[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22709-22710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06870]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15327-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
a. On October 11, 2023, New England Hydropower Company, LLC, filed
an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the
Middlebury Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 15327 (project), to be
located on Otter Creek in Addison 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.
b. Project Description: The proposed project would consist of the
following: (1) a new 12-foot-wide, 60-foot-long, and 6-foot-deep intake
channel equipped with a 12-foot-wide, 6-foot-high sluice gate and 20-
foot-wide, 20-foot long trashrack; (2) a new 30-foot-wide, 40-foot-
long, 50-foot-tall powerhouse that would include a new 500-kilowatt
Kaplan turbine-generator unit; (3) a new powerhouse access way; (4) a
new transformer and a new 150-foot-long underground transmission line
that connect the project to the electric distribution grid; and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The project would use the natural flow of Otter
Creek and would not include a dam or impoundment. The estimated annual
generation of the project would be 3,100 megawatt-hours.
c. Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Kerr, New England Hydropower
Company, LLC, 100 Cummings Center Drive, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915;
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telephone at (978) 360-2547; email at [email protected].
d. FERC Contact: Arash Barsari, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-6207;
email at [email protected].
e. The preliminary permit application has been accepted for filing.
f. 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, May
25, 2024.
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:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include docket number P-15327-000.
g. 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 filings such as interventions,
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
h. More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (P-
15327) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: March 26, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06870 Filed 4-1-24; 8:45 am]
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