[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 85 (Friday, May 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25433-25434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09320]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2077-119]


Great River Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2077-119.
    c. Date Filed: January 21, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Great River Hydro, LLC (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Connecticut River, near 
the Town of Littleton in Grafton County, New Hampshire, and Caledonia 
County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: John Ragonese, FERC License Manager, Great 
River Hydro, LLC, 40 Pleasant Street, Suite 102, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 498-2851; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay, (202) 502-6125, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: May 27, 2020.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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

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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).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to amend the 
license to allow for the construction and operation of an additional 
4.7 MW unit at the Moore Development for the primary purpose of 
providing the required minimum flow of 320 cubic feet per second (cfs), 
or inflow if less, more efficiently than current operation. The 
licensee proposes structural modifications to the Moore Development, 
including: (1) a new modified intake with an accompanying trashrack and 
headgate providing flow to a new penstock that would be installed on 
the upstream face of the dam in the original additional intake location 
adjacent to the existing Unit 1 intake; (2) a 7-foot-diameter steel 
pipe would exit the downstream face of the dam on the Vermont side of 
the existing transmission substation (owned by New England Power Co., 
d.b.a. National Grid); (3) a new 42 foot by 30 foot reinforced concrete 
powerhouse constructed on the Vermont side of the existing powerhouse; 
(4) a dissolved oxygen enhancement system consisting of a pipe with 
aeration devices that discharge water into the new powerhouse tailrace, 
and; (5) a new tailrace channel would extend into the existing tailrace 
bound by concrete or sheet pile retaining walls on either side. With 
the proposed modifications to the Moore Development, the maximum 
hydraulic capacity would be increased by a maximum of 430 cfs, while 
the installed capacity would be increased from the current 154.8 MW to 
159.5 MW. The licensee does not propose any changes to the project's 
existing operating regime, with exception of operating the Moore Unit 5 
as the priority unit to provide the minimum flow below the Moore 
Development.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    m. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of 
comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the 
``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand 
delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to 
Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

    Dated: April 27, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09320 Filed 4-30-20; 8:45 am]
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