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[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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