[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47274-47275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19429]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. DI19-2-000]
Dyberry Creek Farm, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
b. Docket No: DI19-2-000.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 2019.
d. Applicant: Dyberry Creek Farm.
e. Name of Project: Dyberry Creek Farm Micro Hydro Project.
f. Location: The proposed Dyberry Creek Farm Micro Hydro Project
would be located on an unnamed tributary of the West Branch of Dyberry
Creek, near the borough of Honesdale, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 817(b) (2012).
h. Applicant Contact: Brian Paul Phillips, Dyberry Creek Farm, 86
Kilroe Road, Honesdale, PA, 18431; telephone: (646) 283-0570; email:
[email protected]; Agent Contact: James F. Sanders, 417 Upper
Woods Road, Honesdale, PA 18431, telephone: (570) 253-4032; email:
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Andrea Claros, (202) 502-8171, or email: [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene
is: 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, any comments, protests, and motions to intervene 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
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number DI19-2-000.
k. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would
consist of: (1) An intake on an unnamed tributary of the West Branch of
Dyberry Creek with a design head of 140 feet and a hydraulic capacity
of 0.701 cubic feet per second; (2) a 700-foot-long penstock; (3) a 4-
foot by 4-foot powerhouse containing a 3-kilowatt generating unit; (4)
a 4-inch by 10-foot-long diameter outflow pipe returning water to the
creek; (5) a breaker panel at the Dyberry Farm with a grid-tie into PPL
Electric Utilities transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
No dams or divisions would be built.
When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to
investigate and determine if the project would affect the interests of
interstate or foreign commerce. The Commission also determines whether
or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2)
would occupy public lands or reservations of the United States; (3)
would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or
(4) would be located on a non-navigable stream over which Congress has
Commerce Clause jurisdiction and would be constructed or enlarged after
1935.
l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document. 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, call (866) 208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above and in the Commission's Public Reference Room located at 888
First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202)
502-8371.
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
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTESTS, and MOTIONS
TO INTERVENE, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular
application to which the filing refers. A copy of any Motion to
Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Dated: September 3, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19429 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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