Notice2024-06135
New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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March 22, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20460-20461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06135]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4678-053]
New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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.: 4678-053.
c. Date Filed: May 25, 2022.
d. Applicant: New York Power Authority (NYPA).
e. Name of Project: Crescent Hydroelectric Project (Crescent
Project or project).
f. Location: On the Mohawk River in Saratoga, Albany, and
Schenectady Counties, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Rob Daly, Director of Licensing, NYPA, 123
Main Street, White Plains, NY 10601; Telephone: (914) 681-6564 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#12407d703c56737e6b527c6b62733c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5a79a97dbb194998cb59b8c8594db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c36333825723f3d303035343d321c3a392e3f723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbb1b4bfa2f5b8bab7b7b2b3bab59bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
Commission's eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</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#95d3d0c7d6dafbf9fcfbf0c6e0e5e5fae7e1d5f3f0e7f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1f7f4e3f2fedfddd8dfd4e2c4c1c1dec3c5f1d7d4c3d29fd6dec7">[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, 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: Crescent
Hydroelectric Project (P-4678-053).
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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Crescent Project consists of: (1) Crescent dam, which
includes two main concrete gravity overflow sections that are 901 feet
long, 52 feet high (eastern
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section) and 534 feet long, 32 feet high (western section), and a
smaller 16-foot-high, 530-foot-long dam located immediately downstream
of the main western dam; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of
2,108 acres and a gross storage capacity of 50,000 acre-feet at an
elevation of 184 feet Barge Canal Datum (BCD) (1-foot-high flashboards
seasonally installed during the navigation season add 2,000 acre-feet
of storage); (3) a regulating structure consisting of an 8-foot-wide
sluiceway and a 30-foot-wide Tainter gate located at the main western
dam; (4) a 73-foot-wide, 180-foot-long brick and concrete powerhouse
containing two Francis turbine-generator units rated at 2.8 megawatts
(MW) each and two vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units rated at 3.0
MW each; (5) navigation lock E-6 of the Erie Canal and Guard Gates 1
and 2 of the Waterford Flight; (6) a switchyard; (7) generator leads
and transformer banks; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
The Crescent Project is operated in a run-of-river mode such that
outflow from the project approximates inflow, and the impoundment is
maintained within 6 inches of the dam crest (or top of the flashboards,
when installed). A year-round, continuous minimum flow of 100 cubic
feet per second (cfs) is provided at the project. During the navigation
season (typically mid-May through mid-October), the 100-cfs minimum
flow is provided as part of a fish passage flow (250 cfs) that is
released through a notch (absence of flashboards) in the eastern dam;
during the remainder of the year (non-navigation season), the minimum
flow is typically provided as part of generation flows. An acoustic
deterrent system is seasonally deployed upstream of the project, from
May through October, to guide blueback herring that are migrating
downstream towards non-turbine routes of passage (notches in the
flashboards). Average annual generation at the Crescent Project is
58,250 MW-hours. NYPA is not proposing any new project facilities or
changes to existing facilities and the operation of the project at this
time.
m. This filing 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
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#c986999989afacbbaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e415e5e4e686b7c6d20696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and
Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions: May 17, 2024.
Filing of Reply Comments: July 1, 2024.
q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: March 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06135 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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