[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30220-30221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10676]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5944-024]


Moretown Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting 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. Type of Application: New Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 5944-024.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Moretown Hydroelectric, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Moretown No. 8 Project.
    f. Location: On the Mad River, immediately downstream from the Town 
of Moretown, Washington County, Vermont. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Arion Thiboumery, Moretown Hydroelectric, 
LLC, 1273 Fowler Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667; (415) 260-6890 or email at 
ion.net">arion@ar-ion.net.
    i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://

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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify 
the project name and docket number on the first page: Moretown 
Hydroelectric Project (P-5944-024).
    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 but is not ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) A 
333-foot-long, 31-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 164-foot-long 
overflow spillway and a crest elevation of 524.7 feet above mean seal 
level (msl); (2) a 36-acre impoundment with a normal maximum elevation 
of 524.7 msl; (3) a concrete intake structure with a 12.5-foot-wide, 
15.1-foot-high trashrack; (4) a 40-foot-long, 8.5-foot-diameter steel 
penstock; (5) a 39.4-foot-long, 19.7-foot-wide concrete powerhouse 
containing a single 1.25-megawatt turbine-generator unit; (6) a 
tailrace; (7) a 200-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The Moretown Project is operated in a run-of-
river mode with an average annual generation of 2,094 megawatt-hours.
    Moretown hydroelectric LLC proposes to continue the operation the 
operation of the project in a run-of-river mode.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (www.ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to 
the Commission's Public Access 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 TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    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.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--June 2022
Comments on Scoping Document 1 Due--August 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--September 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--October 2022

    Dated: May 12, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10676 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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