[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 33656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11871]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14634-002]


New England Hydro Power Company, LLC; Notice of Conference Call

    a. Date and Time of Meeting: June 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern 
Standard Time
    b. FERC Contact: John Baummer at [email protected] or (202) 
502-6837
    c. Purpose of Meeting: On May 14, 2020, New England Hydropower 
Company, LLC (NEHC) filed a letter requesting a meeting with Commission 
staff to discuss amendments to its pending license application for the 
Ashton Dam Hydroelectric Project (P-14634-002). The project would be 
located on the Blackstone River, near the Towns of Cumberland and 
Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island. NEHC states that it is now 
proposing to install submersible Kaplan turbine-generator units instead 
of the Archimedes Screw turbine-generator units proposed in the license 
application. NEHC also states that it is proposing to convert its 
pending license application to an application for a small hydroelectric 
(10 megawatt or less) exemption from licensing. NEHC is requesting a 
conference call with Commission staff to ``lay out a process and 
schedule'' for these changes.
    d. Proposed Agenda: (1) Introduction of participants; (2) NEHC 
presentation on purpose of meeting; (3) Discussion on NEHC's proposed 
changes and schedule; and (4) Meeting conclusion.
    e. A summary of the meeting will be prepared and filed in the 
Commission's public file for the project.
    f. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other 
interested parties are invited to participate by phone. If interested, 
please contact John Baummer at [email protected] or (202) 502-6837, 
by June 01, 2020, to receive the conference call number and access 
code.

    Dated: May 27, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11871 Filed 6-1-20; 8:45 am]
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