[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86800-86801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25272]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-15331-001]
Marlow Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing And
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
b. Project No.: 15331-001.
c. Date filed: July 31, 2024.
d. Applicant: Marlow Hydro, LLC (Marlow Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Nash Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ashuelot River, in town of Marlow, Cheshire
County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Anthony B. Rosario, Marlow Hydro, 139
Henniker St, Hillsborough, NH, 03244; Phone at (603) 494-1854; or email
at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Prabha Madduri at 202-502-8017, or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: December
23, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests 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). 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 Reese, 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 Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: Nash Mill Hydroelectric Project (P-15331-001).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list
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for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents
with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect
the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also
serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Nash Mill Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 57-foot-long, 9-foot-high, concrete gravity dam
topped with 3-foot-high collapsible wooden flashboards with a crest
elevation of 1,133.41 feet North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88)
at the top of the flashboards; (2) a 2-acre impoundment; (3) an intake
structure on the north side of the dam equipped with a 10-foot-high by
10-foot-wide trash rack with 1-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 4-foot-
diameter, 1,525-foot-long, round steel penstock that trifurcates into
two 2-foot-diameter penstocks and one 4-foot-diameter pipe; (5) a 31-
foot-long by 18-foot-wide powerhouse that contains two vertical-shaft,
fixed propeller turbine-generator units and one horizontal-shaft
turbine-generator unit for a total installed capacity of 225 kilowatts;
(6) a 600-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 1,800-foot-long bypassed reach; (8)
a 0.48 kilovolt (kV), 75 kilo-volt-ampere transformer; (9) a 1,830-
foot-long, 12.5-kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
Marlow Hydro currently operates the project in a run-of-river mode.
The current license requires Marlow Hydro to release a continuous
minimum flow of 23 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the project as
measured downstream of the powerhouse, with a continuous flow of 5.2
cfs over the dam. From 2016 to 2020, average annual generation of the
Nash Mill Project was 552 megawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application is available for review via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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.
For assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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].
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's
Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for
the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (2) set forth in
the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name,
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant
specified in the particular application.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments.. January 2025.
Comments on Scoping Document 1......... March 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary) April 2025.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental April 2025.
Analysis.
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Dated: October 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-25272 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
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