Notice2025-05082
Town of Wells; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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March 26, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13747-13748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05082]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7274-035]
Town of Wells; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: 7274-035.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 2023.
d. Applicant: Town of Wells.
e. Name of Project: Lake Algonquin Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Sacandaga River in the town of Wells, Hamilton
County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Taylor, Principle-in-Charge, GZA
GeoEnvironmental of New York, 104 West 29th Street, 10th Floor, New
York 10001; Phone at (781) 278-5803 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6aba7b2b2aea3b1e8b2a7bfaaa9b486a1bca7e8a5a9ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b060a1f1f030e1c451f0a120704192b0c110a45080406">[email protected]</span></a>;
or Beth Hunt, Supervisor, Town of Wells, P.O. Box 205, Wells, New York
12190; Phone at (518) 924-7912 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef8d8a9b87c2879a819baf9b8098818089988a83839cc1809d88"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b595e4f5316534e554f7b4f544c55545d4c5e5757481554495c">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak at (202) 502-6419, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#addeccc0ccc3d9c5cc83ddc2c1c1ccc6edcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee9d8f838f809a868fc09e8182828f85ae888b9c8dc0898198">[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#e2a4a7b0a1ad8c8e8b8c87b19792928d9096a284879081cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9d9e899894b5b7b2b5be88aeababb4a9af9bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad">[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
Algonquin Hydroelectric Project (P-7274-035).
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 at this time.
l. The Lake Algonquin Hydroelectric Project consists of the
following facilities: (1) a 239-foot-long, 26.5-foot-high concrete
gravity dam composed of an ogee spillway section at each end and a
gated spillway section in the middle with three steel 19-foot-wide by
12-foot-high vertical lift roller gates; (2) an impoundment with a
surface area of 275 acres and a storage capacity of 2,557 acre-feet at
an elevation of 986.84 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929;
(3) a 27-foot-high, 21-foot-wide, 52-foot-long intake structure; (4) a
10-foot-diameter, 113-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 25-foot-wide, 63-
foot-long concrete, steel, and masonry powerhouse containing one Kaplan
turbine unit with a rated capacity of 740 kilowatts; (6) a 480-volt/
4.8-kilovolt
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(kV) step-up transformer; (7) a 4.8-kV, approximately 50-foot-long
overhead transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
The project operates in a run-of-river mode with a minimum flow of
20 cubic feet per second, or reservoir inflow, whichever is less. The
project has an average annual generation of 1.363 megawatt-hours
between 2015 and 2020.
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#1b5d5e495854757772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f090a1d0c00212326212a1c3a3f3f203d3b0f292a3d2c61282039">[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,
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#622d323222040710014c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="49061919092f2c3b2a672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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--April 2025
Comments on Scoping Document 1 due--May 2025
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--June 2025
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--June 2025
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--June 2025
Dated: March 19, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05082 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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