New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 45623 [2018-19553]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 175 / Monday, September 10, 2018 / Notices 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: September 4, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–19552 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 619–164] daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Notice of Environmental Site Review: Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of Santa Clara On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City of Santa Clara (licensees) will conduct an environmental site review of the Bucks Creek Hydropower Project. 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To appropriately accommodate persons interested in attending the site review, participants must contact Alan Mitchnick, FERC Project Coordinator, at (202) 502–6074 or alan.mitchnick@ ferc.gov, no later than Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Dated: September 4, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–19560 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Sep 07, 2018 Jkt 244001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14871–001] New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 2, 2018, 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 hydropower at Lock 47 on the Lehigh Canal in the city of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 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 landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed Lehigh Canal Hugh Moore Park East Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) An existing 20-foot-high concrete gravity dam (i.e., the Chain Dam on the Lehigh River); (2) an existing impoundment with a storage capacity of 1,197 acre-feet at a normal maximum surface elevation of 192 feet mean sea level; (3) an existing 50-foot-wide, 2.5-mile-long canal that stretches from above the Chain Dam where water enters the canal to where it reconnects with the Lehigh River downstream, approximately one half of a mile above the Easton Dam; (4) a new 20-foot-wide, 40-foot-long intake channel parallel to Lock 47; (5) a new 16-foot by 32-foot powerhouse containing two Archimedes Screw turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 485 kilowatts; (6) a new 20foot-wide, 40-foot-long tailrace channel; (7) a new 460-kilovolt, 210-foot-long transmission line connecting the powerhouse to a nearby grid interconnection point; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 3,398 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Ms. Carol Wasserman, Principal, New England Hydropower Company, LLC, 100 Cummings Center Drive, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; phone: (339) 293– 3157. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502–6736. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45623 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–14871–001. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14871) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: September 4, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14871-001]


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

    On August 2, 2018, 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 
hydropower at Lock 47 on the Lehigh Canal in the city of Easton, 
Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 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 Lehigh Canal Hugh Moore Park East Hydroelectric 
Project would consist of the following: (1) An existing 20-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam (i.e., the Chain Dam on the Lehigh River); (2) an 
existing impoundment with a storage capacity of 1,197 acre-feet at a 
normal maximum surface elevation of 192 feet mean sea level; (3) an 
existing 50-foot-wide, 2.5-mile-long canal that stretches from above 
the Chain Dam where water enters the canal to where it reconnects with 
the Lehigh River downstream, approximately one half of a mile above the 
Easton Dam; (4) a new 20-foot-wide, 40-foot-long intake channel 
parallel to Lock 47; (5) a new 16-foot by 32-foot powerhouse containing 
two Archimedes Screw turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 
485 kilowatts; (6) a new 20-foot-wide, 40-foot-long tailrace channel; 
(7) a new 460-kilovolt, 210-foot-long transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to a nearby grid interconnection point; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 3,398 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Carol Wasserman, Principal, New England 
Hydropower Company, LLC, 100 Cummings Center Drive, Suite 451C, 
Beverly, MA 01915; phone: (339) 293-3157.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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 
[email protected], (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-14871-001.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14871) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 4, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19553 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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