[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 31263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10355]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15299-000]


LinkPast Solutions, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 25, 2023, LinkPast Solutions, Inc., 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 on the 
Black River in Jefferson County, New York. 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 Great Mills Hydro Project (Plant #2) would consist of 
the following: (1) a new 1,850-foot-long dam (a mix of concrete gravity 
dam, earthen dike, and wing walls) at the site of an existing breached 
dam; (2) an impoundment with an approximate surface area of 140 acres 
and a storage capacity of 850 acre-feet at a normal pool elevation of 
589.90 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (4) a new 90-
foot-long by 65-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse housing two or 
more axial flow vertical turbine-generator units with a total installed 
capacity of 8 megawatts; (5) additional new DIVE-turbine-generator 
(generator directly connected to the turbine shaft that can be 
completely submerged) units to utilize flows below the minimum or above 
the maximum hydraulic capacities of the main powerhouse; (6) a new 50-
foot-long by 50-foot-wide switchyard; (7) two new access roads, one on 
the north and the other on the south shores of the river; (8) a new 
0.69-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 40,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Brian McArthur, LinkPast Solutions, Inc., P.O. 
Box 5474, Clark, New Jersey 07066; phone: (848) 628-4414.
    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-15299) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 9, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10355 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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