White Rapids, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 75617-75618 [2022-26774]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 236 / Friday, December 9, 2022 / Notices Interventions Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to subsequently challenge the Commission’s orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure 5 and the regulations under the NGA 6 by the intervention deadline for the project, which is January 30, 2023. As described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https:// www.ferc.gov/how-guides. All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely and may be denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Comments Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The Commission considers all comments received about the project in determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or before January 30, 2023. The filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding. 5 18 6 18 CFR 385.214. CFR 157.10. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 08, 2022 Jkt 259001 How to File Protests, Interventions, and Comments There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number CP23–18–000 in your submission. (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by using the Commission’s eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select General’’ and then select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 7 (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission by mailing it to the address below. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP23–18– 000. To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852 The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Allison Wells, Legal Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700; or email at allison_wells@tcenergy.com. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online. Tracking the Proceeding Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– FERC, or on the FERC website at 7 Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project. PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75617 www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. For more information and to register, go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/overview. Dated: December 1, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–26844 Filed 12–8–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15282–000] White Rapids, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 6, 2022, White Rapids, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Slater Hydroelectric Project No. 15282 (project), to be located on the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode Island. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) an existing stone masonry dam (Ashton Dam) that includes: (a) an approximately 10-footlong west abutment; (b) an approximately 250-foot-long spillway that would be retrofitted to include a new crest gate; (c) a 25-foot-long, 20-foot high gate structure with two 10-footlong, 10-foot-high openings; (d) a 40foot-long spillway that would be replaced with a new 40-foot-long, 60foot-wide concrete powerhouse that includes two 420-kilowatt Kaplan E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 75618 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 236 / Friday, December 9, 2022 / Notices turbine-generator units; and (e) an approximately 10-foot-long east abutment; (2) an existing impoundment with a surface area of 35 acres at an elevation of 74.0 feet national geodetic vertical datum of 1929; (3) a new intake structure with a 70- to 100-foot-long angled trashrack with 0.75-inch clear bar spacing; (4) two new 10-foot-long, 10-foot-high steel headgates; (5) a new 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a new 850-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line connecting the turbine-generator units to the regional grid; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Slater Hydroelectric Project would be 3,500 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. William Fay, White Rapids, LLC, 4145 Church Street, P.O. Box 193, Palmer, Massachusetts 01079; phone: (413) 362–5410; email: fayengineeringservices@gmail.com. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey; phone: (202) 502–8621; email: Erin.Kimsey@ ferc.gov. 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:// ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment.aspx. 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, 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P– 15282–000. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Dec 08, 2022 Jkt 259001 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: December 5, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–26774 Filed 12–8–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13–042] Green Island Power Authority; Albany Engineering Corporation; Notice of Application for Partial Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests On October 21, 2022, Green Island Power Authority (transferor) and Albany Engineering Corporation (transferee) colicensees for the Green Island Hydroelectric Project No. 13, filed jointly an application for a partial transfer of license. The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Green Island-Troy Lock and Dam on the Hudson River, in Albany County, New York. The project occupies federal land under the jurisdiction of the Corps.1 The applicants seek Commission approval to partially transfer the license for the Green Island Hydroelectric Project from the Green Island Power Authority and Albany Engineering Power Corporation as co-licensees to Albany Engineering Corporation as the sole licensee. Applicants Contact: For the transferor: Ms. Kristin Swinton, Green Island Power Authority, 69 Hudson Avenue, Green Island, NY 12183, Phone: (518) 271–9397, Email: kristin@ greenislandpowerauthority.com. For the transferee: Mr. James A. Besha, P.E., and Ms. Wendy Jo Carey, P.E., Albany Engineering Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205, Phone: (518) 456–7712, Emails: jim@ albanyengineering.com wendy@ albanyengineering.com. FERC Contact: Anumzziatta Purchiaroni, Phone: (202) 502–6191, Email: Anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ ferc.gov. 1 Green Island Power Authority, 140 FERC ¶ 62,133 (2012). PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/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, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–13–042. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. Dated: December 1, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–26842 Filed 12–8–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2354–152] Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a non-capacity amendment of license for the North Georgia Project and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The licensee proposes to amend the license to replace and upgrade four generating units in the Tugalo powerhouse. The licensee proposes at the Tugalo Development to: remove all turbine E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75617-75618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26774]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15282-000]


White Rapids, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On July 6, 2022, White Rapids, LLC filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Slater Hydroelectric Project 
No. 15282 (project), to be located on the Blackstone River in 
Providence County, Rhode Island. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) an 
existing stone masonry dam (Ashton Dam) that includes: (a) an 
approximately 10-foot-long west abutment; (b) an approximately 250-
foot-long spillway that would be retrofitted to include a new crest 
gate; (c) a 25-foot-long, 20-foot high gate structure with two 10-foot-
long, 10-foot-high openings; (d) a 40-foot-long spillway that would be 
replaced with a new 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide concrete powerhouse that 
includes two 420-kilowatt Kaplan

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turbine-generator units; and (e) an approximately 10-foot-long east 
abutment; (2) an existing impoundment with a surface area of 35 acres 
at an elevation of 74.0 feet national geodetic vertical datum of 1929; 
(3) a new intake structure with a 70- to 100-foot-long angled trashrack 
with 0.75-inch clear bar spacing; (4) two new 10-foot-long, 10-foot-
high steel headgates; (5) a new 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide tailrace; 
(6) a new 850-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line connecting the 
turbine-generator units to the regional grid; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Slater Hydroelectric 
Project would be 3,500 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. William Fay, White Rapids, LLC, 4145 Church 
Street, P.O. Box 193, Palmer, Massachusetts 01079; phone: (413) 362-
5410; email: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey; phone: (202) 502-8621; email: 
[email protected].
    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://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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, 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. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15282-000.
    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. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 5, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26774 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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