[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23515-23516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08911]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6731-015]
Coneross Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, 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: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 6731-015.
c. Date filed: February 28, 2019.
d. Applicant: Coneross Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Coneross Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The Coneross Hydroelectric Project is located on
Coneross Creek, in Oconee County, South Carolina. The project does not
occupy Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel
Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300,
Andover, MA 01810; (978) 935-6039; Kevin.Webb@enel.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards, (202) 502-6181, or
jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest, comments,
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from
the issuance 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 and protests, comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The existing Coneross Project consists of: (1) An existing 288-
foot-long, 25-foot-high concrete dam with a 123-foot-long, 20-foot-wide
concrete spillway with 1.5-foot-high flashboards; (2) an existing nine-
acre reservoir having a gross storage capacity of 13.5 acre-feet at
elevation 746.5 feet mean sea level; (3) a 780-foot-long, 8-foot-
diameter concrete penstock with an 8-foot-wide and 8-foot-high intake
gate and a 25-foot-long, 19-foot-deep trash rack structure with 2.0-
inch clear bar spacing; (4) a powerhouse containing three generating
units (two Kaplan hydro turbines and one Francis hydro turbine) for a
total installed capacity of 889 kilowatts; (5) a 95-foot-long tailrace;
(6) a 1,300-foot-long bypassed reach between the dam and the tailrace;
(7); an existing 93-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission line; and
(8) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation was 2,215,800
kilowatt-hours for the period 2008 to 2017.
The Coneross Project is operated in a modified run-of-river mode
using automatic pond level control of the turbine-generator units to:
(1) Minimize fluctuations of the impoundment surface elevation; and (2)
maintain the impoundment elevation within 6 inches of the spillway
flashboard crest from March 1 through June 30, and within 18 inches of
the flashboard crest from July 1 through the end of February. The
project bypasses approximately 1,300 feet of Coneross Creek. A 36-cubic
feet per second (cfs) minimum flow is continuously released into
Coneross Creek downstream of the project tailrace. In addition, a
continuous minimum flow release of 35 cfs, or inflow, whichever is
less, is released into the Coneross bypassed reach from February 1 to
May 31, and 25 cfs, or inflow, whichever is less, is released to the
bypassed reach from June 1 to January 31. The bypassed reach minimum
flow is provided through a sluice gate in the west non-overflow section
of the dam.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number (P-6731) to access the
document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3673 or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at http://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.
n. 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. 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. A copy of any
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this application must be
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accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. A license 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.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Commission issued EA--November 2020
Comments on EA--December 2020
Dated: April 21, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08911 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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