Notice2025-18991
Ohio Power and Light, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments and Procedural Schedule
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September 30, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46881-46882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18991]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15094-002]
Ohio Power and Light, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments and
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: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 15094-002.
c. Date filed: January 23, 2025.
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), One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108, Telephone:
(706) 835-8516, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412b2433242c380122343333242f35293825332e6f222e2c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa909f889f9783ba998f88889f948e92839e8895d4999597">[email protected]</span></a>; and Ms. Hailee Kessell,
Senior Regulatory Lead, Current Hydro LLC, Telephone: (315) 558-9834,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#234b424a4f46466340565151464d574b5a47514c0d404c4e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7cfc6cecbc2c2e7c4d2d5d5c2c9d3cfdec3d5c889c4c8ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8beae5eff9eefca5e9eef9e5e2e8e0cbedeef9e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dabbb4bea8bfadf4b8bfa8b4b3b9b19abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on October 20, 2025.
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#a1e7e4f3e2eecfcdc8cfc4f2d4d1d1ced3d5e1c7c4d3c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec8cbdccdc1e0e2e7e0ebddfbfefee1fcfacee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[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: Robert C. Byrd Locks
and Dam Hydroelectric Project (P-15094-002).
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 proposed RC Byrd Project would be constructed at the two
parallel decommissioned lock chambers on the West Virginia side of RC
Byrd Locks and Dam and would consist of the following new facilities:
(1) two 110-foot-wide, 850-foot-long intake channels with trash racks
(with a clear spacing of 5 inches); (2) two 110-foot-wide, 142.5-foot-
long, and 67-foot-high concrete powerhouses within the decommissioned
lock chambers; (3) three horizontal pit Kaplan turbine-generator units
in each powerhouse with a total installed capacity of 28.5 megawatts
(MW) for both powerhouses; (4) two 110-foot-wide, 955-foot-long
tailrace channels; (5) a 250-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt (kV) underground
generator lead from each powerhouse to a new 110-foot-long and 110-
foot-wide substation containing a 12.47-kV/69-kV step-up transformer;
(6) a 2.5-mile-long, 69-kV overhead transmission line connecting the
project to the point of interconnection at the existing Apple Grove
substation; (7) a proposed 170-foot-long access road between the
existing Corps facility
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access road and a parking area; and (8) 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 is projected
to have an annual energy generation of about 165,169 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#ca8c8f988985a4a6a3a4af99bfbabaa5b8be8aacafb8a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74323126373b1a181d1a11270104041b060034121106175a131b02">[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#642b343424020116074a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2fde2e2f2d4d7c0d19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>.
o. Scoping Process: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), Commission staff, in cooperation with the Corps, intends to
prepare a 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. 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 the scoping document (SD), issued September 25, 2025.
Copies of the SD 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 the SD
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.
p. Procedural schedule: \1\
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\1\ Commission staff is aware that the project sponsor intends
to pay a fee under Section 112 of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), which establishes a deadline for the NEPA review of this
project, and is awaiting notice from the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) that the fee has been paid. See 42 U.S.C. 4336f.
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Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis: October 2025.
Dated: September 25, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-18991 Filed 9-29-25; 8:45 am]
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