Notice2022-25590
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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November 23, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71610-71611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25590]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5867-054]
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice 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 Major License.
b. Project No.: 5867-054.
c. Date filed: September 29, 2021.
d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC (Alice Falls Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (Alice Falls
Project or project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Ausable River
in the Town of Chesterfield, Clinton and Essex Counties, New York. 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: Jody Smet, Vice President, Regulatory
Affairs, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue,
Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; (804) 739-0654 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfa5a0abb6e1bca2aabb8faaaea8a3aaacbdaaaaa4bdaae1aca0a2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b41444f520558464e5f6b4e4a4c474e48594e4e40594e05484446">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9dad1cbd0cacdd6c9d1dccb97d4d0d5d5d8cbddf9dfdccbda97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47242f352e343328372f2235692a2e2b2b263523072122352469202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: December 17, 2022.\1\
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other
day when the Commission is closed for business, the deadline does
not end until the close of business on the next business day. 18 CFR
385.2007(a)(2). Because the 30-day deadline falls on a Saturday
(i.e., December 17, 2022), the deadline is extended until the close
of business on Monday, December 19, 2022.
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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="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</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#20666572636f4e4c494e45735550504f525460464552430e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="480e0d1a0b07262421262d1b3d3838273a3c082e2d3a2b662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy via
U. S. Postal Service 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:
Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-5867-054).
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: (1) a stone masonry dam, 88 feet long
and 63 feet high; (2) a 110-foot-long section of rock ledge adjacent to
the dam with 2.5-foot-high pipe-supported flashboards; (3) a reservoir
with a surface area of 4.8 acres at the normal water surface elevation
of 350 feet; \2\ (4) a 110-foot-wide, 150-foot-long intake structure
with a 41-foot-wide by 14-foot-high trash rack opening and fitted with
a trash rack with 1-inch clear bar spacing; (5) a divided, 45-foot-
long, reinforced concrete penstock, where the Unit 1 penstock is 18
feet wide by 12 feet high and the Unit 2 penstock is 10 feet wide by 12
feet high; (6) a powerhouse, approximately 34 feet wide and 26 feet
long, containing two turbine-generator units of 1.5 megawatts (Unit 1)
and 0.6 megawatt (Unit 2); (7) a substation, 51 feet wide and 88 feet
long; (8) a 745-foot-long, 5-kilovolt (kV) buried generator lead and a
700-foot-long, 46-kV buried transmission line; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
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\2\ Elevation data are presented using the National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929.
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The project is operated in a run-of-river mode, whereby outflow
from the project approximates inflow. Project operation occurs remotely
in an automatic control mode using a
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headpond level sensor and two sensors behind the project trash racks to
maintain the reservoir elevation at about 350 feet. Normal operation
occurs up to 358.5 feet, at which point project operation ceases and
all inflow is spilled.\3\ The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities
of the project are 400 cfs and 840 cfs, respectively.
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\3\ Reservoir elevations greater than 358.5 feet present a risk
of damage to project structures due to an inability to safely remove
debris, thus requiring project shutdown.
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A continuous minimum flow of 25 cfs or inflow, whichever is less,
is released over the spillway flashboards to Alice Falls year-round. An
additional 125-cfs aesthetic flow (for a total flow of 150 cfs over
Alice Falls), or inflow, whichever is less, is released daily from 8:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from May 20 to September 8
when public recreation access is provided. A seasonal conveyance flow
of 20 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, is continuously passed through
the fish bypass facility from April 1 through November 30. When inflow
to the reservoir is less than the scheduled combined minimum flow,
Alice Falls Hydro releases 20 cfs from the fish bypass facility and any
remaining flow is released over the spillway to Alice Falls.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., scoping document) 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 (P-
5867). For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#672122352428090b0e090234121717081513270102150449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3e5e6f1e0eccdcfcacdc6f0d6d3d3ccd1d7e3c5c6d1c08dc4ccd5">[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, if any, of the licensee's proposed
action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will consider 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 November 17, 2022.
Copies of 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: November 17, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-25590 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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