Notice2025-05857
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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April 4, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 64 (Friday, April 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14824-14825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05857]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15394-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On February 6, 2025, 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
Eastvale Dam Hydroelectric Project (Eastvale Project) on the Beaver
River in Beaver County, near the City of Beaver Falls in Pennsylvania.
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 Eastvale Project would consist of the following: (1)
an existing 490-foot-long, 12.5-foot-high concrete-lined dam with an
overflow crest elevation of 730.7 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) an
existing impoundment; (3) three new 24-foot-wide, 87-foot-long turbine
bays each housing two turbine-generator units--each unit with a
capacity of 350 kilowatts (kW) for a total capacity of 2,100 kW; (4) a
new 16-foot-wide, 35-foot-long electrical control building; (5) a new
100-foot-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an annual generation of 9,200 megawatt-
hours.
Applicant Contact: Michael Kerr, New England Hydropower Company,
LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; phone: (978)
360-2547.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
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/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#50161502131f3e3c393e35032520203f222410363522337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65232037262a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13">[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 Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in
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Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including
landowners, community organizations, 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#c887989888aeadbaabe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eea1bebeae888b9c8dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's website at <a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>.
Enter the docket number (P-15394) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: March 31, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05857 Filed 4-3-25; 8:45 am]
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