Notice2022-22599
Hydro Technology System, Inc.; Notice of Soliciting Scoping Comments
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October 18, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22599]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2544-051]
Hydro Technology System, Inc.; Notice of Soliciting Scoping
Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
b. Project No.: 2544-051.
c. Date filed: December 27, 2021.
d. Applicant: Hydro Technology System, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Meyers Falls Project.
f. Location: On the Colville River, Stevens County, Washington. The
project does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ben Hendrickson, Hydro Technology System,
Inc., PO Box 245, Kettle Falls, WA 99141; (509) 993-7629 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2840514c5a475c4d4b40464744474f515b515b5c4d455b684f45494144064b4745"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="543c2d30263b2031373c3a3b383b332d272d2720313927143339353d387a373b39">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#660b07141f070b481c07100714030e260003140548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d404c5f544c4003574c5b4c5f48456d4b485f4e034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: November 11, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments 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>. 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#aceae9feefe3c2c0c5c2c9ffd9dcdcc3ded8eccac9decf82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470102150408292b2e292214323737283533072122352469202831">[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: Meyers Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-
2544-051).
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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) a
10-acre reservoir; (2) a 24.5-foot-high, 306-foot-long, concrete and
earth-fill embankment dam;(3) a 100-foot-long concrete spillway section
containing five 20 feet 3.5 inch wide, 6 feet high bulkheads; (3) a 46-
foot-wide, 20-foot-deep, 360-foot-long intake channel with a 19-foot-
wide and 11-foot-deep trashrack at the entrance point; (4) a 4-foot-
diameter, 323-foot-long steel penstock conveying flow from intake to
powerhouse; (5) a 31.5-foot-wide, 55.5-foot-long, 15.5-foot-high steel
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two generating units with a
total installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (7) a 4,600-foot-long, 13.8-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The Meyers
Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an average annual
generation of 7,883 megawatt-hours per year.
Hydro Technology Systems Inc proposes to continue to operate the
project in a run-of-river mode.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents via the internet through
the Commission's Home Page (<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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#01474453424e6f6d686f64527471716e737541676473622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="276162756468494b4e494274525757485553674142554409404851">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process: Commission staff will prepare either an
environmental assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) that describes and evaluates the probable effects of the
licensee's proposed action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The Commission's
scoping process will help determine the required level of analysis and
satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares an EA or
an EIS.
At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site scoping
meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and suggestions
on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in
the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued
October 12, 2022.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: October 12, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22599 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]
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