Notice2022-12541
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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June 10, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35544-35545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12541]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2445-028]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping
Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed
[[Page 35545]]
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 2445-028.
c. Date Filed: December 23, 2021.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP).
e. Name of Project: Center Rutland Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On Otter Creek in Rutland 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: Mr. John Greenan, P.E., 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#90dafff8febed7e2f5f5fef1fed0f7e2f5f5fefdffe5fee4f1f9fee0ffe7f5e2bef3fffd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c76535452127b4e5959525d527c5b4e59595251534952485d55524c534b594e125f5351">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Taconya D. Goar at (202) 502-8394, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1e5d0d2dedfc8d09ff6ded0c3f1d7d4c3d29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c397a2a0acadbaa2ed84aca2b183a5a6b1a0eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: July 6, 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#d69093849599b8babfb8b385a3a6a6b9a4a296b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65232037262a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13">[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,
MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket
number on the first page: Center Rutland Hydroelectric Project (P-2445-
028).
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 existing Center Rutland Hydroelectric Project consists of:
(1) a 190-foot-long, 14-foot-high concrete and stone masonry gravity
dam that includes: (a) a 174-foot-long spillway section with a crest
elevation of 504.8 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD
29); and (b) a 16-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) an impoundment
with a surface area of 13 acres and a storage capacity of 30 acre-feet
at an elevation of 507.4 feet NGVD 29; (3) a 13-foot-long, 7- to 30-
foot-wide forebay; (4) a 39.58-foot-wide, 18-foot-high concrete and
marble masonry intake structure with a 6.7-foot-wide, 6.5-foot-high
steel headgate and a 30-foot-wide, 12-foot-high trashrack with \9/16\-
inch clear bar spacing; (5) a 6-foot-diameter, 75-foot-long steel
penstock; (6) a 40-foot-long, 33-foot-wide stone and marble masonry
powerhouse containing one 275-kilowatt horizontal-shaft turbine-
generator; (7) a 480-volt/12.47-kilovolt (kv) transformer and 80-foot-
long, 12.47-kV transmission line that interconnects with the local
distribution grid; (8) a 0.35-mile-long fiber optic cable for smart
grid communications with the electric system; and (9) appurtenant
facilities.
The current license requires: (1) run-of-river operation, such that
outflow from the project approximates inflow to the impoundment; (2) a
minimum bypassed reach flow of 80 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow
to the impoundment, whichever is less, from June 1 through October 15;
and (3) a minimum flow release of 154 cfs or 90 percent of inflow to
the impoundment, whichever is less, downstream of the powerhouse when
refilling the impoundment following a drawdown for maintenance or
emergencies.
The applicant proposes to: (1) continue operating the project in a
run-of-river mode; (2) continue releasing a minimum bypassed reach flow
of 80 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, from June 1 through October 15;
(3) release a minimum bypassed reach flow of 40 cfs or inflow,
whichever is less, from October 16 through May 31; (4) implement a
seasonal clearing restriction from April 15 through October 31, for
trees that are 4 inches in diameter or greater, to protect the
federally threatened northern long-eared bat; (5) develop and implement
a flow management and monitoring plan; and (6) develop and implement a
historic properties management plan. In addition, the applicant
proposes to reinstall the 2.3-foot-high flashboards, and develop a
water quality monitoring study to test the release of the minimum
bypassed reach flows after installing the flashboards.
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#a8eeedfaebe7c6c4c1c6cdfbddd8d8c7dadce8cecddacb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55">[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 of the
licensee's proposed action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will
consider both site-specific and cumulative 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 National Environmental Policy Act (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
June 6, 2022.
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: June 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12541 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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