New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 61958 [2013-24396]

Download as PDF 61958 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2013 / Notices by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: October 1, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24393 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, New England Hydropower Company, LLC, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts 01915; phone: (978) 360–2547. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14550–000] wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 20, 2013, the 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 Hanover Pond Dam Project (proposed project) to be located on Quinnipiac River, near the city of Meriden, in New Haven County, Connecticut. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) An existing 25-foothigh, 430-foot-long earth embankment dam with four low-level, sluice gates and a 242-foot-long concrete spillway; (2) the existing 67.6-acre Hanover Pond with a storage capacity of 1,800 acre-feet at a normal operating elevation of about 87.9 feet above mean sea level; (3) an existing 175-foot-long, 4.0-foot-wide fish ladder; (4) a new 6-foot-high, 10.65-footwide hydraulically-powered sluice gate equipped with a new 14-foot-high, 12foot-wide trashrack with 6-inch bar spacing; (5) a new 115-foot-long, 12foot-diameter buried precast concrete penstock; (6) a new 50.7-foot-long, 10.65-foot wide Archimedes screw generator unit, with an installed VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:09 Oct 07, 2013 Jkt 232001 capacity of 165 kilowatts; (7) a new 10foot-high, 15-foot-long, 15.5-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a new gearbox, generator, and electrical controls; (8) a new 55-foot-long, 13.5foot-wide tailrace; (9) a new 530-footlong, 35-kilovolt above ground transmission line connecting the powerhouse to Connecticut Light and Power’s distribution system; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Hanover Pond Dam Project would be about 749 megawatt-hours. The existing Hanover Pond Dam, fish ladder, and property on both sides of the river are owned by the city of Meriden. FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502–8969. 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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14550) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–24396 Filed 10–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD13–4–000] San Juan County Historical Society; Notice of Preliminary Determination of A Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On September 20, 2013, San Juan County Historical Society filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act, as amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The 11 kW Silverton Mayflower Mill Hydro Project would utilize excess flow from the six-inchdiameter Arrastra Gulch Pipeline, which serves the Mayflower Mill treatment plant, located in San Juan County, Colorado. Applicant Contact: Beverly Rich, San Juan County Historical Society, P.O. Box 154, Silverton, CO 81433, Phone No. (970) 387–5488. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@ ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new ‘‘y’’ valve into the existing 3,850-foot-long, six-inch-diameter raw water Arrastra Gulch Pipeline just below the existing valve house; (2) a new 50-foot-long, sixinch diameter intake pipeline; (3) an existing powerhouse building, containing one new 11-kilowatt generating unit; (4) a new 50-foot-long, eight-inch diameter discharge pipeline leading to an existing 300-foot-long, sixinch diameter discharge pipeline that returns water to the Animas River; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 80 megawatthours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14550-000]


New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 20, 2013, the 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 
Hanover Pond Dam Project (proposed project) to be located on Quinnipiac 
River, near the city of Meriden, in New Haven County, Connecticut. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) An 
existing 25-foot-high, 430-foot-long earth embankment dam with four 
low-level, sluice gates and a 242-foot-long concrete spillway; (2) the 
existing 67.6-acre Hanover Pond with a storage capacity of 1,800 acre-
feet at a normal operating elevation of about 87.9 feet above mean sea 
level; (3) an existing 175-foot-long, 4.0-foot-wide fish ladder; (4) a 
new 6-foot-high, 10.65-foot-wide hydraulically-powered sluice gate 
equipped with a new 14-foot-high, 12-foot-wide trashrack with 6-inch 
bar spacing; (5) a new 115-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter buried precast 
concrete penstock; (6) a new 50.7-foot-long, 10.65-foot wide Archimedes 
screw generator unit, with an installed capacity of 165 kilowatts; (7) 
a new 10-foot-high, 15-foot-long, 15.5-foot-wide concrete powerhouse 
containing a new gearbox, generator, and electrical controls; (8) a new 
55-foot-long, 13.5-foot-wide tailrace; (9) a new 530-foot-long, 35-
kilovolt above ground transmission line connecting the powerhouse to 
Connecticut Light and Power's distribution system; and (10) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Hanover 
Pond Dam Project would be about 749 megawatt-hours. The existing 
Hanover Pond Dam, fish ladder, and property on both sides of the river 
are owned by the city of Meriden.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, New England Hydropower 
Company, LLC, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts 01915; phone: 
(978) 360-2547.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502-8969.
    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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14550) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24396 Filed 10-7-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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