[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75316-75317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26081]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2696-052]
Town of Stuyvesant, New York and Albany Engineering Corporation;
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Motions to Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
b. Project No.: 2696-052.
c. Date Filed: October 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Town of Stuyvesant, New York and Albany Engineering
Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on Kinderhook Creek in Columbia
County, New York.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Wendy Jo Carey, P.E., Albany Engineering
Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; telephone (518)
456-7712 ext 401 and email wendy@albanyengineering.com.
i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, (202) 502-8184,
linda.stewart@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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). 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 P-2696-052. Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the Commission record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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, it
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The Town of Stuyvesant, New York and
Albany Engineering Corporation (licensees) propose to remove from the
project license the unconstructed 120-kilowatt minimum flow turbine-
generator unit and associated transmission line as authorized in the
April 5, 2013 Order Issuing New License. Article 403 of the license
requires the licensees to provide a continuous minimum flow of 65 cubic
feet per second (cfs) into the bypassed reach, composed of 15 cfs over
the project dam in the form of spill and 50 cfs through the minimum
flow turbine to be installed at the project intake. Until the
authorized minimum flow turbine is installed, the licensees must
release all required minimum flows over the project dam. Because of
ongoing property rights issues at the project, the licensees have not
been able to construct the authorized minimum flow turbine. Therefore,
instead of installing the minimum flow turbine, the licensees propose
to continue to release the required 65-cfs minimum flow over the
project dam as they currently do.
l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://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. 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) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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
deadline date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO
INTERVENE as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting, or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be 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
385.2010.
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Dated: November 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-26081 Filed 11-24-20; 8:45 am]
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