36318-36319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12998]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6115-016]
Pyrites Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
June 10, 2022.
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 (Pyrites Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Pyrites Hydroelectric Project (Pyrites Project
or 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="debbb3bfb7b281b5a9bbbcbc9ebdbbb0aaacbfb2acb7a8bbacadaeb1a9bbacf0bdb1b3">[email protected]</a>.
i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#04676c766d77706b746c61762a696d686865766044626176672a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e0d061c071d1a011e060b1c40030702020f1c0a2e080b1c0d40090118">[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#62242730212d0c0e0b0c07311712120d101622040710014c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c6a697e6f6342404542497f595c5c435e586c4a495e4f024b435a">[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).
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 project consists of the following existing facilities: (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 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.
Pyrites Hydro proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-
of-river mode and maintain a continuous minimum flow to the bypassed
reach of 45 cubic feet per second or inflow to the impoundment,
whichever is less.
m. A copy of the application is available for review via 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-6115). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support. In addition, the public portions of the
application are available during regular business hours at the Canton
Free Library located at 8 Park Street, Canton, New York 13617.
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 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--July 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--September 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--October 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--October 2022
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Dated: June 10, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12998 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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