[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53618-53619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14128]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11426-000]


T.A. Keck III and H.S. Keck.; Notice of Termination of License 
(Minor Project) by Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Protests, 
and Motions to Intervene

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been 
initiated by the Commission:

    a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of License by Implied Surrender 
(Minor Project).
    b. Project No.: 11426-000.
    c. Date Initiated: June 21, 2024.
    d. Licensee: T.A. Keck II and H.S. Keck.
    e. Name of Project and Location of Project: The Blackstone Mill 
Hydroelectric Project is located on East Mahantango Creek, a tributary 
of the Susquehanna River, near the town of Pillow, in Dauphin County, 
Pennsylvania. The project does not include federal lands.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Standard Article 16.
    g. Licensee Contact Information: Mr. Theodore Keck III, Blackstone 
Mill, P.O. Box 98, Pillow, PA 17080, email: [email protected].
    h. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, 
[email protected].
    i. Resource Agency Comments: Federal, state, local and Tribal 
agencies are invited to file comments on the proceeding. If any agency 
does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, 
it would be presumed to have no comments.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests: 
July 22, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, and 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact 
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit 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. The first 
page of any filing should include docket number P-11426-000. Comments 
emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission 
record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Project Facilities: (1) an existing 102-foot-long 
dam about 2.5 feet high; (2) an existing reservoir with a surface area 
of about 3 acres and a total volume approximately 7-acre-feet at the 
normal surface elevation of approximately 470 feet mean sea level; (3) 
an existing headrace or power canal approximately 3,200 feet long by 20 
feet wide by 5 feet deep; (4) an existing stone-masonry powerhouse 
containing two generating units rated at 50 kilowatts (50 kW) and 15 kW 
for a total installed capacity of 65 kW; (5) an overhead 240-volt 
transmission line about 60 feet long; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    l. Description of Proceeding: Standard Article 16 of the license 
states in part: If the licensee shall abandon or discontinue good faith 
operation of the project, or refuse to comply with the terms of the 
license and the lawful orders of the Commission mailed to the record of 
address of the licensee or its agent, the Commission will deem it to be 
intent of the licensee to surrender the license.
    The current license expired on October 31, 2023, and since the 
licensee did not file a notice of intent to file an application for a 
subsequent license on November 6, 2018, the Commission issued a notice 
soliciting, from any interested party, a notice of intent to file a 
license application and pre-application document for the project. The 
project received no response to the notice. By letters dated May 14, 
2019, August 2, 2019, September 14, 2023, and December 14, 2023, 
Commission staff requested the licensee to file their plan and schedule 
for a license surrender. The licensee did not file the requested 
information. On April 17, 2024, Commission staff sent a letter 
notifying the licensee that the Commission will open a proceeding to 
terminate their license by implied surrender.
    m. This filing may be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the notice. 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, 
call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
and .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, 
the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the application.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``PROTEST,'' or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests m(June 21, 2024ust set 
forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be 
prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 
CFR 385.2010.
    q. 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

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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: June 21, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14128 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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