[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88059-88060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27982]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8047-015]


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 #2 Hydroelectric Project, No. 8047, pursuant to section 
16.19(b)(3) of the

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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 Project No. 8047 expires on September 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 #2 Project is located on the 
Willimantic River, in Windham County, Connecticut.
    The principal project works consist of: (1) an upper dam with (i) a 
12-foot-high and 175-foot-long granite block spillway with a crest 
elevation of 206.10 feet mean sea level (msl), (ii) a reservoir with a 
surface area of 2.5 acres, (iii) a 419-foot long power canal, (iv) 
trashracks with 2-inch clear bar spacing, (v) a 275-foot-long, 9-foot-
diameter penstock, (vi) a powerhouse containing a Kaplan turbine-
generator unit with an installed capacity of 684 kilowatts (kW), and 
(vii) a 50-foot-long tailrace with a tailwater elevation of 182.6 feet 
msl; (2) a lower dam with (i) a 15.2-foot-high and 125-foot-long 
granite block spillway with a crest elevation of 193.7 feet msl, and 
(ii) a reservoir with a surface area of 3.0 acres; (3) 1,000-foot-long, 
4,160-Volt (V) generator lead, and a 1,500-kVA 600/2,400-V transformer 
bank; (4) a 520-foot-long, 23,500-V transmission line; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The project operates run-of-river and generates 
and 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 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 #2 Project by the October 2, 2023 deadline.\3\
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    \2\ 18 CFR 16.20(c) (2022).
    \3\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide 
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or 
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing 
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next 
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2022). Because the 24-month 
deadline fell on a Saturday (i.e., September 30, 2023), the filing 
deadline was extended until the close of business on Monday, October 
2, 2023.
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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.\4\ 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 subsequent license or exemption 
for the Willimantic #2 Project (No. 8047) 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.\5\
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    \4\ 18 CFR 16.25(a) (2022).
    \5\ 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. 2023-27982 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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