[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88062-88063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8051-012]


Willimantic Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Applications

    On August 31, 2020, Willimantic Power Corporation (licensee), a 
subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America filed a Notice of Intent 
(NOI) to file an application for a subsequent license for its 
Willimantic #1 Hydroelectric Project No. 8051, pursuant to section 
16.19(b)(3) of the Commission's regulations.\1\ On October 23, 2020, 
Commission staff noticed the NOI and approved the use of the 
traditional licensing process (TLP) to develop the license application. 
The existing license for the project expires on November 30, 2025.
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    \1\ On March 22, 2021, Hydroland Omega, LLC, notified the 
Commission that the Willimantic Power Corporation is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Hydroland Omega, LLC and replaced Enel Green Power 
North America, Inc. as the parent company.
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    The 684-kilowatt (kW) Willimantic #1 Project is located on the 
Willimantic River, in Windham County, Connecticut.
    The principal project works consist of: (1) a 16-foot-high and 225-
foot-long granite block dam with a spillway crest elevation of 182.39 
feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 3 
acres; (3) an intake structure at the north side of the dam; (4) 
trashracks with a 2-inch clear bar spacing; (5) a head gate with a 120-
foot-long, 9-foot-diameter penstock; (6) a powerhouse containing a 
Kaplan turbine-generator unit with an installed capacity of 684 
kilowatts (kW); (7) a 347-foot-long tailrace channel with a tailwater 
elevation of 159.80 feet msl; (8) a 4,160-Volt (V) generator lead, and 
a 1500-kVA 600/2,400-V transformer bank; (9) a 520-foot-long, 23,500-V 
transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project 
operates run-of-river and generates and an estimated average of 
1,201,000 kW hours a year.
    Pursuant to section 16.20(c) of the Commission's regulations, an 
existing licensee with a minor license not subject to sections 14 and 
15 of the Federal Power Act must file an application for a subsequent 
license at least 24 months prior to the expiration

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of the current license.\2\ As stated above, Willimantic Power 
Corporation's NOI indicated that it would be filing an application for 
a subsequent license; however, it did not file an application for a 
subsequent license or an application for an exemption from licensing 
for the Willimantic #1 Project by the November 30, 2023 deadline.
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    \2\ 18 CFR 16.20(c) (2022).
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    Therefore, pursuant to section 16.25(a) of the Commission's 
regulations, we are soliciting applications from potential applicants 
other than the existing licensee.\3\ Interested parties have 90 days 
from the date of this notice to file a NOI to file an application for a 
subsequent license. An application for a subsequent license or 
exemption for the Willimantic #1 Project (No. 8051) may be filed within 
18 months of the date of filing the NOI. The existing licensee is 
prohibited from filing an application either individually or in 
combination with other entities.\4\
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    \3\ Id. Sec.  16.25(a) (2022).
    \4\ Id. Sec.  16.24(b)(2) (2022).
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    Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Jeanne 
Edwards at (202) 502-6181 or [email protected].

    Dated: December 14, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27981 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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