Notice2025-15008
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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August 7, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 150 (Thursday, August 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15008]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15408-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On July 3, 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
Black Rock Dam Hydroelectric Project (Black Rock Project) on the
Schuylkill River in Chester and Montgomery Counties, near the Borough
of Phoenixville and the Village of Mont Clare 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 Black Rock Project would consist of the following: (1)
an existing 400-foot-long, 11-foot-high concrete capped timber crib
dam; (2) an existing impoundment having a surface area of 184 acres and
a storage capacity of 221 acre-feet at an elevation of 89 feet North
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88); (3) two new 24-foot-wide, 87-
foot-long turbine bays each housing two turbine-generator units--each
unit with a capacity of 300 kilowatts (kW) for a total capacity of 1.2
megawatts (MW); (4) a new 16-foot-wide, 35-foot-long electrical control
building; (5) a new 600-foot-long transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual
generation of 6,000 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: on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October
3, 2025. 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#7d3b382f3e3213111413182e080d0d120f093d1b180f1e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83c5c6d1c0ccedefeaede6d0f6f3f3ecf1f7c3e5e6f1e0ade4ecf5">[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 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#d29d828292b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="753a252535131007165b121a03">[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-15408) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: August 4, 2025
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-15008 Filed 8-6-25; 8:45 am]
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