Notice2023-18751
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review, and Soliciting Scoping Comments
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August 30, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59892-59894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18751]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2459-279]
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Scoping Meetings and
Environmental Site Review, and 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.: P-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.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Joyce Foster, Director, Licensing and
Compliance, Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite
1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (804) 338-5110, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#482227312b2d662e273b3c2d3a082d292f242d2b3a2d2d233a2d662b2725"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aac0c5d3c9cf84ccc5d9decfd8eacfcbcdc6cfc9d8cfcfc1d8cf84c9c5c7">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4959898959ada97869195999186b492918697da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddbcb1b1bcb3f3beafb8bcb0b8af9dbbb8afbef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 25, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping 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
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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#65232037262a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="064043544549686a6f686355737676697472466063746528616970">[email protected]</span></a>, 1-866-208-3676 (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,
MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify the following on the first
page: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project No. 2459-279.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners 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 intervener 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Project Description: (1) a 13-mile-long, 1,729-acre impoundment
(Cheat Lake or 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 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 dispatchable
peaking facility, with storage. 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 no
modifications to its existing facilities or operations. Lake Lynn
Generation, LLC proposes new environmental measures and to remove
approximately 307 acres of land from the existing project boundary.
m. Copies of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the
project's docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
You may also register 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, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aaeceff8e9e5c4c6c3c4cff9dfdadac5d8deeacccfd8c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5838097868aaba9acaba096b0b5b5aab7b185a3a0b7a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c233c3c2c0a091e0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ac5dadacaeceff8e9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Scoping Process
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
Commission staff intends to prepare either an environmental assessment
(EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) (collectively referred
to as the ``NEPA document'') that describes and evaluates the probable
effects, including an assessment of the site-specific and cumulative
effects, if any, of the proposed action and alternatives. The
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings for the project to
receive input on the scope of the NEPA document. A daytime meeting will
be held at 2:00 p.m. on September 25, 2023, at the Cranberry Hotel in
Morgantown, West Virginia, and will focus on the concerns of resource
agencies, Native American Tribes, and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs). An evening meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 25,
2023, at the same location, and will focus on receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested agencies, Native American Tribes,
NGOs, and individuals to attend one or both of these meetings. The
times and locations of these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place: Cranberry Hotel
Address: 2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place: Cranberry Hotel
Address: 2700 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508
Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to
be addressed in the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on
the Commission's mailing list and Lake Lynn Generation LLC's
distribution list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the scoping
meeting or may be viewed on the web at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, using the
``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).
Environmental Site Review
The applicant and Commission staff will conduct an environmental
site review of the project on September 26, 2023, beginning at 9:30
a.m. All interested agencies, Native American Tribes, NGOs, and
individuals are invited to attend. All participants are responsible for
their own transportation to the site and during the environmental site
review. Please RSVP via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c4643554f49024a435f58495e6c494d4b40494f5e4949475e49024f4341"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365c594f555318505945425344765357515a53554453535d44531855595b">[email protected]</span></a>, or
notify Joyce Foster at (804) 338-5110 on or before September 19, 2023,
if you plan to attend the environmental site review. The time and
location of the environmental site review are as follows:
Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Place: Tailwater Fishing Access parking area
Address: Lake Lynn Project Powerhouse, 600 Lake Lynn Road, Lake Lynn,
PA 15451
All persons attending the environmental site review must adhere
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to the following requirements: (1) all persons must wear sturdy,
closed-toe shoes or boots; (2) persons with open-toed shoes/sandals/
flip flops/high heels, etc. will not be allowed on the environmental
site review; (3) persons must be 18 years or older, or be accompanied
by an adult; (4) no photography will be allowed inside the powerhouse;
(5) no weapons are allowed on-site; (6) no alcohol/drugs are allowed
on-site (or persons exhibiting the effects thereof); and (7) no animals
(except for service animals) are allowed on the environmental site
review.
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, Commission staff will: (1) summarize the
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the NEPA
document; (2) solicit from the meeting participants all available
information, especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue;
(3) encourage statements from experts and the public on issues that
should be analyzed in the NEPA document, including viewpoints in
opposition to, or in support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4)
determine the resource issues to be addressed in the NEPA document; and
(5) identify those issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as
those issues that do not require a detailed analysis.
Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a court reporter and become part
of the Commission's formal record on the project. Agencies, Native
American Tribes, NGOs, and individuals with environmental expertise and
concerns are encouraged to attend the meetings and to assist the staff
in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed in the NEPA
document.
Dated: August 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18751 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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