Village of Morrisville, Vermont; 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, 68045-68047 [2013-27047]
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governmental organization (NGO)
concerns, while the public scoping
meeting is primarily for public input.
All interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies are invited
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist the staff in identifying the
scope of the environmental issues that
should be analyzed in the EA. The times
and locations of these meetings are as
follows:
Public Scoping Meeting
DATE: December 4, 2013.
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Holiday Inn Express
Conference Room.
ADDRESS: 3351 State Route 11,
Malone, New York.
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Environmental Site Review
The Applicant and FERC staff will
conduct a project Environmental Site
Review beginning at 1:00 p.m. on
December 5, 2013. All interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
are invited to attend. All participants
should meet in the lobby of the Holiday
Inn Express, 3351 State Route 11,
Malone, New York. All participants are
responsible for their own transportation
to the site. Anyone with questions about
the Environmental Site Review should
contact Mr. Steven Murphy at
steven.murphy@brookfieldpower.com.
Objectives
At the scoping meetings, the staff will:
(1) Summarize the environmental issues
tentatively identified for analysis in the
EA; (2) solicit from the meeting
participants all available information,
especially quantifiable data, on the
resources at issue; (3) encourage
statements from experts and the public
on issues that should be analyzed in the
EA, including viewpoints in opposition
to, or in support of, the staff’s
preliminary views; (4) determine the
resource issues to be addressed in the
EA; and (5) identify those issues that
require a detailed analysis, as well as
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Procedures
The meetings are recorded by a
stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Individuals, organizations, and
agencies with environmental expertise
and concerns are encouraged to attend
the meeting and to assist the staff in
defining and clarifying the issues to be
addressed in the EA.
Dated: November 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Agency Scoping Meeting
DATE: December 5, 2013.
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Holiday Inn Express
Conference Room.
ADDRESS: 3351 State Route 11,
Malone, New York.
Copies of the Scoping Document
(SD1) outlining the subject areas to be
addressed in the EA were distributed to
the parties on the Commission’s mailing
list. Copies of the SD1 will be available
at the scoping meeting or may be
viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
(see item m above).
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those issues that do not require a
detailed analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2629–014]
Village of Morrisville, Vermont; 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: Major License.
b. Project No.: 2629–014.
c. Date Filed: April 25, 2013.
d. Applicant: Village of Morrisville,
Vermont (Morrisville).
e. Name of Project: Morrisville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Green River,
Elmore Pond Brook, and Lamoille River,
in Lamoille County, Vermont. The
project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Craig Myotte,
Village of Morrisville, Water & Light
Department, P.O. Box 460—857 Elmore
Street, Morrisville, Vermont, 05661–
0460; (802) 888–6521 or cmyotte@
mwlvt.com.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202)
502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
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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 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, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–2629–014.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
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. The Project Description:
The existing Morrisville Hydroelectric
Project consists of four developments
with a total installed capacity of 4,990
kilowatts (kW). The project’s average
annual generation is 9,032,221 kilowatthours. The power generated by the
Morrisville Project is used by
Morrisville to meet the power needs of
its regional retail customers within the
Village of Morrisville and surrounding
communities.
Green River Development
The existing Green River
Development is located on the Green
River and consists of: (1) A 360-footlong, 105-foot-high concrete arch dam
that includes, near its center, a 60-footlong ungated spillway with a crest
elevation of 1,220 feet above mean sea
level (msl); (2) a 45-foot-long, 15-foothigh concrete gravity weir that creates a
180-foot-long, 11-foot-deep stilling pool
downstream of the concrete arch dam;
(3) a 200-foot-long, 16-foot-high earthen
embankment with 2-foot-high wooden
wave barriers approximately 1.25 miles
southeast of the concrete arch dam; (4)
a 690-acre impoundment with a storage
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capacity of 17,400-acre-feet and a
normal maximum elevation of 1,220 feet
msl; (5) a 16-foot-long, 12-foot-high
gated intake structure; (6) a 22-foot-long,
16-foot-wide intake-valve house and a
14-foot-long, 13-foot-wide outlet-valve
house; (7) a 116-foot-long penstock, that
includes a 6-foot-diameter, 94.5-footlong buried, steel section that bifurcates
into two 3-foot-diameter, 21.5-foot-long
steel sections; (8) a 32-foot-long, 37-footwide concrete powerhouse containing
two 945-kW turbine-generator units for
a total installed capacity of 1,890 kW;
(9) a 14.5-foot-long, concrete tailrace;
(10) a 5-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to the regional grid; and
(11) appurtenant facilities.
The Green River Development
bypasses approximately 180 feet of the
Green River, including the stilling pool.
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Lake Elmore Development
The existing Lake Elmore
Development is located on Elmore Pond
Brook and consists of: (1) A 26-footlong, 10-foot-high concrete gravity dam
and spillway with a crest elevation of
1,139 feet msl; (2) a 300-acre
impoundment (Lake Elmore) with a
1,000-acre-foot storage capacity and a
normal maximum water surface
elevation of 1,139 feet msl; (3) a 8.5foot-long, 7.5-foot-wide gatehouse; (4) a
8.3-foot-long, 3.5-foot-high gated intake
structure; (5) a 2.5-foot-long concretelined tailrace; and (6) appurtenant
facilities.
Morrisville Development
The existing Morrisville Development
is located on the Lamoille River and
consists of: (1) A 384-foot-long, 37-foothigh concrete gravity dam comprised of
a 138-foot-long concrete retaining wall,
a 30-foot-long intake and gatehouse
section, and a 216-foot-long spillway
with two 108-foot-long, 4-foot-high
Obermeyer inflatable crest gates and a
crest elevation of 627.79 feet msl; (2) a
141-foot-long, 8-foot-high concrete wall
approximately 260 feet northwest of the
dam that includes a 60-foot-long
overflow section (back spillway) with
2-foot-high wooden flashboards ; (3) a
15-acre impoundment with a 72-acrefoot storage capacity and a normal
maximum water surface elevation of
631.79 feet msl; (4) a 28-foot-long, 36foot-wide gatehouse; (5) a 30-foot-long,
16-foot-high gated intake structure; (6)
one 7-foot-diameter, 150-foot-long
buried steel penstock and one 10-footdiameter, 150-foot-long buried, steel
penstock; (7) a 54.5-foot-long, 30.5-footwide concrete-brick powerhouse
containing a 600-kW turbine-generator
unit and a 1,200-kW turbine-generator
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unit for a total installed capacity of
1,800 kW; (8) one 17.5-foot-long
concrete-lined tailrace and one 14.0foot-long concrete-lined tailrace; (9) a
435-foot-long, 34.5-kV transmission line
connecting the powerhouse to the
regional grid; and (10) appurtenant
facilities.
The Morrisville Development
bypasses approximately 380 feet of the
Lamoille River.
Cadys Falls Development
The existing Cadys Falls Development
is located on the Lamoille River
approximately 1 mile downstream of the
Morrisville Development and consists
of: (1) A 364-foot-long, 41-foot-high
concrete gravity dam comprised of a 23foot-long embankment section, a 186foot-long spillway section with 3.5-foothigh wooden flashboards and a crest
elevation of 576.89 feet msl, a 60-footlong intake and gatehouse section, and
a 95-foot-long non-overflow section; (2)
a 150-acre impoundment (Lake
Lamoille) with a 72-acre-foot storage
capacity and a normal maximum water
surface elevation of 580.39 feet msl; (3)
a 29-foot-long, 40-foot-wide gatehouse;
(4) an 18.0-foot-long, 9.2-foot-high gated
intake structure; (5) a buried, steel
penstock that includes a 7-footdiameter, 1,110-foot-long section
leading to a 35.6-foot-high, 29.7-footdiameter concrete surge tank and
bifurcating into a 90-foot-long, 8-footdiameter section and a 30-foot-long, 9foot-diameter section; (6) a 96-foot-long,
46-foot-wide concrete-brick powerhouse
containing a 600-kW turbine-generator
unit and a 700-kW turbine-generator
unit for a total installed capacity of
1,300 kW; (7) a 12-foot-long concretelined tailrace; (8) a 150-foot-long,
34.5-kV transmission line connecting
the powerhouse to the regional grid; and
(9) appurtenant facilities.
The Cadys Falls Development
bypasses approximately 1,690 feet of the
Lamoille River.
The Green River and Lake Elmore
developments are operated in seasonal
store and release mode and the
Morrisville and Cadys Falls
developments are operated in run-ofriver mode. The existing license
requires instantaneous minimum flows
of 5.5 cubic feet per second (cfs) in the
tailrace of the Green River Development;
135 cfs and 12 cfs in the tailrace and
bypassed reach of the Morrisville
Development, respectively; and 150 cfs
in the tailrace of the Cadys Falls
Development. Morrisville proposes to
maintain existing project operations and
provide additional minimum flows of 4
cfs over the back spillway at the
Morrisville Development and 12 cfs in
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the bypassed reach at the Cadys Falls
Development. Morrisville also proposes
to remove the Lake Elmore Development
from the project and remove a 0.4-acre
parcel of property at the Morrisville
Development from the project boundary.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp 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, address,
and telephone number 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
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application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application 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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Filing of recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA ........
Comments on EA .................
Modified terms and conditions.
January 2014.
May 2014.
June 2014.
July 2014.
p. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of the notice of acceptance and
ready for environmental analysis
provided for in 5.22: (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 waiver of water quality
certification.
Dated: November 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER12–2317–001.
Applicants: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
Description: NYISO compliance filing
re: NYPA’s amended annual
transmission revenue rqrmnt to be
effective 8/1/2012.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5043.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER13–2298–001.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
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Description: 11–01–13 Module E–1
LRR Compliance to be effective 10/30/
2013.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5053.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–300–000.
Applicants: Kansas City Power &
Light Company.
Description: Rate Schedule 138 Filing
to be effective 1/1/2014.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5002.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–301–000.
Applicants: KCP&L Greater Missouri
Operations Company.
Description: Rates Schedule 135
Concurrence to be effective 11/1/2013.
[Transmittal letter requesting 1/1/2014
effective date.]
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5004.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–301–001.
Applicants: KCP&L Greater Missouri
Operations Company.
Description: KCP&L Greater Missouri
Operations Company submits GMO
Supplemental RS 135 Concurrence
Filing to be effective 1/1/2014.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5108.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–302–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Queue Position V4–024;
Original Service Agreement No. 3635 to
be effective 10/3/2013.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5062.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–303–000.
Applicants: Golden Spread Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
Description: Exhibit A through D
Amendments to be effective 1/1/2014.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5064.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–304–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Queue Position V4–041;
Original Service Agreement No. 3651 to
be effective 10/3/2013.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5067.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–305–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C. submits Queue Position V4–042;
Original Service Agreement No. 3652 to
be effective 10/3/2013.
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Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5068.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–306–000.
Applicants: Fale-Safe, Inc., Portland
General Electric Company.
Description: Portland General Electric
Company submits Notice of
Cancellation and pro forma tariff sheets
of Market Based Rate Schedule No. 1 on
behalf of Fale-Safe, Inc.
Filed Date: 11/1/13.
Accession Number: 20131101–5245.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/13.
Docket Numbers: ER14–307–000.
Applicants: Alabama Power
Company.
Description: Alabama Power
Company submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: Vogtle 3 & 4 LGIA Filing
to be effective 10/28/2013.
Filed Date: 11/4/13.
Accession Number: 20131104–5101.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/25/13.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: November 4, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP14–99–000.
Applicants: Midwestern Gas
Transmission Company.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2629-014]
Village of Morrisville, Vermont; 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: Major License.
b. Project No.: 2629-014.
c. Date Filed: April 25, 2013.
d. Applicant: Village of Morrisville, Vermont (Morrisville).
e. Name of Project: Morrisville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Green River, Elmore Pond Brook, and Lamoille
River, in Lamoille County, Vermont. The project does not affect federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Craig Myotte, Village of Morrisville, Water &
Light Department, P.O. Box 460--857 Elmore Street, Morrisville,
Vermont, 05661-0460; (802) 888-6521 or cmyotte@mwlvt.com.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 or
stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
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 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-2629-014.
The Commission's Rules of Practice 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. The Project Description:
The existing Morrisville Hydroelectric Project consists of four
developments with a total installed capacity of 4,990 kilowatts (kW).
The project's average annual generation is 9,032,221 kilowatt-hours.
The power generated by the Morrisville Project is used by Morrisville
to meet the power needs of its regional retail customers within the
Village of Morrisville and surrounding communities.
Green River Development
The existing Green River Development is located on the Green River
and consists of: (1) A 360-foot-long, 105-foot-high concrete arch dam
that includes, near its center, a 60-foot-long ungated spillway with a
crest elevation of 1,220 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a 45-
foot-long, 15-foot-high concrete gravity weir that creates a 180-foot-
long, 11-foot-deep stilling pool downstream of the concrete arch dam;
(3) a 200-foot-long, 16-foot-high earthen embankment with 2-foot-high
wooden wave barriers approximately 1.25 miles southeast of the concrete
arch dam; (4) a 690-acre impoundment with a storage
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capacity of 17,400-acre-feet and a normal maximum elevation of 1,220
feet msl; (5) a 16-foot-long, 12-foot-high gated intake structure; (6)
a 22-foot-long, 16-foot-wide intake-valve house and a 14-foot-long, 13-
foot-wide outlet-valve house; (7) a 116-foot-long penstock, that
includes a 6-foot-diameter, 94.5-foot-long buried, steel section that
bifurcates into two 3-foot-diameter, 21.5-foot-long steel sections; (8)
a 32-foot-long, 37-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing two 945-kW
turbine-generator units for a total installed capacity of 1,890 kW; (9)
a 14.5-foot-long, concrete tailrace; (10) a 5-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt
(kV) transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the regional grid;
and (11) appurtenant facilities.
The Green River Development bypasses approximately 180 feet of the
Green River, including the stilling pool.
Lake Elmore Development
The existing Lake Elmore Development is located on Elmore Pond
Brook and consists of: (1) A 26-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete
gravity dam and spillway with a crest elevation of 1,139 feet msl; (2)
a 300-acre impoundment (Lake Elmore) with a 1,000-acre-foot storage
capacity and a normal maximum water surface elevation of 1,139 feet
msl; (3) a 8.5-foot-long, 7.5-foot-wide gatehouse; (4) a 8.3-foot-long,
3.5-foot-high gated intake structure; (5) a 2.5-foot-long concrete-
lined tailrace; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Morrisville Development
The existing Morrisville Development is located on the Lamoille
River and consists of: (1) A 384-foot-long, 37-foot-high concrete
gravity dam comprised of a 138-foot-long concrete retaining wall, a 30-
foot-long intake and gatehouse section, and a 216-foot-long spillway
with two 108-foot-long, 4-foot-high Obermeyer inflatable crest gates
and a crest elevation of 627.79 feet msl; (2) a 141-foot-long, 8-foot-
high concrete wall approximately 260 feet northwest of the dam that
includes a 60-foot-long overflow section (back spillway) with 2-foot-
high wooden flashboards ; (3) a 15-acre impoundment with a 72-acre-foot
storage capacity and a normal maximum water surface elevation of 631.79
feet msl; (4) a 28-foot-long, 36-foot-wide gatehouse; (5) a 30-foot-
long, 16-foot-high gated intake structure; (6) one 7-foot-diameter,
150-foot-long buried steel penstock and one 10-foot-diameter, 150-foot-
long buried, steel penstock; (7) a 54.5-foot-long, 30.5-foot-wide
concrete-brick powerhouse containing a 600-kW turbine-generator unit
and a 1,200-kW turbine-generator unit for a total installed capacity of
1,800 kW; (8) one 17.5-foot-long concrete-lined tailrace and one 14.0-
foot-long concrete-lined tailrace; (9) a 435-foot-long, 34.5-kV
transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the regional grid; and
(10) appurtenant facilities.
The Morrisville Development bypasses approximately 380 feet of the
Lamoille River.
Cadys Falls Development
The existing Cadys Falls Development is located on the Lamoille
River approximately 1 mile downstream of the Morrisville Development
and consists of: (1) A 364-foot-long, 41-foot-high concrete gravity dam
comprised of a 23-foot-long embankment section, a 186-foot-long
spillway section with 3.5-foot-high wooden flashboards and a crest
elevation of 576.89 feet msl, a 60-foot-long intake and gatehouse
section, and a 95-foot-long non-overflow section; (2) a 150-acre
impoundment (Lake Lamoille) with a 72-acre-foot storage capacity and a
normal maximum water surface elevation of 580.39 feet msl; (3) a 29-
foot-long, 40-foot-wide gatehouse; (4) an 18.0-foot-long, 9.2-foot-high
gated intake structure; (5) a buried, steel penstock that includes a 7-
foot-diameter, 1,110-foot-long section leading to a 35.6-foot-high,
29.7-foot-diameter concrete surge tank and bifurcating into a 90-foot-
long, 8-foot-diameter section and a 30-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter
section; (6) a 96-foot-long, 46-foot-wide concrete-brick powerhouse
containing a 600-kW turbine-generator unit and a 700-kW turbine-
generator unit for a total installed capacity of 1,300 kW; (7) a 12-
foot-long concrete-lined tailrace; (8) a 150-foot-long, 34.5-kV
transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the regional grid; and
(9) appurtenant facilities.
The Cadys Falls Development bypasses approximately 1,690 feet of
the Lamoille River.
The Green River and Lake Elmore developments are operated in
seasonal store and release mode and the Morrisville and Cadys Falls
developments are operated in run-of-river mode. The existing license
requires instantaneous minimum flows of 5.5 cubic feet per second (cfs)
in the tailrace of the Green River Development; 135 cfs and 12 cfs in
the tailrace and bypassed reach of the Morrisville Development,
respectively; and 150 cfs in the tailrace of the Cadys Falls
Development. Morrisville proposes to maintain existing project
operations and provide additional minimum flows of 4 cfs over the back
spillway at the Morrisville Development and 12 cfs in the bypassed
reach at the Cadys Falls Development. Morrisville also proposes to
remove the Lake Elmore Development from the project and remove a 0.4-
acre parcel of property at the Morrisville Development from the project
boundary.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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, address, and telephone
number 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
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application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this
application 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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary January 2014.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues EA.................... May 2014.
Comments on EA.......................... June 2014.
Modified terms and conditions........... July 2014.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (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 waiver of water quality certification.
Dated: November 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-27047 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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