Notice2022-08242
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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April 18, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22879-22880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08242]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2392-041]
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP; Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2392-041.
c. Date filed: March 29, 2022.
d. Applicant: Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP.
e. Name of Project: Gilman Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Connecticut River and
straddles the Village of Gilman, within the Town of Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vermont, and the Town of Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire.
The project does not occupy any federal or tribal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Sayad Moudachirou, Licensing Manager, 717
Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111; phone: (617) 933-7206 or
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#582b3921393c183935283d2a2b39363c3d363d2a3f21763b3735"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="582b3921393c183935283d2a2b39363c3d363d2a3f21763b3735">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe, phone: (202) 502-6245 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e514b4d535f505b104d575a575c5b7e585b4c5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85eaf0f6e8e4ebe0abf6ece1ece7e0c5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: May 31, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
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>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c68083948589a8aaafa8a395b3b6b6a9b4b286a0a3b4a5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b1b2a5b4b8999b9e9992a4828787988583b791928594d9909881">[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: Gilman Hydroelectric
Project (P-2392-041).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Gilman Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 324.5-foot-
wide concrete dam with a crest elevation of 826.8 feet spanning the
river's width with a 5-foot-high, 108-foot-long rubber bladder and a
6.5-foot-high, 109-foot-long rubber bladder surmounted on two overflow
spillways measuring 112.9 feet and 113 feet in width and an 18-foot-
high, 27-foot-wide hydraulically operated crestgate; (2) a downstream
fish passage system; (3) a 130-acre impoundment at a normal maximum
surface elevation of 833.3 feet (USGS); (4) a steel- and timber-framed
powerhouse with an integral water intake draft tube containing four
generating turbine units with a total installed capacity of 4.95
megawatts located at the Vermont side of the dam; (5) a 242-foot-long,
23.75-foot-wide trash rack with approximately 2-inch spacing; (6) a
200-foot-long transmission line connecting the 34.5 kilovolt-ampere
transformer to National Grid's switchyard; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP proposes to continue to operate the
project in a run-of-river mode with no storage or flood control
capacity. In accordance with Condition A of the Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation's water quality certification issued for the
project, the project adheres to the following downstream minimum flow
release requirements: (1) From June 1 through October 15, when river
flows are less than 1,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), pass a minimum
flow of 210 cfs over the crestgate; (2) provide a minimum flow of 757
cfs during operational issues or refilling of the impoundment; and (3)
for faster impoundment refill based on consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and other agencies, a minimum flow of no less than
300 cfs to protect the dwarf wedge mussel until normal operations are
restored. The project can operate in most of the extreme conditions of
the Connecticut River and generate electricity from flows of 130 cfs up
to high flood conditions of 35,000 cfs. The estimated average annual
generation of the project from 2008 to 2018 is 25,000 megawatt-hours.
o. 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 (P-2392). For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4828196878baaa8adaaa197b1b4b4abb6b084a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561013041519383a3f383305232626392422163033243578313920">[email protected]</span></a>, or call toll-free, (866)
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
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p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--June 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--June 2022
Issue Acceptance Letter and Notice--August 2022
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--September 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--November 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--December 2022
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: April 12, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-08242 Filed 4-15-22; 8:45 am]
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