Notice2022-12334
Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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June 8, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34867-34869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12334]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2905-035]
Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests,
Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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.: 2905-035.
c. Date Filed: April 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont (Village).
e. Name of Project: Enosburg Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Missisquoi River in Franklin 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: Abbey Miller, Director of Finance, Village of
Enosburg Falls, 42 Village Drive, Village of Enosburg Falls, VT 05450;
phone at (802) 933-4443; email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4425292d2828213604212a2b37263136236a2a2130"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4928242025252c3b092c27263a2b3c3b2e67272c3d">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c3c6c1c787cbc8dcc4c4ccdbe9cfccdbca87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cea4a1a6a0e0acafbba3a3abbc8ea8abbcade0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, 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
motions to intervene and protests, comments,
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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#783e3d2a3b37161411161d2b0d0808170a0c381e1d0a1b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7f1f2e5f4f8d9dbded9d2e4c2c7c7d8c5c3f7d1d2c5d499d0d8c1">[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-2905-035.
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
April 20, 2022, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1502, 1507,
and 1508 that federal agencies use to implement the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (see National Environmental Policy Act
Implementing Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453-70). The final rule
became effective on May 20, 2022. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. Project Description: The existing Enosburg Falls Project
consists of: (1) a 284-foot-long, 18.5-foot-high concrete and steel
gravity dam that includes the following sections: (a) a 5-foot-long
east abutment section; (b) a 105-foot-long east spillway section with a
2-foot-high pneumatic crest gate and an elevation of 386.87 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) at the top of the
gate; (c) a 4-foot-long pier; (d) a 60-foot-long west spillway section
with a 2-foot-high pneumatic crest gate and an elevation of 386.87 feet
NGVD 29 at the top of the gate; (e) a 46-foot-long west abutment
section; and (f) an approximately 64-foot-long, 24-foot-high steel
headgate structure that is equipped with: (i) a 60-foot-wide, 20-foot-
high inclined steel trashrack with 1-inch clear bar spacing; (ii) two
10-foot-wide, 8-foot-high hydraulically-powered sluice gates; and (iii)
a 12-foot-wide, 8-foot-high hydraulically-powered intake gate; (2) a
121-acre impoundment at surface elevation of 386.87 feet NGVD 29; (3)
an 80-foot-long, 5.6-foot-diameter steel penstock that extends from the
intake gate; (4) a 39.9-foot-long, 24.3-foot-wide concrete and brick
masonry powerhouse (Kendall Plant) containing a 375-kilowatt (kW) semi-
Kaplan regulated turbine-generator unit that discharges into the
Missisquoi River approximately 170 feet downstream of the project dam;
(5) an approximately 210-foot-long, 29-foot-wide headrace canal; (6) an
intake structure at the downstream end of the headrace canal that is
equipped with an approximately 30.1-foot-wide, 11.4-foot-high stoplog
slot and an approximately 30.1-foot-wide, 11.4-foot-high inclined
trashrack; (7) a 28.7-foot-long, 29.9-foot-wide concrete and brick
masonry powerhouse (Village Plant) containing a 600-kW vertical Kaplan
turbine-generator unit that discharges to an approximately 240-foot-
long, 25-foot-wide tailrace; (8) two 2.4-kilovolt (kV) generator lead
lines, respectively 200-foot-long and 250-foot-long, and a 4.16/12.47-
kV transformer that connect the project to the local utility
distribution system; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project
creates an approximately 1,400-foot-long bypassed reach of the
Missisquoi River.
The Village voluntarily operates the project in a run-of-river mode
using an automatic pond level control system to regulate turbines
operation, such that outflow from the project approximates inflow.
Article 401 of the current license requires the Village to: (1)
maintain a minimum flow of 293 cubic feet per second (cfs) from April
15-June 15, and 120 cfs from J une 16-April 14, or inflow, whichever is
less, from the Kendall Plant to the bypassed reach; and (2) maintain a
year-round minimum flow of 293 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, from
the Village Plant to the downstream reach of the Missisquoi River.
Downstream fish passage is provided by a bypass facility located on the
west abutment that consists of a 3-foot-wide, 5-foot-high weir gate, a
3-foot-wide, 6-foot-long concrete fish collection box, and an
approximately 65-foot-long, 2-foot-diameter concrete encased fish
passage pipe that empties into the bypassed reach approximately 110
feet downstream of the dam.
The Village proposes to: (1) continue operating the project in a
run-of-river mode; (2) provide a year-round minimum flow of 243 cfs or
inflow, whichever is less, from the Kendall Plant to the bypassed
reach; (3) develop a recreation management plan for improving
recreation at the project; (4) release 1 inch of spill over the top of
the project dam crest gates to provide an aesthetic veil of flow over
the dam; (5) develop an operation compliance monitoring plan for
maintaining minimum flows, impoundment levels, and run-of-river
operation; and (6) develop a historic properties management plan to
address and mitigate project effects on historic properties.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://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.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. 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, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``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 protesting or
intervening; 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. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must be served
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upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application 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.
o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing interventions, protests, August 2022.
comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments.......... September 2022.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: June 2, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12334 Filed 6-7-22; 8:45 am]
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