[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21335-21336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09883]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9100-040]
Riverdale Power and Electric Company, Inc.; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests,
Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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.: 9100-040.
c. Date filed: April 27, 2017.
d. Applicant: Riverdale Power and Electric Company, Inc. (Riverdale
Power).
e. Name of Project: Riverdale Mills Project.
f. Location: On the Blackstone River in Worcester County,
Massachusetts. There are no federal or tribal lands within the project
boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Young, Young Energy Services, LLC,
2112 Talmage Drive, Leland, NC 28451; (617) 645-3658.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, 202-502-6123 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 Days from
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions 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-9100-040.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is ready for
environmental analysis. However, site-specific water quality data has
not been filed with the Commission in accordance with Commission
staff's February 2, 2018 letter addressing the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection's study request. Therefore, the
Commission's analysis of water quality will rely on the best currently
available information which may be supplemented later in the
relicensing process.
l. The existing Riverdale Mills Project consists of: (1) A 142-
foot-long, 14-foot-high concrete and steel dam that includes a spillway
that contains five 22-foot-wide, 7.5-foot-high stanchion bays with
stop-logs, and one 22-foot-wide, 7.5-foot-high hydraulically-operated
spillway gate; (2) a 22 acre impoundment with a normal maximum
elevation of 262.35 feet above mean sea level (msl); (3) an unused 8-
foot-wide, 8-foot-high western intake structure fitted with two 4-foot-
wide, 6-foot-high sluice gates and an 8-foot-wide, 8-foot-high
trashrack, and connected to an 8-foot-wide, 212.1-foot-long sluiceway;
(4) an unused 8-foot-wide, 8-foot-high middle intake structure fitted
with two 4-foot-wide, 6-foot-high sluice gates and an 8-foot-wide, 8-
foot-high trashrack, and connected to an 8-foot-wide, 250.4-foot-long
sluiceway; (5) an 18-foot-wide, 8-foot-high eastern intake structure
fitted with three 6-foot-wide, 6-foot-high sluice gates and an 18-foot-
wide, 8-foot-high trashrack with 1.75-inch bar spacing, that is
connected to an 18-foot-wide, 341.1-foot-long sluiceway; (6) a 200-
foot-long, 75-foot-wide powerhouse room, located within the Riverdale
Mills Corporation manufacturing facility, and containing a 150-kW
turbine-generator unit; (7) a tailrace that includes a 214-foot-long
arched granite structure with a minimum width of 18 feet, and an 1,800-
foot-long, 37.5- to 75-foot-wide excavated channel; (8) a 75-foot-long,
480-volt generator lead that connects the turbine-generator unit to the
Riverdale Mills Corporation manufacturing facility; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
Riverdale Power operates the project as a run-of-river facility
with an average annual energy production of approximately 162,000
kilowatt-hours. The project bypasses approximately 1,200 feet of the
Blackstone River, and there is currently no required minimum instream
flow for the bypassed reach. Riverdale Power proposes to continue
operating the project in a run-of-river mode, and release a minimum
flow of 10 cubic feet per second into the bypassed reach, including
leakage from the stanchion stop-logs at the spillway.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website 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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at Riverdale Power's office at 130
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Riverdale Street, Northbridge, MA 01534.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party
to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular
application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;''
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the
name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following revised schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of interventions, protests, July 2019.
comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Environmental Assessment. November 2019.
Comments on Environmental Assessment....... December 2019.
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Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
p. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Dated: May 8, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-09883 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
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