Notice2025-02078
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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February 3, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 21 (Monday, February 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02078]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15370-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On August 14, 2024, New England Hydropower Company, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Manville Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 15370 (project), to be located
at the Manville dam on the Blackstone River near the Town of
Cumberland, 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 new features:
(1) three fixed blade Kaplan turbines including two turbines with a
generating capacity of 392 kilowatts, and one turbine with a generating
capacity of 180 kilowatts; (2) two 24-foot-wide, 50-foot-long turbine
bays; (3) a 16-foot-wide, 35-foot-long, 16-foot-high electrical control
building; (4) a 1,000 kilo-volt-amperes pad-mounted transformer; (5) a
50 kilo-volt-amperes grounding transformer; (6) three shut-off gates;
(7) two 24-foot wide, 50-foot-long steel trash racks; (8) two 24 foot-
wide, 10-foot-long isolation gates; (9) three 14-foot-long draft tubes;
and (9) an 800-foot-long, 13 kilovolt transmission line connecting the
turbine generator units to the regional grid. The proposed project
would have an estimated average annual generation of 3,952-megawatt-
hours.
Applicant Contact: Michael C. Kerr, New England Hydropower Company,
LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; phone: (860)
729-9767; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82efebe1eae3e7eec2ece7eafbe6f0edf2edf5e7f0ace1edef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93fefaf0fbf2f6ffd3fdf6fbeaf7e1fce3fce4f6e1bdf0fcfe">[email protected]</span></a>.
FERC Contact: Justin R. Robbins; phone: (202) 502-8308, or by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a203f393e232464382528282324390a2c2f3829642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8de7f8fef9e4e3a3ffe2efefe4e3fecdebe8ffeea3eae2fb">[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>. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecaaa9beafa38280858289bf999c9c839e98ac8a899e8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d6b687f6e6243414443487e585d5d425f596d4b485f4e034a425b">[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. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-15370-000.
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#a9e6f9f9e9cfccdbca87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8b7a8a8b89e9d8a9bd69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a>) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits (P-15370), in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: January 27, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02078 Filed 1-31-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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