Notice2022-26774
White Rapids, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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December 9, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75617-75618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26774]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15282-000]
White Rapids, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On July 6, 2022, White Rapids, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
proposing to study the feasibility of the Slater Hydroelectric Project
No. 15282 (project), to be located on the Blackstone River in
Providence County, Rhode Island. The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does
not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owners' express permission.
The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) an
existing stone masonry dam (Ashton Dam) that includes: (a) an
approximately 10-foot-long west abutment; (b) an approximately 250-
foot-long spillway that would be retrofitted to include a new crest
gate; (c) a 25-foot-long, 20-foot high gate structure with two 10-foot-
long, 10-foot-high openings; (d) a 40-foot-long spillway that would be
replaced with a new 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide concrete powerhouse that
includes two 420-kilowatt Kaplan
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turbine-generator units; and (e) an approximately 10-foot-long east
abutment; (2) an existing impoundment with a surface area of 35 acres
at an elevation of 74.0 feet national geodetic vertical datum of 1929;
(3) a new intake structure with a 70- to 100-foot-long angled trashrack
with 0.75-inch clear bar spacing; (4) two new 10-foot-long, 10-foot-
high steel headgates; (5) a new 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide tailrace;
(6) a new 850-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line connecting the
turbine-generator units to the regional grid; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Slater Hydroelectric
Project would be 3,500 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. William Fay, White Rapids, LLC, 4145 Church
Street, P.O. Box 193, Palmer, Massachusetts 01079; phone: (413) 362-
5410; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2b4b3abb7bcb5bbbcb7b7a0bbbcb5a1b7a0a4bbb1b7a192b5bfb3bbbefcb1bdbf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb9bea6bab1b8b6b1babaadb6b1b8acbaada9b6bcbaac9fb8b2beb6b3f1bcb0b2">[email protected]</span></a>.
FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey; phone: (202) 502-8621; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb8eb9a2a5e580a2a6b8aeb28badaeb9a8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c5f2e9eeaecbe9edf3e5f9c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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#61272433222e0f0d080f04321411110e131521070413024f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e787b6c7d71505257505b6d4b4e4e514c4a7e585b4c5d10595148">[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-15282-000.
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 of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://ferc.gov">http://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.
Dated: December 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26774 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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