Notice2024-28406
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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December 4, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96238-96239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28406]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2392-041]
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP; 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2392-041.
c. Date filed: March 29, 2022.
d. Applicant: Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP.
e. Name of Project: Gilman Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the Connecticut River and
straddles the Village of Gilman, within the Town of Lunenburg, Essex
County, Vermont, and the Town of Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire.
The project does not occupy any Federal or Tribal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Sayad Moudachirou, Licensing Manager, 717
Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111; phone: (617) 933-7206 or
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a6b4acb4b195b4b8a5b0a7a6b4bbb1b0bbb0a7b2acfbb6bab8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="681b0911090c280905180d1a1b09060c0d060d1a0f11460b0705">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe, (202) 502-6245 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#137c66607e727d763d607a777a717653757661703d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d32282e303c3338732e3439343f381d3b382f3e733a322b">[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#feb8bbacbdb1909297909bad8b8e8e918c8abe989b8c9dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9d9e899894b5b7b2b5be88aeababb4a9af9bbdbea9b8f5bcb4ad">[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:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
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: Gilman Hydroelectric
Project (P-2392-041).
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 and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Gilman Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) a 324.5-foot-
wide concrete dam with a crest elevation of 826.8 feet above mean sea
level (msl) spanning the river's width with a 5-foot-high, 108-foot-
long rubber bladder and a 6.5-foot-high, 109-foot-long rubber bladder
surmounted on two overflow spillways measuring 112.9 feet and 113 feet
in width and an 18-foot-high, 27-foot-wide hydraulically operated
crestgate; (2) a downstream fish passage system; (3) a 130-acre
impoundment at a normal maximum surface elevation of 833.3 feet msl;
(4) a steel- and timber-framed powerhouse with an integral water intake
draft tube containing four generating turbine units with a total
installed capacity of 4.95 megawatts located at the Vermont side of the
dam; (5) a 242-foot-long, 23.75-foot-wide trash rack with approximately
2-inch spacing; (6) a 200-foot-long transmission line connecting the
34.5 kilovolt-ampere transformer to National Grid's switchyard; and (7)
appurtenant facilities.
Ampersand Gilman Hydro, LP proposes to continue to operate the
project in a run-of-river mode with no storage or flood control
capacity. In accordance with Condition A of the Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation's water quality
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certification issued for the project, the project adheres to the
following downstream minimum flow release requirements: (1) from June 1
through October 15, when river flows are less than 1,000 cubic feet per
second (cfs), pass a minimum flow of 210 cfs over the crestgate; (2)
provide a minimum flow of 757 cfs during operational issues or
refilling of the impoundment; and (3) for faster impoundment refill
based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other
agencies, a minimum flow of no less than 300 cfs to protect the dwarf
wedge mussel until normal operations are restored. The project can
operate in most of the extreme conditions of the Connecticut River and
generate electricity from flows of 130 cfs up to high flood conditions
of 35,000 cfs. The estimated average annual generation of the project
from 2008 to 2018 is 25,000 megawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application is available for review via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (<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.
At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's
Public Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#edaba8bfaea28381848388be989d9d829f99ad8b889f8ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50161502131f3e3c393e35032520203f222410363522337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY
(202) 502-8659.
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#96d9c6c6d6f0f3e4f5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d39c838393b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. 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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Deadline for Filing Comments, January 26, 2025.
Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions.
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments.......... March 12, 2025.
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Dated: November 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-28406 Filed 12-3-24; 8:45 am]
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