[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19950-19951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06857]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2544-052]


Hydro Technology, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Ready For Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, And Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following license application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: P-2544-052.
    c. Date filed: December 27, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Hydro Technology, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Meyers Falls Hydroelectric Project (Project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Colville River 
near the city of Kettle Falls, Stevens County, Washington. The project 
does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Benjamin Hendrickson, President, Hydro 
Technology Systems, Inc., 897 Greenwood Loop Rd., PO Box 245, Kettle 
Falls, WA 99141; Telephone (509) 933-7629.
    i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh, (202) 502-8474, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 
without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/Quick.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, 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 P-2544-052.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
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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 has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Meyers Falls Project consists of: (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.
    m. A copy of the application can be viewed 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date 
of issuance of this notice either: (1) evidence of the date on which 
the certifying agency received the certification request; (2) a copy of 
the water quality certification; or (3) evidence of waiver of water 
quality certification. Please note that the certification request must 
comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b), including documentation that a pre-filing 
meeting request was submitted to the certifying authority at least 30 
days prior to submitting the certification request. Please also note 
that the certification request must be sent to the certifying authority 
and to the Commission concurrently
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and 
Conditions/Prescriptions: May 2023
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments: July 2023

    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: March 28, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-06857 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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