Notice2024-27354
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests: Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC
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November 22, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92675-92676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27354]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14867-003]
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests: Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 14867-003.
c. Date filed: March 21, 2022.
d. Applicant: Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Scott's Mill Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the James River, near the City of Lynchburg, in
Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia. No federal or tribal land would
be occupied by project works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Fendig, Luminaire Technologies,
Inc., 9932 Wilson Highway, Mouth-of-Wilson, VA 24363; phone: (540) 320-
6762.
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef85808b96c18c8e838386878e81af898a9d8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f993969d80d79a98959590919897b99f9c8b9ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests 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>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e585b4c5d51707277707b4d6b6e6e716c6a5e787b6c7d30797168">[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, 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, 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: Scott's
Mill Hydroelectric Project (P-14867-003).
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 but is not ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Scott's Mill Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) an
existing masonry dam containing two spillways separated by a 25-foot-
wide stone pier, with one 735-foot-long, 15-foot-high overflow spillway
and the other a 140-foot-long, 16-foot-high arch-section spillway; (2)
an impoundment with a surface area of 305 acres at the normal pool
elevation of 516.4 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD
88); (3) a new modular powerhouse containing nine generating units with
a total installed capacity of 4.5 megawatts that would be installed
immediately downstream of the existing arch-section spillway of the
dam; (4) a new 1,200-foot-long overhead transmission line; and (5)
appurtenant facilities.
To increase flow through the modular powerhouse, Scott's Mill
proposes to remove the top 6.8 feet of the existing arch-section
spillway of the dam and add 2-foot-high flashboards to the existing
overflow spillway. Scott's Mill proposes to operate the project in a
run-of-river mode, except on the 10 days of peak annual electrical
demand in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) regional
transmission organization, during which time the project may operate in
a peaking mode for up to two hours per day. The estimated annual energy
production of the project is 20,700 megawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application is available for review 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.
For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9fffcebfaf6d7d5d0d7dceaccc9c9d6cbcdf9dfdccbda97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42040710010d2c2e2b2c27113732322d303602242730216c252d34">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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.
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#c28d929282a4a7b0a1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29667979694f4c5b4a074e465f">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
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submit a development application. A notice of intent must be served on
the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
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'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--January 2025
Comments on Scoping Document 1 due--February 2025
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--March 2025
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2025
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--March 2025
Dated: November 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27354 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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