Notice2022-00691
Pepperell Hydro Company, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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January 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2425-2426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00691]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12721-022]
Pepperell Hydro Company, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments, 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: Non-capacity amendment of license.
b. Project No.: 12721-022.
c. Date Filed: November 9, 2021.
d. Applicant: Pepperell Hydro Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Pepperell Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on Nashua River in Middlesex
County, Massachusetts.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Nini, Licensing and Compliance
Manager, Pepperell Hydro Company, LLC c/o Eagle Creek Renewable Energy,
LLC, Morristown, NJ 07960, (973) 998-8171,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc91bda8b4b9abf2b2b5b2b59cb9bdbbb0b9bfaeb9b9b7aeb9f2bfb3b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dd0fce9f5f8eab3f3f4f3f4ddf8fcfaf1f8feeff8f8f6eff8b3fef2f0">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Korede Olagbegi, (202) 502-6268,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5813372a3d3c3d761734393f3a3d3f31183e3d2a3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb80a4b9aeafaee584a7aaaca9aeaca28badaeb9a8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: February 9, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ecomment.asp</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#9bdddec9d8d4f5f7f2f5fec8eeebebf4e9efdbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30767562737f5e5c595e55634540405f424470565542531e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may
send 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-12721-022. Comments emailed to Commission staff
are not considered part of the Commission record.
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. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to delete Article
301 from its license, which authorizes
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construction and specifies the timeline for completion of a 67.5-
kilowatt turbine-generator unit. The previous owner of Pepperell Hydro
Company, LLC proposed to install the unit to generate electricity with
the water provided as a minimum flow to the project's bypassed reach.
To date, a concrete pad for the proposed minimum flow turbine and a
concrete abutment at the dam to house the minimum flow intake have been
constructed, however, the minimum flow turbine itself and other
appurtenant structures have not been constructed. The applicant
proposes to no longer install the minimum flow turbine-generator unit.
As a result of the proposed deletion of the unit, the applicant
indicates that minor design modifications to the partially completed
downstream fishway and to the methods for providing minimum flows
downstream of the dam will be necessary. These modifications are
addressed in the amendment application, which includes proposed
amendments to the Operations and Flow Monitoring Plan that detail flow
through the downstream fishway. The applicant does not propose any
other changes to the operation of the Pepperell Project.
l. Locations of the Applications: This filing may be viewed on 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f595a4d5c50717376717a4c6a6f6f706d6b5f797a6d7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f393a2d3c30111316111a2c0a0f0f100d0b3f191a0d1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'', or ``PROTEST'' as applicable; (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. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: January 10, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00691 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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