Mad River Power Associates LP; 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, 75002-75003 [2020-25984]

Download as PDF 75002 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 24, 2020 / Notices for oral statements must be received at least seven days prior to the meeting. Those not able to attend the meeting or having insufficient time to address the Council are invited to send a written statement to nancy.johnson@hq.doe.gov. Any member of the public who wishes to file a written statement to the Council will be permitted to do so, either before or after the meeting. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available at https:// www.energy.gov/fe/national-petroleumcouncil-npc or by contacting Ms. Johnson. She may be reached at the above postal address or email address. Signed in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2020. LaTanya Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–25932 Filed 11–23–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3253–015] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Mad River Power Associates LP; 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.: 3253–015. c. Date filed: November 3, 2020. d. Applicant: Mad River Power Associates (MRPA). e. Name of Project: Campton Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Mad River in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The project occupies approximately 0.05 acre of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ian Clark, Mad River Power Associates, 1 Pepsi Way, Suite 6n75, Katonah, NY 10536; Phone at (914) 297–7645, or email at info@dichotomycapital.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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Nov 23, 2020 Jkt 253001 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 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: January 2, 2021. 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:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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. MRPA electronically filed the license application with the Commission after the close of business on November 2, 2020 at 7:58 p.m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(2), any document received after 5:00 p.m. eastern time is considered filed on the next regular business day. On November 3, 2020, Mad River Power filed a motion requesting that the Commission accept its November 3, 2020 license application out of time or other appropriate remedies. By this notice, the requirement under 18 CFR 16.20(c) to file the subsequent license application at least 24 months before the expiration of the existing license (i.e., no later than November 2, 2020) is waived. o. Project Description: The existing Campton Hydroelectric Project utilizes water from the impoundment (Campton Pond) created by the U.S. Forest Service’s Campton Dam and consists of: (1) An intake structure located approximately 60 feet upstream of the Campton Dam that includes a 25-footlong trashrack; (2) a 600-foot-long, 78inch-diameter underground steel penstock; (3) a 40-foot-long, 28-foot- PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 wide powerhouse located on the east side of the Mad River that contains a 167-kilowatt (kW) Francis turbinegenerator unit; (4) two 236-kW submersible Flygt turbine-generator units located outside of the powerhouse; (5) an approximately 50-foot-long, 56foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 200-foot-long transmission line and a 33.5-kilovolt transformer that connects the generators to the electric grid; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project creates an approximately 600-foot-long bypassed reach of the Mad River. Downstream passage for Atlantic Salmon is provided by a smolt bypass facility located on the left riverbank of the Mad River. The current license requires: (1) Inflow to be discharged over the spillway to the bypassed reach during periods of non-generation or when inflow is less than 25 cfs; (2) a minimum flow of 4.5 cfs through the Atlantic salmon smolt bypass facility during periods of generation or when inflow is greater than 25 cfs; and (3) operation of the smolt bypass facility from mid-April to mid-June. The average annual generation of the project is approximately 1,170 megawatt-hours (MWh). MRPA proposes to: (1) Operate the project in a run-of-river mode; (2) replace one of the Flygt turbinegenerator units with a new 340-kW Flygt turbine-generator unit, (3) release a minimum flow of 29 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, to the bypassed reach; and (4) close the existing smolt bypass facility. MRPA estimates the project enhancements will result in an average annual generation of approximately 1,900 MWh. p. 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–3253). 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). E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 24, 2020 / Notices You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. q. Procedural schedule: 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) January 2021 Request Additional Information January 2021 Issue Acceptance Letter April 2021 Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments May 2021 Request Additional Information (if necessary) August 2021 Issue Scoping Document 2 August 2021 Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis August 2021 r. 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: November 17, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–25984 Filed 11–23–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER21–425–000] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Nov 23, 2020 Jkt 253001 Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is December 8, 2020. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Dated: November 18, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–25927 Filed 11–23–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75003 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2972–000] City of Woonsocket (City); Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation On November 1, 2018, City of Woonsocket, licensee for the Woonsocket Falls Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The Woonsocket Falls Hydroelectric Project is on the Blackstone river in Woonsocket city and Providence county, Rhode Island. The license for Project No.2972 was issued for a period ending October 31, 2020. 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.2972 is issued to the City of Woonsocket for a period effective Nov 1, 2020 through October 31, 2021, 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 October 31, 2021, 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, E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3253-015]


Mad River Power Associates LP; 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.: 3253-015.
    c. Date filed: November 3, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Mad River Power Associates (MRPA).
    e. Name of Project: Campton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mad River in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The 
project occupies approximately 0.05 acre of federal land administered 
by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ian Clark, Mad River Power Associates, 1 
Pepsi Way, Suite 6n75, Katonah, NY 10536; Phone at (914) 297-7645, 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 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: January 2, 2021. 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://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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. MRPA electronically filed the license application with the 
Commission after the close of business on November 2, 2020 at 7:58 p.m. 
Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(2), any document received after 5:00 
p.m. eastern time is considered filed on the next regular business day. 
On November 3, 2020, Mad River Power filed a motion requesting that the 
Commission accept its November 3, 2020 license application out of time 
or other appropriate remedies. By this notice, the requirement under 18 
CFR 16.20(c) to file the subsequent license application at least 24 
months before the expiration of the existing license (i.e., no later 
than November 2, 2020) is waived.
    o. Project Description: The existing Campton Hydroelectric Project 
utilizes water from the impoundment (Campton Pond) created by the U.S. 
Forest Service's Campton Dam and consists of: (1) An intake structure 
located approximately 60 feet upstream of the Campton Dam that includes 
a 25-foot-long trashrack; (2) a 600-foot-long, 78-inch-diameter 
underground steel penstock; (3) a 40-foot-long, 28-foot-wide powerhouse 
located on the east side of the Mad River that contains a 167-kilowatt 
(kW) Francis turbine-generator unit; (4) two 236-kW submersible Flygt 
turbine-generator units located outside of the powerhouse; (5) an 
approximately 50-foot-long, 56-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 200-foot-long 
transmission line and a 33.5-kilovolt transformer that connects the 
generators to the electric grid; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
project creates an approximately 600-foot-long bypassed reach of the 
Mad River.
    Downstream passage for Atlantic Salmon is provided by a smolt 
bypass facility located on the left riverbank of the Mad River.
    The current license requires: (1) Inflow to be discharged over the 
spillway to the bypassed reach during periods of non-generation or when 
inflow is less than 25 cfs; (2) a minimum flow of 4.5 cfs through the 
Atlantic salmon smolt bypass facility during periods of generation or 
when inflow is greater than 25 cfs; and (3) operation of the smolt 
bypass facility from mid-April to mid-June. The average annual 
generation of the project is approximately 1,170 megawatt-hours (MWh).
    MRPA proposes to: (1) Operate the project in a run-of-river mode; 
(2) replace one of the Flygt turbine-generator units with a new 340-kW 
Flygt turbine-generator unit, (3) release a minimum flow of 29 cfs or 
inflow, whichever is less, to the bypassed reach; and (4) close the 
existing smolt bypass facility. MRPA estimates the project enhancements 
will result in an average annual generation of approximately 1,900 MWh.
    p. 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-
3253). 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).

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    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    q. Procedural schedule: 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) January 2021
Request Additional Information January 2021
Issue Acceptance Letter April 2021
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments May 2021
Request Additional Information (if necessary) August 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2 August 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis August 2021

    r. 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: November 17, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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