[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 32320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12065]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14773-000]


Swanton Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On April 1, 2016, Swanton Hydro, LLC (Swanton Hydro) filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Lower Swanton Dam Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the 
Missisquoi River in the Village of Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont. 
The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the 
permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit 
term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to 
perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or 
waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An existing 335-foot-
long, 12-foot-high concrete gravity dam (Swanton dam) with a 331-foot-
long spillway with 2-foot-high wooden flashboards; (2) an existing 170-
acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 112 feet 
above mean sea level; (3) a new 35-foot-long, 55-foot-wide intake 
structure with trashracks; (4) a new 100-foot-long, 55-foot-wide, 25-
foot-high powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units with a 
total installed capacity of 850 kilowatts; (5) a new 45-foot-long, 45-
foot-wide, 18-foot-deep tailrace and 50-foot-long training wall; (6) a 
new 210-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission line and transformer; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project would produce an estimated 
average annual generation of 3,580 megawatt-hours. There are no federal 
lands associated with the project.
    Applicant Contact: William F. Scully, P.O. Box 338, North 
Bennington, Vermont 05257; phone: (802) 379-2469.
    FERC Contact: Tom Dean (202) 502-6041.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14773-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14773) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 17, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-12065 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
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