[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8668-8669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02605]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2411-030]


Eagle Creek Schoolfield Hydro, LLC, City of Danville; 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.: 2411-030.
    c. Date filed: July 29, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Eagle Creek Schoolfield, LLC and City of Danville.
    e. Name of Project: Schoolfield Hydroelectric Project (Schoolfield 
Project or project).
    f. Location: On the Dan River at approximately river mile 60.1 in 
the county of Pittsylvania, near the City of Danville, Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jody Smet, Vice President, Engineering and 
Regulatory Affairs, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin 
Ave., Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; phone at (804) 382-1764 or 
email at [email protected]; Joyce Foster, Director, Licensing 
and Compliance, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 7315 Wisconsin 
Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; phone at (804) 338-5110 
or email at [email protected]; and Mr. W. Clarke Whitfield, 
Junior, City Attorney, City of Danville, 427 Patton Street, Room 421, 
Danville, Virginia 24541; phone at (434) 799-5122 or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski at 202-502-8259; 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 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.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 send a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal 
Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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: Schoolfield Hydroelectric Project (P-2411-030).
    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 Schoolfield Project includes: (1) a 910-foot-long, 25-foot-
high curved ogee-type concrete spillway dam with a crest elevation of 
434.7 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and topped 
with 3-foot-high wooden flashboards; (2) a reservoir having a surface 
area of 287 acres and a gross storage capacity of approximately 1,952 
acre-feet at the project's normal maximum water surface elevation of 
437.7 feet NGVD29; (3) a 224-foot-long by 35-foot-wide brick and 
concrete powerhouse that contains three identical 1.5-megawatt (MW) 
generating units (each generating unit is connected to two identical 
propeller-type turbine units with rated capacity of 1,006 horsepower 
each) for a total installed capacity of 4.5 MW; (4) a 72-foot-long 
headwall between the dam and the powerhouse with six low-level sluice 
gates and a non-operating fish ladder; (5) a tailrace that is 
approximately 160 feet long and 220 feet wide and separated from main 
river flows by a concrete wall; (6) a substation; (7) six 300-foot-long 
generator leads and a step-up transformer; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The Schoolfield Project is operated in run-of-river mode, which may 
be suspended during reservoir drawdown and refilling for inspection of 
the City of Danville, Virginia's water supply intakes, which occurs on 
an as needed basis. During normal operation, an instantaneous minimum 
flow of 300 cubic feet per second is released downstream. The minimum 
flow is typically provided as part of generation flows. Average annual 
generation at the project was 15,220 megawatt-hours from 2017-2020.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review 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, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    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.
    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

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protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 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: April 2024.
    Scoping Document 1 comments due: May 2024.
    Request Additional Information (if necessary): June 2024.
    Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary): June 2024.
    Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis: June 2024.

    Dated: February 2, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02605 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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