Missisquoi River Technologies; Notice of Termination of Exemption By Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene, 55903-55904 [2011-23022]
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Dated: September 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
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become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest
on or before the intervention or protest
date need not serve motions to intervene
or protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
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electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 7 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10172–038]
Missisquoi River Technologies; Notice
of Termination of Exemption By
Implied Surrender and Soliciting
Comments, Protests, and Motions To
Intervene
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission:
a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of
exemption by implied surrender.
b. Project No.: 10172–038.
c. Date Initiated: September 1, 2011.
d. Exemptee: Missisquoi River
Technologies.
e. Name and Location of Project: The
North Troy Project is located on the
Missisquoi River in Orleans County,
Vermont.
f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.106.
g. Exemptee Contact Information: Mr.
Michael Fontes, Missisquoi River
Technologies, 4594 Western Turnpike,
Altamont, NY 12009.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,
(202) 502–6002, or
Thomas.papsidero@ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene is 30
days from the issuance date of this
notice. All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be sent to: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Commenters
can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. Please include the
project number (P–10172–038) on any
documents or motions filed.
j. Description of Existing Facilities:
The inoperative project consists of the
following facilities: (1) A 12-foot-high,
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90-foot-long dam; (2) an impoundment
having a surface area of 17 acres with
negligible storage and a normal water
surface elevation of 536.7 feet mean sea
level; (3) an intake structure; (4) a 225foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel
penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing
one generating unit having an installed
capacity of 400-kW; (6) a tailrace; (7) a
60-foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line;
and (8) appurtenant facilities.
k. Description of Proceeding: The
exemptee is currently in violation of
Standard Articles 1 and 2 of the
exemption granted on June 29, 1989 (47
FERC ¶ 62,284). Section 4.106 of the
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR 4.106
provides, among other things, that the
Commission reserves the right to revoke
an exemption if any term or condition
of the exemption is violated. The project
has not generated since 1998. The
project needs a complete upgrade of the
powerhouse electrical and mechanical
systems as well as repair work to the
turbine shaft and wicket gate assembly.
The exemptee has not performed the
necessary work to restore generation.
The exemptee also has not installed a
new 60-kW minimum flow turbine
necessary to provide a portion of the
minimum flow release and bring the
total installed capacity up to the
authorized generating capacity of 460kW.
Standard Article 2 of this exemption
requires compliance with the mandatory
terms and conditions prepared by
federal or state fish and wildlife
agencies to protect fish and wildlife
resources. The exemption contains,
among others, the following terms and
conditions: (1) An instantaneous
minimum flow release of 55 cubic feet
per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is
less, into the bypassed reach of the
Missisquoi River with at least 21 cfs
spilling over the crest of the dam, (2) a
plan for monitoring flow releases and
providing records of discharges on a
regular basis, and (3) downstream fish
passage at the project. To date, the
exemptee has not complied with these
requirements and the project remains
inoperative.
Commission staff has sent the
exemptee letters stating that failure to
operate the project is a violation of the
terms and conditions of the exemption.
On October 5, 2009, the exemptee filed
a letter providing an outline of the
remainder of the work needed to
complete the repair of the project and
restore generation and stated that it
should be able to complete the work by
September 2010. On June 17, 2011,
Commission staff again wrote to the
exemptee requiring the exemptee,
within 30 days, to file a plan and
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schedule to resume operating and show
cause why the Commission should not
initiate a proceeding to terminate the
exemption based on the exemptee’s
implied surrender of the exemption. In
a response filed July 18, 2011, the
exemptee stated, among other things,
that the status of the project has not
changed significantly since a July 2010
inspection by the New York Regional
Office, which reported that significant
work was needed to resume generation.
l. This notice is available for review
and reproduction at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The filing may also be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the Docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the notice. You may also
register online at https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, call
toll-free 1–866–208–3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene—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, 385.211,
and 385.214. In determining the
appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
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 protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular proceeding.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filing must (1) Bear in
all capital letters the title ‘‘Comments’’,
‘‘Protest’’, or ‘‘Motion to Intervene,’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the project number of the proceeding to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person commenting,
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, protests or motions to
intervene must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
All comments, protests, or motions to
intervene should relate to project works
which are the subject of the termination
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of exemption. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
exemptee specified in item g above. If
an intervener 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. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this notice must
be accompanied by proof of service on
all persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
p. Agency Comments—Federal, state,
and local agencies are invited to file
comments on the described proceeding.
If any agency does not file comments
within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have
no comments.
Dated: September 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 6649–008]
Michael J. Donahue; Notice of
Termination of Exemption By Implied
Surrender and Soliciting Comments,
Protests, and Motions To Intervene
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission:
a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of
exemption by implied surrender.
b. Project No.: 6649–008.
c. Date Initiated: September 1, 2011.
d. Exemptee: Michael J. Donahue.
e. Name and Location of Project: The
Fairbanks Mill Project is located on the
Sleeper’s River in Caledonia County,
Vermont.
f. Initiated Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.106.
g. Exemptee Contact Information: Mr.
Michael J. Donahue, Route 3, Box 269,
Lincoln, NH 03251.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,
(202) 502–6002, or
Thomas.papsidero@ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene is 30
days from the issuance date of this
notice. All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
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Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be sent to: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Commenters
can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. Please include the
project number (P–6649–008) on any
documents or motions filed.
j. Description of Existing Facilities:
The inoperative project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) Timbercrib dam with an overall length of 60
feet and a maximum height of 10 feet;
(2) an intake structure; (3) a 2-inchdiameter, 50-foot-long steel penstock;
and (4) a powerhouse containing one
unit with a total capacity of 18
kilowatts.
k. Description of Proceeding: The
exemptee is currently in violation of
Standard Article 1 of its exemption
granted on October 8, 1982 (21 FERC
¶ 62,070). Section 4.106(a) of the
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR
4.106(a) (2011), provides, among other
things, that the Commission reserves the
right to revoke an exemption if any term
or condition of the exemption is
violated. The project has not generated
since the early 1990s and has been
abandoned by the exemptee. By not
operating the project as proposed and
authorized, the exemptee is in violation
of the terms and conditions of the
exemption.
Based on staff’s most recent
inspection on August 18, 2010, the
exemptee has not made any progress
toward bringing the project back into
operation. On April 13, 2011,
Commission staff sent a letter to the
exemptee requiring him to show cause
why the Commission should not initiate
a proceeding to terminate the exemption
based on his implied surrender of the
exemption. The letter directed the
exemptee to provide information,
including documentation of contracts
issued, permits obtained, agreements
made, etc., and to show cause why the
Commission should not terminate the
exemption for lack of adequate progress
toward the resumption of generation at
the project. To date, the exemptee has
failed to respond and the project
remains inoperative. Commission staff
continues to inspect the project every
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 10172-038]
Missisquoi River Technologies; Notice of Termination of Exemption
By Implied Surrender and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To
Intervene
Take notice that the following hydroelectric proceeding has been
initiated by the Commission:
a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of exemption by implied
surrender.
b. Project No.: 10172-038.
c. Date Initiated: September 1, 2011.
d. Exemptee: Missisquoi River Technologies.
e. Name and Location of Project: The North Troy Project is located
on the Missisquoi River in Orleans County, Vermont.
f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.106.
g. Exemptee Contact Information: Mr. Michael Fontes, Missisquoi
River Technologies, 4594 Western Turnpike, Altamont, NY 12009.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, (202) 502-6002, or
Thomas.papsidero@ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and seven
copies should be sent to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. Please include the project number (P-
10172-038) on any documents or motions filed.
j. Description of Existing Facilities: The inoperative project
consists of the following facilities: (1) A 12-foot-high, 90-foot-long
dam; (2) an impoundment having a surface area of 17 acres with
negligible storage and a normal water surface elevation of 536.7 feet
mean sea level; (3) an intake structure; (4) a 225-foot-long, 6-foot-
diameter steel penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing one generating
unit having an installed capacity of 400-kW; (6) a tailrace; (7) a 60-
foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
k. Description of Proceeding: The exemptee is currently in
violation of Standard Articles 1 and 2 of the exemption granted on June
29, 1989 (47 FERC ] 62,284). Section 4.106 of the Commission's
regulations, 18 CFR 4.106 provides, among other things, that the
Commission reserves the right to revoke an exemption if any term or
condition of the exemption is violated. The project has not generated
since 1998. The project needs a complete upgrade of the powerhouse
electrical and mechanical systems as well as repair work to the turbine
shaft and wicket gate assembly. The exemptee has not performed the
necessary work to restore generation. The exemptee also has not
installed a new 60-kW minimum flow turbine necessary to provide a
portion of the minimum flow release and bring the total installed
capacity up to the authorized generating capacity of 460-kW.
Standard Article 2 of this exemption requires compliance with the
mandatory terms and conditions prepared by federal or state fish and
wildlife agencies to protect fish and wildlife resources. The exemption
contains, among others, the following terms and conditions: (1) An
instantaneous minimum flow release of 55 cubic feet per second (cfs) or
inflow, whichever is less, into the bypassed reach of the Missisquoi
River with at least 21 cfs spilling over the crest of the dam, (2) a
plan for monitoring flow releases and providing records of discharges
on a regular basis, and (3) downstream fish passage at the project. To
date, the exemptee has not complied with these requirements and the
project remains inoperative.
Commission staff has sent the exemptee letters stating that failure
to operate the project is a violation of the terms and conditions of
the exemption. On October 5, 2009, the exemptee filed a letter
providing an outline of the remainder of the work needed to complete
the repair of the project and restore generation and stated that it
should be able to complete the work by September 2010. On June 17,
2011, Commission staff again wrote to the exemptee requiring the
exemptee, within 30 days, to file a plan and
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schedule to resume operating and show cause why the Commission should
not initiate a proceeding to terminate the exemption based on the
exemptee's implied surrender of the exemption. In a response filed July
18, 2011, the exemptee stated, among other things, that the status of
the project has not changed significantly since a July 2010 inspection
by the New York Regional Office, which reported that significant work
was needed to resume generation.
l. This notice is available for review and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the Docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the notice. You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-
mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take,
the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for
the particular proceeding.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filing must (1)
Bear in all capital letters the title ``Comments'', ``Protest'', or
``Motion to Intervene,'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the project number of the proceeding to which the filing responds; (3)
furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person
commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments,
protests or motions to intervene must set forth their evidentiary basis
and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All
comments, protests, or motions to intervene should relate to project
works which are the subject of the termination of exemption. A copy of
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each
representative of the exemptee specified in item g above. If an
intervener 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this notice must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be
presumed to have no comments.
Dated: September 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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