Rivers Electric, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 9985-039] Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License. b. Project No.: 9985-039. c. Date Filed: March 31, 2025. d. Applicant: Rivers Electric, LLC (Rivers Electric). e. Name of Project: Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Catskill Creek in Greene County, New York. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) . h. Applicant Contacts: Allison Frechette, Regulatory Compliance Director, Relevate Power, 1795 Baseline Road, Grand Island, NY 14072, Email: Allison.Frechette@hydroval-am.com , Phone: 800-371-9146; or Jessica Antonez, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Relevate Power, 1795 Baseline Road, Grand Island, NY 14072, Email: Jessica.Antonez@hydroval-am.com , Phone: 800-371-9146. i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660, or andrew.bernick@ferc.gov . j. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document that will discuss the environmental effects of relicensing the Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether to issue a subsequent license for the project. k. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested …