Notice2021-17515
Mad River Power Associates LP; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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August 16, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 155 (Monday, August 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45720-45721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17515]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3253-015]
Mad River Power Associates LP; 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: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 3253-015.
c. Date Filed: November 3, 2020.
d. Applicant: Mad River Power Associates (MRPA).
e. Name of Project: Campton Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Mad River in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The
project occupies approximately 0.05 acre of federal land administered
by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ian Clark, Mad River Power Associates, 1
Pepsi Way, Suite 6n75, Katonah, NY 10536; Phone at (914) 297-7645, or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c9cec6cfe0c4c9c3c8cfd4cfcdd9c3c1d0c9d4c1cc8ec3cfcd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff6f1f9f0dffbf6fcf7f0ebf0f2e6fcfeeff6ebfef3b1fcf0f2">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill, (202) 502-6773 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1909c909f9590df96989d9db197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3d2ded2ddd7d29dd4dadfdff3d5d6c1d09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to
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intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b3b0a7b6ba9b999c9b90a68085859a8781b593908796db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a0a3b4a5a9888a8f8883b5939696899492a680839485c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>, (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: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-3253-015.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list 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 and is ready for
environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The project consists of: (1) A 22-foot-
wide, 24-foot-high concrete intake structure located approximately 60
feet upstream of the U.S. Forest Service's Campton Dam on the east
shoreline of the U.S. Forest Service's Campton Pond, that includes a
25-foot-long,13-foot-high trashrack with 1.75-inch clear bar spacing;
(2) a 600-foot-long, 78-inch-diameter underground steel penstock that
trifurcates into three 48-inch-diameter sections measuring 20 feet, 30
feet, and 43 feet in length, respectively; (3) a 43-foot-long, 30-foot-
wide powerhouse located on the east side of the Mad River that contains
a 167-kW Francis turbine-generator unit; (4) two 236-kW submersible
Flygt turbine-generator units located outside of the powerhouse; (5) an
approximately 55-foot-long, 40-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 200-foot-long
transmission line and a 33.5-kilovolt transformer that connects the
generators to the electric grid; (7) an Atlantic salmon smolt bypass
facility consisting of an 85-foot-long, 20-inch diameter cast iron pipe
that empties into an 3.5-foot-deep plunge pool approximately 15 feet
downstream of the dam; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project
creates an approximately 600-foot-long bypassed reach of the Mad River.
The current license requires: (1) Inflow to be discharged over the
spillway to the bypassed reach during periods of non-generation or when
inflow is less than 25 cfs; (2) a minimum flow of 4.5 cfs through the
Atlantic salmon smolt bypass facility during periods of generation or
when inflow is greater than 25 cfs; and (3) operation of the smolt
bypass facility from mid-April to mid-June. The average annual
generation of the project is currently approximately 1,170 megawatt-
hours (MWh).
MRPA proposes to: (1) Continue operating the project in a run-of-
release mode; (2) replace one of the 236-kW Flygt turbine-generator
units with a new 340-kW Flygt turbine-generator unit, for a total
installed capacity of 743 kW at the project; (2) release a minimum flow
of 29 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, over the dam to the bypassed
reach; and (3) close the existing smolt bypass facility. MRPA estimates
that the average annual generation of the proposed project will be
approximately 1,900 MWh.
m. A copy of the application is available for review via the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field, to access the document (P-3253). For assistance,
contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24626176676b4a484d4a41775154544b565064424156470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="773132253438191b1e191224020707180503371112051459101801">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866)
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
Dated: August 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17515 Filed 8-13-21; 8:45 am]
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