Notice2021-20460
Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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September 22, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52666-52667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20460]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2905-035]
Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Notice Soliciting Scoping
Comments
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.: 2905-035.
c. Date Filed: April 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont (Village).
e. Name of Project: Enosburg Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Missisquoi River in Franklin County, Vermont.
The project does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Paul V. Nolan, Representative of Village of
Enosburg Falls, 5515 North 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22205-2722; phone
at (703) 534-5509; email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84f4f2eaf4f2eae0edf2e1f6c4e3e9e5ede8aae7ebe9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28585e46585e464c415e4d5a684f45494144064b4745">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b3134333575393a2e36363e291b3d3e2938753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="244e4b4c4a0a4645514949415664424156470a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: October 15, 2021.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#edaba8bfaea28381848388be989d9d829f99ad8b889f8ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6f0f3e4f5f9d8dadfd8d3e5c3c6c6d9c4c2f6d0d3c4d598d1d9c0">[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
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Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket
number on the first page: Enosburg Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-2905-
035).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing project consists of: (1) A 195-foot-long, 18.5-
foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) an impoundment with a surface area
of 121 acres at an elevation of 386.87 feet National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); (3) a steel headgate structure that includes
three sluice gates; (4) an 80-foot-long steel penstock that provides
flow to a 375-kilowatt (kW) semi-Kaplan turbine-generator unit located
in a powerhouse (Kendall Plant); (5) an approximately 5-foot-long
tailrace that discharges to the Missisquoi River from the Kendall
Plant; (6) an approximately 210-foot-long headrace canal located
downstream of the headgate structure; (7) an intake structure, at the
downstream end of the headrace canal, equipped with a sluice gate and a
trashrack; (8) a powerhouse containing a 600-kW vertical Kaplan
turbine-generator unit (Village Plant); (9) an approximately 240-foot-
long tailrace that discharges from the Village Plant to the Missisquoi
River; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project creates an
approximately 1,400-foot-long bypassed reach of the Missisquoi River.
The Village voluntarily operates the project in a run-of-river
mode. Article 401 of the current license requires the Village to: (1)
Maintain a minimum flow of 293 cubic feet per second (cfs) from April
15-June 15, and 120 cfs from June 16-April 14, or inflow, whichever is
less, from the Kendall Plant to the bypassed reach; and (2) maintain a
year-round minimum flow of 293 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, from
the Village Plant to the downstream reach of the Missisquoi River.
The Village proposes to: (1) Continue operating the project in a
run-of-river mode; (2) provide a year-round minimum flow of 243 cfs, or
inflow, whichever is less, from the Kendall Plant to the bypassed
reach; (3) develop a recreation management plan for improving
recreation at the project; (4) release 1 inch of spill over the top of
the project dam crest gates to provide an aesthetic veil of flow over
the dam; (5) develop an operation compliance monitoring plan for
maintaining minimum flows, impoundment levels, and run-of-river
operation; and (6) develop a historic properties management plan to
address and mitigate project effects on historic properties.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents via the internet through
the Commission's Home Page (<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. For assistance, contact
FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4b2b1a6b7bb9a989d9a91a78184849b8680b492918697da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="175152455458797b7e797244626767786563577172657439707861">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
n. You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. Scoping Process.
Commission staff will prepare either an environmental assessment
(EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that describes and
evaluates the probable effects, if any, of the licensee's proposed
action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will consider environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether the Commission prepares an EA or an EIS. At this time, we do
not anticipate holding on-site scoping meetings. Instead, we are
soliciting written comments and suggestions on the preliminary list of
issues and alternatives to be addressed in the NEPA document, as
described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued September 15, 2021.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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. For assistance, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: September 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20460 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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