[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57146-57147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15301]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6066-042]


McCallum Enterprises I, Limited Partnership, Shelton Canal 
Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission 
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 6066-042.
    c. Date filed: April 15, 2024.
    d. Applicants: McCallum Enterprises I, Limited Partnership 
(McCallum) and Shelton Canal Company (Shelton).
    e. Name of Project: Derby Dam Hydroelectric Project (Derby Project 
or project).
    f. Location: On the Housatonic River in Fairfield and New Haven 
Counties, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joseph W. Szarmach Jr., McCallum 
Enterprises I, Limited Partnership, 2874 Main Street, Stratford, CT 
06614; telephone at (203) 368-1745; email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Brandi Welch-Acosta, Project Coordinator, New 
England Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 
502-8964; email at [email protected].
    j. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing Derby Project consists of: (1) 
a 23.7-foot-high, 675-foot-long dam made of concrete capped cut stone 
with flashboards of varying heights, ranging from 1.8-foot-high to 2.2-
foot-high, and a crest elevation of 25.2 feet National Geodetic 
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NGVD 88); (2) a 400-foot-long earth dike with a 
maximum height of 10 feet, located at

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the east abutment and oriented in a northwest-southwest direction; (3) 
a reservoir (Lake Housatonic) with a normal maximum water surface 
elevation of 25.2 feet NGVD 88 and a usable storage capacity of 500 
acre-feet; (4) a gatehouse (Derby gatehouse); (5) a gatehouse (Shelton 
gatehouse) and 130-foot-long, 94-foot-wide headrace channel extending 
downstream from the dam; (6) a navigation lock located at the west 
abutment, which constitutes the first 70 feet of the Shelton canal; (7) 
a powerhouse (Shelton powerhouse) at the west abutment, in the existing 
Shelton canal and lock structure, and located approximately 130 feet 
downstream of the Shelton gatehouse, containing two horizontal A-C tube 
Kaplan turbines with two direct drive generators with a total rated 
capacity of 7.8 megawatts (MW) and a rated flow of 4,600 cubic feet per 
second; (8) a 775-foot-long, 13.8 kilovolt underwater transmission line 
tying into the existing United Illuminating Company system; and (9) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The current license requires the implementation of an August 5, 
1987 recreation plan that includes: (1) fishing access with an 
information kiosk downstream of the dam on the east shoreline; (2) 
fishing access with an information kiosk at the project's tailrace 
(west shoreline); (3) canoe portage and associated warning signs at the 
project's tailrace; (4) an information kiosk at the entrance to the 
project; and (5) picnic tables and benches with scenic views of the 
river.
    The current license requires the project to operate in a run-of-
river mode such that outflow from the project approximates inflow to 
the impoundment. The project bypasses approximately 350 feet of the 
Housatonic River. The average annual generation of the project was 
approximately 25,147 megawatt-hours from 2006 through 2016.
    McCallum and Shelton propose to continue operating the project in a 
run-of-river mode. McCallum and Shelton also propose to: (1) develop an 
operation monitoring plan; (2) develop an impoundment refill plan; (3) 
install and operate an upstream fish passage facility with an automated 
fish lift; (4) install a new 0.4-MW minimum flow turbine within the 
upstream fish passage facility; (5) develop a fishway operation and 
maintenance plan; (6) install and operate one or more upstream eel 
passage facilities; (7) install and operate a downstream fish passage 
facility; (8) install a seasonal 0.75-inch partial depth trashrack 
overlay; and (9) implement downstream eel passage measures.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well 
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) 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 (P-
6066). For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected], 
(866) 208-3676, or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    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].
    n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                  Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter and Request for        August 2024.
 Additional Information.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments........  November 2024.
Request Additional Information (if necessary)  December 2024.
Issue Acceptance Letter......................  December 2024.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)......  January 2025.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental        January 2025.
 Analysis.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: July 5, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-15301 Filed 7-11-24; 8:45 am]
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