Notice2025-09244
Town of Wells, New York; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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May 22, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 98 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21920-21921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09244]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7274-035]
Town of Wells, New York; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 7274-035.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 2023.
d. Applicant: Town of Wells, New York (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 Contacts: 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#7914180d0d111c0e570d180015160b391e0318571a1614"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e030f1a1a060b19401a0f1702011c2e09140f400d0103">[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#0a686f7e6227627f647e4a7e657d64656c7d6f6666792465786d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6f68796520657863794d79627a63626b7a6861617e23627f6a">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak at (202) 502-6419, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e0f2fef2fde7fbf2bde3fcfffff2f8d3f5f6e1f0bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99eaf8f4f8f7edf1f8b7e9f6f5f5f8f2d9fffcebfab7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on June 15, 2025.\1\
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\1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide
that if a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or other
day when the Commission is closed for business, the deadline does
not end until the close of business on the next business day. 18 CFR
385.2007(a)(2). Because the 60-day filing deadline falls on Sunday
(i.e., June 15, 2025), the filing deadline is extended until on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments 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#e9afacbbaaa6878580878cba9c9999869b9da98f8c9b8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074142554448696b6e696254727777687573476162756429606871">[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) two dikes/low points along the reservoir rim; (4) a 27-foot-high,
21-foot-wide, 52-foot-long intake structure; (5) a buried 10-foot-
diameter, 113-foot-long steel penstock; (6) a 25-foot-wide, 63-foot-
long concrete, steel, and masonry powerhouse containing one turbine-
generator unit with a rated capacity of 698 kilowatts; (7) a 480-volt,
65-foot-long generator lead; (8) a 480-volt/4.8-kilovolt (kV) step-up
transformer; (9) a 4.8-kV, approximately 50-foot-long overhead
transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
A continuous minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second or inflow,
whichever is less, is passed into the bypassed reach through a minimum
flow pipe in the spillway. All flows greater than turbine capacity pass
over the spillway and/or through the dam gates. Project operation
ceases when inflow falls below the minimum hydraulic capacity, and all
flow is passed over the dam into the bypassed reach. The average annual
generation is estimated to be 1,363 megawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application is available for review on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>, using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the project's 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#a9efecfbeae6c7c5c0c7ccfadcd9d9c6dbdde9cfccdbca87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="71373423323e1f1d181f14220401011e030531171403125f161e07">[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.
n. 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#014e515141676473622f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a051a1a0a2c2f3829642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
o. Scoping Process: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), Commission staff intends to prepare either an environmental
assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS)
(collectively referred to as the ``NEPA document'') that describes and
evaluates the probable effects, including an assessment of the site-
specific and cumulative effects, if any, of the proposed action and
alternatives. The Commission's scoping process will help determine the
required level of analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements,
irrespective of whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS. At this
time, we do not anticipate holding an on-site scoping meeting. Instead,
we are soliciting written comments and suggestions on the preliminary
list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the NEPA document,
as described in
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scoping document 1 (SD1), issued May 16, 2025.
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: May 16, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09244 Filed 5-21-25; 8:45 am]
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