Notice2022-12999
Moretown Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Soliciting Scoping Comments
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June 16, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36314-36315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12999]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5944-024]
Moretown Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Soliciting Scoping
Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
[[Page 36315]]
a. Type of Application: New Minor License.
b. Project No.: 5944-024.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Moretown Hydroelectric, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Moretown No. 8 Project.
f. Location: On the Mad River, immediately downstream from the Town
of Moretown, Washington County, Vermont. The project does not occupy
federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Arion Thiboumery, Moretown Hydroelectric,
LLC, 1273 Fowler Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667; (415) 260-6890 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddbcafb4b2b39dbcaff0e1bcfdb5afb8bbe0" http: ion.net">ion.net</a>">arion@ar-<a href="http://ion.net">ion.net</a></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#402d213239212d6e3a21362132252800262532236e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5934382b2038347723382f382b3c31193f3c2b3a773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 11, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
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>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec8cbdccdc1e0e2e7e0ebddfbfefee1fcfacee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[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: Moretown Hydroelectric Project (P-5944-024).
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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) a
333-foot-long, 31-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 164-foot-long
overflow spillway and a crest elevation of 524.7 feet; (2) a 36-acre
impoundment with a normal maximum elevation of 524.7; (3) a 40-foot-
long, 17-foot-wide, 28-foot-high concrete intake structure with a
trashrack; (4) a 40-foot-long, 8.5-foot-diameter buried steel penstock;
(5) a 39.4-foot-long, 19.7-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a
single 1.25-megawatt Kaplan turbine-generator unit; (6) a tailrace; (7)
a 106-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant
facilities. The Moretown Project is operated in a run-of-river mode
with an average annual generation of 2,094 megawatt-hours.
Moretown hydroelectric LLC proposes to continue to operate the
project in a run-of-river mode.
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#3f797a6d7c70515356515a6c4a4f4f504d4b7f595a4d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074142554448696b6e696254727777687573476162756429606871">[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="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, 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 10, 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 10, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12999 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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