[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36318-36319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12998]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6115-016]


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

June 10, 2022.
    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.: 6115-016.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Pyrites Hydro, LLC (Pyrites Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Pyrites Hydroelectric Project (Pyrites Project 
or project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Grass River 
near the Town of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York. The project 
does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin M. Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, 
Pyrites Hydro, LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite 204, Manchester, NH 
03101, (978) 935-6039; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (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: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 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: Pyrites Hydroelectric Project (P-6115-016).
    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 but is not ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) a 
170-foot-long and 12-foot-high concrete Ambursen overflow spillway with 
1.5-foot-high flashboards, a 115-foot-long concrete auxiliary spillway, 
and a 208-foot-long non-overflow dam, which includes a 50-foot-wide 
intake structure; (2) a 6-foot-diameter, 700-foot-long steel penstock 
running from the intake structure to an upper powerhouse and a 10-foot-
diameter, 2,160-foot-long penstock running from the intake structure to 
a lower powerhouse; (3) a 21-foot by 31-foot upper powerhouse located 
700 feet downstream of the intake structure containing one 1.2-megawatt 
(MW) turbine/generator unit operating under a rated head of 76 feet and 
a 50-foot by 53-foot lower powerhouse located 1,200 feet downstream of 
the tailrace containing two 3.5-MW turbine/generator units operating 
under a rated head of 111 feet; (4) a 50-foot by 97-foot 115/4.16/2.3-
kilovolt (kV) switchyard and substation for use by both powerhouses; 
(5) a 470-foot-long 2.3-kV transmission line connecting the upper 
powerhouse to the switchyard; (6) a 1,150-foot-long 4.16-kV 
transmission line connecting the lower powerhouse to the switchyard; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    The Pyrites Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an 
average annual generation of 27,865 megawatt-hours.
    Pyrites Hydro proposes to continue to operate the project in a run-
of-river mode and maintain a continuous minimum flow to the bypassed 
reach of 45 cubic feet per second or inflow to the impoundment, 
whichever is less.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review via the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document (P-6115). For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support. In addition, the public portions of the 
application are available during regular business hours at the Canton 
Free Library located at 8 Park Street, Canton, New York 13617.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. 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, address, and telephone 
number 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.
    o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--July 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--September 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--October 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--October 2022


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    Dated: June 10, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12998 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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