Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / Notices 87865 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4349–033] 

EONY Generation Limited; Notice 

Soliciting Scoping Comments 

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.: 4349–033. 

c. Date Filed: April 26, 2024. 

d. Applicant: EONY Generation 

Limited. 

e. Name of Project: Moose River 

Hydroelectric Project (project). 

f. Location: On the Moose River in 

Lewis County, New York. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Rodney Foster, 

Manager, Maintenance and Asset 

Management, EONY Generation 

Limited, 2711 Hunt Club Road, P.O. Box 

8700, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 3S4; 

telephone at (613) 225–0418, extension 

7056; email at rodfoster@

energyottawa.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, 

Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch, 

Division of Hydropower Licensing; 

telephone at (202) 502–6480; email at 

kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for Filing Scoping 

Comments: November 29, 2024. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file scoping 

comments 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 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: Debbie Anne A. Reese, 

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, 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: Moose River Hydroelectric Project 

(P–4349–033). 

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. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. Project Description: The Moose 

River Project includes a dam that 

consists of: (1) a southern section that 

includes a 39-foot-long intake structure 

with a 3-foot-long debris sluice gate and 

a 15-foot-long sluice gate equipped with 

a trashrack with 2-inch clear bar 

spacing; and a 10-foot-long stoplog gate; 

and (2) a northern section that includes 

a 240-foot-long spillway with a crest 

elevation of 1,024.6 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 

29) and a 58-foot-long, 0.5-foot-high 

notch. 

The dam creates an impoundment 

that has a surface area of 21 acres at 

1,024.6 feet NGVD 29. From the 

impoundment, water flows through the 

intake structure to an approximately 

5,000-foot-long tunnel with a surge 

chamber and a 93-foot-long steel 

penstock. The penstock conveys water 

to a powerhouse that contains a 12.6- 

megawatt Kaplan turbine-generator. 

Water is discharged from the turbine to 

an approximately 82.5-foot-long tailrace. 

From the impoundment, water also 

flows through the debris sluice gate and 

stoplog gate to a 170-foot-long excavated 

rock channel that discharges into the 

Moose River. The project creates an 

approximately 6,200-foot-long bypassed 

reach of the Moose River. 

Electricity generated at the project is 

transmitted to the electric grid via a 

13.8-kilovolt (kV) underground 

generator lead line and a switchyard 

approximately 400 feet east of the 

powerhouse that includes a 13.8/115-kV 

step-up transformer. 

The minimum and maximum 

hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse 

are 200 and 1,300 cfs, respectively. The 

average annual energy production of the 

project from 2016 through 2022, was 

51,350 megawatt-hours. 

Project recreation facilities include: 

(1) the Agers Falls Recreation Area on 

the south bank of the bypassed reach; 

(2) the Moose River Trail; (3) a boat 

portage trail around the north side of the 

dam; and (4) a hand-carry boat launch 

on the south shoreline of the 

impoundment. 

The current license requires EONY to 

operate the project in a run-of-river 

mode, such that project outflow 

approximates the inflow to the 

impoundment. EONY maintains the 

normal maximum surface elevation of 

the impoundment at the spillway crest 

elevation of 1,024.6 feet NGVD 29 

during non-winter months. During 

winter months, EONY maintains the 

surface elevation of the impoundment at 

1,024.1 feet NGVD 29, which 

corresponds to the crest elevation of the 

notch in the spillway, to manage ice. 

The current license also requires 

EONY to release a year-round minimum 

flow of 60 cfs or inflow, whichever is 

less, to the bypassed reach. EONY is 

required to provide annual whitewater 

flow releases downstream of the dam on 

ten scheduled days and ten 

unscheduled days, from 12:00 to 7:00 

p.m., or one-half hour prior to sunset, 

whichever is earlier. The current license 

requires the licensee to implement the 

cultural resource management plan for 

the protection of historic properties. 

In its application for a new major 

license, EONY proposes to decrease the 

amount of land and water enclosed by 

the project boundary from 184.3 to 

168.4 acres. EONY proposes to continue 

operating the project in a run-of-river 

mode and maintaining the same 

impoundment elevations as under the 

current license. EONY proposes to: (1) 

release a year-round minimum flow of 

80 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, to 

the bypassed reach; (2) implement an 

Impoundment Drawdown and 

Cofferdam Plan, an Invasive Species 

Management Plan, and a Bat and Eagle 

Protection Plan, all filed in Appendix C 

of the license application; (3) continue 

to maintain the project recreation 

facilities, and the interpretive display 

and trail through the historic Agers Mill 

Complex; (4) install directional signage 

at a non-project hand-carry boat take-out 

site along the Moose River Trail; (5) 

continue to provide up to 20 whitewater 

flow releases per year; (6) continue 

generator ramping during whitewater 

release days as outlined in the current 

license; (7) consult with the New York 

State Historic Preservation Officer (New 

York SHPO) on the need for any surveys 

or protection measures prior to 

implementing any land-disturbing 

activities in the project boundary; and 

(8) to protect previously unidentified 

cultural resources that are discovered 

during any construction, stop 

construction and consult with the New 

York SHPO to determine the need for 

any surveys or protection measures. 


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87866 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / Notices 

1 Fed. and State Current Issues Collaborative, 

Notice, Docket No. AD24–7–000 (issued Sept. 17, 

2024). 

2A link to the Webcast will be available here on 

the day of the event: https://www.ferc.gov/federalstate-current-issues-collaborative. 

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 project’s 

docket number excluding the last three 

digits in the docket number field to 

access the document (P–4349). For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

You may also register 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, please 

contact FERC Online Support. 

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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

n. Scoping Process: Pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), Commission staff will prepare 

either an environmental assessment 

(EA) or an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) (collectively referred to 

as the ‘‘NEPA document’’) that describes 

and evaluates the probable effects, 

including an assessment of the sitespecific and cumulative effects, if any, 

of the proposed action and alternatives. 

The Commission’s scoping process will 

help determine the required level of 

analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether 

the Commission issues an EA or an EIS. 

At this time, we do not anticipate 

holding on-site scoping meetings. 

Instead, we are soliciting written 

comments and suggestions on the 

preliminary list of issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the 

NEPA document, as described in 

scoping document 1 (SD1), issued 

October 29, 2024. 

Copies of the SD1 outlining the 

proposed project and subject areas to be 

addressed in the NEPA document were 

distributed to the parties on the 

Commission’s mailing list and the 

applicant’s distribution list. Copies of 

SD1 may be viewed on the web at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link (see item m above). 

Dated: October 29, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25631 Filed 11–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD24–7–000] 

Federal and State Current Issues 

Collaborative; Notice of Meeting and 

Agenda 

As first announced in the 

Commission’s September 17, 2024 

Notice in the above-captioned docket,1

the first public meeting of the Federal 

and State Current Issues Collaborative 

(Collaborative) will be held on 

November 12, 2024, at the Anaheim 

Marriott in Anaheim, California, from 

approximately 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

PST. Commissioners may attend and 

participate in this meeting. Attached to 

this Notice is an agenda for the meeting. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public for listening and observing and 

on the record. There is no fee for 

attendance and registration is not 

required. The public may attend in 

person or via Webcast.2 This conference 

will be transcribed. Transcripts will be 

available for a fee from Ace Reporting, 

202–347–3700. 

Commission conferences are 

accessible under section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 

accessibility accommodations, please 

send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov 

or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) 

or 202–208–8659 (TTY) or send a fax to 

202–208–2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

More information about the 

Collaborative is available here: https://

www.ferc.gov/federal-state-currentissues-collaborative. For questions 

related to the Collaborative, please 

contact: Rob Thormeyer, 202–502–8694, 

robert.thormeyer@ferc.gov, Sarah 

Greenberg, 202–502–6230, 

sarah.greenberg@ferc.gov, or Robert 

Cain, 202–898–1350, rcain@naruc.org. 

Dated: October 29, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25630 Filed 11–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4639–033] 

Ampersand Christine Falls Hydro, LLC; 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects has reviewed the 

application for a subsequent license to 

continue to operate and maintain the 

Christine Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 

4639 (project). The project is located on 

the Sacandaga River near the village of 

Speculator, Hamilton County, New 

York. Commission staff has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

project. 

The EA contains the staff’s analysis of 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the project and concludes that licensing 

the project, with appropriate 

environmental protective measures, 

would not constitute a major federal 

action that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

The Commission provides all 

interested persons with an opportunity 

to view and/or print the EA 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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or at 

(866) 208–3676 (toll-free), 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. 

Any comments should be filed within 

45 days from the date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments 

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. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. In 

lieu of electronic filing, you may submit 

a paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 


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