Notice2023-15424
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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July 20, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 46790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15424]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5867-054]
Alice Falls Hydro, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 5867-054.
c. Date Filed: July 7, 2023.
d. Applicant: Alice Falls Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Alice Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Ausable River
in Clinton and Essex counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: David Fox, Senior Director, Regulatory
Affairs. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC,
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland; (201) 306-5616
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e2a2f38272a602821360e2b2f29222b2d3c2b2b253c2b602d2123"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="422623342b266c242d3a022723252e27213027272930276c212d2f">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d8d6dfdfca9dc4dcdfd0dcc7c7f3d5d6c1d09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="117a747d7d683f667e7d727e656551777463723f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments: August 13, 2023. Reply comments
due August 28, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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/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#9ddbd8cfded2f3f1f4f3f8cee8ededf2efe9ddfbf8effeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aee8ebfcede1c0c2c7c0cbfddbdedec1dcdaeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8">[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-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. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC filed the Settlement Agreement for the
project's relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S.
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and the New York
State Council of Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement
Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, relicensing issues
related to project operation, fisheries, wildlife, water quality, and
recreation. The Settlement Agreement includes proposed terms and
conditions for run-of-river operation, minimum flow requirements,
operation compliance monitoring, downstream fish passage and exclusion,
sediment management, project recreation, an Invasive Species Management
Plan, and a Bat and Eagle Protection Plan. Alice Falls Hydro, LLC
requests that any license issued by the Commission for the Alice Falls
Hydroelectric Project contain conditions consistent with the provisions
of the Settlement Agreement and within the scope of its regulatory
authority.
l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement may 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 (i.e., P-5867). At this
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#571112051418393b3e393204222727382523173132253479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="064043544549686a6f686355737676697472466063746528616970">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY
(202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
m. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d223d3d2d0b081f0e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd829d9d8daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: July 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15424 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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