Notice2021-25081
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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November 17, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64193-64194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25081]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5261-023]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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.: 5261-023.
c. Date filed: August 27, 2021.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Newbury Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Wells River, in the town of Newbury, Orange
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: John Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; Phone at (802) 770-
2195, or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#165c797e7838516473737877785671647373787b79637862777f7866796173643875797b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8a2878086c6af9a8d8d868986a88f9a8d8d8685879d869c89818698879f8d9ac68b8785">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202) 502-8449, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e3f3a3f33702e3b3b2c1e383b2c3d70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdaca9aca0e3bda8a8bf8daba8bfaee3aaa2bb">[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
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#b8fefdeafbf7d6d4d1d6ddebcdc8c8d7caccf8deddcadb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a3c3f283935141613141f290f0a0a15080e3a1c1f0819541d150c">[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. All filings must clearly identify the project name and
docket number on the first page: Newbury Hydroelectric Project (P-5261-
023).
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, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Newbury Project consists of: (1) An 11.4-acre impoundment at
a normal water surface elevation of 463.9 feet mean sea level; (2) a 26
foot-high by 90-foot-long concrete gravity dam that includes a 73.3-
foot-long spillway topped with 5-foot-high pneumatic crest gates; (3) a
seasonally installed, 8-foot-long by 4-foot-wide steel sluice box on
the south side of the spillway to provide downstream fish passage; (4)
an 11.2-foot-wide, 9-foot-long intake structure with trash racks,
connected to a 5-foot-diameter, 435-foot-long underground steel
penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing a single 315-kilowatt turbine-
generator unit; (6) a second 50-kilowatt turbine-generator unit located
outside of the powerhouse approximately 75-feet downstream of the dam
along the bypassed reach; (7) a 125-foot-long tailrace; (8) three 150-
foot-long generator leads that create a 480 Volt, 3 phase 150-foot-long
underground transmission line connected to three pole mounted 167
kilovolt-ampere step-up transformers; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The project creates a 590-foot-long bypassed reach of the Wells River.
The current license requires Green Mountain Power Corporation to:
(1) Operate the project in run-of-river mode; (2) release a continuous
bypassed reach minimum flow of 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) from
April 15 to June 10 and 25 cfs during the remainder of the year; and
(3) release a year-round, continuous aesthetic flow of 5 cfs over the
dam. The average annual generation of the project is approximately 882
megawatt-hours.
Green Mountain Power Corporation proposes to: (1) Continue
operating the project in run-of-river mode; (2) release new bypassed
reach minimum flows of 35 cfs from May 15 to October 15 and 30 cfs from
October 16 to May 14; (3) release a new aesthetic flow of 10 cfs over
the dam from May 15 to October 15 during daytime hours and no aesthetic
flow the remainder of the year; and (4) construct a hand-carry access
area at the head of the project impoundment for recreational boaters.
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 of this document 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. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e787b6c7d7150525257505b6d4b4e4e514c4a7e585b4c5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c0a091e0f032220202522291f393c3c233e380c2a293e2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
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the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--December 2021
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--February 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2--March 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--March 2021
Dated: November 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-25081 Filed 11-16-21; 8:45 am]
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