Notice2024-03425
Battenkill Hydro Associates; 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
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
February 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13073-13074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03425]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 6904-043, 6903-037]
Battenkill Hydro Associates; 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 applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Applications: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project Nos.: 6904-043, 6903-037.
c. Date filed: January 31, 2024.
d. Applicant: Battenkill Hydro Associates (Battenkill Hydro).
e. Name of Projects: Upper and Middle Greenwich Hydroelectric
Projects (Upper Greenwich Project and Middle Greenwich Project).
f. Location: On the Batten Kill in the Village of Greenwich in
Washington County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Sherri Loon, Coordinator--Operations USA,
Kruger Energy, LP, 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203-
3026; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7849f9285859ed99b989899b79c8582909285d994989a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5a6bdb0a7a7bcfbb9bababb95bea7a0b2b0a7fbb6bab8">[email protected]</span></a> or Lewis Loon, General Manager--Operations
and Maintenance USA, Kruger Energy, LP, 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner,
ME 04345; (207) 203-3027; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f333a28362c71333030311f342d2a383a2d713c3032"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="234f46544a500d4f4c4c4d634851564446510d404c4e">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fece7fde6fcfbe0ffe7eafda1e2e6e3e3eefdebcfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e6d667c677d7a617e666b7c20636762626f7c6a4e686b7c6d20696178">[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
applications on their 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 applications, and serve a
copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: April 1, 2024.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2). Because the 60-day filing
deadline falls on a Sunday (i.e., March 31, 2024), the filing
deadline is extended until the close of business on Monday, April 1,
2024.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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#23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d1d2c5d4d8f9fbfef9f2c4e2e7e7f8e5e3d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1">[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:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting 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:
Upper Greenwich Hydroelectric Project (P-6904-043) or Middle Greenwich
Hydroelectric Project (P-6903-037).
m. The applications are not ready for environmental analysis at
this time.
[[Page 13074]]
n. Project Descriptions: The Upper Greenwich Project consists of
the following existing facilities: (1) an 11.5-foot-high, 203-foot-long
concrete gravity spillway dam topped with 2-foot-high flashboards; (2)
a reservoir with a normal water surface area of 20 acres and a gross
storage capacity of 70 acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of
334 feet mean sea level (MSL); (3) two 12-foot by 7.5-foot intake
gates; (4) a 200-foot-long, 40-foot-wide, and 10-foot-high earthen
power canal; (5) 60-foot-wide, 11-foot-high, 1-inch clear trash racks
angled at 45 degrees to the flow and toward a 3-foot-wide fish passage
sluice; (6) a 53-foot-long, 14-foot-wide, concrete and steel powerhouse
containing two turbine-generator units with a rated capacity of 300
kilowatts (kW) each for a total installed capacity of 600 kW; (7) a
tailrace channel; (8) a 150-foot-long transmission line; and (9)
appurtenant facilities.
The Middle Greenwich Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 10-foot-high, 235-foot-long concrete gravity spillway
dam; (2) a 9-acre reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 80 acre-
feet at a normal water surface elevation of 318 feet MSL; (3) a 150-
foot-long, 20-foot-wide, and 10-foot-high power canal; (4) 24-foot-
wide, 11-foot-high, 1-inch clear trash racks angled at 45 degrees to
the flow and toward a 2.5-foot-wide fish passage sluice; (5) a 15-foot-
long by 19.5-foot-wide concrete and steel powerhouse containing one
turbine-generator unit with a capacity of 300 kW; (6) a tailrace
channel; (7) a 150-foot-long transmission line; and (8) appurtenant
facilities.
The Upper and Middle Greenwich projects are operated in a run-of-
river mode and release a minimum flow to the bypassed reach of 80 cubic
feet per second (cfs) and 20 cfs, respectively, or inflow, whichever is
less.\2\ A 20-cfs attraction flow is conveyed through the fish passage
sluice to the bypassed reach at each project. Battenkill Hydro is not
proposing any new project facilities or changes to the operation of
either project.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ Project operation occurred intermittently from 2009 to 2013.
Both projects are currently offline and have not operated since June
2013 (see Battenkill Hydro's letter filed November 7, 2022).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
From 1999 to 2009, average annual generation at the Upper and
Middle Greenwich projects was 146 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and 78 kWh,
respectively.
o. A copy of the applications can 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 (P-6904 or P-6903). For assistance,
contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87c1c2d5c4c8e9ebeee9e2d4f2f7f7e8f5f3c7e1e2f5e4a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70363522333f1e1c191e15230500001f020430161502135e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>, or call toll-free, (866)
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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 these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
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#99d6c9c9d9fffcebfab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="501f000010363522337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The applications will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Milestone Target date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).. April 2024.
Request Additional Information.......... April 2024.
Issue Acceptance Letter................. July 2024.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments... August 2024.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary). November 2024.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental November 2024.
Analysis.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final amendments to the applications must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: February 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03425 Filed 2-20-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on February 21, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.