[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68481-68482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24819]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5944-024]


Moretown Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following license application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: P-5944-024.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Moretown Hydroelectric LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Moretown No. 8 Hydroelectric Project (Moretown 
Project).
    f. Location: The existing hydroelectric project is located on the 
Mad River in Washington County, Vermont. The project does not occupy 
any 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, (202) 502-8474, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing 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 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 
without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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

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page of any filing should include docket number 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 and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Moretown Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) a 
407-foot-long, 31-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 159-foot-long 
overflow spillway and a crest elevation of 524.26 feet North American 
Vertical Datum (NAVD88); (2) a 17.5-acre impoundment; (3) a 20.3-foot-
wide concrete intake structure with a 12.5-foot-wide, 15.1-foot-high 
trashrack; (4) a 39.4-foot-long, 8.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (5) 
a 39.4-foot-long, 19.7-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a 
single 1.2-megawatt turbine-generator unit; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 105-
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.
    m. A copy of the application can 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDA-TIONS,'' ``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on 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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date 
of issuance of this notice either: (1) evidence of the date on which 
the certifying agency received the certification request; (2) a copy of 
the water quality certification; or (3) evidence of waiver of water 
quality certification. Please note that the certification request must 
comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b), including documentation that a pre-filing 
meeting request was submitted to the certifying authority at least 30 
days prior to submitting the certification request. Please also note 
that the certification request must be sent to the certifying authority 
and to the Commission concurrently.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and 
Conditions/Prescriptions January 2023
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments February 2023

    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: November 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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