[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22986]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7883-020]


Powerhouse Systems, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 7883-020.
    c. Date filed: October 2, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Powerhouse Systems, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Weston Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Upper Ammonoosuc River, Coos County, New 
Hampshire.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jonathon DiCesare, Regulatory Manager, 
Powerhouse Systems, Inc., 230 Park Avenue, Suite 307, New York, New 
York 10017; Phone at (518) 657-9012 or email at [email protected]; or 
Ian Clark, CCO, Powerhouse Systems, Inc., 230 Park Avenue, Suite 307, 
New York, New York 10017; Phone at (518) 657-9012 or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837, or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: December 1, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://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).
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Weston Dam Project consists of the following: (1) a 
220-foot-long, 15.5-foot-high concrete-covered stone and timber crib 
dam (Weston Dam) with four hydraulic sluice gates and a concrete cap 
spillway topped with 4.5-foot-high wooden flashboards with a crest 
elevation of 867.7 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 
29) at the top of the flashboards; (2) an impoundment with a surface 
area of 30 acres and a storage capacity of 115 acre-feet at an 
elevation of 867.7 feet; (3) an intake structure; (4) a powerhouse with 
two Kaplan turbine-generator units with an authorized installed 
capacity of 540 kilowatts; (5) two 0.48 kilovolt (kV) generator leads; 
(6) three 0.48/34.5-kV transformers; (7) a 34.5-kV, 300-foot-long 
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    The project operates in a run-of-river mode with a minimum flow of 
132 cubic feet per second, or inflow, whichever is less. The project 
has an average annual generation of 2,357 megawatt-hours between 2013 
and 2022.
    Powerhouse Systems, Inc. is not proposing any changes to project 
facilities or operation.
    o. Copies of the application may 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 (P-7883). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or call tollfree, (866) 
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--December 2023
Request Additional Information--January 2024
Issue Acceptance Letter--March 2024
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--March 2024
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--April 2024
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--May 2024.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--May 2024

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22986 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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