Notice2026-10877
Rivers Electric, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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June 1, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32397-32398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10877]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9985-039]
Rivers Electric, LLC; 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 Minor License.
b. Project No.: 9985-039.
c. Date filed: March 31, 2025.
d. Applicant: Rivers Electric, LLC (Rivers Electric).
e. Name of Project: Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project (Mill Pond
Project or project).
f. Location: On Catskill Creek in Greene County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Allison Frechette, Regulatory Compliance
Director, Relevate Power, 1795 Baseline Road, Grand Island, NY 14072,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#450429292c362a2b6b033720262d20313120052d3c21372a332429687924652d37202378" http: am.com">am.com</a>">Allison.Frechette@hydroval-<a href="http://am.com">am.com</a></a>, Phone: 800-371-9146; or
Jessica Antonez, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Relevate Power, 1795
Baseline Road, Grand Island, NY 14072, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df95baacacb6bcbef19eb1abb0b1baa59fb7a6bbadb0a9beb3f2e3beffb7adbab9e2" http: am.com">am.com</a>">Jessica.Antonez@hydroval-<a href="http://am.com">am.com</a></a>, Phone: 800-371-9146.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e1f101a0c1b09501c1b0c10171d153e181b0c1d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2838c86908795cc8087908c8b8189a284879081cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026.
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 10,000 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#81c7c4d3c2ceefede8efe4d2f4f1f1eef3f5c1e7e4f3e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0b6b5a2b3bf9e9c999e95a38580809f8284b096958293de979f86">[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
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Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify
the project name and docket number on the first page: Mill Pond
Hydroelectric Project (P-9985-039).
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. The application has been accepted for filing but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Mill Pond Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a concrete gravity dam approximately 3 to 5 feet high
and 130 feet long with a crest elevation of 105 feet mean sea level
(msl) topped by 3-foot-high pneumatic flashboards for a spillway crest
of 108 feet msl; (2) a 20-foot natural ledge rock fall; (3) a 7.28-acre
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 82 acre-feet at normal water
surface elevation of 108 feet msl; (4) an intake structure that
includes a trash rack with 1.75-inch clear bar spacing; (5) a 36-inch-
diameter concrete trough and conveyance chute adjacent to the intake
that passes minimum flows, fish, ice, and debris downstream; (6) an
approximately 10-foot-diameter, 147-foot-long steel penstock that
bifurcates into two separate, equivalent diameter sections; (7) a
powerhouse 30 feet wide and 32 feet long containing two generating
units rated at 500 kilowatts (kW) each for a total installed capacity
of 1,000 kW; (8) 2.4-kilovolt (kV) generator leads connecting the
generating units to a 13.2-kV-ampere step-up transformer located in a
small switchyard; (9) a 200-foot-long (mostly underground) transmission
line from the step-up transformer to the point of interconnection with
the distribution system; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
Rivers Electric proposes to continue operating the project in a
run-of-river mode such that outflow from the project approximates
inflow to the project reservoir and to release, through the conveyance
chute, a minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second, or inflow, whichever
is less, on a year-round basis as required by Article 402 of the
current license.
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 documents (P-9985). For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support (see item j above).
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. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#632c333323050611004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eda2bdbdad8b889f8ec38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>.
o. 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 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.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Scoping Notice for comments......... July 2026.
Scoping Comments due...................... August 2026.
Request Additional Information (if August 2026.
necessary).
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental November 2026.
Analysis.
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(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: May 27, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-10877 Filed 5-29-26; 8:45 am]
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