[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75244-75245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26684]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15280-000]


Stonecat Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On June 9, 2022, Stonecat Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility the Lower Swanton Dam Hydroelectric 
Project No. 15280 (project), to be located on the Missisquoi River in 
the Town of Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) an 
existing dam (Swanton Dam) that includes: (a) a west abutment that 
includes two 8-foot-long, 8-foot-high wooden headgates; and (b) an 
approximately 330-foot long spillway that would be retrofitted with: 
(i) 2-foot-high flashboards with a crest elevation of 110.0 feet mean 
sea level (msl) at the top of the flashboards; and (ii) a new 60-foot-
long, 100-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse at the east end of 
the spillway that includes three 283-kilowatt (kW) turbine-generator 
units, with a total installed capacity of approximately 850 kW; (2) an 
impoundment with a surface area of approximately 180 acres at an 
elevation of 110 feet msl; (3) a new 60-foot-long, 100-foot-wide intake 
structure that includes a reinforced concrete forebay and trashrack 
upstream of the new powerhouse; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 60-foot wide 
bedrock and reinforced concrete tailrace; (5) a new 12.47-kilovolt 
transmission line that would connect the turbine-generators to the 
local distribution grid; (6) a new fish passage facility that would 
utilize an approximately 300-foot-long, existing canal downstream of 
the west abutment; (7) an existing parking lot to provide access to 
project facilities; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual generation of the Lower Swanton Dam Hydroelectric Project would 
be 3,580 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter Blanchfield, Chief Executive Officer,

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Stone Ridge Hydro, LLC, 16 Harrogate Road, New Hartford, New York 
13413; phone: (650) 644-6003; email: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: John Baummer; phone: (202) 502-6837; email: 
[email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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, 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. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15280-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/. Enter the docket number 
(P-15280) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 2, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26684 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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