[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16593]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15278-000]


Rye Sutton Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On June 6, 2022, Rye Sutton Hydroelectric, LLC, filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of 
hydropower at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Sutton 
Dam located on the Elk River in Braxton County, West Virginia. The sole 
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A 
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any 
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters 
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed Sutton Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following: (1) a new 40-foot-wide, 60-foot-long powerhouse to be 
located downstream of the Corps dam along the southern bank; (2) a new 
multiple-port intake structure against the upstream face of the dam; 
(3) a new 12-foot-diameter, approximately 300-foot-long steel penstock; 
(4) two turbine-generator units with a total generating capacity of 6 
megawatts; (5) a new 100-foot-wide by 300-foot-long tailrace; (6) a new 
substation with a step-up transformer; (7) a new 550-foot-long, 12-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 24,000 
megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Michael Rooney, Rye Development, LLC, 100 S. 
Olive Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401; phone: (412) 400-4186; Erik 
Steimle, Rye Development, LLC, 100 S. Olive Street, West Palm Beach, FL 
33401; phone: (503) 998-0230.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15278) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16593 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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