Hackett Mills Relicensing Information

Overview

The Hackett Mills facility operates under a license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Hackett Mills Hydro Associates (a subsidiary of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy) is the licensee for the facility. The facility's current license was issued in 1984 and expires in 2024. On August 29, 2019, the licensee submitted documentation to the FERC to initiate the process of re-licensing the Hackett Mills facility.

Licensing Process

The licensee is following a FERC process known as the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP). The TLP is one of three approved processes, described on the FERC website here: https://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/gen-info/licensing/licen-pro.asp. Currently, the process is in the first stage: the licensee has filed a notice of intent, preliminary application document, request to use TLP, and newspaper notice. Once the FERC has approved the use of the TLP, the licensees will conduct a Joint Agency Meeting and Site Visit.

NOI, PAD, and TLP Request

On August 29, 2019, the licensee filed with the FERC a Notice of Intent (NOI) to file an application for a new license, a Pre-Application Document (PAD) for the Hackett Mills project, and a request for approval to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP). These documents are available for download below. The filing of the NOI officially initiates the process of relicensing for the Hackett Mills facility. The TLP request specifies which of the three approved processes the licensee is choosing to follow in its relicensing application process. The PAD contains a detailed summary of information about the project for all stakeholders to review at the beginning of the process. Some of the information presented in the PAD is considered Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) as defined by 18 CFR §388.113(c). Such information has been removed from the public version of the PAD. In accordance with the FERC's filing guidelines, all CEII is included in a separate volume. In addition, some of the information presented in the PAD contains confidential financial information as defined by 18 CFR §388.112, which has been removed from the public version of the PAD and has been filed in accordance with the FERC's filing guidelines as a separate volume.

Comments and Study Requests

On December 18, 2019, the licensees conducted a Joint Agency Meeting (JAM) and Site Visit. The JAM presentation is available for download below. As described in the JAM presentation, the licensees are not proposing any resource studies at this time. Interested parties have 60 days from the date of the JAM and Site Visit (until February 16, 2020) to provide comments or study requests to the licensees. The process for providing comments and study requests is described on pages 38-39 of the JAM presentation.

Documents

All filings related to the relicensing process are available from the FERC's eLibrary website: elibrary.ferc.gov. Search for filings by project number: P-6398.

The licensee is making available major document submissions, major FERC orders, and other relevant documents on this website.

These documents are available on this site via the links above.

The licensee will also provide hard copies of any of the above documents upon request. A reproduction cost fee of $0.25/page will apply to such requests. Please use the link below to download a request form and mail the completed form, along with a check for the reproduction cost fee, to Hackett Mills Hydro Associates, care of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, to request a hard copy of any document.

• Document hard copy request form

Contact and Communications

Questions about the Hackett Mills relicensing process may be directed to Matthew Nini at or Kayla Hopkins with Kleinschmidt Associates at .

The licensee will continue to post public information regarding the relicensing of the Hackett Mills facility as the process continues.