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rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: June 21, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–13608 Filed 6–26–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2489–049]
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Green Mountain Power Corporation;
Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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.
b. Project No.: P–2489–049.
c. Date Filed: October 31, 2022.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power
Corporation (GMP).
e. Name of Project: Cavendish
Hydroelectric Project (Cavendish Project
or project).
f. Location: On the Black River, in the
town of Cavendish, in Windsor County,
Vermont.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John Tedesco,
Green Mountain Power Corporation,
2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701;
(802) 655–8753; or john.tedesco@
greenmountainpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202)
502–8449; or adam.peer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: July 21, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
comments 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@
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,
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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
following on the first page: Cavendish
Hydroelectric Project (P–2489–049).
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all interveners
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 intervener
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. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Cavendish Project
consists of: (1) a 3,000 foot-long, 10-acre
impoundment with a gross storage
capacity of 18.4-acre-feet at a normal
water surface elevation of 884.13 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929; (2) a 111-foot-long concrete
gravity dam that consists of: (a) a 90foot-long by 25-foot-high north spillway
section topped with a 6-foot-high
inflatable flashboard system; and (b) a
21-foot-long by 6-foot-high south
spillway section topped with 2.5-foothigh steel flashboards; (3) an 18-inch
wide downstream fish passage chute
located on the north side of the
spillway; (4) a concrete intake structure
equipped with a mechanically operated
headgate, and a trash rack with 2-inch
clear bar spacing; (5) a 178-foot-long
concrete and rock tunnel that carries
water from the intake to a penstock; (6)
a 6-foot-diameter, 1,090-foot-long steel
penstock; (7) a 64-foot-long by 34-footwide powerhouse containing three
turbine-generator units with a combined
capacity of 1.44 megawatts; (8) a 100foot-long transmission line that runs
from the powerhouse to a substation
within the project boundary; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The project
creates a 1,570-foot-long bypassed reach
of the Black River.
The current license requires GMP to:
(1) operate the project in run-of-river
mode; (2) maintain the impoundment
water level no lower than 6 inches
below the crest of the flashboards; (3)
release a continuous minimum flow of
10 cubic feet per second (cfs) to the
bypassed reach; and (4) release overall
downstream flows of at least 42 cfs from
June 1 to September 30, at least 83 cfs
from October 1 to March 31, and at least
332 cfs from April 1 to May 31 when
refilling the impoundment after project
maintenance or flashboard installation.
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If inflows are insufficient to meet the
downstream flows during impoundment
refill, GMP is required to release 90
percent of instantaneous inflow through
the turbines. The project generates about
4,864 megawatt-hours annually.
GMP proposes to: (1) continue
operating the project in run-of-river
mode; (2) maintain a stable
impoundment water level at the top of
the flashboard crest; (3) continue
releasing a continuous minimum flow of
10 cfs to the bypassed reach; and (4)
release 90 percent of instantaneous
inflow through the turbines at all times
when refilling the impoundment.
m. At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission’s
Public Reference Room. Copies of the
application can be viewed on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the project’s docket number
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
You may also register 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, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
n. The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202)502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
o. Scoping Process
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
Commission staff intends to prepare
either an environmental assessment
(EA) or an environmental impact
statement (EIS) (collectively referred to
as the ‘‘NEPA document’’) that describes
and evaluates the probable effects,
including an assessment of the sitespecific and cumulative effects, if any,
of the proposed action and alternatives.
The Commission’s scoping process will
help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether
the Commission issues an EA or an EIS.
At this time, we do not anticipate
holding an on-site scoping meeting.
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Instead, we are soliciting written
comments and suggestions on the
preliminary list of issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the
NEPA document, as described in
scoping document 1 (SD1), issued June
21, 2023.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the
subject areas to be addressed in the
NEPA document were distributed to the
parties on the Commission’s mailing list
and the applicant’s distribution list.
Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the
web 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. For assistance, call 1–866–
208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
Dated: June 21, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–13603 Filed 6–26–23; 8:45 am]
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CORPORATION
[OMB No. 3064–0127]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection
Renewal; Comment Request
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice and request for comment.
The FDIC, as part of its
obligations under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the renewal of the existing
information collection described below
(OMB Control No. 3064–0127).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
the FDIC by any of the following
methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.fdic.gov/resources/regulations/
federal-register-publications/.
• Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include
the name and number of the collection
in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Manny Cabeza (202–898–
3767), Regulatory Counsel, MB–3128,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand-delivered to the guard station at
the rear of the 17th Street NW building
(located on F Street NW), on business
days between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
SUMMARY:
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Manny Cabeza, Regulatory Counsel,
202–898–3767, mcabeza@fdic.gov, MB–
3128, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal to renew the following
currently approved collection of
information:
1. Title: Fast-Track Generic
Qualitative Surveys.
OMB Number: 3064–0127.
Forms: None.
Affected Public: Private Sector;
Insured state nonmember banks and
state savings associations and members
of the public interacting with the FDIC.
Burden Estimate:
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN
[OMB No. 3064–0127]
Information collection
(obligation to respond)
Type of burden
(frequency
of response)
Generic Quality of Service Qualitative Surveys (Voluntary).
Reporting (Occasional)
Total Estimated Annual Burden (Hours) ............
......................................
Average
number of
respondents
Frequency
Average time
per response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
850
20
1
17,000
........................
....................
........................
17,000
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Source: FDIC.
General Description of Collection:
This information collection establishes
ongoing authority for FDIC to conduct
yet-to-be-determined occasional qualityof service surveys under OMB’s generic
survey program. Once this information
collection extension request is approved
by OMB, FDIC will be able to obtain
expedited approval of individual
surveys by following a special
submission process that does not
require the publication of Federal
Register notices for each individual
survey. Generic clearance requests
should be approved by OMB within five
business days of submission. FDIC
estimates that the generic surveys to be
deployed under this information
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collection each will involve an average
of 850 respondents, generally should
not require more than one hour per
respondent to complete, and are always
voluntary in nature. FDIC estimates that
it will deploy approximately 20 such
surveys annually. The purpose of the
surveys is, in general terms, to obtain
anecdotal information on a voluntary
basis about quality of service, regulatory
burden, problems or successes in the
bank supervisory process (including
exams related to both safety and
soundness, and compliance with
consumer protection laws and
regulations), the perceived need for
regulatory or statutory change, and
similar concerns. There is no change in
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information collection and the
estimated annual burden remains
unchanged.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the FDIC’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the estimates of the
burden of the information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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[FR Doc No: 2023-13603]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2489-049]
Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice Soliciting Scoping
Comments
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.
b. Project No.: P-2489-049.
c. Date Filed: October 31, 2022.
d. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP).
e. Name of Project: Cavendish Hydroelectric Project (Cavendish
Project or project).
f. Location: On the Black River, in the town of Cavendish, in
Windsor County, Vermont.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John Tedesco, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; (802) 655-8753; or
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202) 502-8449; or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 21, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments 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
[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 following on the first
page: Cavendish Hydroelectric Project (P-2489-049).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners 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 intervener 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing Cavendish Project consists of: (1) a 3,000 foot-
long, 10-acre impoundment with a gross storage capacity of 18.4-acre-
feet at a normal water surface elevation of 884.13 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (2) a 111-foot-long concrete gravity
dam that consists of: (a) a 90-foot-long by 25-foot-high north spillway
section topped with a 6-foot-high inflatable flashboard system; and (b)
a 21-foot-long by 6-foot-high south spillway section topped with 2.5-
foot-high steel flashboards; (3) an 18-inch wide downstream fish
passage chute located on the north side of the spillway; (4) a concrete
intake structure equipped with a mechanically operated headgate, and a
trash rack with 2-inch clear bar spacing; (5) a 178-foot-long concrete
and rock tunnel that carries water from the intake to a penstock; (6) a
6-foot-diameter, 1,090-foot-long steel penstock; (7) a 64-foot-long by
34-foot-wide powerhouse containing three turbine-generator units with a
combined capacity of 1.44 megawatts; (8) a 100-foot-long transmission
line that runs from the powerhouse to a substation within the project
boundary; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The project creates a 1,570-
foot-long bypassed reach of the Black River.
The current license requires GMP to: (1) operate the project in
run-of-river mode; (2) maintain the impoundment water level no lower
than 6 inches below the crest of the flashboards; (3) release a
continuous minimum flow of 10 cubic feet per second (cfs) to the
bypassed reach; and (4) release overall downstream flows of at least 42
cfs from June 1 to September 30, at least 83 cfs from October 1 to
March 31, and at least 332 cfs from April 1 to May 31 when refilling
the impoundment after project maintenance or flashboard installation.
If inflows are insufficient to meet the downstream flows during
impoundment refill, GMP is required to release 90 percent of
instantaneous inflow through the turbines. The project generates about
4,864 megawatt-hours annually.
GMP proposes to: (1) continue operating the project in run-of-river
mode; (2) maintain a stable impoundment water level at the top of the
flashboard crest; (3) continue releasing a continuous minimum flow of
10 cfs to the bypassed reach; and (4) release 90 percent of
instantaneous inflow through the turbines at all times when refilling
the impoundment.
m. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of the application can be
viewed on the Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the project's docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected].
You may also register 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, please
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected].
n. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or [email protected].
o. Scoping Process
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
Commission staff intends to prepare either an environmental assessment
(EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) (collectively referred
to as the ``NEPA document'') that describes and evaluates the probable
effects, including an assessment of the site-specific and cumulative
effects, if any, of the proposed action and alternatives. The
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether the Commission issues an EA or an EIS. At this time, we do not
anticipate holding an on-site scoping meeting.
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Instead, we are soliciting written comments and suggestions on the
preliminary list of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the NEPA
document, as described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued June 21,
2023.
Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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. For assistance, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: June 21, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13603 Filed 6-26-23; 8:45 am]
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