Notice2026-11087
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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June 3, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33165-33166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11087]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 8405-024]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway 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.: 8405-024.
c. Date Filed: February 27, 2025.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation (Green Mountain
Power).
e. Name of Project: Glen Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Mascoma River
in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Tedesco, Generation Project
Coordinator, Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163 Acorn Lane
Colchester, VT 05446; Phone at (802) 655-8753, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4be9b9c9adaa091909187979bb4938691919a999b819a80959d9a849b839186da979b99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c58faaadabeb91a0a1a0b6a6aa85a2b7a0a0aba8aab0abb1a4acabb5aab2a0b7eba6aaa8">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502-6131, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f18285948199949fdf9a908385909d9890b197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="512225342139343f7f3a302325303d383011373423327f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: on or before July 28, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time;
Deadline for filing reply comments: September 11, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 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 10,000
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#83c5c6d1c0ccedefeaede6d0f6f3f3ecf1f7c3e5e6f1e0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2f4f7e0f1fddcdedbdcd7e1c7c2c2ddc0c6f2d4d7c0d19cd5ddc4">[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: Glen Hydroelectric Project (P-8405-024).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The existing Glen Project consists of a
173-foot-long, 14-foot-high concrete gravity dam equipped with 3-foot-
high flashboards with a crest elevation of 413.2 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) at the top of the flashboards. The dam
creates an impoundment with a surface area of approximately 7 acres at
an elevation of 413.2 feet NGVD 29. The project also comprises (1) an
intake structure that includes two headgates equipped with a trashrack
with 2-inch clear bar spacing; (2) a 4,100-foot-long, 8- to 8.5-foot-
diameter penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing a 685-kilowatt (kW)
regulated propeller bulb turbine-generator unit and two 400-kW fixed
propeller bulb turbine-generator units for a total installed capacity
of 1,485 kW; (4) an approximately 34-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, 8-foot-
deep tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long underground transmission line that
leads to a 2.4/13.2-kilovolt step-up transformer where the project is
connected to the local electric grid; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
The project creates an approximately 4,300-foot-
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long bypassed reach of the Mascoma River.
The current license requires Green Mountain Power to operate the
project in ``instantaneous'' run[hyphen]of[hyphen]river mode, so that
project outflow approximates inflow to the impoundment. To protect
aquatic resources in the Mascoma River, the current license also
requires that Green Mountain Power release a continuous minimum flow of
40 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow to the impoundment, whichever
is less, from the project to the bypassed reach, as measured
immediately downstream from the project dam. Green Mountain Power
releases the minimum flow through a 20-inch minimum flow pipe that
protrudes from the penstock immediately downstream of the project's
intake structure. The average annual generation of the project between
2012 through 2024 was approximately 2,782 megawatt-hours.
Green Mountain Power propose to: (1) continue operating the project
in a run-of-river mode; (2) continue releasing a continuous minimum
flow of 40 cfs or inflow to the impoundment, whichever is less, from
the project to the bypassed reach; (3) develop an operations compliance
monitoring plan; (4) avoid tree removal of all trees greater than 3
inches in diameter at breast height on project lands from April 15
through October 31, to minimize potential impacts to northern long-
eared and tricolored bats; and (5) develop an historic properties
management plan.
m. A copy of the application is available for review on the
Commission's website at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov">https://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the project's docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document (P-8405). For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80c6c5d2c3cfeeece9eee5d3f5f0f0eff2f4c0e6e5f2e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="276162756468494b4e494274525757485553674142554409404851">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676
(toll free), or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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 of the person
protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application 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.
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.
o. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48071818082e2d3a2b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c58a959585a3a0b7a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
p. The applicant must file the following on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on July 28, 2026: (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 a waiver of water quality certification.
q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 29, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: May 29, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-11087 Filed 6-2-26; 8:45 am]
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