Notice2022-16115
EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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July 27, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45101-45102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16115]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4334-017]
EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following license application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-4334-017.
c. Date filed: January 28, 2021.
d. Applicant: EONY Generation Limited (EONY).
e. Name of Project: Philadelphia Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Indian River, in the Village of Philadelphia in
Jefferson 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: Franz Kropp, Director, Generation, EONY, 7659
Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368; (613) 225-0418, ext. 7498.
Murray Hall, Manager, Generation, EONY, 7659 Lyonsdale Road, Lyons
Falls, NY 13368; (613) 382-7312.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202) 502-6512, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26634b4f4a5f08654754524354664043544508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="10557d797c693e53716264756250767562733e777f66">[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, recommendations, terms and
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conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at
<a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.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/Quick.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick.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#03454651404c6d6f6a6d66507673736c717743656671602d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffb9baadbcb0919396919aac8a8f8f908d8bbf999a8d9cd1989089">[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: Philadelphia Hydroelectric Project (P-
4334-017).
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.
l. Project Description: The existing Philadelphia Hydroelectric
Project consists of: (1) a 65-acre reservoir at a normal maximum water
surface elevation of 475.4 feet; \1\ (2) two concrete dams joined by an
island and designated as the east diversion dam, which is 60 feet long
and 2 to 3 feet high with a crest elevation of 474.4 feet, and topped
with 1.2-foot-high flashboards, and the west diversion dam, which has
two sections totaling approximately 30 feet long and 10.4 feet high
with a crest elevation of 475.4 feet; (3) a 45-foot-long non-overflow
section that includes a reinforced concrete intake structure; (4) a
377-foot-long, 9.5-foot-diameter concrete penstock; (5) a 54.5-foot-
long by 30-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse; (6) one 3.645-
megawatt horizontal Kaplan-type turbine-generator unit; (7) trashracks
with 2.5-inch clear spacing; (8) a 4,160-volt, approximately 50-foot-
long buried transmission line; (9) a switchyard; and (10) appurtenant
facilities. The average annual generation was 10,092,492 kilowatt-hours
for the period from 2016 to 2020.
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\1\ All elevations are in National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929.
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EONY currently operates the project in run-of-river mode and
discharges a minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second (cfs) into the
project's 1,250-foot-long bypassed reach to project aquatic resources.
As part of the license application, EONY filed a settlement
agreement on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. As part of
the settlement agreement, EONY proposes to: (1) continue to operate the
project in a run-of-river mode; (2) provide a minimum flow in the
bypassed reach of 28 cfs; \2\ (3) install seasonal trashracks with 1-
inch spacing; (4) implement a Trashrack Operations and Maintenance
Plan, a Bat and Eagle Protection Plan, an Invasive Species Management
Plan, and an Impoundment Drawdown and Cofferdam Plan; and (5) implement
several improvements to an existing fishing platform to make it
accessible to persons with disabilities, including the addition of an
accessible parking space, an associated access aisle and access route
from the accessible parking space to the fishing platform, and
modifications to the railing surrounding the fishing platform.
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\2\ EONY determined that the proposed 28-cfs minimum flow would
not result in incremental losses of generation compared to the
current condition because the field measurement of the existing
minimum flow was approximately 28 cfs, which accounted for
flashboard leakage and was most likely present during the term of
the existing license.
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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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing 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://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</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. 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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions--September 19, 2022.
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments--November 3, 2022
p. 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 21, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16115 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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