[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13357-13358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05653]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent to Prepare Environmental Assessments and Revised
Procedural Schedule
FFP Missouri 16, LLC......... Project No. 13753-002
FFP Missouri 15, LLC......... Project No. 13762-002
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Solia 8 Hydroelectric, LLC... Project No. 13771-002
FFP Missouri 13, LLC......... Project No. 13763-002
Solia 5 Hydroelectric, LLC... Project No. 13766-002
Solia 4 Hydroelectric, LLC... Project No. 13767-002
FFP Missouri 12, LLC......... Project No. 13755-002
FFP Missouri 5, LLC.......... Project No. 13757-002
FFP Missouri 6, LLC.......... Project No. 13761-002
Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC... Project No. 13768-002
On February 3, 2014, February 27, 2014, and March 14, 2014, FFP New
Hydro, LLC and its subsidiary companies filed a total of ten
applications for the construction and operation of hydropower projects
to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps') existing
dams on the Allegheny River (one project), Monongahela River (six
projects), and Ohio River (three projects), respectively. The names and
locations of the applicants' projects are as follows:
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Capacity (MW) County, State &
Applicant Project No. Projects * river basin
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FFP Missouri 16, LLC............ P-13753............. Opekiska Lock and 6.0 Monongalia, WV;
Dam. Monongahela.
FFP Missouri 15, LLC............ P-13762............. Morgantown Lock and 5.0 Monongalia, WV;
Dam. Monongahela.
Solia 8 Hydroelectric, LLC...... P-13771............. Point Marion Lock 5.0 Fayette, PA;
and Dam. Monongahela.
FFP Missouri 13, LLC............ P-13763............. Grays Landing Lock 12.0 Greene, PA;
and Dam. Monongahela.
Solia 5 Hydroelectric, LLC...... P-13766............. Maxwell Locks and 13.0 Washington, PA;
Dam. Monongahela.
Solia 4 Hydroelectric, LLC...... P-13767............. Monongahela Locks 12.0 Washington, PA;
and Dam 4. Monongahela.
FFP Missouri 12, LLC............ P-13755............. Allegheny Lock and 17.0 Allegheny, PA;
Dam 2. Allegheny.
FFP Missouri 5, LLC............. P-13757............. Emsworth Locks and 24.0 Allegheny, PA;
Dam. Ohio.
FFP Missouri 6, LLC............. P-13761............. Emsworth Back 12.0 Allegheny, PA;
Channel Dam. Ohio.
Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC...... P-13768............. Montgomery Locks 42.0 Beaver, PA; Ohio.
and Dam.
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* The combined generator capacity in megawatts.
On December 17, 2015, the Commission issued a Notice of Application
Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions (REA Notice) and a Scoping Document 2 for each
river basin, including the Ohio River projects (P-13757, P-13761, P-
13768), the Allegheny River Project (P-13755), and the Monongahela
River projects (P-13753, P-13762, P-13771, P-13763, P-13766, and P-
13767). Each Scoping Document 2 included a procedural schedule that
included preparation of one multi-project Draft and Final Environmental
Assessment (EA) for all ten projects.
Based on a review of the comments received in response to the REA
notice, Commission staff have determined that the analysis of the
proposed licensing action could be expedited for some of the projects
with the preparation of three separate EAs; one for the three Ohio
River projects, one for the Allegheny River Project, and one for the
six Monongahela River projects. Potential cumulative effects for all
projects will still be evaluated as described in Scoping Document 2. In
addition, whether Final EAs are issued or not will depend on the extent
and scope of the comments received on the EAs. Absent the issuance of
final EAs, comments on the EAs will be addressed in any license order
issued by the Commission.
The applications will be processed according to the following
revised procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Ohio River projects EA.............. May/June 2016.
Comments on Ohio River projects EA due.... June/July 2016.
Issue Allegheny River project EA.......... May/June 2016.
Comments on Allegheny River project EA due June/July 2016.
Issue Monongahela River projects EA....... September 2016.
Comments on Monongahela River projects EA October 2016.
due.
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Nicholas
Ettema at (202) 502-6565, or by email at [email protected].
Dated: March 8, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05653 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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