Notice2021-27067
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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December 15, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27067]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5261-023]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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.: 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#470d282f2969003522222926290720352222292a28322933262e2937283022356924282a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abe1c4c3c585ecd9cecec5cac5ebccd9cecec5c6c4dec5dfcac2c5dbc4dcced985c8c4c6">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202) 502-8449, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bedfdadfd390cedbdbccfed8dbccdd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f1e1b1e12510f1a1a0d3f191a0d1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: January 7, 2022.
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#490f0c1b0a06272520272c1a3c3939263b3d092f2c3b2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ccac9decfc3e2e0e5e2e9dff9fcfce3fef8cceae9feefa2ebe3fa">[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 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 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 that includes trash
racks with 1-inch clear bar spacing, connected to a 5-foot-diameter,
435-foot-long underground steel penstock; (5) a powerhouse area
containing a single 315-kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (6) a second
50-kilowatt turbine-generator unit located outside of the powerhouse
area 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 an 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 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#50161502131f3e3c393e35032520203f222410363522337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9efecfbeae6c7c5c0c7ccfadcd9d9c6dbdde9cfccdbca87cec6df">[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 December 8, 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: December 8, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27067 Filed 12-14-21; 8:45 am]
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