Notice2023-00264
Winooski Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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January 10, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1372-1373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00264]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6470-008]
Winooski Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Application 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.: 6470-008.
c. Date Filed: July 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Winooski Hydroelectric Company (WHC).
e. Name of Project: Winooski 8 Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Winooski River in Washington County, Vermont.
The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Rubin, General Partner, Winooski
Hydroelectric Company, 26 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602;
(802) 793-5939; or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f19cb19c838493989fdf93988b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c517c514e495e5552125e5546">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair at (202) 502-6587, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3259405b4146575c1c415b5c515e535b4072545740511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc4ddc6dcdbcac181dcc6c1ccc3cec6ddefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[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/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#31777463727e5f5d585f54624441415e434571575443521f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53151601101c3d3f3a3d36002623233c212713353621307d343c25">[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: Winooski 8 Hydroelectric Project (P-
6470-008).
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 now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Winooski 8 Hydroelectric Project consists of the following
constructed facilities: (1) a 222.5-foot-long, 26-foot-high concrete
gravity dam impounding a reservoir with a storage capacity of
approximately 20 acre-feet at an elevation of 615 feet mean sea level;
(2) a 148-foot-long spillway with 4-foot-high flashboards built into
the crest of the dam; (3) a 24-foot-long, hydraulically operated crest
gate; (4) a 1,100-square-foot forebay located adjacent to the project
impoundment; (5) three hydraulically operated trashracks; (6) a 1,550-
square-foot powerhouse that contains two semi-Kaplan turbines and one
fixed propeller turbine for a total installed capacity of 856
kilowatts; (7) a 100-foot-long tailrace; (8) a 1,000 kilovolt-amp
station transformer connected to the 600-volt generator lead lines
approximately 10 feet from the powerhouse; (9) a 10-foot-long, 12.8-
kilovolt undergound transmission line connected to an above-ground
interconnection pole; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project
generates an average of 3,507 megawatt-hours annually.
WHC proposes to continue to operate the project in an automated
run-of-river mode except during planned maintenance activities when
generation flows are increased above inflow rates to lower the
impoundment water level, followed by WHC storing 10 percent of the
inflow to refill the impoundment following the completion of
maintenance activities. WHC also proposes to add 3.6 acres to the
existing project boundary to enclose a 4,100-foot-long dirt road
currently used by WHC to access the dam and powerhouse and to enclose
an existing unimproved recreation site that provides access to the
river for boating and fishing activities downstream of the dam.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, 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 (i.e., P-6470).
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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``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 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.
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n. 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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments, March 2023.
Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions.
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments...... April 2023.
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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: January 4, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00264 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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