Notice2024-13395
Lyonsdale Associates, LLC; 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
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June 18, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51515-51517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13395]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3255-016]
Lyonsdale Associates, LLC; 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 application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 3255-016.
c. Date Filed: May 29, 2024.
d. Applicant: Lyonsdale Associates, LLC (Lyonsdale Associates).
e. Name of Project: Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Project (Lyonsdale
Project or project).
f. Location: On the Moose River in Lewis County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David H. Fox, Senior Director, Regulatory
Affairs, Lyonsdale Associates, LLC, c/o Eagle Creek Renewable Energy,
LLC, 7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone at
(201) 306-5616; email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7c3c6d1cec389c1c8dfe7c2c6c0cbc2c4d5c2c2ccd5c289c4c8ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9efaffe8f7fab0f8f1e6defbfff9f2fbfdecfbfbf5ecfbb0fdf1f3">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-6480;
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#204b454c4c590e574f4c434f545460464552430e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2c9c7cecedb8cd5cdcec1cdd6d6e2c4c7d0c18cc5cdd4">[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
application on its 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 application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: July 28, 2024.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2), 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.
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>.
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For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b4d4e594844656762656e587e7b7b64797f4b6d6e7968256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0b6b5a2b3bf9e9c999e95a38580809f8284b096958293de979f86">[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, MD 20852. All filings must clearly
identify the project name and docket number on the first page:
Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Project (P-3255-016).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The Lyonsdale Project includes a dam that
consists of: (1) a concrete intake structure with two 10.5-foot-long,
8.5-foot-high sluice gates that are equipped with a trashrack with 2.6-
inch clear bar spacing; (2) an approximately 100-foot-long concrete
non-overflow section with a 5-foot-long, 5-foot-high aluminum debris
sluice gate and a non-operational 4-foot-long, 4-foot-high sluice gate;
(3) a 149-foot-long overflow concrete section that includes: (a) a 7-
foot-long south abutment; (b) an 85.3-foot-long spillway with 3-foot-
high flashboards that have a crest elevation of 1,065.9 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Dam of 1929 (NGVD 29); (c) a 4-foot-long pier; (d) a
20.5-foot-long, 6-foot-high Pelican gate; (e) a 3.7-foot-long pier; (f)
a 21.5-foot-long spillway with 1.7-foot-high flashboards that have a
crest elevation of 1,065.9 feet NGVD 29; and (g) a 7-foot-long north
abutment; (4) a 39.5-foot-long overflow concrete section that includes:
(a) a 4-foot-long south abutment; (b) a 33.5-foot-long spillway with 3-
foot-high flashboards that have a crest elevation of 1,065.9 feet NGVD
29; and (c) a 2-foot-long north abutment; (5) an approximately 185-
foot-long earthen embankment; and (6) a 48-foot-long overflow concrete
section that includes: (a) a 5-foot-long south abutment; (b) a 38-foot-
long spillway section with 3-foot-high flashboards that have a crest
elevation of 1,065.9 feet NGVD 29; and (c) a 5-foot-long north
abutment.
The dam creates an impoundment that has a surface area of 9 acres
at the flashboard crest elevation of 1,065.9 feet NGVD 29. The
impoundment includes a 100-foot-long, 35-foot-wide, 24-foot-deep
concrete-lined forebay that is formed by: (1) a 100-foot-long retaining
wall on the south bank of the impoundment; (2) the intake structure of
the dam; and (3) the 100-foot-long non-overflow section of the dam.
From the forebay, water flows through the south sluice gate of the
intake structure to a 52-foot-long, 8.7-foot-diameter steel penstock,
and through the north sluice gate of the intake structure to a 26-foot-
long, 8.7-foot-diameter steel penstock. The penstocks convey water to
two 1.5-megawatt (MW) vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units located
in a 35-foot-wide, 58-foot-long concrete and masonry powerhouse that
has a total installed capacity of 3 MW. Water is discharged from the
turbines through draft tubes to an approximately 450-foot-long, 70-
foot-wide tailrace channel that discharges to the Moose River.
The project creates the following bypassed reach segments: (1) an
approximately 200-foot-long southern segment downstream of the 149-
foot-long and 39.5-foot-long overflow sections of the dam; and (2) an
approximately 70-foot-long segment downstream of the 48-foot-long
overflow section of the dam that bifurcates into: (a) an approximately
350-foot-long middle segment that discharges approximately 100 feet
downstream of the powerhouse; and (b) an approximately 580-foot-long
northern segment that discharges approximately 450 feet downstream of
the powerhouse.
The project generators are connected to the regional electric grid
by two 400-foot-long (300 feet underground, 100 feet above ground),
4.16-kilovolt (kV) generator lead lines and a 4.16/115-kV step-up
transformer. The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of the
powerhouse are 260 and 1,240 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively.
The average annual energy production of the project from 2016 through
2023, was 10,745 megawatt-hours.
The current license requires the implementation of a December 1,
1986 recreation plan that includes: (1) a trail on the north shoreline
of the impoundment, which is shown as a 1,000-foot-long ``North Shore
Recreation Trail'' in the license application; (2) a trail that extends
from the north shoreline of the impoundment to the downstream reach of
the Moose River, which according to the license application is 1,000
feet long and serves as a portage route; (3) a trail on the south
shoreline of the impoundment, which according to the license
application, has not been constructed; (4) a parking area between the
39.5-foot-long and 48-foot-long overflow sections of the dam; and (5)
signage associated with the project recreation facilities.
Non-project recreation facilities within the project boundary
include: (1) a hand-carry boat access site on the north shoreline of
the impoundment that is associated with the project portage route; (2)
a picnic area on the north shoreline of the impoundment that includes a
picnic table and trash can; (3) a hand-carry boat access site at the
end of the project portage route, approximately 580 feet downstream of
the dam; and (4) a parking area, informational signage, and shoreline
access for anglers on the south shoreline of the impoundment (referred
to in the license application as ``South Bank Recreation Area'').
The current license requires Lyonsdale Associates to operate the
project in a run-of-river mode, such that project outflow approximates
inflow. Under normal operating conditions, Lyonsdale Associates
maintains the surface elevation of the impoundment at the flashboard
crest elevation of 1,065.9 feet NGVD 29.
Lyonsdale Associates proposes to continue to operate the project in
a run-of-river mode and maintain the surface elevation of the
impoundment at the flashboard crest elevation of 1,065.9 feet NGVD 29.
Lyonsdale Associates also proposes to: (1) release a minimum flow of 33
cfs or inflow, whichever is less, from the 48-foot-long overflow
section of the dam to the middle and northern segments of the bypassed
reach from April 1 through November 30; (2) implement an Invasive
Species Management Plan and a Bat and Eagle Management Plan filed in
Appendix C of Volume 1 of the license application; (3) consult with the
New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) on the need for
measures prior to any ground-disturbing activities; and (4) stop work
and consult with the New York SHPO on the need for measures if
archaeological remains or historical sites are discovered during any
future construction activities at the project.
Lyonsdale Associates proposes to operate and maintain the following
facilities as project recreation facilities: the North Shore Recreation
Trail; the picnic area on the north shoreline of the impoundment; the
portage route the parking area between the overflow sections of the
dam; and the South Bank Recreation Area. In addition, Lyonsdale
Associates proposes to update and maintain project recreation signs,
and install barriers to deter all-terrain vehicle (ATV) access to
project recreation sites.
o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in
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the proceeding (e.g., license application) via the internet through the
Commission's Home Page (<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-3255). For assistance,
contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4b2b1a6b7bb9a989d9a91a78184849b8680b492918697da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e0e3f4e5e9c8cacfc8c3f5d3d6d6c9d4d2e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free),
or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
p. 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#2e617e7e6e484b5c4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="105f404050767562733e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>.
q. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter and Request Additional Information--July 2024
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--September 2024
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--November 2024
Issue Acceptance Letter--November 2024
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--November 2024
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--November 2024
r. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: June 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13395 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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