Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64366-64367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20657]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9821-109]


Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro, 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: New License.
    b. Project No.: 9821-109.
    c. Date Filed: May 30, 2025.
    d. Applicant: Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro, LLC (Ampersand).
    e. Name of Project: Ogdensburg Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River in the city of Ogdensburg, 
St. Lawrence County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jason Huang, Director, 717 Atlantic Avenue, 
Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111; telephone at (617) 933-7200; email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abc1cad8c4c5c3ebcac6dbced9d8cac5cfcec5ced9ccd285c8c4c6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462c273529282e06272b3623343527282223282334213f6825292b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Joshua Dub, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes 
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8138; 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c16332f34293d7218293e1c3a392e3f723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7bd98849f8296d9b38295b791928594d9909881">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: December 
4, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
    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#eea8abbcada1808287808bbd9b9e9e819c9aae888b9c8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f696a7d6c60414346414a7c5a5f5f405d5b6f494a5d4c01484059">[email&#160;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

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page: Ogdensburg Hydroelectric Project (P-9821-109).
    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 but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The project consists of a 504.5-foot-long, 
12-foot-high concrete dam that includes: (1) a 130-foot-long, 76-foot-
wide powerhouse that includes: (a) an intake structure with five 
stoplog gates and trashracks with 1-inch clear bar spacing; and (b) 
five 596-kilowatt (kW) horizontal Kaplan turbine-generator units (Units 
1 to 5), for a total installed capacity of 2,980 kW; (2) a 38.5-foot-
long non-overflow section with three 9-foot-long sluice gates; (3) a 
330-foot-long ogee spillway with a crest elevation of 258.0 feet above 
the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); and (4) a 6-
foot-long east abutment. The dam creates an impoundment that has a 
surface area of 290 acres at a normal maximum surface elevation of 258 
feet NGVD 29.
    Water from the impoundment flows to Units 1 through 4, and then to 
a 235-foot-long tailrace that empties into the Oswegatchie River 
immediately downstream of the dam. Water also flows from the 
impoundment to Unit 5, and then to a 75-foot-long tailrace that empties 
into the Oswegatchie River approximately 620 feet downstream of the 
dam.
    Electricity generated at the powerhouse is transmitted to the 
electric grid via 150-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) generator lead 
lines, a 4.16/13.2-kV step-up transformer, and a 75-foot-long, 13.2-kV 
transmission line.
    Project recreation facilities include a trailer boat access site 
and parking area on the east shore of the impoundment approximately 
750-feet-upstream of the dam and a park on the east bank of the 
tailrace approximately 135-feet-downstream of the dam.
    Ampersand proposes to continue operating the project in a run-of-
river mode, and discharge up to 730 cfs through Unit 5, when Unit 5 is 
operating; or discharge 730 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, over the 
spillway when Unit 5 is not operating.
    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. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 19 
Mill Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669.
    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#a0eff0f0e0c6c5d2c38ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80cfd0d0c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6">[email&#160;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 preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Scoping Notice.......................  October 2026.
Scoping Comments Due.......................  November 2026.
Filing of Motions to Intervene and Protests  December 2026.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental      January 2027.
 Analysis.
Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms,  March 2027.
 Conditions, and Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments...................  April 2027.
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(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)

    Dated: October 5, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-20657 Filed 10-7-26; 8:45 am]
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