Notice2024-01036
Triton Power Company; Notice Soliciting Applications
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Published
January 19, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 3648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01036]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5698-022]
Triton Power Company; Notice Soliciting Applications
On December 31, 2020, Triton Power Company, licensee for the
Chateaugay High Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 5698 (project), filed a
Notice of Intent (NOI) to file an application for a new license for the
project pursuant to section 15(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).\1\
On February 26, 2021, Commission staff issued public notice of the NOI
and approved the use of the traditional licensing process to develop
the license application. The current license for the project expires on
December 31, 2025.\2\
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1).
\2\ Triton Power Company, 34 FERC ] 61,055 (1986).
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The 1,710-kilowatt (kW) project is located on the Chateaugay River
in Franklin County, New York. The project consists of: (1) an 82-foot-
long, 56-foot-high concrete and masonry dam; (2) an intake structure
equipped with a trashrack with 1-inch clear bar spacing and a 9-foot-
wide, 9-foot-high sluice gate, located approximately 130 feet upstream
of the dam; (3) an impoundment with a surface area of 2.9 acres at an
elevation of 962.7 feet mean sea level; (4) a 6-foot-diameter, 480-
foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 50-foot-wide, 40-foot-long concrete
powerhouse containing a 1,260-kW turbine-generator unit and a 450-kW
turbine-generator unit; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 1,020-foot-long, 4.16-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. From 2010,
through 2019, the project had an average annual energy production of
6,751 megawatt-hours.
Pursuant to section 15(c)(1) of the FPA \3\ and section 16.9 of the
Commission's regulations,\4\ an existing licensee must file an
application for a new license at least 24 months prior to the
expiration of the current license. As stated above, Triton Power
Company's NOI indicated that it would file an application for a new
license; however, it did not file an application for a new license for
the project by the December 31, 2023 deadline.
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\3\ 16 U.S.C. 808(c)(1).
\4\ 18 CFR 16.9 (2023).
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Therefore, pursuant to section 16.25(a) of the Commission's
regulations, we are soliciting applications from potential applicants
other than the existing licensee.\5\ Interested parties have 90 days
from the date of this notice to file a NOI to file an application for a
new license. An application for a new license for the project may be
filed within 18 months of the date of filing the NOI. The existing
licensee is prohibited from filing an application either individually
or in combination with other entities.\6\
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\5\ Id. Sec. 16.25(a).
\6\ Id. Sec. 16.24(a)(2).
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Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Arash
Barsari at (202) 502-6207 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#78390a190b10563219141914113a190a0b190a11381e1d0a1b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13526172607b3d59727f727f7a5172616072617a53757661703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-01036 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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