Notice2025-02518
Ohio Power and Light, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule
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February 12, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9425-9426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02518]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15094-002]
Ohio Power and Light, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
b. Project No.: 15094-002.
c. Date filed: January 23, 2024.
d. Applicant: Ohio Power and Light, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam Hydroelectric
Project (RC Byrd Project or project).
f. Location: On the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia, at
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam.
The project would occupy about 16 acres of Federal land managed by the
Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Jeremy King, P.E., Chief Executive
Officer, Current Hydro LLC (agent for the applicant, Ohio Power and
Light, LLC), 3120 Southwest Freeway, Suite 101, PMB 50808, Houston, TX
77098, Telephone: (706) 835-8516, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f49e918691998db497818686919a809c8d90869bda979b99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="016b6473646c784162747373646f75697865736e2f626e6c">[email protected]</span></a>; and
Mr. Norman Bishop, P.E., Chief Executive Engineer, Current Hydro LLC,
3120 Southwest Freeway, Suite 101, PMB 50808, Houston, TX 77098,
Telephone: (303) 475-0608.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b1a151f091e0c55191e09151218103b1d1e0918551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfbeb1bbadbaa8f1bdbaadb1b6bcb49fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[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: March 24, 2025.
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#c5838097868aaba9acaba096b0b5b5aab7b185a3a0b7a6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0a6a5b2a3af8e8c898e85b39590908f9294a086859283ce878f96">[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
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page: Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project (P-15094-002).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed RC Byrd Project would utilize the existing Corps'
Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam and would consist of the following new
facilities: (1) two 142.5-foot-long, 110-foot-wide powerhouses each
containing three 4.75-kilowatt turbine-generator units to be
constructed within two decommissioned locks on the east side of the
Corps' Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam; (2) two intake channels; (3) two
tailrace channels; (4) a 250-foot-long underground conduit carrying
generator leads from the powerhouses to a step-up transformer contained
in a substation; (5) a 69-kilovolt, 2.5-mile-long aboveground
transmission line to the Apple Grove Substation, where project power
would connect with the electrical grid; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
The proposed RC Byrd Project would operate in a run-of-release
mode, whereby outflow from the project would approximate inflow made
available for generation by the Corps. The RC Byrd Project would be
projected to have an annual energy generation of about 165,169
megawatt-hours.
o. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://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-15094). For assistance, contact FERC
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80c6c5d2c3cfeeece9eee5d3f5f0f0eff2f4c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2949780919dbcbebbbcb781a7a2a2bda0a692b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>, or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">https://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.
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,
community organizations, 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#206f707060464552430e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b243b3b2b0d0e1908450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).. March 2025.
Request Additional Information.......... March 2025.
Issue Acceptance Letter................. July 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments... August 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary). October 2025.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental October 2025.
Analysis.
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Dated: February 6, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02518 Filed 2-11-25; 8:45 am]
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