[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78860-78861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2411-030]


Eagle Creek Schoolfield, LLC, City of Danville; Notice of 
Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 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.: 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: The project is located 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 
Avenue, Suite 1100W, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; phone at (804) 382-1764 
or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03696c677a2d706e6677436662646f66607166666871662d606c6e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8c2c7ccd186dbc5cddce8cdc9cfc4cdcbdacdcdc3dacd86cbc7c5">[email protected]</span></a>; 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c58faabca6a0eb83aab6b1a0b785a0a4a2a9a0a6b7a0a0aeb7a0eba6aaa8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="014b6e7862642f476e72756473416460666d64627364646a73642f626e6c">[email protected]</span></a>; 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5b2adacb1a3a6a685a1a4abb3aca9a9a0b3a4eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52253a3b263431311236333c243b3e3e3724337c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski at (202) 502-8259; or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e3808f828a9186cd918c99878a8f90888aa385869180cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3c0cfc2cad1c68dd1ccd9c7cacfd0c8cae3c5c6d1c08dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and 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 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#63252631202c0d0f0a0d06301613130c111723050611004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22646770616d4c4e4b4c47715752524d505662444750410c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy via 
U.S. Postal Service 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 and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener 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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The project facilities consist of: (1) a 910-foot-long, 26.5-
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) an impoundment 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 a 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) generator leads 
and a step-up transformer; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    The Schoolfield Project is operated in run-of-river mode, whereby 
outflow from the project approximates inflow, which may be suspended 
during reservoir drawdown and refilling for inspection of the City of 
Danville's water supply intakes, which occurs on an as needed basis. 
During normal operation, a continuous minimum flow of 300 cubic feet 
per second, or inflow if less, is released downstream. The average 
annual generation at the project was 15,220 MW-hours from 2017 through 
2020.
    m. This filing may be viewed on the Commission's website at 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 Online Support.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicants and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; 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 applicants. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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

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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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6f9e6e6f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6f9e6e6f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days from the issuance 
date of this notice: (1) 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 a 
waiver of water quality certification.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

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                   Milestones                           Target date
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Deadline for filing comments, recommendations,    November 18, 2024.
 terms and conditions, and prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments..............  January 2, 2025.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: September 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21994 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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