Notice2025-07954
EONY Generation Limited, Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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May 7, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19292-19293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07954]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4349-033]
EONY Generation Limited, Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 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.: 4349.
c. Date Filed: April 26, 2024.
d. Applicant: EONY Generation Limited (EONY).
e. Name of Project: Moose River Hydroelectric 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: Rodney Foster, Manager, Maintenance and Asset
Management, EONY Generation Limited, 2711 Hunt Club Road, P.O. Box
8700, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 3S4; telephone at (613) 225-0418,
extension 7056; email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2b0ada6a4adb1b6a7b082a7aca7b0a5bbadb6b6a3b5a3eca1adaf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e5c414a48415d5a4b5c6e4b404b5c4957415a5a4f594f004d4143">[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#8be0eee7e7f2a5fce4e7e8e4ffffcbedeef9e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcb7b9b0b0a5f2abb3b0bfb3a8a89cbab9aebff2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, 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 motions to intervene and protests,
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#ca8c8f988985a4a6a3a4af99bfbabaa5b8be8aacafb8a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9">[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, MD 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: Moose River Hydroelectric Project (P-4349-033).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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 and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The project includes a 454.6-foot-long dam
that consists of: (1) a 88.3-foot-long southern section that includes:
(a) a 28.3-foot-long non-overflow section; (b) a 7-foot-long non-
overflow section with a 3-foot-long sluice gate; (c) a 32-foot-long
intake structure with a 3-foot-long debris sluice gate and a 15-foot-
long slide gate equipped with a trashrack with 2-inch clear bar
spacing; and (d) a 21-foot-long section with a 10-foot-long stoplog
gate; and (2) a 366.3-foot-long northern section that includes a 240-
foot-long spillway with a crest elevation of 1,024.6 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) and a 58-foot-long, 0.5-foot-
high notch.
The dam creates an impoundment that has a surface area of 21 acres
at 1,024.6 feet NGVD 29. From the impoundment, water flows through the
intake structure to an approximately 4,925-foot-long tunnel with a
surge chamber, and then to a 93-foot-long penstock. The penstock
conveys water to a 56.7-foot-long, 45-foot-wide powerhouse that
contains a 12.6-megawatt Kaplan turbine-generator. Water is discharged
from the turbine to an approximately 82.5-foot-long tailrace. From the
impoundment, water also flows through the sluice gate and stoplog gate
to a 120-foot-long excavated rock channel that discharges into the
Moose River. The project creates an approximately 6,200-foot-long
bypassed reach of the Moose River. The project also includes a 138.3-
foot-long dike south of the project dam.
Project recreation facilities include: (1) a picnic area, an
interpretive display,
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and a 900-foot-long interpretive trail through the historic Agers Mill
Complex, collectively referred to as the Agers Falls Recreation Area,
located on the south bank of the bypassed reach, approximately 400 feet
downstream of the dam; (2) a 1-mile-long trail on the south bank of the
bypassed reach, referred to as the Moose River Trail; (3) a 230-foot-
long boat portage trail from a hand-carry boat access site on the north
side of the dam to a hand-carry boat access site approximately 300 feet
downstream of the dam; and (4) a hand-carry boat launch located on the
south shoreline of the impoundment, approximately 850 feet upstream of
the dam.
Electricity generated at the project is transmitted to the electric
grid via a 540-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt (kV) generator lead line and a
switchyard that includes a 13.8/115-kV step-up transformer
approximately 450 feet southeast of the powerhouse.
The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse are
200 and 1,300 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively. The average
annual energy production of the project from 2016 through 2022, was
51,350 megawatt-hours.
EONY proposes to remove approximately 15.9 acres of land from the
project boundary, including land adjacent to the impoundment shoreline
and bypassed reach. The proposed changes would decrease the amount of
land and water enclosed by the project boundary from 184.3 to 168.4
acres.
EONY proposes to continue operating the project in a run-of-river
mode and maintaining the same impoundment elevations as under the
current license, including an elevation of 1,024.6 feet NGVD 29 during
non-winter months and an elevation of 1,023.8 to 1,024.1 feet during
winter months. EONY also proposes to: (1) release a year-round minimum
bypassed reach flow of 80 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow,
whichever is less, instead of 60 cfs under the current license; (2)
implement an Impoundment Drawdown and Cofferdam Plan, Invasive Species
Management Plan, and Bat and Eagle Protection Plan filed in the license
application; (3) continue to maintain project recreation facilities and
the interpretive display and trail through the historic Agers Mill
Complex; (4) install directional signage at a non-project hand-carry
boat take-out site along the Moose River; (5) continue to provide up to
20 whitewater flow releases per year between April 1 and October 1,
with up to 4 of the 20 releases scheduled between June 1 and September
30; (6) continue generator ramping during whitewater release days as
under the current license; (7) consult with the New York State Historic
Preservation Officer (New York SHPO) on the need for any surveys or
protection measures prior to implementing any land-disturbing
activities in the project boundary; and (8) to protect previously
unidentified cultural resources that are discovered during any
construction, stop construction and consult with the New York SHPO to
determine the need for any surveys or protection measures.
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 (i.e., P-4349). For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support (see item j above).
n. 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,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``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 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application 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,
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#0e415e5e4e686b7c6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82cdd2d2c2e4e7f0e1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
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, please
contact FERC Online Support (see item j above).
o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance 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 waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone--Target Date
Filing of Motions to Intervene, Protests, Comments, Recommendations,
Terms and Conditions, and, Prescriptions--June 2025
Filing of Reply Comments--August 2025;
q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: May 1, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-07954 Filed 5-6-25; 8:45 am]
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