Notice2023-25675
Energy Stream, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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November 21, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81075-81077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25675]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5679-041]
Energy Stream, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 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.: 5679-041.
c. Date Filed: July 15, 2022.
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d. Applicant: Energy Stream, LLC.
e. Name of Project: M.S.C. Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Quinebaug River in Windham County, Connecticut.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Rolland Zeleny, Energy Stream, LLC, 18
Washington St., Suite 18, Canton, MA 02021; Phone at (603) 498-8089, or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d343339343a32353c2f3f322f1d243c353232733e3230"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3aaada7aaa4acaba2b1a1acb183baa2abacaceda0acae">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adc7c2c5c383cfccd8c0c0c8dfedcbc8dfce83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cacfc8ce8ec2c1d5cdcdc5d2e0c6c5d2c38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, 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
motions to intervene and protests, 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#2f696a7d6c60414346414a7c5a5f5f405d5b6f494a5d4c01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14525146575b7a787d7a71476164647b666054727166773a737b62">[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: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: 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: M.S.C. Hydroelectric Project (P-5679-041).
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The M.S.C. Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) a 296-foot-long, 14.3-foot-high granite block and
concrete dam that includes: (a) an approximately 38-foot-long headgate
structure with four aluminum sluice gates that are each 4 feet wide by
10 feet high; (b) a 115-foot-long granite block spillway section with a
concrete cap, 16-inch-high flashboards, and a crest elevation of 287.80
feet mean sea level (msl) at the top of the flashboards; (c) a 5-foot-
wide abutment at the northwest end of the spillway; (d) a 7-foot-wide
pier at the at the southwest end of the spillway; (e) a 91-foot-long
auxiliary concrete gravity spillway section with a crest elevation of
288.70 feet msl; (f) an 8-foot-wide abutment at the southwest end of
the auxiliary spillway; and (g) a 32-foot-long retaining wall section
with a 10-foot-wide, 10-foot-high stoplog gate and a crest elevation of
289.7 feet msl; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 52 acres at
an elevation of 287.8 feet msl; (3) a 38-foot-wide, 24-foot-long stone
and concrete forebay downstream of the headgate structure; (4) a 19-
foot-wide, 11-foot-high intake structure at the downstream end of the
forebay with a 19-foot-wide, 16.5-foot-high trashrack with 1.6-inch
clear bar spacing; (5) a 2-foot-wide, 3-foot-high low-level outlet gate
adjacent to the trashrack; (6) a 30-foot-long, 14-foot-wide steel and
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing a 400-kilowatt (kW) Kaplan
turbine-generator unit and a 112-kW Francis turbine-generator unit, for
a total installed capacity of 512 kW; (7) a 50-foot-long, 26-foot-wide
tailrace; (8) three 50-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV) lead lines that
connect the generators to three 2.4/23-kV step-up transformers, which
connect to the regional grid; and (9) appurtenant facilities The
project creates an approximately 65-foot-long bypassed reach of the
Quinebaug River.
Article 401 of the current license requires Energy Stream, LLC to
operate the project in a run-of-river mode, such that project outflow
approximates inflow. Energy Stream, LLC maintains the impoundment at
the flashboard crest elevation of 288.74 feet msl. To protect aquatic
resources, Article 26 of the current license requires Energy Stream,
LLC to release a continuous minimum flow of 144 cubic feet per second
(cfs) or inflow to the impoundment, whichever is less, into the
downstream reach, as measured immediately below the tailrace. Article
402 of the current license specifies seasonal minimum flow releases to
the downstream reach when refilling the impoundment following emergency
or maintenance drawdowns, including 90 percent of impoundment inflow.
Article 404 of the current license requires Energy Stream, LLC to
provide upstream and downstream passage for American eels. Upstream
passage for American eels is provided from June 15 to September 1 by
netting placed over the dam and ramps extending to the crest of the
flashboards. Downstream American eel passage is provided from September
1 through November 15, on rainy nights and three nights after rain
events, through a notch in the flashboards located on the west side of
the spillway, and a low-level outlet gate.
The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse are
40 and 545 cfs, respectively. The average annual generation of the
project was approximately 2,885 megawatt-hours from 2017 through 2021.
Energy Stream, LLC is not proposing any changes to project
facilities or operation.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://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.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``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 protesting or
intervening; 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
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the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be
served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application 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://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</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. 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.
p. 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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Filing of Comments, Recommendations, Terms January 2024.
and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions.
Filing of Reply Comments.................. February 2024.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
r. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c28d929282a4a7b0a1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="317e616171575443521f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: November 14, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-25675 Filed 11-20-23; 8:45 am]
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