[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45098-45099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16114]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15038-001]


Let It Go, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Intent 
To Waive Scoping, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready 
for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and 
Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 15038-001.
    c. Date filed: December 9, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Let It Go, LLC (Let It Go).
    e. Name of Project: Jefferson Mill Hydroelectric Project (Jefferson 
Mill Project).
    f. Location: On the Hardware River near the Town of Scottsville, 
Albemarle County, Virginia. The project would not occupy Federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708, amended by the Hydropower Regulatory 
Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113-23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Aaron Van Duyne III, Let It Go, LLC c/o Van 
Duyne, Bruno & Co., P.A.; 18 Hook Mountain Road, Suite 202, P.O. Box 
896, Pine Brook, NJ 07058; cpa.com">[email protected]cpa.com; Kevin O'Brien, 809 
Bolling Ave, Unit C, Charlottesville, VA 22902; (703) 966-2438 or 
[email protected]; and/or Jessica Penrod (lead contact for project 
questions), Natel Energy, 2401 Monarch St, Alameda, CA 94501; 415-845-
1933 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, (202) 502-8660, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests, 
terms and conditions, recommendations, 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 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, terms and conditions, 
recommendations, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.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. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number 15038-001.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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 and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The proposed project would consist of: (1) an existing 140-foot-
long, 9-foot-high masonry dam that impounds a 1.46-acre reservoir with 
a gross volume of 5.3 acre-feet at the normal pool elevation of 320.0 
feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88); (2) a new 12.5-
foot-wide, 4-foot-high intake rack with 0.75-inch spacing to prevent 
river debris from entering the intake; (3) a new 14-foot-long, 12-foot-
wide, and 10-foot-high reinforced concrete intake structure, mostly 
constructed below-grade and upstream of the dam on the west side of the 
river; (4) a new 70-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter penstock; (5) a new eel 
ramp for the upstream passage of American eel and sea lamprey; (6) an 
existing 3-foot-wide and 0.9-foot-high low-flow notch and 4.6-foot-deep

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plunge pool for downstream fish passage; (7) an existing 33-foot-wide, 
8-foot-long, 14-foot-high powerhouse with one new 20-kilowatt (kW) 
turbine-generator unit; (8) two new 100-foot-long underground utility 
trenches (containing conduits for utility power, generator power, and 
communications) between the powerhouse and control equipment shed; (9) 
a new draft tube that connects the exit of the turbine to the tailrace; 
(10) a transmission line connecting the project to the distribution 
system owned by the Appalachian Power Company; and (11) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average of 111,000 
kW-hours annually. The applicant proposes to operate the project in a 
run-of-river mode.
    m. On February 16, 2022, Let It Go filed a request to waive scoping 
to expedite the exemption process, and received support for the waiver 
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Marine Resources 
Commission, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. Due to the small size and location of this 
project, the applicant's close coordination with federal and state 
agencies during preparation of the application, and studies completed 
during pre-filing consultation, we intend to waive scoping. Based on a 
review of the application and resource agency consultation letters 
including comments filed to date, Commission staff does not anticipate 
that any new issues would be identified through additional scoping. 
Based on the issues identified during the pre-filing period, staff's 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document will consider the 
potential effects of project construction and operation on geology and 
soils, aquatic, terrestrial, threatened and endangered species, 
recreation, and cultural and historic resources.
    n. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website at https://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.
    Register online at https://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.
    o. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 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. Updated procedural schedule and final amendments: The 
application will be processed according to the following procedural 
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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            Milestone                           Target date
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Deadline for filing                September 2022.
 interventions, protests,
 comments, recommendations, terms
 and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply          November 2022.
 comments.
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    q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: July 21, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16114 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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