[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45101-45102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16115]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4334-017]


EONY Generation Limited; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following license application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-4334-017.
    c. Date filed: January 28, 2021.
    d. Applicant: EONY Generation Limited (EONY).
    e. Name of Project: Philadelphia Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Indian River, in the Village of Philadelphia in 
Jefferson 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: Franz Kropp, Director, Generation, EONY, 7659 
Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368; (613) 225-0418, ext. 7498. 
Murray Hall, Manager, Generation, EONY, 7659 Lyonsdale Road, Lyons 
Falls, NY 13368; (613) 382-7312.
    i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202) 502-6512, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, recommendations, terms and

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conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at 
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick.aspx. You must 
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. 
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: Philadelphia Hydroelectric Project (P-
4334-017).
    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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The existing Philadelphia Hydroelectric 
Project consists of: (1) a 65-acre reservoir at a normal maximum water 
surface elevation of 475.4 feet; \1\ (2) two concrete dams joined by an 
island and designated as the east diversion dam, which is 60 feet long 
and 2 to 3 feet high with a crest elevation of 474.4 feet, and topped 
with 1.2-foot-high flashboards, and the west diversion dam, which has 
two sections totaling approximately 30 feet long and 10.4 feet high 
with a crest elevation of 475.4 feet; (3) a 45-foot-long non-overflow 
section that includes a reinforced concrete intake structure; (4) a 
377-foot-long, 9.5-foot-diameter concrete penstock; (5) a 54.5-foot-
long by 30-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse; (6) one 3.645-
megawatt horizontal Kaplan-type turbine-generator unit; (7) trashracks 
with 2.5-inch clear spacing; (8) a 4,160-volt, approximately 50-foot-
long buried transmission line; (9) a switchyard; and (10) appurtenant 
facilities. The average annual generation was 10,092,492 kilowatt-hours 
for the period from 2016 to 2020.
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    \1\ All elevations are in National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 
1929.
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    EONY currently operates the project in run-of-river mode and 
discharges a minimum flow of 20 cubic feet per second (cfs) into the 
project's 1,250-foot-long bypassed reach to project aquatic resources.
    As part of the license application, EONY filed a settlement 
agreement on behalf of itself, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. As part of 
the settlement agreement, EONY proposes to: (1) continue to operate the 
project in a run-of-river mode; (2) provide a minimum flow in the 
bypassed reach of 28 cfs; \2\ (3) install seasonal trashracks with 1-
inch spacing; (4) implement a Trashrack Operations and Maintenance 
Plan, a Bat and Eagle Protection Plan, an Invasive Species Management 
Plan, and an Impoundment Drawdown and Cofferdam Plan; and (5) implement 
several improvements to an existing fishing platform to make it 
accessible to persons with disabilities, including the addition of an 
accessible parking space, an associated access aisle and access route 
from the accessible parking space to the fishing platform, and 
modifications to the railing surrounding the fishing platform.
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    \2\ EONY determined that the proposed 28-cfs minimum flow would 
not result in incremental losses of generation compared to the 
current condition because the field measurement of the existing 
minimum flow was approximately 28 cfs, which accounted for 
flashboard leakage and was most likely present during the term of 
the existing license.
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    m. A copy of the application can be viewed on 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 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 applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date 
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note 
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b), 
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted 
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the 
certification request. Please also note that the certification request 
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission 
concurrently.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and 
Conditions/Prescriptions--September 19, 2022.
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments--November 3, 2022

    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: July 21, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16115 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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