[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 54612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17236]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4472-031]


Union Falls Hydro Power, L.P.; Notice of Settlement Agreement and 
Soliciting Comments

    Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: 4472-031.
    c. Date Filed: August 3, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Union Falls Hydro Power, L.P. (Union Falls).
    e. Name of Project: Saranac Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saranac River, 
in the town of Franklin in Franklin County and the town of Black Brook 
in Clinton County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Sherri Loon, Coordinator--Operations USA, 
Kruger Energy, 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; phone: (207) 
203-3026; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Joshua Dub, 202-502-8138, or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: September 6, 2023. Reply comments 
due: September 21, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-4472-031.
    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. Union Falls filed a Settlement Agreement for the project's 
relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; 
and Trout Unlimited. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to 
resolve, among the signatories, relicensing issues related to project 
operation, water quantity, fish and aquatic resources, terrestrial 
resources, and recreation. The Settlement Agreement includes proposed 
protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures to address: (1) 
impoundment surface elevations; (2) bypassed reach and minimum base 
flows; (3) operation compliance and monitoring; (4) fish exclusion; (5) 
recreation; (6) freshwater mussel protection; (7) bald eagle 
protection; and (8) invasive species management. Union Falls requests 
that any new license issued by the commission for the project contain 
conditions consistent with the provisions of the Settlement Agreement 
and within the scope of its regulatory authority.
    l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review 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 (i.e., P-4472). At this 
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related 
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.
    m. 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].

    Dated: August 7, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-17236 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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