[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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