Notice2025-11678
City of Hamilton, Ohio, American Municipal Power, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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June 25, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27014-27015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11678]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2614-042]
City of Hamilton, Ohio, American Municipal Power, Inc.; 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2614-042.
c. Date filed: February 21, 2024.
d. Applicants: City of Hamilton, Ohio (City of Hamilton) and
American Municipal Power, Inc. (American Municipal).
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e. Name of Project: Greenup Hydroelectric Project (Greenup
Project).
f. Location: The Greenup Project is located at the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' (Corps) Greenup Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the
Town of Franklin Furnace in Scioto County, Ohio and Greenup County,
Kentucky. The project occupies 12.74 acres of federal land administered
by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Martin, City of Hamilton, Ohio, 9505
West Mary Ingles Highway (KY Route 8), Foster, KY 41043; (606) 747-
6103; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8aedf8efefe4fffae6e3e9efe4f9e3e4edcae2ebe7e3e6fee5e4a7b6ebaae2f8efecb7" http: oh.gov">oh.gov</a>">greenuplicensing@hamilton-<a href="http://oh.gov">oh.gov</a></a> and John McGreevy, American
Municipal Power, Inc., 1111 Schrock Road, Columbus, OH 43229; (614)
540-1111; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ef9ecfbfbf0ebeef2f7fdfbf0edf7f0f9def6fff3f7f2eaf1f0b3a2ffbef6ecfbf8a3" http: oh.gov">oh.gov</a>">greenuplicensing@hamilton-<a href="http://oh.gov">oh.gov</a></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Twyla Cheatwood, Project Coordinator, Midwest
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8066;
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b1f3c32272a6528232e2a3f3c24242f0b2d2e3928652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3266454b5e531c515a575346455d5d5672545740511c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 21, 2025 by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating 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#fcbab9aebfb39290959299af898c8c938e88bc9a998e9fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81c7c4d3c2ceefede8efe4d2f4f1f1eef3f5c1e7e4f3e2afe6eef7">[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: Greenup Hydroelectric
Project (P-2614-042).
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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. Project Description: The Greenup Project is located at the
Corps' existing Greenup Locks and Dam and consist of the following
existing facilities: (1) a 125-foot-long, 145-foot-wide reinforced
concrete intake channel with sloped bottom and vertical left and right
bank concrete walls; (2) three 39-foot-wide intakes equipped with
trashracks having a clear bar spacing of 5.9 inches; (3) a 145-foot-
wide and 190-foot-long powerhouse consisting of a steel-plate enclosure
with concrete filled bulkhead walls located on the east (right) end of
the dam, with a combined capacity of 70.27 megawatts; (4) a 125-foot-
long and 145-foot-wide reinforced concrete tailrace channel with sloped
bottom and vertical left and right bank concrete walls; (5) a 10-foot-
wide gravity dam between the left wall of the intake channel and gated
spillway which acts as an uncontrolled spillway during open river
(flood) conditions; and (6) a steel sheet pile wall that stabilizes the
right (east) bank.
The Greenup Project currently operates in a run-of-release mode
with releases made in accordance with the Operating Agreement between
the licensees and the Corps. The project has an estimated average
annual energy production of 263,596 megawatt-hours. City of Hamilton
and American Power do not propose any new construction and propose to
continue operating the project in a run-of-release mode.
m. 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 project's
docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document (P-8315). For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ebadaeb9a8a4858782858eb89e9b9b84999fab8d8e9988c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdbbb8afbeb29391949398ae888d8d928f89bd9b988f9ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>, or call (866) 208-3676
(toll-free) or (202) 502 8659 (TTY).
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 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#7b342b2b3b1d1e0918551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8e7f8f8e8cecddacb86cfc7de">[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 scoping document 1 (SD1), issued June 20, 2025.
Copies of the 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: June 20, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-11678 Filed 6-24-25; 8:45 am]
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