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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106467-106469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31049]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2459-279]

Lake Lynn Generation, LLC; 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.: 2459-279.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Lake Lynn Generation, LLC (Lake Lynn Generation).
    e. Name of Project: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (Lake Lynn 
Project, or project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Cheat River, 
near the city of Morgantown, in Monongalia County, West Virginia, and 
near the borough of Point Marion, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
    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

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1100W, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone at (240) 482-2700; or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or email at 
[email protected].
    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. 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. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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: Lake Lynn Hydroelectric Project (P-2459-279).
    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 and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The Lake Lynn Project consists of: (1) a 13 
mile-long, 1,729-acre impoundment (Cheat Lake; originally named Lake 
Lynn) with a maximum storage capacity of 72,300 acre-feet at a normal 
water surface elevation of 870 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 
1929 (NGVD 29) and a normal minimum storage capacity of 51,100 acre-
feet at 857 feet NGVD 29; (2) a 1,000-foot-long, 125-foot-high, 
concrete gravity dam with a 624-foot-long spillway section controlled 
by 26, 21-foot-wide by 17-foot-high, Tainter gates; (3) a concrete 
intake structure equipped with a log boom and eight trash racks with 4-
inch clear bar spacing; (4) eight 12-foot-wide by 18-foot-deep gated 
reinforced concrete penstocks; (5) a 160-foot-long by 94.5-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing four Francis generating units with a combined 
capacity of 51.2 megawatts; and (6) two 800-foot-long transmission 
lines that run from the powerhouse to a substation within the project 
boundary.
    The Lake Lynn Project is currently operated as a peaking facility 
with storage. Peaking hours and operations are dictated by market 
value. Seasonal peaking during winter typically occurs in the morning 
for 5 hours and in the afternoon for 5 hours to meet demand. During the 
summer, peaking occurs between 6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. in the evening. The 
maximum drawdown rate to meet peak demand is one-half a foot/hour. 
Typical drawdown is 0.2-0.4 feet/day, which can vary depending on 
environmental and economic considerations. The current license requires 
Lake Lynn Generation to maintain Cheat Lake between 868 feet and 870 
feet NGVD 29 from May 1 through October 31, 857 feet and 870 feet NGVD 
29 from November 1 through March 31, and 863 feet and 870 feet NGVD 29 
from April 1 through April 30 each year. The current license also 
requires Lake Lynn Generation to release a downstream minimum flow of 
212 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs), or inflow, from the dam when not 
generating, with an absolute minimum flow of 100 cfs regardless of 
inflow, when not generating. The project generates about 144,741 
megawatt-hours annually.
    Lake Lynn Generation does not propose any changes to existing 
project facilities. However, Lake Lynn Generation proposes to: (1) 
continue operating the project as a peaking facility with storage, 
maintain minimum flows and lake levels as required by the existing 
license, and maintain the existing recreation facilities; (2) develop a 
number of plans, including an operations plan, a water quality 
monitoring plan, a recreation management plan, a shoreline management 
plan, and a historic properties management plan, as well as bat 
protection measures; and (3) remove approximately 244 acres of land 
from the project boundary.
    m. A copy of the application can 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 applicant 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 applicant. 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 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 [email protected].
    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) 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 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,               February 17, 2025.
 recommendations, terms and conditions,
 and prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........  April 3, 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: December 19, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-31049 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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