Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation; Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., 26924 [2017-12054]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES 26924 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices flashboards; (2) an approximately 12acre impoundment having a storage capacity of 135-acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 668.38 feet above mean sea level; (3) an 18.5-foot-wide headworks structure with two headgates; (4) a 290-foot-long partially covered, power canal; (5) a gatehouse with two 15-foot-wide trashracks with 1.5-inch clear spacing; (6) a 200-footlong, 6- to 10-foot-diameter metal penstock that bifurcates before entering two powerhouses; (7) a 47-foot-long, 25foot-wide powerhouse containing a 1,350 kilowatt (kW) horizontal turbinegenerator unit and a 40-foot-long, 40foot-wide powerhouse containing two 350 kW horizontal turbine-generator units for a total capacity of 2,050 kW; (8) a 350-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV) above-ground generator lead that connects the turbine-generator units to a step-up transformer; (9) a 1.75-milelong, 12.5-kV above-ground transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The Village of Lyndonville Electric Department operates the project in a run-of-river mode with an annual average generation of approximately 3,960 megawatt-hours. The Village of Lyndonville Electric Department is not proposing any new project facilities or changes in project operation. o. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also 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. p. With this notice, we are designating Lyndonville Electric Department as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter— August 2017 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 Request Additional Information— August 2017 Issue Acceptance Letter—November 2017 Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments—December 2017 Request Additional Information (if necessary)—February 2018 Issue Scoping Document 2—March 2018 Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis—March 2018 Commission issues EA or draft EA— September 2018 Comments on EA or draft EA—October 2018 Commission issues final EA—December 2018 Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: June 5, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–12053 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 9100–000] Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation; Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc. On April 27, 2017 Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., licensee for the Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project facilities are located on the Blackstone River in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The license for Project No. 9100 was issued for a period ending May 31, 2017. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 9100 is issued to the licensee for a period effective June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before May 31, 2018, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that the licensee, Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., is authorized to continue operation of the Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license. Dated: June 6, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9100-000]


Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation; 
Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc.

    On April 27, 2017 Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., licensee 
for the Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for 
a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the 
Commission's regulations thereunder. The Riverdale Mills Hydroelectric 
Project facilities are located on the Blackstone River in Worcester 
County, Massachusetts.
    The license for Project No. 9100 was issued for a period ending May 
31, 2017. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires 
the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from 
year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and 
conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the 
project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other 
applicable section of the FPA. If the project's prior license waived 
the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) 
of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth 
at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an 
application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to 
operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 
license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the 
Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project 
has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be 
required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations 
until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or 
otherwise orders disposition of the project.
    If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is 
hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 9100 is issued to 
the licensee for a period effective June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 
or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other 
disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new 
license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before May 31, 
2018, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an 
annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed 
automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless 
the Commission orders otherwise.
    If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is 
hereby given that the licensee, Riverdale Power & Electric Co., Inc., 
is authorized to continue operation of the Riverdale Mills 
Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the Commission acts on its 
application for a subsequent license.

    Dated: June 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-12054 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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