[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 31260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10356]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15298-000]


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 #1) would consist of 
the following: (1) a new 330-foot-long concrete gravity dam at the site 
of an existing breached dam; (2) an impoundment with an approximate 
surface area of 220 acres and a storage capacity of 1,100 acre-feet at 
a normal pool elevation of 609.05 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 
of 1929; (4) a new 85-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 5 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 2.23-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (9) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an 
average annual generation of 24,500 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-15298) 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. 2023-10356 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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