Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 22 / Thursday, February 4, 2021 / Notices 8197 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10482–122] 

Eagle Creek Hydro Power, LLC; Eagle 

Creek Water Resources, LLC; Eagle 

Creek Land Resources, LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

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.: 10482–122. 

c. Date Filed: March 31, 2020. 

d. Applicants: Eagle Creek Hydro 

Power, LLC, Eagle Creek Water 

Resources, LLC, and Eagle Creek Land 

Resources, LLC (collectively referred to 

as Eagle Creek). 

e. Name of Project: Swinging Bridge 

Hydroelectric Project (Swinging Bridge 

Project). 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the Mongaup River and Black 

Lake Creek in Sullivan County, New 

York. The project does not occupy 

federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Jody J. Smet, 

Vice President Regulatory Affairs, 116 N 

State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 

54960; Telephone (804) 739–0654. 

i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, 

(312) 596–4447 or nicholas.ettema@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 

date of this notice; reply comments are 

due 105 days from the issuance date of 

this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file 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 FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (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– 

10482–122. 

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 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

The Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on July 

15, 2020, revising the regulations under 

40 CFR parts 1500–1518 that federal 

agencies use to implement NEPA (see 

Update to the Regulations Implementing 

the Procedural Provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act, 85 

FR 43304). The Final Rule became 

effective on and applies to any NEPA 

process begun after September 14, 2020. 

An agency may also apply the 

regulations to ongoing activities and 

environmental documents begun before 

September 14, 2020, which includes the 

proposed Swinging Bridge Project. 

Commission staff intends to conduct its 

NEPA review in accordance with CEQ’s 

new regulations. 

l. The Swinging Bridge Project 

includes the Toronto Development, the 

Cliff Lake Development, and the 

Swinging Bridge Development. Water 

stored in Toronto Reservoir is released 

into Cliff Lake Reservoir, which is 

connected to Swinging Bridge Reservoir 

via a tunnel. 

The Toronto Development consists of: 

(1) A reservoir with a gross storage 

capacity of 27,064 acre-feet and a 

surface area of 843 acres; (2) a 1,620- 

foot-long by 103-foot-high earth-fill dam 

with a 25-foot-wide crest at elevation 

1,230 feet National Geodetic Vertical 

Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); (3) a 700-footlong by 50-foot-wide concrete and rock 

side-channel spillway equipped with 5- 

foot-high by 50-foot-wide pin-type 

flashboards; (4) a 17.5-foot-wide by 

11.5-foot-long gated concrete tower; (5) 

an upper 4-foot-wide by 5-foot-high gate 

and a lower 3-foot-wide by 5-foot-high 

gate; and (6) a 565-foot-long by 8-footwide by 8-foot-high horseshoe-shaped 

concrete conduit. 

The Cliff Lake Development consists 

of: (1) A reservoir with a gross storage 

capacity of 3,200 acre-feet and a surface 

area of 183 acres; (2) a 95-foot-long by 

20-foot-wide by 36-foot-high east 

earthen embankment; (3) a 150-foot-long 

by 44-foot-wide by 36-foot-high concrete 

non-overflow section; (4) a 100-foot-long 

by 5-foot-wide by 26-foot-high concrete 

overflow spillway section with 13-inchhigh flashboards; (5) a 270-foot-long by 

20-foot-wide by 50-foot-high west 

earthen embankment; (6) a 5.3-footwide, 

6.7-foot-high, 2,100-foot-long horseshoeshaped tunnel; (7) a 4-foot by 4-foot 

sluice gate; and (8) a 5-foot-wide by 5- 

foot-high lift gate. 

The Swinging Bridge Development 

consists of: (1) A reservoir with a gross 

storage capacity of 35,925 acre-feet and 

a surface area of 980 acres; (2) a 965- 

foot-long by 135-foot-high earth-fill dam 

with a 25-foot-wide crest at elevation 

1,080 feet NGVD29; (3) a 750-foot-long 

by 250-foot-wide concrete side channel 

spillway; (4) a 5-foot-high by 122.5-footwide gate section and five motor driven 

22.5-foot-wide by 5-foot-high verticallift timber gates; (5) a 692-foot-long, 10- 

foot-diameter steel lined concrete 

penstock that supplied water to the Unit 

1 powerhouse (which has been retired 

in place); (6) a 22-foot-wide, 32-foothigh reinforced concrete intake covered 

by an inclined, 22-foot-wide, 32.3-foothigh trashrack with bar clear spacing of 

2.6 inches; (7) 784-foot-long, 9.75-footdiameter concrete-lined tunnel 

connected to a 188-foot-long, 10-footdiameter all-steel penstock that supplies 

water to the Unit 2 powerhouse; (8) a 

30-foot-diameter steel surge tank; (9) a 

10-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter penstock 

branching off the Unit 2 penstock that 

supplies water to the Unit 3 

powerhouse; (10) a 48-foot-wide by 33- 

foot-long by 35-foot, 8-inch-high brick 

and steel Unit 2 powerhouse containing 

one 6.75 megawatt (MW) generating 

unit; (11) a 30-foot-long by 30-foot-wide 

by 20-foot-high concrete and steel Unit 

3 powerhouse containing one 1.1 MW 

generating unit; (12) one 25-foot-wide 

by 75-foot-long tailrace and one 6-footwide by 20-foot-long tailrace; and (13) a 

150-foot-long, 2.3-kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line that connects the Unit 

2 powerhouse to an adjacent substation 

and a 250-foot-long, 4-kV transmission 

line that connects the Unit 3 

powerhouse to the same substation. The 

project generates an average of 11,639 

megawatt-hours annually (Unit 2 only). 


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Eagle Creek proposes to continue to 

operate the project in a peaking 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. 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. 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. 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 particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ 

‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY 

FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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, recommendations, terms 

and conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

o. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule may be made as 

appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions ............ March 2021. 

Deadline for Filing Reply Comments .................................................................................................................................................. May 2021. 

p. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

q. A license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of the notice of acceptance and 

ready for environmental analysis 

provided for in § 5.22: (1) a copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. Please note that the 

certification request must be sent to the 

certifying authority and to the 

Commission concurrently. 

Dated: January 29, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02330 Filed 2–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2804–037] 

Goose River Hydro Inc.; 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. Application Type: Termination of 

License by Implied Surrender. 

b. Project No: 2804–037. 

c. Date Initiated: January 29, 2021. 

d. Licensee: Goose River Hydro Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Goose River 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The Goose River 

Hydroelectric Project is located on the 

Goose River near Belfast and Swanville, 

Waldo County, Maine. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Standard Article 

16. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kyle J. 

Skinner, Vice President, Goose River 

Hydro Inc., P.O. Box 334, Belfast, ME 

04915. 

i. FERC Contact: Diana Shannon, 

(202) 502–6136, diana.shannon@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene and protests: 

March 1, 2021. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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 

numbers P–2804–037. Comments 

emailed to Commission staff are not 

considered part of the Commission 

record. 

k. Description of Project Facilities: 

The project includes five developments, 

along approximately 8 miles of the 

Goose River: Swan Lake, Mason’s, Kelly, 

Mill, and Central Maine Power (CMP). 


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