Document ID: FERC-2020-1519-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Town of Stuyvesant, NY and Albany Engineering Corp.
Posted Date: 2020-11-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75316-75317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26081]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2696-052]

Town of Stuyvesant, New York and Albany Engineering Corporation; 
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 
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: Non-Capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 2696-052.
    c. Date Filed: October 30, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Town of Stuyvesant, New York and Albany Engineering 
Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on Kinderhook Creek in Columbia 
County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Wendy Jo Carey, P.E., Albany Engineering 
Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; telephone (518) 
456-7712 ext 401 and email wendy@albanyengineering.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, (202) 502-8184, 
linda.stewart@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.

    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 number P-2696-052. Comments emailed to Commission staff 
are not considered part of the Commission record.
    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 whose name appears 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, it 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The Town of Stuyvesant, New York and 
Albany Engineering Corporation (licensees) propose to remove from the 
project license the unconstructed 120-kilowatt minimum flow turbine-
generator unit and associated transmission line as authorized in the 
April 5, 2013 Order Issuing New License. Article 403 of the license 
requires the licensees to provide a continuous minimum flow of 65 cubic 
feet per second (cfs) into the bypassed reach, composed of 15 cfs over 
the project dam in the form of spill and 50 cfs through the minimum 
flow turbine to be installed at the project intake. Until the 
authorized minimum flow turbine is installed, the licensees must 
release all required minimum flows over the project dam. Because of 
ongoing property rights issues at the project, the licensees have not 
been able to construct the authorized minimum flow turbine. Therefore, 
instead of installing the minimum flow turbine, the licensees propose 
to continue to release the required 65-cfs minimum flow over the 
project dam as they currently do.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document 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. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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 
deadline date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO 
INTERVENE as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting, or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

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    Dated: November 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-26081 Filed 11-24-20; 8:45 am]
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