[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 38885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13916]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15032-000]
ECOsponsible, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On May 6, 2020, ECOsponsible, LLC, filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the existing
Springville Dam located on Cattaraugus Creek in the town of Concord in
Erie County, New York. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the
owners' express permission.
The proposed Springville Dam Hydro Project would redevelop an
abandoned project and would consist of the following: (1) An existing
338-foot-long and 40-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 182-foot-
long spillway; (2) an existing impoundment; (3) an existing powerhouse
to be rebuilt and to include two new identical turbine-generator units
with an installed capacity of 500 kilowatts each; (4) a new 4.8- to
13.2-kilovolt, 500-foot-long transmission line extending from the
powerhouse to a grid interconnection point; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 6.5
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Dennis Ryan, ECOsponsible, LLC, P.O. Box 114,
West Falls, NY 14170; phone: (716) 222-2188.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications 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).
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-15032) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 23, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-13916 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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