[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39416-39417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12943]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2459-279]


Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2459-279.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC (Lake Lynn Generation).
    e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Cheat River, near the city of Morgantown, in 
Monongalia County, West Virginia, and near the borough of Point Marion, 
in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jody Smet, Lake Lynn Generation, LLC, 7315 
Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (240) 482-
2700; or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (P-
2459-279).
    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 has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Lake Lynn Project consists of: (1) a 13 mile-long, 1,729-
acre impoundment (Cheat Lake; originally named Lake Lynn) with a 
maximum storage capacity of 72,300 acre-feet at a normal water surface 
elevation of 870 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 
29) and a normal minimum storage capacity of 51,100 acre-feet at 857 
feet NGVD 29; (2) a 1,000-foot-long, 125-foot-high, concrete gravity 
dam with a 624-foot-long spillway section controlled by 26, 21-foot-
wide by 17-foot-high, Tainter gates; (3) a concrete intake structure 
equipped with a log boom and eight trash racks with 4-inch clear bar 
spacing; (4) eight 12-foot-wide by 18-foot-deep gated reinforced 
concrete penstocks; (5) a 160-foot-long by 94.5-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing four Francis generating units with a combined capacity of 
51.2 megawatts; and (6) two 800-foot-long transmission lines that run 
from the powerhouse to a substation within the project boundary.
    The Lake Lynn Project is currently operated as a peaking facility 
with storage. Peaking hours and operations are dictated by market 
value. Seasonal peaking during winter typically occurs in the morning 
for 5 hours and in the afternoon for 5 hours to meet demand. During the 
summer, peaking occurs between 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. in the evening. The 
maximum drawdown rate to meet peak demand is one-half a foot/hour. 
Typical drawdown is 0.2-0.4 feet/day, which can vary depending on 
environmental and economic considerations. The current license requires 
Lake Lynn Generation to maintain Cheat Lake between 868 feet and 870 
feet NGVD 29 from May 1 through October 31, 857 feet and 870 feet NGVD 
29 from November 1 through March 31, and 863 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 
from April 1 through April 30 each year. The current license also 
requires Lake Lynn Generation to release a downstream minimum flow of 
212 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), or inflow, from the dam when not 
generating, with an absolute minimum flow of 100 cfs regardless of 
inflow, when not generating. The project generates about 144,741 
megawatt-hours annually.
    Lake Lynn Generation proposes to continue operating the project as 
a peaking facility with storage, and does not propose any new 
development at the project.
    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 of this document 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. At this 
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected], or call (886) 208-3676 (toll free) or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595, or [email protected].
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.

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Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--August 2023
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--October 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2--November 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--November 2023

    Dated: June 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12943 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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