Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 18533-18534 [2023-06511]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 / Notices ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or before May 22, 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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 CP23–92–000 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.’’ The Commission’s eFiling staff are available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP23–92–000. 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. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: David A. Alonzo, Manager, Project Authorizations, Bison Pipeline LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002, by phone at (832) 320–477; or by email to david_alonzo@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 www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:20 Mar 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: March 22, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–06439 Filed 3–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2879–013] Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 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. Application Type: Non-capacity Amendment of License. b. Project No: 2879–013. c. Date Filed: February 7, 2023, and supplemented March 8, 2023. d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation (licensee). e. Name of Project: Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project is located on the Winooski River near the town of Duxbury in Washington County, Vermont, and does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Jason L. Lisai, Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163 Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446– 6611, (802) 655–8723, jason.lisai@ greenmountainpower.com. i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Jessup, (202) 502–6779, Jeremy.Jessup@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: April 24, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18533 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 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 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 the docket number P–2879–013. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to replace the two existing turbine-generator units with two new turbine-generator units, and add an additional steel roof hatch to the powerhouse. The new turbine-generator units would be placed in the same location as the existing turbinegenerator units. The installation of the new units would result in the authorized installed capacity of the project decreasing from 7,500 kilowatts (kW) to 6,962 kW and the maximum hydraulic capacity decreasing from 2,400 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 2,210 cfs. The licensee does not propose any other structural modifications to the powerhouse or any other project structures. In addition, the licensee states there will be no change in the project’s operating mode and all construction activities associated with the proposed amendment would occur within the existing powerhouse and be isolated from the river. l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 18534 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 2023 / Notices Commission’s website at 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: March 23, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–06511 Filed 3–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:20 Mar 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 7189–015] Green Lake Water Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions 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.: 7189–015. c. Date Filed: March 31, 2022. d. Applicant: Green Lake Water Power Company (Green Lake Power). e. Name of Project: Green Lake Hydroelectric Project (project). f. Location: On Green Lake and Reeds Brook in Hancock County, Maine. The project occupies approximately two acres of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Green Lake National Fish Hatchery. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Caroline Kleinschmidt, Green Lake Water Power Company, 120 Hatchery Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605; Phone at (207) 667–3322; or email at caroline@ greenlakewaterpower.com. i. FERC Contact: Arash Barsari at (202) 502–6207, or Arash.JalaliBarsari@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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@ PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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–7189– 015. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure 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 for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. Project Description: The existing Green Lake Project consists of: (1) a 272.2-foot-long, 7.5-foot-high dam that includes: (a) an 83-foot-long concretegravity section with a 79.8-foot-long spillway that has a crest elevation of 160.7 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), and is topped with a 2-foot-high fish screen; (b) a 12-foot-long concrete intake structure with a 4.5-foot-wide, 4.5-foothigh sluice gate equipped with an 8foot-wide, 12-foot-high trashrack with a 1-inch clear bar spacing; (c) a 20.2-footlong concrete gate structure with two approximately 6-foot-wide, 7-foot-high sluice gates, each equipped with a vertical lift, fish screen with an approximately 0.75-inch mesh size; and (d) a 157-foot-long section that includes: (i) a 35.5-foot-long auxiliary spillway with a crest elevation of 161.5 feet NGVD 29; (ii) a 71-foot-long auxiliary spillway with a crest elevation of 163.4 feet NGVD 29; and (iii) a 50.5-foot-long auxiliary spillway with a crest elevation of 163.8 feet NGVD 29; (2) an impoundment (Green Lake) with a surface area of 2,989 acres at an elevation of 160.7 feet NGVD 29; (3) an approximately 92-foot-long concrete channel that conveys flows from the spillway to Reeds Brook; (4) a 1,744foot-long penstock; (5) a 27-foot-long, 35-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a 400-kilowatt (kW) AllisChalmers tube turbine-generator unit and a 25-kW centrifugal pump turbine- E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18533-18534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06511]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2879-013]


Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 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. Application Type: Non-capacity Amendment of License.
    b. Project No: 2879-013.
    c. Date Filed: February 7, 2023, and supplemented March 8, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Winooski River near the 
town of Duxbury in Washington County, Vermont, and does not occupy 
federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Jason L. Lisai, Green Mountain Power 
Corporation, 163 Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446-6611, (802) 655-8723, 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Jessup, (202) 502-6779, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: April 24, 2023.
    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/docs-filing/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 [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 the docket number P-2879-013. Comments emailed to Commission 
staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to replace the two 
existing turbine-generator units with two new turbine-generator units, 
and add an additional steel roof hatch to the powerhouse. The new 
turbine-generator units would be placed in the same location as the 
existing turbine-generator units. The installation of the new units 
would result in the authorized installed capacity of the project 
decreasing from 7,500 kilowatts (kW) to 6,962 kW and the maximum 
hydraulic capacity decreasing from 2,400 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 
2,210 cfs. The licensee does not propose any other structural 
modifications to the powerhouse or any other project structures. In 
addition, the licensee states there will be no change in the project's 
operating mode and all construction activities associated with the 
proposed amendment would occur within the existing powerhouse and be 
isolated from the river.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the

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Commission's website at 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied 
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared 
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 
385.2010.

    Dated: March 23, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-06511 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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