Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 64193-64194 [2021-25081]
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Signed in Washington, DC, on November,
10, 2021.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and
Research, U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021–25025 Filed 11–16–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 5261–023]
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Green Mountain Power Corporation;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests
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.: 5261–023.
c. Date filed: August 27, 2021.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power
Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Newbury
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Wells River, in the
town of Newbury, Orange County,
Vermont. The project does not occupy
any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John Greenan,
Green Mountain Power Corporation,
2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701;
Phone at (802) 770–2195, or email at
John.Greenan@
greenmountainpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202)
502–8449, or adam.peer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file 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).
In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent
via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
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Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings
must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page:
Newbury Hydroelectric Project (P–
5261–023).
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted,
but is not ready for environmental
analysis at this time.
l. The Newbury Project consists of: (1)
An 11.4-acre impoundment at a normal
water surface elevation of 463.9 feet
mean sea level; (2) a 26 foot-high by 90foot-long concrete gravity dam that
includes a 73.3-foot-long spillway
topped with 5-foot-high pneumatic crest
gates; (3) a seasonally installed, 8-footlong by 4-foot-wide steel sluice box on
the south side of the spillway to provide
downstream fish passage; (4) an 11.2foot-wide, 9-foot-long intake structure
with trash racks, connected to a 5-footdiameter, 435-foot-long underground
steel penstock; (5) a powerhouse
containing a single 315-kilowatt turbinegenerator unit; (6) a second 50-kilowatt
turbine-generator unit located outside of
the powerhouse approximately 75-feet
downstream of the dam along the
bypassed reach; (7) a 125-foot-long
tailrace; (8) three 150-foot-long
generator leads that create a 480 Volt, 3
phase 150-foot-long underground
transmission line connected to three
pole mounted 167 kilovolt-ampere stepup transformers; and (9) appurtenant
facilities. The project creates a 590-footlong bypassed reach of the Wells River.
The current license requires Green
Mountain Power Corporation to: (1)
Operate the project in run-of-river
mode; (2) release a continuous bypassed
reach minimum flow of 50 cubic feet
per second (cfs) from April 15 to June
10 and 25 cfs during the remainder of
the year; and (3) release a year-round,
continuous aesthetic flow of 5 cfs over
the dam. The average annual generation
of the project is approximately 882
megawatt-hours.
Green Mountain Power Corporation
proposes to: (1) Continue operating the
project in run-of-river mode; (2) release
new bypassed reach minimum flows of
35 cfs from May 15 to October 15 and
30 cfs from October 16 to May 14; (3)
release a new aesthetic flow of 10 cfs
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over the dam from May 15 to October
15 during daytime hours and no
aesthetic flow the remainder of the year;
and (4) construct a hand-carry access
area at the head of the project
impoundment for recreational boaters.
m. 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://
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. 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 Online
Support at FERCOnllineSupport@
ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676
or TTY, (202) 502–8659.
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.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified
in the particular application.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
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the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—December 2021
Request Additional Information (if
necessary)—February 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2—March 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis—March 2021
Dated: November 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–25081 Filed 11–16–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–2289–012;
ER10–2564–012; ER10–2600–012.
Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc.,
Tucson Electric Power Company,
UniSource Energy Develop.m.ent
Company.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status to Reflect Participation in Energy
Imbalance Market of Tucson Electric
Power Company, et al.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5199.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2217–002.
Applicants: Lincoln Land Wind, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Lincoln Land Wind,
LLC.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5162.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2348–001.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Michigan Public Power Agency.
Description: ALJ Settlement:
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per
385.602: 2021–10–25_MPPA Revenue
Requirement Compliance Filing to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/25/21.
Accession Number: 20211025–5062.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–377–000.
Applicants: Florida Power & Light
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: FPL
& Alabama Power Facility Construction
Agreement for Affected System Project
to be effective 11/11/2021.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
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Accession Number: 20211110–5001.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–378–000.
Applicants: ISO New England Inc.,
New England Power Pool Participants
Committee.
Description: ISO New England Inc.
submits Installed Capacity Requirement,
Hydro Quebec Interconnection
Capability Credits and Related Values
for the 2025/2026 Capacity Commitment
Period.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
Accession Number: 20211109–5227.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–379–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to Implement Effective Load
Carrying Capability Methodology to be
effective 2/15/2022.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5076.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–380–000.
Applicants: Avista Corporation.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Avista Corp Cancellation of RS T1158
NorthernGrid Funding Agmt to be
effective 12/31/2021.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5079.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–381–000.
Applicants: Dunns Bridge Solar
Center, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Dunns Bridge Solar Center, LLC
Application for MBR Authority to be
effective 1/10/2022.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5090.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–382–000.
Applicants: American Electric Power
Service Corporation, Indiana Michigan
Power Company, PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
American Electric Power Service
Corporation submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: AEP submits one FA with
IMPA re: SA No. 1436 to be effective 1/
10/2022.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5099.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
Docket Numbers: ER22–383–000.
Applicants: Northern States Power
Company, a Minnesota corporation.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2021–11–10 Huntley-Wilmarth-CMA–
657–0.1.0 to be effective 11/10/2021.
Filed Date: 11/10/21.
Accession Number: 20211110–5113.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/1/21.
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric securities
filings:
Docket Numbers: ES21–69–000.
Applicants: Allegheny Generating
Company.
Description: Supplement to
Application Under Section 204 of the
Federal Power Act for Authorization to
Issue Securities of Allegheny Generating
Company.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
Accession Number: 20211109–5128.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ES21–70–000.
Applicants: Jersey Central Power &
Light Company.
Description: Supplement to
Application Under Section 204 of the
Federal Power Act for Authorization to
Issue Securities of Jersey Central Power
& Light Company.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
Accession Number: 20211109–5132.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ES21–71–000.
Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate
Transmission, LLC.
Description: Supplement to
Application Under Section 204 of the
Federal Power Act for Authorization to
Issue Securities of Mid-Atlantic
Interstate Transmission, LLC.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
Accession Number: 20211109–5129.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ES21–72–000.
Applicants: Metropolitan Edison
Company.
Description: Supplement to
Application Under Section 204 of the
Federal Power Act for Authorization to
Issue Securities of Metropolitan Edison
Company.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
Accession Number: 20211109–5133.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ES21–73–000.
Applicants: Monongahela Power
Company.
Description: Supplement to
Application Under Section 204 of the
Federal Power Act for Authorization to
Issue Securities of Monongahela Power
Company.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
Accession Number: 20211109–5134.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ES21–74–000.
Applicants: Pennsylvania Power
Company.
Description: Supplement to
Application Under Section 204 of the
Federal Power Act for Authorization to
Issue Securities of Pennsylvania Power
Company.
Filed Date: 11/9/21.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5261-023]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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.: 5261-023.
c. Date filed: August 27, 2021.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Newbury Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Wells River, in the town of Newbury, Orange
County, Vermont. The project does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; Phone at (802) 770-
2195, or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202) 502-8449, or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
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).
In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and
docket number on the first page: Newbury Hydroelectric Project (P-5261-
023).
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Newbury Project consists of: (1) An 11.4-acre impoundment at
a normal water surface elevation of 463.9 feet mean sea level; (2) a 26
foot-high by 90-foot-long concrete gravity dam that includes a 73.3-
foot-long spillway topped with 5-foot-high pneumatic crest gates; (3) a
seasonally installed, 8-foot-long by 4-foot-wide steel sluice box on
the south side of the spillway to provide downstream fish passage; (4)
an 11.2-foot-wide, 9-foot-long intake structure with trash racks,
connected to a 5-foot-diameter, 435-foot-long underground steel
penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing a single 315-kilowatt turbine-
generator unit; (6) a second 50-kilowatt turbine-generator unit located
outside of the powerhouse approximately 75-feet downstream of the dam
along the bypassed reach; (7) a 125-foot-long tailrace; (8) three 150-
foot-long generator leads that create a 480 Volt, 3 phase 150-foot-long
underground transmission line connected to three pole mounted 167
kilovolt-ampere step-up transformers; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
The project creates a 590-foot-long bypassed reach of the Wells River.
The current license requires Green Mountain Power Corporation to:
(1) Operate the project in run-of-river mode; (2) release a continuous
bypassed reach minimum flow of 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) from
April 15 to June 10 and 25 cfs during the remainder of the year; and
(3) release a year-round, continuous aesthetic flow of 5 cfs over the
dam. The average annual generation of the project is approximately 882
megawatt-hours.
Green Mountain Power Corporation proposes to: (1) Continue
operating the project in run-of-river mode; (2) release new bypassed
reach minimum flows of 35 cfs from May 15 to October 15 and 30 cfs from
October 16 to May 14; (3) release a new aesthetic flow of 10 cfs over
the dam from May 15 to October 15 during daytime hours and no aesthetic
flow the remainder of the year; and (4) construct a hand-carry access
area at the head of the project impoundment for recreational boaters.
m. 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://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. 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 Online
Support at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
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the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--December 2021
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--February 2021
Issue Scoping Document 2--March 2021
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--March 2021
Dated: November 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-25081 Filed 11-16-21; 8:45 am]
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