Green Mountain Power Corporation, City of Somersworth, New Hampshire; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 30693-30694 [2020-10842]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 4451–024]
Green Mountain Power Corporation,
City of Somersworth, New Hampshire;
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing With the Commission and
Soliciting Additional Study Requests
and Establishing Procedural Schedule
for Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: P–4451–024.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power
and the City of Somersworth, New
Hampshire.
e. Name of Project: Lower Great Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Salmon Falls River
in Strafford County, New Hampshire,
and York County, Maine. No federal
lands are occupied by the project works
or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John
Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 1252 Post Road, Rutland,
VT 05701; Phone at (802) 770–2195, or
email at john.greenan@
greenmountainpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill at (202)
502–6773, or amanda.gill@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 70 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
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serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: July 9, 2020.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional
study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY).
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Project Description: The existing
Lower Great Falls Hydroelectric Project
consists of: (1) A 297-foot-long, 32-foothigh stone masonry and concrete dam
that includes the following sections: (a)
A 176-foot-long spillway section with a
crest elevation of 102.37 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
(NGVD) and 4-foot-high flashboards at
an elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD at the
top of the flashboards; (b) a 50-foot-long
left abutment section; and (c) a 71-footlong right abutment section; (2) a 32acre impoundment with a normal
elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD; (3) a
40.5-foot-wide, 20-foot-high intake
structure with four 5-foot-wide, 10.5foot-high steel frame gates and a
trashrack with 2-inch bar spacing; (4)
two steel penstocks that include: (a) An
8.5-foot-diameter, 120-foot-long left
penstock that bifurcates into a 5.3-footdiameter, 85-foot-long section and a 7.6foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section; and
(b) an 8.5-foot-diameter, 140-foot-long
right penstock that bifurcates into a 7foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section and a
7.6-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section;
(5) a 46-foot-long, 30-foot-wide concrete
and brick powerhouse with four Francis
turbine-generator units with a total
capacity of 1.28 megawatt (MW); (6) a
55-foot-long, 30-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a
260-foot-long underground transmission
line that delivers power to a 4.16kilovolt distribution line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities. The project
creates a 250-foot-long bypassed reach
of the Salmon Falls River between the
dam and the downstream end of the
tailrace.
The project operates as a run-of-river
(ROR) facility with no storage or flood
control capacity. The project
impoundment is maintained at a
flashboard crest elevation of 106.37 feet
NGVD. The current license requires the
project to maintain a continuous
minimum flow of 6.05 cubic feet per
second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
to the bypassed reach for the purpose of
protecting and enhancing aquatic
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resources in the Salmon Falls River. The
average annual generation production of
the project was 3,916,825 kilowatt-hours
from 2005 through 2018.
The applicant proposes to: (1)
Continue operating the project in a ROR
mode; (2) provide a minimum flow of 30
cfs or inflow, whichever is less, to the
bypassed reach; (3) install an eel ramp
for upstream eel passage at the project;
(4) implement targeted nighttime
turbine shutdowns to protect eels
during downstream passage; (5) install a
downstream fish passage structure for
eels and other fish species.
o. In addition to publishing the full
text of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
notice, as well as other documents in
the proceeding (e.g., license application)
via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–4451).
At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission’s
Public Reference Room due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY).
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. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
preliminary schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)—
July 2020
Request Additional Information—July
2020
Issue Acceptance Letter—October 2020
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—November 2020
Request Additional Information (if
necessary)—January 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2—February
2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis—February 2021
Commission issues Environmental
Assessment—August 2021
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
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later than 30 days from the issuance
date of the notice of ready for
environmental analysis.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Project No. 3472–024]
Aspinook Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: P–3472–024.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Aspinook Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Wyre Wynd
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Quinebaug River
in New London and Windham Counties,
Connecticut. No federal lands are
occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mark
Boumansour, Chief Operating Officer,
Gravity Renewables, Inc., 1401 Walnut
Street, Boulder, CO 80302; Phone at
(303) 440–3378, or email at mark@
gravityrenewables.com.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso at
(202) 502–8854, or nicholas.palso@
ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4451-024]
Green Mountain Power Corporation, City of Somersworth, New
Hampshire; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the
Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing
Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of
Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: P-4451-024.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2020.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power and the City of Somersworth, New
Hampshire.
e. Name of Project: Lower Great Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Salmon Falls River in Strafford County, New
Hampshire, and York County, Maine. No federal lands are occupied by the
project works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 1252 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; Phone at (802) 770-
2195, or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill at (202) 502-6773, or
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 70
days from the date of filing of the application, and
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serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: July 9, 2020.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202)
502-8659 (TTY).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The existing Lower Great Falls
Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 297-foot-long, 32-foot-high
stone masonry and concrete dam that includes the following sections:
(a) A 176-foot-long spillway section with a crest elevation of 102.37
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD) and 4-foot-high
flashboards at an elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD at the top of the
flashboards; (b) a 50-foot-long left abutment section; and (c) a 71-
foot-long right abutment section; (2) a 32-acre impoundment with a
normal elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD; (3) a 40.5-foot-wide, 20-foot-
high intake structure with four 5-foot-wide, 10.5-foot-high steel frame
gates and a trashrack with 2-inch bar spacing; (4) two steel penstocks
that include: (a) An 8.5-foot-diameter, 120-foot-long left penstock
that bifurcates into a 5.3-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section and a
7.6-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section; and (b) an 8.5-foot-diameter,
140-foot-long right penstock that bifurcates into a 7-foot-diameter,
85-foot-long section and a 7.6-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section; (5)
a 46-foot-long, 30-foot-wide concrete and brick powerhouse with four
Francis turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 1.28 megawatt
(MW); (6) a 55-foot-long, 30-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 260-foot-long
underground transmission line that delivers power to a 4.16-kilovolt
distribution line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project creates
a 250-foot-long bypassed reach of the Salmon Falls River between the
dam and the downstream end of the tailrace.
The project operates as a run-of-river (ROR) facility with no
storage or flood control capacity. The project impoundment is
maintained at a flashboard crest elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD. The
current license requires the project to maintain a continuous minimum
flow of 6.05 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
to the bypassed reach for the purpose of protecting and enhancing
aquatic resources in the Salmon Falls River. The average annual
generation production of the project was 3,916,825 kilowatt-hours from
2005 through 2018.
The applicant proposes to: (1) Continue operating the project in a
ROR mode; (2) provide a minimum flow of 30 cfs or inflow, whichever is
less, to the bypassed reach; (3) install an eel ramp for upstream eel
passage at the project; (4) implement targeted nighttime turbine
shutdowns to protect eels during downstream passage; (5) install a
downstream fish passage structure for eels and other fish species.
o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (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 (P-
4451). At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--July 2020
Request Additional Information--July 2020
Issue Acceptance Letter--October 2020
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--November 2020
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--January 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2--February 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--February 2021
Commission issues Environmental Assessment--August 2021
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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