[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55317-55318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2662-002; Project No. 12968-001]


FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; City of Norwich Department 
of Public Utilities; Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

September 2, 2010.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Applications: New Major License.
    b. Project Nos.: 2662-002 and 12968-001.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 2010 (P-2662) and August 27, 2010 (P-
12968).
    d. Applicants: Existing licensee--FirstLight Hydro Generating 
Company (FirstLight); and Competitor--City of Norwich Department of 
Public Utilities (Norwich Public Utilities).
    e. Name of Project: Scotland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Shetucket River, in Windham County, 
Connecticut. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact:
    For Project No. 2662: John Whitfield, Senior Project Engineer, 
FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, 20 Church Street, Hartford, CT 
06103.
    For Project No. 12968: John F. Bilda, General Manager, Norwich 
Public Utilities, 16 South Golden Street, Norwich, CT 06360.
    i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202) 502-6119 or 
[email protected]
    j. These applications are not ready for environmental analysis at 
this time.

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    k. The Project Description: The project includes the following 
constructed facilities: (1) A 480-foot-long earthen dam with a 12-inch 
reinforced concrete corewall consisting of (a) A 183-foot-long, 32.5-
foot-high earthen dike with a top elevation 90.0 feet local datum; (b) 
a 119-foot-long, 34-foot-high Taintor gate section with a sill 
elevation at 64 feet local datum and a 3-foot-wide transition section, 
five 20-foot-wide bays, and four 4-foot-wide gate piers; (c) an 89-
foot-long, 35-foot-high Ambursen-type ungated spillway section with a 
crest elevation of 75.38 feet local datum; (d) an 18.83-foot-long 
gravity-type ungated spillway section with a crest elevation of 75.38 
feet local datum and 30-inch wooden pin-type flashboards; and (e) a 70-
foot-long powerhouse and intake integral with the dam containing a 
single 2,000 kW turbine-generator; (2) a 134-acre reservoir at an 
elevation of 77.9 feet local datum with a usable storage capacity of 
268 acre-feet at a drawdown of 2 feet; and (3) appurtenant facilities.
    The existing Scotland project operates in a run-of-river mode 
during high flow periods and a store-and-release mode, with ponding, 
during low-flow periods.
    Both applicants propose to increase capacity by installing an 
additional turbine and generator in the existing powerhouse. Norwich 
Public Utilities' proposal would increase capacity by 3.0 MW. 
FirstLight's proposal would increase capacity by 1.026 MW. Both 
applicants propose to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
    l. Locations of the Applications: Copies of the applications are 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may 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. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item 
(h) above.
    m. 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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The applications will be processed according to the following Hydro 
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready  November 11, 2010.
 for Environmental Analysis (when
 FERC approved studies are complete).
Filing of recommendations,            December 29, 2010.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA................  June 13, 2011.
Comments on EA or EIS...............  July 13, 2011.
Modified terms and conditions.......  September 11, 2011.
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    o. Final amendments to the applications must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-22515 Filed 9-9-10; 8:45 am]
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