Notice2022-19979
STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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September 15, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56654-56655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19979]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2446-052]
STS Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 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.: 2446-052.
c. Date filed: August 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: STS Hydropower, LLC (STS Hydropower).
e. Name of Project: Dixon Hydroelectric Project (Dixon Project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Rock River in the towns
of Dixon and Grand Tour and the city of Dixon in Lee and Ogle Counties,
Illinois. The project does not include any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David Fox, Senior Director of Regulatory
Affairs, Eagle Creek RE Management, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite
1100W, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (240) 724-8765,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0165607768652f676e79416460666d64627364646a73642f626e6c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94f0f5e2fdf0baf2fbecd4f1f5f3f8f1f7e6f1f1ffe6f1baf7fbf9">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington (202) 502-6072,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fab69b8f889bd4ad9b899293949d8e9594ba9c9f8899d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d113c282f3c730a3c2e3534333a2932331d3b382f3e733a322b">[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 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: October 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#296f6c7b6a66474540474c7a5c5959465b5d694f4c5b4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="266063746569484a4f484375535656495452664043544508414950">[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-2446-052.
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m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Dixon Project consists of the following existing facilities:
(1) a 305.92-acre reservoir; (2) a 610-foot-long the concrete overflow
dam; (3) a forebay; (4) transmission equipment is composed of
generators connected to a 2.3-kilovolt bus; (5) a tailrace; and (6) a
powerhouse containing five generating units with a total installed
capacity of 3 megawatts.
The Dixon Project is currently operated in a run-of-river mode and
generates an annual average of approximately 14,995 megawatt hours. STS
Hydropower proposes to continue operating the project as a run-of-river
facility and does not propose any new construction to the project.
o. 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. At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room due to the
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a1c1f081915343633343f092f2a2a35282e1a3c3f2839743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aaeceff8e9e5c4c6c3c4cff9dfdadac5d8deeacccfd8c984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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: 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).. December 2022.
Request Additional Information.......... December 2022.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments... June 2023.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary). October 2023.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental October 2023.
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: September 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19979 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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