Notice2022-15052
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; 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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July 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42165-42166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15052]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4472-031]
Union Falls Hydropower, L.P.; 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.: 4472-031.
c. Date filed: June 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Union Falls Hydropower, L.P. (Union Falls).
e. Name of Project: Saranac Hydroelectric Project (Saranac
Project).
f. Location: On the Saranac River, in the town of Franklin in
Franklin County and the town of Black Brook in Clinton County, New
York. The project does not include any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Sherri Loon, Coordinator--Operations USA,
Kruger Energy, 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207)
203-3026; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4b78c8196968dcaa88b8b8aa48f9691838196ca878b89"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c89ba0adbabaa1e684a7a7a688a3babdafadbae6aba7a5">[email protected]</span></a>; and Mr. Lewis Loon, General
Manager, Operations and Maintenance--USA, Kruger Energy, 432 Brunswick
Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207) 203-3027; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d599b0a2bca6fb99bababb95bea7a0b2b0a7fbb6bab8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe3cad8c6dc81e3c0c0c1efc4dddac8cadd81ccc0c2">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski, 202-502-8529, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#77141b161e05125905180d131e1b041c1e371112051459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07646b666e75622975687d636e6b746c6e476162756429606871">[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
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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: August 29, 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#53151601101c3d3f3a3d36002623233c212713353621307d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="367073647579585a5f585365434646594442765053445518515940">[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: Saranac Hydroelectric
Project (P-4472-031).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Saranac Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 151-foot-long, 24-foot-high dam with a 147-foot-long
spillway section at crest elevation 1,408.49 feet mean sea level (msl)
with 1-foot-high flashboards; (2) a reservoir having a surface area of
1,630 acres and a gross storage capacity of 8,900 acre-feet at pool
elevation 1,409.49 feet msl; (3) an integrated 36-foot-long gated
intake structure at the dam's left (north) side; (4) an 11-foot-
diameter, 1,433-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a surge vent; (6) a
powerhouse containing two turbine generating units with a total rated
capacity of 2.6 megawatts; (7) 4.16-kilovolt (kV) generator leads; (8)
a 4.16/46-kV step-up transformer bank; (9) a 90-foot-long, 46-kV
transmission line; (10) a tailrace; and (11) appurtenant facilities.
Union Falls does not propose changes to project facilities. Average
annual generation at the project was 745 megawatt-hours between 2017
and 2021.
The Saranac Project operates in a modified run-of-river mode
through the use of a float control for the purpose of generating
electric power. Union Falls proposes to increase the minimum flow in
the bypassed reach from 30 cubic feet per second (cfs) from April 1
through June 30, and 10 cfs for the remainder of the year, to 50 cfs
from March 2 to November 30 and 30 cfs for the remainder of the year.
o. A copy 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
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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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) August 2022.
Request Additional Information (if August 2022.
necessary).
Issue Acceptance Letter and Notice.... November 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. December 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if February 2023.
necessary).
Issue Notice of Ready for March 2023.
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: July 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15052 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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