Notice2022-24819
Moretown Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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November 15, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68481-68482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24819]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5944-024]
Moretown Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following license application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
b. Project No.: P-5944-024.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Moretown Hydroelectric LLC.
e. Name of Project: Moretown No. 8 Hydroelectric Project (Moretown
Project).
f. Location: The existing hydroelectric project is located on the
Mad River in Washington 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: Arion Thiboumery, Moretown Hydroelectric,
LLC, 1273 Fowler Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667; (415) 260-6890 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7c6d5cec8c9e7c6d58a9bc687cfd5c2c19a" http: ion.net">ion.net</a>">arion@ar-<a href="http://ion.net">ion.net</a></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh, (202) 502-8474,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8a5a9bab1a9a5e6b2a9bea9baada088aeadbaabe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb2beada6beb2f1a5bea9beadbab79fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[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/FERC.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC.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#fcbab9aebfb39290959299af898c8c938e88bc9a998e9fd29b938a"><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, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The
first
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page of any filing should include docket number 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 has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Moretown Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) a
407-foot-long, 31-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 159-foot-long
overflow spillway and a crest elevation of 524.26 feet North American
Vertical Datum (NAVD88); (2) a 17.5-acre impoundment; (3) a 20.3-foot-
wide concrete intake structure with a 12.5-foot-wide, 15.1-foot-high
trashrack; (4) a 39.4-foot-long, 8.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (5)
a 39.4-foot-long, 19.7-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a
single 1.2-megawatt turbine-generator unit; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 105-
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.
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'', ``RECOMMENDA-TIONS,'' ``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://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.
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) 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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions January 2023
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments February 2023
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: November 8, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-24819 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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