[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 59801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24167]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Project Nos. 405-106, 405-121]


[Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement

    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project Nos.: 405-106 and 405-121.
    c. Date Filed: October 29, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Exelon Generation Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Conowingo Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Susquehanna River, in Harford and Cecil 
Counties, Maryland and Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania. The 
project does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contacts: Colleen Hicks, Manager, Regulatory and 
Licensing, Hydro, Exelon Power, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 
19348, at (610) 765-6791 or [email protected]; and David W. 
DeBruin, Jenner & Block LLP, 1099 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20001, at (202) 639-6000 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contacts: Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512 or 
[email protected]; and Andy Bernick, (202) 502-8660 or 
[email protected].
    j. Exelon Generation Corporation, LLC (Exelon) filed a Joint Offer 
of Settlement and Explanatory Statement (Settlement Agreement) on 
behalf of itself and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). 
The Settlement Agreement provides for the resolution of all issues 
between the signatories associated with MDE's issuance of a water 
quality certification for the project pursuant to section 401 of the 
Clean Water Act (certification). The Settlement Agreement includes 
proposed protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures to address 
ecological, recreation, and water quality resources affected by the 
Conowingo Project. The Settlement Agreement also includes, conditioned 
on the Commission's approval of the Settlement Agreement and 
incorporation of proposed articles in a new license, a waiver of MDE's 
certification, and withdrawal of Exelon's February 28, 2019, petition 
for declaratory order regarding MDE's certification. Exelon requests 
the Commission approve the Settlement Agreement and incorporate the 
proposed license articles set forth in Attachment A of the Settlement 
Agreement, without modification or expansion, into a new, 50-year 
license for the Conowingo Project.
    k. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review on 
the Commission's website at 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.
    l. Deadline for filing comments: Comments on the Settlement 
Agreement are due on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Reply comments are due 
on Monday, December 2, 2019.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments 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 numbers P-405-106 and -121.
    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.

    Dated: October 30, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24167 Filed 11-5-19; 8:45 am]
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