New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 2654 [2014-00541]

Download as PDF 2654 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 15, 2014 / Notices call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on January 21, 2014. Dated: January 8, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–00539 Filed 1–14–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14574–000] 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 December 18, 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 Union Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project (proposed project) to be located on Hockanum River, in the city of Manchester, in Hartford 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 33-foothigh, 590-foot-long earth embankment dam with a 360-foot-long concrete spillway; (2) the existing 50-acre Union Pond with a storage capacity of 515 acre-feet at an elevation of about 142.3 feet above mean sea level; (3) a new 6foot-high, 8-foot-wide hydraulicallypowered sluice gate and a new 6-foothigh, 9-foot-wide trashrack with 6-inch bar spacing; (4) a new 35-foot-long, 11.3foot-diameter concrete intake canal; (5) a new 56-foot-long, 7.7-foot wide Archimedes screw generator unit with an installed capacity of 122 kilowatts; (6) a new 10-foot-high, 12-foot-long, 18foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a new gearbox and electrical controls; (7) a new 90-foot-long, 35kilovolt above-ground transmission line connecting the powerhouse to Connecticut Light and Power’s distribution system; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Union Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project would be about 575 megawatt-hours. The existing Union Pond Dam and adjacent property are owned by the city of Manchester. 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications 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–14574–000. 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–14574) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 8, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–00541 Filed 1–14–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CD14–11–000] Brigham City Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On December 30, 2013, Brigham City Corporation (Brigham) 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 800-kW Box Elder Power Plant Upgrade Project would utilize Brigham’s existing 30-inch and 24-inch-diameter water supply distribution line. The project would be located in Box Elder County, Utah. Applicant Contact: Dave Burnett, Brigham City, Utah, 20 North Main, Brigham, UT 84302 Phone No. (435) 734–6623. 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 small segment of existing 24-inch-diameter pipe feeding into a new 20-inchdiameter intake pipe; (2) an existing bifurcation pipe to bypass the powerhouse; (3) an existing powerhouse containing one new 800-kilowatt generating unit, which will replace an existing 575-kW unit; (4) an existing 23foot-long, 4-foot-wide tailrace which discharges into an existing 36-inchdiameter pipe; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of 4,300 megawatt-hours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA. The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. Y VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:04 Jan 14, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-00541]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14574-000]


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

    On December 18, 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 
Union Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project (proposed project) to be located 
on Hockanum River, in the city of Manchester, in Hartford 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 33-foot-high, 590-foot-long earth embankment dam with a 360-
foot-long concrete spillway; (2) the existing 50-acre Union Pond with a 
storage capacity of 515 acre-feet at an elevation of about 142.3 feet 
above mean sea level; (3) a new 6-foot-high, 8-foot-wide hydraulically-
powered sluice gate and a new 6-foot-high, 9-foot-wide trashrack with 
6-inch bar spacing; (4) a new 35-foot-long, 11.3-foot-diameter concrete 
intake canal; (5) a new 56-foot-long, 7.7-foot wide Archimedes screw 
generator unit with an installed capacity of 122 kilowatts; (6) a new 
10-foot-high, 12-foot-long, 18-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing 
a new gearbox and electrical controls; (7) a new 90-foot-long, 35-
kilovolt above-ground transmission line connecting the powerhouse to 
Connecticut Light and Power's distribution system; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Union Pond 
Dam Hydroelectric Project would be about 575 megawatt-hours. The 
existing Union Pond Dam and adjacent property are owned by the city of 
Manchester.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 
http:[sol][sol]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 http:[sol][sol]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-14574-000.
    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 http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-14574) in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.

    Dated: January 8, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-00541 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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