Notice2024-13396
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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June 18, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51513-51514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13396]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2490-031]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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.: P-2490-031.
c. Date filed: August 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP).
e. Name of Project: Taftsville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ottauquechee River, in the Village of
Taftsville, Windsor County, Vermont.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jason Lisai, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 163 Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446; (802) 770-2195; or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96fcf7e5f9f8b8faffe5f7ffd6f1e4f3f3f8fbf9e3f8e2f7fff8e6f9e1f3e4b8f5f9fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="214b40524e4f0f4d4852404861465344444f4c4e544f5540484f514e5644530f424e4c">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: David Gandy at (202) 502-8560; or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e88c899e818cc68f89868c91a88e8d9a8bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81e5e0f7e8e5afe6e0efe5f8c1e7e4f3e2afe6eef7">[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>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df999a8d9c90b1b3b6b1ba8caaafafb0adab9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c98f8c9b8a86a7a5a0a7ac9abcb9b9a6bbbd89afacbbaae7aea6bf">[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
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sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other
carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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: Taftsville Hydroelectric Project (P-
2490-031).
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. Project Description: The existing Taftsville Project consists
of: (1) a 220-foot-long by 16-foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) a
194-foot-long spillway section with a crest elevation of 637.12 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), topped with 18-inch
wooden flashboards; (3) a 4,600-foot-long, 20.5-acre reservoir at a
normal water surface elevation of 638.6 feet NGVD 29; (4) a powerhouse
containing one 0.5-megawatt vertical Kaplan generating unit, with a
minimum hydraulic capacity of 95 cubic feet per second (cfs) and
maximum hydraulic capacity of 370 cfs; (5) a 200-foot-long tailrace
section; (6) a 40-foot-long transmission line connecting the powerhouse
to the Distribution Substation; (7) the Distribution Substation and
Transmission West Substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
Approximately 290 feet of the Ottauquechee River, between the dam and
tailrace channel, are bypassed during normal operations. The project
generates 1,038 megawatt-hours annually.
The current license requires GMP to operate in run-of-river mode
such that outflow from the project approximates inflow. GMP meets this
requirement by maintaining a stable impoundment elevation at 638.6
feet. The current license also requires GMP to provide a continuous
minimum flow of 15 cfs over the spillway to the bypassed reach, or
inflow, whichever is less. The project is equipped with 18-inch wooden
flashboards which are removed in late fall and replaced in the spring.
After re-installation the impoundment is re-filled by reducing
downstream flows to no less than 100 cfs, or inflow.
GMP proposes no modifications to the existing project facilities.
GMP proposes to continue operating as it has under the existing license
with modifications to: (1) use no more than 10% of inflow to refill the
impoundment after maintenance drawdowns; (2) consult with resource
agencies prior to conducting maintenance and unplanned drawdowns and
repair work; (3) restrict the removal of trees greater than or equal to
3 inches in diameter at breast height in the project boundary to the
period of November 1 through March 31 for protection of the northern-
long-eared bat; and (4) update the historic properties management plan
to address and mitigate project effects on historic properties.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at 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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc8a899e8f83a2a0a5a2a99fb9bcbca3beb88caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9faedfcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>. A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
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.
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#77382727371112051459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="115e414151777463723f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
n. A license 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.
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, July 2024.
recommendations, agency terms and
conditions, and prescriptions.
Deadline for the licensee to file reply August 2024.
comments.
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Dated: June 12, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-13396 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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