Document ID: FERC-2009-0674-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: PPL Holtwood, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Posted Date: 2009-05-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 88)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1881-054]

 
PPL Holtwood, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of License 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

May 1, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Renewed amendment of license to increase the 
installed capacity.
    b. Project No.: 1881-054.
    c. Date Filed: April 9, 2009.
    d. Applicant: PPL Holtwood, LLC (PPL).
    e. Name of Project: Holtwood Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Susquehanna River, in 
Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Dennis J. Murphy, Vice President & Chief 
Operating Officer, PPL Holtwood, LLC, Two North Ninth Street (GENPL6), 
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101; telephone (610) 774-4316.
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, telephone (202) 502-6680, and e-
mail address linda.stewart@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: June 1, 2009.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 
under the ``e-filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    All documents (original and eight copies) filed by paper should be 
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number 
(P-1881-054) on any comments or motions filed.
    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 whose name appears 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Background: On December 20, 2007, and supplemented on January 4, 
February 20, June 19, July 7, August 27, and October 3, 2008, PPL filed 
an application to amend its license for the Holtwood Project (sub 
docket P-1881-050). By letter filed December 8, 2008, PPL withdrew its 
license amendment application. The withdrawal became effective 15 days 
later, on December 23, 2008.
    In its application, PPL proposed to: (1) Construct a new powerhouse 
and install new turbines that would increase the total installed 
capacity of the project from 107.2 megawatts (MW) to 195.5 MW; (2) 
construct a new skimmer wall and larger forebay; (3) reconfigure the 
existing fish lift, reroute the discharge of Unit 1 in the existing 
powerhouse, and excavate in the project tailrace and Piney Channel to 
improve migratory fish passage; (4) provide minimum flows and conduct 
studies of the effectiveness of the modified fish passage facilities 
and flow releases; (5) improve existing and construct new recreational 
facilities; and (6) establish protocols to ensure protection of special 
status plants, wildlife, and cultural resources during construction.
    Because of the substantial costs associated with the proposed 
modifications, PPL also requested in its license amendment application 
a 16-year extension of the current license term through August 31, 
2030.
    l. Description of Request: In its renewed application for amendment 
of license, PPL requests that the Commission incorporate by reference 
the record fully developed in the proceeding for the previously 
withdrawn license amendment application (sub docket P-1881-050).
    m. Since Commission staff recently completed the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Holtwood Project No. 
1881-050, we believe the environmental record is complete and are not 
seeking new recommendations, terms and conditions, or fishway 
prescriptions for the renewed license amendment application. The 
fishway prescription previously filed by the U.S. Department of the 
Interior (Interior), as well as the recommendations previously filed by 
Interior and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission were analyzed in 
the FEIS and will remain as part of the renewed amendment application 
proceeding.
    n. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site 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. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    o. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    p. 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, 
.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 
comment date for the particular application.
    q. Any entity who intervened in the prior license amendment 
proceeding (sub docket P-1881-050) need not intervene again.
    r. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    s. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file

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comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must 
also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10699 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]