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2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
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Amended Application for Presidential
Permit; Northern Pass Transmission
LLC
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Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Amended Application.
AGENCY:
Northern Pass Transmission
LLC (Northern Pass) has submitted an
amended application for a Presidential
permit to construct, operate, maintain,
and connect an electric transmission
line across the United States border
with Canada.
DATES: Comments or requests to
intervene should be submitted on or
before September 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments or requests to
intervene should be addressed as
follows: Christopher Lawrence, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail
at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or
Katherine L. Konieczny (AttorneyAdviser) at 202–586–0503 or via
electronic mail at Katherine.Konieczny@
hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities crossing the
international border of the United States
for the transmission of electric energy
between the United States and a foreign
country is prohibited in the absence of
a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On October 14, 2010, Northern Pass
filed an application with the Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability of the Department of Energy
(DOE) for a Presidential permit.
Northern Pass, which has its principal
place of business in Manchester, NH, is
a special purpose entity created for the
purpose of this proposed project.
Northern Pass is wholly owned by NU
Transmission Ventures, Inc., a whollyowned subsidiary of Northeast Utilities,
a publicly-held public utility holding
company.
On November 16, 2010, DOE
published a Notice of Application in the
Federal Register. On February 15, 2011,
Northern Pass submitted an Addendum
to Application that updated and
supplemented its Presidential permit
application.
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ACTION:
[OE Docket No: PP–371]
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On April 12, 2011, Northern Pass sent
a letter to DOE ‘‘withdraw[ing] its
support for certain alternatives,’’ and
‘‘request[ing] a 60-day extension of the
[NEPA] scoping period to allow
Northern Pass time to explore whether
there might be additional routing
alternatives, particularly in the North
Country, that would meet the needs of
the Project.’’
On July 1, 2013, Northern Pass
submitted an amended application that
is meant to replace the application that
Northern Pass originally submitted on
October 14, 2010, and supplemented on
February 15, 2011, and April 12, 2011.
In the amended application, Northern
Pass proposes to construct and operate
a primarily overhead high-voltage direct
current (HVDC) electric transmission
line that would originate at an HVDC
converter station to be constructed at
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the Des Cantons Substation in Quebec,
Canada, then would be converted from
HVDC to alternating current (AC) in
Franklin, NH, and would continue to its
southern terminus in Deerfield, NH
(collectively the ‘‘Project’’). The
proposed facilities would be capable of
transmitting up to 1200 megawatts
(MW) of power.
The New Hampshire portion of the
proposed Project would be a single
circuit 300 kilovolt (kV) HVDC
transmission line of approximately 153
miles from the U.S. border crossing with
Canada near the community of
Pittsburg, NH, to a new HVDC-to-AC
transformer facility to be constructed in
Franklin, NH. From Franklin, NH, to the
Project terminus at the Public Service
Company of New Hampshire’s existing
Deerfield Substation located in
Deerfield, NH, the Project would consist
of 34 miles of 345-kV AC electric
transmission line. The total Project
length would be approximately 187
miles.
The amended proposed route for the
Project remains largely unchanged from
the application submitted on October
14, 2010, for the Central and Southern
sections, but has been substantially
reconfigured for the Northern section.
The amended proposed route continues
to maximize the use of the existing
right-of-way (ROW) in all sections.
The majority of the Northern section
of the amended proposed route has been
moved to a less populated area on
properties that Renewable Properties
Inc., an affiliate of Northern Pass, has
purchased, leased, or obtained an
easement on from landowners. The
amended proposed route includes the
use of additional existing ROW in the
towns of Dummer, Stark, and
Northumberland, NH. It also includes
two underground segments: 2,300 feet
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and 7.5 miles in the towns of Pittsburg/
Clarksville and Clarksville/
Stewartstown, NH, respectively.
In the Southern section, Northern
Pass previously indicated that a
deviation from the existing ROW would
be necessary if the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) requirements
could not be met to locate the proposed
transmission line in the existing ROW
around Concord Airport. Since filing the
original application, Northern Pass has
determined that the Project can meet the
necessary requirements and the
amended proposed route reflects that
the proposed transmission line would
follow the existing ROW near the
Concord Airport.
The amended application also notes
key developments since the Project’s
original application filing, including
information about the potential
environmental, historical, and cultural
impacts of the proposed Project,
information about the transmission
structure locations and heights along the
entire proposed route, and discussion of
certain alternatives suggested through
public comment.
Procedural Matters: Any person may
comment on this application by filing
such comment at the address provided
above. Comments requested in this
Notice of Amended Application, such as
those related to reliability matters,
should not be confused with scoping
comments that continue to be solicited
through a separate process pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA) regulations. Scoping
comments may be submitted at https://
www.northernpasseis.us/comment/.
Any person seeking to become a party
to this proceeding should file a request
to intervene at the address provided
above in accordance with Rule 214 of
FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure
(18 CFR 385.214). Additional copies of
such requests to intervene should also
be filed directly with:
Anne Bartosewicz, Northeast Utilities,
107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT 06037.
Mary Anne Sullivan, Hogan Lovells,
LLP, 555 13th St. NW., Washington,
DC 20004.
Persons who filed a request to
intervene following notice of the
original application (October 14, 2010)
will continue to be considered parties to
this proceeding and need not reapply.
Before a Presidential permit may be
issued, DOE must determine whether
issuance of the permit would be
consistent with the public interest. In
making that determination, DOE
considers the potential environmental
impacts of the proposed project
pursuant to NEPA, determines the
project’s impact on electric reliability by
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ascertaining whether the proposed
project would adversely affect the
operation of the U.S. electric power
supply system under normal and
contingency conditions, and considers
any other factors that may also be
relevant to the public interest. DOE
must also obtain the favorable
recommendations of the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Defense
before issuing a Presidential permit.
Copies of the amended application will
be made available, upon request, for
public inspection by accessing the
program Web site at https://energy.gov/
oe/services/electricity-policycoordination-and-implementation/
international-electricity-regulatio-2 or
by emailing Angela Troy at angela.troy@
hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12,
2013.
Patricia Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No: PP-371]
Amended Application for Presidential Permit; Northern Pass
Transmission LLC
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Amended Application.
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SUMMARY: Northern Pass Transmission LLC (Northern Pass) has submitted
an amended application for a Presidential permit to construct, operate,
maintain, and connect an electric transmission line across the United
States border with Canada.
DATES: Comments or requests to intervene should be submitted on or
before September 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments or requests to intervene should be addressed as
follows: Christopher Lawrence, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202-586-5260 or via electronic mail at
Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or Katherine L. Konieczny (Attorney-
Adviser) at 202-586-0503 or via electronic mail at
Katherine.Konieczny@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities crossing the international border of the
United States for the transmission of electric energy between the
United States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On October 14, 2010, Northern Pass filed an application with the
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the Department
of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit. Northern Pass, which has its
principal place of business in Manchester, NH, is a special purpose
entity created for the purpose of this proposed project. Northern Pass
is wholly owned by NU Transmission Ventures, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, a publicly-held public utility
holding company.
On November 16, 2010, DOE published a Notice of Application in the
Federal Register. On February 15, 2011, Northern Pass submitted an
Addendum to Application that updated and supplemented its Presidential
permit application.
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On April 12, 2011, Northern Pass sent a letter to DOE
``withdraw[ing] its support for certain alternatives,'' and
``request[ing] a 60-day extension of the [NEPA] scoping period to allow
Northern Pass time to explore whether there might be additional routing
alternatives, particularly in the North Country, that would meet the
needs of the Project.''
On July 1, 2013, Northern Pass submitted an amended application
that is meant to replace the application that Northern Pass originally
submitted on October 14, 2010, and supplemented on February 15, 2011,
and April 12, 2011. In the amended application, Northern Pass proposes
to construct and operate a primarily overhead high-voltage direct
current (HVDC) electric transmission line that would originate at an
HVDC converter station to be constructed at the Des Cantons Substation
in Qu[eacute]bec, Canada, then would be converted from HVDC to
alternating current (AC) in Franklin, NH, and would continue to its
southern terminus in Deerfield, NH (collectively the ``Project''). The
proposed facilities would be capable of transmitting up to 1200
megawatts (MW) of power.
The New Hampshire portion of the proposed Project would be a single
circuit 300 kilovolt (kV) HVDC transmission line of approximately 153
miles from the U.S. border crossing with Canada near the community of
Pittsburg, NH, to a new HVDC-to-AC transformer facility to be
constructed in Franklin, NH. From Franklin, NH, to the Project terminus
at the Public Service Company of New Hampshire's existing Deerfield
Substation located in Deerfield, NH, the Project would consist of 34
miles of 345-kV AC electric transmission line. The total Project length
would be approximately 187 miles.
The amended proposed route for the Project remains largely
unchanged from the application submitted on October 14, 2010, for the
Central and Southern sections, but has been substantially reconfigured
for the Northern section. The amended proposed route continues to
maximize the use of the existing right-of-way (ROW) in all sections.
The majority of the Northern section of the amended proposed route
has been moved to a less populated area on properties that Renewable
Properties Inc., an affiliate of Northern Pass, has purchased, leased,
or obtained an easement on from landowners. The amended proposed route
includes the use of additional existing ROW in the towns of Dummer,
Stark, and Northumberland, NH. It also includes two underground
segments: 2,300 feet and 7.5 miles in the towns of Pittsburg/
Clarksville and Clarksville/Stewartstown, NH, respectively.
In the Southern section, Northern Pass previously indicated that a
deviation from the existing ROW would be necessary if the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements could not be met to locate
the proposed transmission line in the existing ROW around Concord
Airport. Since filing the original application, Northern Pass has
determined that the Project can meet the necessary requirements and the
amended proposed route reflects that the proposed transmission line
would follow the existing ROW near the Concord Airport.
The amended application also notes key developments since the
Project's original application filing, including information about the
potential environmental, historical, and cultural impacts of the
proposed Project, information about the transmission structure
locations and heights along the entire proposed route, and discussion
of certain alternatives suggested through public comment.
Procedural Matters: Any person may comment on this application by
filing such comment at the address provided above. Comments requested
in this Notice of Amended Application, such as those related to
reliability matters, should not be confused with scoping comments that
continue to be solicited through a separate process pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) regulations. Scoping
comments may be submitted at https://www.northernpasseis.us/comment/.
Any person seeking to become a party to this proceeding should file a
request to intervene at the address provided above in accordance with
Rule 214 of FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).
Additional copies of such requests to intervene should also be filed
directly with:
Anne Bartosewicz, Northeast Utilities, 107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT
06037.
Mary Anne Sullivan, Hogan Lovells, LLP, 555 13th St. NW., Washington,
DC 20004.
Persons who filed a request to intervene following notice of the
original application (October 14, 2010) will continue to be considered
parties to this proceeding and need not reapply.
Before a Presidential permit may be issued, DOE must determine
whether issuance of the permit would be consistent with the public
interest. In making that determination, DOE considers the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed project pursuant to NEPA,
determines the project's impact on electric reliability by ascertaining
whether the proposed project would adversely affect the operation of
the U.S. electric power supply system under normal and contingency
conditions, and considers any other factors that may also be relevant
to the public interest. DOE must also obtain the favorable
recommendations of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
before issuing a Presidential permit. Copies of the amended application
will be made available, upon request, for public inspection by
accessing the program Web site at https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-policy-coordination-and-implementation/international-electricity-regulatio-2 or by emailing Angela Troy at
angela.troy@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2013.
Patricia Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-20129 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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