[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8294-8295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01768]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2614-042]
City of Hamilton, Ohio and American Municipal Power, Inc.; 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.: 2614-042.
c. Date Filed: February 21, 2024.
d. Applicant: City of Hamilton, Ohio (City of Hamilton) and
American Municipal Power, Inc. (American Power).
e. Name of Project: Greenup Hydroelectric Project (Greenup
Project).
f. Location: The Greenup Project is located at the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' (Corps) Greenup Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the
Town of Franklin Furnace in Scioto County, Ohio and Greenup County,
Kentucky. The project occupies 12.74 acres of federal land administered
by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jeff Martin, City of Hamilton, Ohio, 9505
West Mary Ingles Highway (KY Route 8), Foster, KY 41043; (606) 747-
6103; oh.gov">greenuplicensing@hamilton-oh.gov and John McGreevy, American
Municipal Power, Inc., 1111 Schrock Road, Columbus, OH 43229; (614)
540-1111; oh.gov">greenuplicensing@hamilton-oh.gov.
i. FERC Contact: Twyla Cheatwood, Project Coordinator, Midwest
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8066;
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 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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
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Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify
the project name and docket number on the first page: Greenup
Hydroelectric Project (P-2614-042).
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 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. Project Description: The Greenup Project uses the Corps'
existing Greenup Locks and Dam and consist of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 125-foot-long, 145-foot-wide reinforced concrete
intake channel with sloped bottom and vertical left and right bank
concrete walls; (2) three 39-foot-wide intakes equipped with trashracks
having a clear bar spacing of 5.9 inches; (3) a 145-foot-wide and 190-
foot-long powerhouse consisting of a steel-plate enclosure with
concrete filled bulkhead walls located on the east (right) end of the
dam, with a combined capacity of 70.27 megawatts; (4) a 125-foot-long
and 145-foot-wide reinforced concrete tailrace channel with sloped
bottom and vertical left and right bank concrete walls; (5) a 10-foot-
wide gravity dam between the left wall of the intake channel and gated
spillway which acts as an uncontrolled spillway during open river
(flood) conditions; and (6) a steel sheet pile wall that stabilizes the
right (east) bank.
The Greenup Project currently operates in a run-of-release mode
with releases made in accordance with the Operating Agreement between
the licensees and the Corps. The project has an estimated average
annual energy production of 263,596 megawatt-hours. City of Hamilton
and American Power do not propose any new construction and propose to
continue operating the project in a run-of-release mode.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at https://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 Online
Support.
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.
n. 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].
o. 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 email
address of the person 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.
Dated: January 21, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-01768 Filed 1-27-25; 8:45 am]
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