Notice2022-14927
Tallassee Shoals, LLC.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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July 13, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41709-41710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14927]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6951-018]
Tallassee Shoals, LLC.; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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
(project).
f. Location: 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#196e696c6b607c786b597b7c75756a766c6d7137777c6d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4838481868d919586b496919898879b81809cda9a9180">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#127f7b717a73777e3c6162777c71776052747760713c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="177a7e747f76727b3964677279747265577172657439707861">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments,
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recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</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#5d1b180f1e1233313433380e282d2d322f291d3b382f3e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13555641505c7d7f7a7d76406663637c616753757661703d747c65">[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. The first page of any filing should include docket
number 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 has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507,
and 1508 that federal agencies use to implement the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (see National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453-70). The final rule
became effective on May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. The Tallassee Shoals Project consists of: (1) a 365-foot-long,
25-foot-high concrete dam; (2) a 23-acre impoundment with a net storage
capacity of 115 acre-feet, at 645 feet elevation; (3) a 100-kilowatt
fixed Kaplan unit integral with the east end of the dam; (4) a 1,400-
foot-long headrace canal from the dam to the powerhouse; (5) an 80-
foot-long, 11-foot-diameter penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing a
single 2.2-megawatt (MW) adjustable Kaplan unit; (7) a 75-foot-long
tailrace; and (8) 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.
The current license requires Tallassee Shoals, LLC. to: (1) operate
the project in run-of-river mode; (2) release a bypassed reach minimum
flow of 70 cubic feet per second (cfs) all months of the year except
May when the minimum flow is 138 cfs. The average annual generation of
the project is approximately 6,100 megawatt-hours.
Tallassee Shoals, LLC. proposes to discontinue releasing the 138-
cfs minimum flow currently required in the month of May and instead
release the 70 cfs minimum flow, which is currently required from June
through April, through May as well (i.e., through the entire year).
m. A copy of the application can 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
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
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;''
(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. All comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</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. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing comments, September 2022.
recommendations, preliminary terms and
conditions, and preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........ October 2022.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: July 7, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-14927 Filed 7-12-22; 8:45 am]
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