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Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary).
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October 2023.
October 2023.
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: September 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–19980 Filed 9–14–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2490–030]
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Green Mountain Power Corporation;
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.: 2490–030.
c. Date filed: August 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power
Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Taftsville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ottauquechee
River in the Village of Taftsville, in
Windsor County, Vermont. The project
does not occupy 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;
(802) 770–2195; email at John.Greenan@
greenmountainpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at
(202) 502–6035; or email at
monte.terhaar@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
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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: October 31, 2022.
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). 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, MD 20852.
All filings must clearly identify the
project name and docket number on the
first page: Taftsville Project (P–2490–
030).
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The Taftsville Project consists of:
(1) an existing 220-foot-long by 16-foothigh concrete gravity dam; (2) a 194foot-long spillway section with a crest
elevation of 637.12 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD
29), topped with 18-inch wooden
flashboards; (3) an existing 4,600-footlong, 20.5-acre reservoir at normal water
surface elevation 638.6 feet NGVD 29;
(4) a powerhouse containing one 0.5megawatt vertical Kaplan generating
unit, with a minimum hydraulic
capacity of 95 cubic feet per second (cfs)
and maximum hydraulic capacity of 370
cfs; (5) a 200-foot-long tailrace section;
(6) three 75-foot-long transmission lines
connecting the powerhouse to the
Distribution Substation, Transmission
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West Substation, and Transmission East
Substation; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. Approximately 290 feet of the
Ottauquechee River, between the dam
and tailrace channel, are bypassed
during normal operations. The project
generates 1,038 megawatt-hours
annually. No changes in the project are
proposed.
o. A copy of the application may be
viewed on the Commission’s website,
using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the
docket number, excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field, to
access the document (P–2490). For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676
or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 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. 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.
Additional Study Requests due—
October 31, 2022
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)—
October 2022
Request Additional Information—
October 2022
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—January 2023
Comments on Scoping Document 1—
February 2023
Issue Acceptance Notice and Letter—
March 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if
necessary)—March 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis March 2023
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: September 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–19987 Filed 9–14–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2490-030]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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.: 2490-030.
c. Date filed: August 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Taftsville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ottauquechee River in the Village of
Taftsville, in Windsor County, Vermont. The project does not occupy
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; (802) 770-2195; email
at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at (202) 502-6035; or email at
[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: October 31, 2022.
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). 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, MD 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page: Taftsville Project (P-2490-030).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Taftsville Project consists of: (1) an existing 220-foot-
long by 16-foot-high concrete gravity dam; (2) a 194-foot-long spillway
section with a crest elevation of 637.12 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), topped with 18-inch wooden
flashboards; (3) an existing 4,600-foot-long, 20.5-acre reservoir at
normal water surface elevation 638.6 feet NGVD 29; (4) a powerhouse
containing one 0.5-megawatt vertical Kaplan generating unit, with a
minimum hydraulic capacity of 95 cubic feet per second (cfs) and
maximum hydraulic capacity of 370 cfs; (5) a 200-foot-long tailrace
section; (6) three 75-foot-long transmission lines connecting the
powerhouse to the Distribution Substation, Transmission West
Substation, and Transmission East Substation; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. Approximately 290 feet of the Ottauquechee River, between
the dam and tailrace channel, are bypassed during normal operations.
The project generates 1,038 megawatt-hours annually. No changes in the
project are proposed.
o. A copy of the application may be viewed on the Commission's
website, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to access
the document (P-2490). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected], or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or (202)
502-8659 (TTY). 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. 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.
Additional Study Requests due--October 31, 2022
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)--October 2022
Request Additional Information--October 2022
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--January 2023
Comments on Scoping Document 1--February 2023
Issue Acceptance Notice and Letter--March 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis March 2023
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: September 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19987 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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