Notice2024-31049
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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December 30, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106467-106469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31049]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2459-279]
Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and 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.: 2459-279.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC (Lake Lynn Generation).
e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (Lake Lynn
Project, or project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Cheat River,
near the city of Morgantown, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, and
near the borough of Point Marion, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jody Smet, Vice President, Engineering and
Regulatory Affairs, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin
Avenue, Suite
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1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (240) 482-2700; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3953565d40174a545c4d795c585e555c5a4b5c5c524b5c175a5654"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72181d160b5c011f1706321713151e17110017171900175c111d1f">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#11707d7d707f3f726374707c746351777463723f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="debfb2b2bfb0f0bdacbbbfb3bbac9eb8bbacbdf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and 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
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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#f8bebdaabbb7969491969dab8d8888978a8cb89e9d8a9bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="367073647579585a5f585365434646594442765053445518515940">[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: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (P-2459-279).
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 and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The Lake Lynn Project consists of: (1) a 13
mile-long, 1,729-acre impoundment (Cheat Lake; originally named Lake
Lynn) with a maximum storage capacity of 72,300 acre-feet at a normal
water surface elevation of 870 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD 29) and a normal minimum storage capacity of 51,100 acre-
feet at 857 feet NGVD 29; (2) a 1,000-foot-long, 125-foot-high,
concrete gravity dam with a 624-foot-long spillway section controlled
by 26, 21-foot-wide by 17-foot-high, Tainter gates; (3) a concrete
intake structure equipped with a log boom and eight trash racks with 4-
inch clear bar spacing; (4) eight 12-foot-wide by 18-foot-deep gated
reinforced concrete penstocks; (5) a 160-foot-long by 94.5-foot-wide
powerhouse containing four Francis generating units with a combined
capacity of 51.2 megawatts; and (6) two 800-foot-long transmission
lines that run from the powerhouse to a substation within the project
boundary.
The Lake Lynn Project is currently operated as a peaking facility
with storage. Peaking hours and operations are dictated by market
value. Seasonal peaking during winter typically occurs in the morning
for 5 hours and in the afternoon for 5 hours to meet demand. During the
summer, peaking occurs between 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. in the evening. The
maximum drawdown rate to meet peak demand is one-half a foot/hour.
Typical drawdown is 0.2-0.4 feet/day, which can vary depending on
environmental and economic considerations. The current license requires
Lake Lynn Generation to maintain Cheat Lake between 868 feet and 870
feet NGVD 29 from May 1 through October 31, 857 feet and 870 feet NGVD
29 from November 1 through March 31, and 863 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29
from April 1 through April 30 each year. The current license also
requires Lake Lynn Generation to release a downstream minimum flow of
212 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), or inflow, from the dam when not
generating, with an absolute minimum flow of 100 cfs regardless of
inflow, when not generating. The project generates about 144,741
megawatt-hours annually.
Lake Lynn Generation does not propose any changes to existing
project facilities. However, Lake Lynn Generation proposes to: (1)
continue operating the project as a peaking facility with storage,
maintain minimum flows and lake levels as required by the existing
license, and maintain the existing recreation facilities; (2) develop a
number of plans, including an operations plan, a water quality
monitoring plan, a recreation management plan, a shoreline management
plan, and a historic properties management plan, as well as bat
protection measures; and (3) remove approximately 244 acres of land
from the project boundary.
m. A copy of the application 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on 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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd829d9d8daba8bfaee3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c736c6c7c5a594e5f125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days from the issuance
date 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 a
waiver of water quality certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestones Target date
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Deadline for filing comments, February 17, 2025.
recommendations, terms and conditions,
and prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........ April 3, 2025.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: December 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-31049 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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