Notice2022-27310
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; 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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December 16, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77099-77100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27310]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2459-279]
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; 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.: 2459-279.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Cheat River, near the city of Morgantown, in
Monongalia County, West Virginia, and near the borough of Point Marion,
in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. 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: Jody Smet, Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, 7315
Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (240) 482-
2700; or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0943666d70275a646c7d496c686e656c6a7b6c6c627b6c276a6664"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f65404b56017c424a5b6f4a4e48434a4c5d4a4a445d4a014c4042">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Joshua Dub at (202) 502-8138, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711b1e021904105f15041331171403125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03696c706b76622d67766143656671602d646c75">[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: January 29, 2023.
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="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d1b180f1e1233313433380e282d2d322f291d3b382f3e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91d7d4c3d2defffdf8fff4c2e4e1e1fee3e5d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7">[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: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (P-
2459-279).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The existing Lake Lynn Project consists of: (1) a 13 mile-long,
1,729-acre impoundment (Lake Lynn) with a maximum storage capacity of
72,300 acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of 870 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) and a normal minimum
storage capacity of 51,100 acre-feet at 857 feet NGVD 29; (2) a 1,000-
foot-long, 125-foot-high, concrete gravity dam with a 624-foot-long
spillway section controlled by 26, 21-foot-wide by 17-foot-high,
Tainter gates; (3) a concrete intake structure equipped with a log boom
and eight trash racks with 4-inch clear bar spacing; (4) eight 12-foot-
wide by 18-foot-deep gated reinforced concrete penstocks; (5) a 160-
foot-long by 94.5-foot-wide powerhouse containing four Francis
generating units with a combined capacity of 51.2 megawatts; and (6)
two 800-foot-long transmission lines that run from the powerhouse to a
substation within the project boundary.
The Lake Lynn Project is currently operated as a peaking facility
with storage. The hours of peaking vary depending on environmental and
economic considerations. The current license requires Lake Lynn
Generation, LLC to maintain Cheat Lake between 868 feet and 870 feet
NGVD 29 from May 1 through October 31, 857 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29
from November 1 through March 31, and 863 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29
from April 1 through April 30 each year. The current license also
requires Lake Lynn Generation, LLC to release a downstream minimum flow
of 212 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), or inflow, from the dam when not
generating, with an absolute minimum flow of 100 cfs regardless of
inflow, when not generating. The project generates about 144,741
megawatt-hours annually.
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC proposes to continue operating the
project as a peaking facility with storage, and does not propose any
new development at the project.
o. 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., license application) 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-
2459). For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c78182958488a9abaea9a294b2b7b7a8b5b387a1a2b5a4e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62242730212d0c0e0b0c07311712120d101622040710014c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>, or
call toll-free, (866) 208-3676, or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
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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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--February 2023
Request Additional Information--February 2023
Issue Acceptance Letter--June 2023
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--June 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--August 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--August 2023
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: December 12, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-27310 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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