[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 63059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22599]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2544-051]


Hydro Technology System, Inc.; Notice of Soliciting Scoping 
Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2544-051.
    c. Date filed: December 27, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Hydro Technology System, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Meyers Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Colville River, Stevens County, Washington. The 
project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ben Hendrickson, Hydro Technology System, 
Inc., PO Box 245, Kettle Falls, WA 99141; (509) 993-7629 or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: November 11, 2022.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
scoping 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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and 
docket number on the first page: Meyers Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-
2544-051).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) a 
10-acre reservoir; (2) a 24.5-foot-high, 306-foot-long, concrete and 
earth-fill embankment dam;(3) a 100-foot-long concrete spillway section 
containing five 20 feet 3.5 inch wide, 6 feet high bulkheads; (3) a 46-
foot-wide, 20-foot-deep, 360-foot-long intake channel with a 19-foot-
wide and 11-foot-deep trashrack at the entrance point; (4) a 4-foot- 
diameter, 323-foot-long steel penstock conveying flow from intake to 
powerhouse; (5) a 31.5-foot-wide, 55.5-foot-long, 15.5-foot-high steel 
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (7) a 4,600-foot-long, 13.8-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The Meyers 
Falls Project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an average annual 
generation of 7,883 megawatt-hours per year.
    Hydro Technology Systems Inc proposes to continue to operate the 
project in a run-of-river mode.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents via the internet through 
the Commission's Home Page (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 at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or 
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    n. 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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process: Commission staff will prepare either an 
environmental assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) that describes and evaluates the probable effects of the 
licensee's proposed action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will 
consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and 
reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The Commission's 
scoping process will help determine the required level of analysis and 
satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping 
requirements, irrespective of whether the Commission prepares an EA or 
an EIS.
    At this time, we do not anticipate holding on-site scoping 
meetings. Instead, we are soliciting written comments and suggestions 
on the preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in 
the NEPA document, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued 
October 12, 2022.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in 
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's 
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may 
be viewed on the web 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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: October 12, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22599 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]
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