Notice2022-07808
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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April 12, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21655-21657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07808]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5261-023]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
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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#42082d2a2c6c053027272c232c02253027272c2f2d372c36232b2c322d3527306c212d2f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff5d0d7d191f8cddadad1ded1ffd8cddadad1d2d0cad1cbded6d1cfd0c8dacd91dcd0d2">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer, (202) 502-8449 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#45242124286b3520203705232037266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a3b3e3b37742a3f3f281a3c3f2839743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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#f9bfbcabbab6979590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d1b180f1e1233313433380e282d2d322f291d3b382f3e733a322b">[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-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 and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
July 15, 2020, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1500-1518
that federal agencies use to implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (see Update to the Regulations Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 85 FR
43,304). The Final Rule became effective on and applies to any NEPA
process begun after September 14, 2020. Commission staff intends to
conduct its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
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 containing a
single 315-kilowatt turbine-generator unit (unit 1); (6) a second 50-
kilowatt turbine-generator unit (unit 2) located outside of the
powerhouse approximately 75-feet downstream of the dam along the
bypassed reach; (7) a 125-foot-long tailrace that receives discharges
from unit 1; (8) a 130-foot-long underground generator lead from unit 1
and a 410-foot-long generator lead from unit 2 that connect to three
above-ground pole mounted 167 kilovolt-ampere step-up transformers; (9)
a 3-phase, 7-foot-long transmission line; and (10) 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 5 cfs during the remainder of the year; (3)
release a year-round, continuous aesthetic flow of 5 cfs over the dam;
and (4) operate the fish passage chute from April 1 to June 1 and
September 1 to November 15 with flows of 20 cfs and 10 cfs,
respectively. 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 a new bypassed
reach minimum flow 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; (4) operate the fish passage chute from
April 1 to June 1 and September 1 to November 15 with new flows of 10
cfs during both operating periods; (5) construct a hand-carry access
area for recreational boaters; and (6) consult with the resource
agencies prior to conducting maintenance and repairs that have the
potential to affect water quality.
m. A copy of the application can 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</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. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice either: (1) Evidence of the date on which
the certifying agency received the certification request; (2) a copy of
the water quality certification; or (3)
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evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing comments, June 2022.
recommendations, preliminary terms and
conditions, and preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments...... July 2022.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: April 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-07808 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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