Public Notice

Notice of Filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Current Hydro Project 19, LLC
New Cumberland Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project
Current Hydro Project 19, LLC, as required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission), hereby gives notice of its intent to seek the licensing of the proposed New Cumberland Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 15045). The Project is a proposed hydroelectric generating facility, located on the Ohio River in New Cumberland, in Hancock County, West Virginia. The Applicant’s mailing address is
Post Office Box 224,
Rhinebeck New York, 12572;
phone number is 917-244-3607.
On or about August 11, 2021, Current Hydro Project 19, LLC will file with the FERC its Notice of Intent (NOI) to seek an original license, a Pre-Application Document (PAD), and a request for Authorization to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) under Part 4 of the Commission’s Regulations for the Project. The NOI provides notice the Applicant’s intent to file a license application for the Project. The PAD summarizes relevant and available information regarding the Project’s description and operation along with discussions of the potential operational effects on environmental and cultural resources.
The Applicant invites resource agencies, Indian tribes, and members of the public likely to be interested in the proceedings to participate in the licensing and to comment on this notice and related matters. The PAD and NOI and associated reference materials are available for inspection and reproduction online at
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filings/
elibrary.asp
under FERC Docket p-15045. They are also available for inspection by contacting the Applicant.
Because the Project has a limited physical footprint and environmental issues are generally known, the Applicant believes that granting the request to use the TLP will not infringe on the ability for agencies or the public to provide comments on the project, nor on the Applicant’s ability to address such comments.
Comments on the request to use the TLP are due to the Commission no later than 30 days following the filing date of this request or not later than September 11, 2021. Comments should address, as appropriate to the circumstances of the request, the (A) likelihood of timely license issuance; (B) complexity of the resource issues; (C) level of anticipated controversy; (D) relative cost of the traditional process compared to the integrated process; (E) the amount of available information and potential for significant disputes over studies; and (F) other factors the commenter believes pertinent. Commenters must submit an electronic filing via FERC’s website (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) pursuant to 18 CFR§ 385.2003(c) or an original and eight copies of their comments to the
Office of the Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission,
888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. .
WDT Aug. 11, 2021