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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.
Dated: February 22, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–04182 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP15–550–002; CP15–550–
000]
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Notice of Request for Extension of
Time; Venture Global Calcasieu Pass,
LLC
Take notice that on February 15, 2024,
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC
(Venture Global) requested that the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) grant an extension of time
(2023 Extension of Time Request), until
February 21, 2025, to construct and
make available for service a new
liquefied natural gas (LNG) export
terminal and associated facilities along
the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron
Parish, Louisiana, authorized by the
Commission in Docket No. CP15–550–
000.1
This notice establishes a 15-calendar
day intervention and comment period
deadline. Any person wishing to
comment on Venture Global’s request
for an extension of time may do so. No
reply comments or answers will be
considered. If you wish to obtain the
rights afforded parties to the above
captioned proceedings, you should, on
or before the comment date stated
below, file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the Natural
Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).
As a matter of practice, the
Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to
complete construction for Natural Gas
Act facilities when such requests are
contested.2 For those extension requests
that are contested, the Commission will
aim to issue an order acting on the
1 Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, 166 FERC
¶ 61,144 (2019) (Authorization Order) (requiring the
facilities to be constructed by February 21, 2024).
2 Contested proceedings are those where an
intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing.
18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2023).
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request within 45 days.3 The
Commission will address all arguments
relating to whether the applicant has
demonstrated there is good cause to
grant the extension.4 The Commission
will not consider arguments that seek to
re-litigate the issuance of the
Authorization Order, including whether
the Commission properly found the
project to be not inconsistent with the
public interest and whether the
Commission’s environmental analysis
for the authorization complied with the
National Environmental Policy Act.5
The Director of the Office of Energy
Projects, or his or her designee, will act
on all of those extension requests that
are uncontested.
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. For assistance, contact
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing,
you may submit a paper copy which
must reference the Project docket
number.
To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: DebbieAnne A. Reese, Acting Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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
3 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC
¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020).
4 Id.
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rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on, March 8, 2024.
Dated: February 22, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–04183 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1892–030]
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; Great River
Hydro, LLC
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 1892–030.
c. Date Filed: May 1, 2017; material
amendment filed December 7, 2020.
d. Applicant: Great River Hydro, LLC
(Great River Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Wilder
Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on
the Connecticut River in Orange and
Windsor Counties, Vermont, and
Grafton County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John Ragonese,
FERC License Manager, Great River
Hydro, LLC, 40 Pleasant Street, Suite
202, Portsmouth, NH 03801; (603) 498–
2851 or jragonese@greatriverhydro.com.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202)
502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@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, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
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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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–1892–030.
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
and is ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
l. Project Description: The Wilder
Project consists of: (1) a 1,546-foot-long,
59-foot-high, concrete dam that
includes: (a) a 400-foot-long nonoverflow, earthen embankment (north
embankment); (b) a 232-foot-long nonoverflow, concrete bulkhead; (c) a 208foot-long concrete forebay; (d) a 526foot-long concrete, gravity spillway that
includes: (i) six 30-foot-high, 36-footlong tainter gates; (ii) four 17-foot-high,
50-foot-wide stanchion flashboards; (iii)
a 15-foot-high, 20-foot-long skimmer
gate (north gate); and (iv) a 10-foot-high,
10-foot-long skimmer gate (south gate);
and (e) a 180-foot-long non-overflow,
earthen embankment (south
embankment); (2) a 45-mile-long, 3,100acre impoundment with a useable
storage volume of 13,350 acre-feet
between elevations 380 and 385 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD 29); (3) four approximately
25-foot-high, 20-foot-wide trashracks
with 5-inch clear bar spacing and one
approximately 28-foot-high, 20-footwide trashrack with 1.625-inch clear bar
spacing; (4) a 181-foot-long, 50-footwide, 50-foot-high steel frame, brick
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powerhouse containing two 16.2megawatt (MW) adjustable-blade Kaplan
turbine-generator units and one 3.2–MW
vertical Francis turbine-generator unit
for a total project capacity of 35.6 MW;
(5) three concrete draft tubes ranging
from 9.5 to 20.5 feet in diameter; (6)
13.8-kilovolt generator leads that
connect the turbine-generator units to
two substation transformers; (7) an
approximately 580-foot-long, 6-footwide fishway; and (8) appurtenant
facilities.
Great River Hydro operates the project
in a peaking mode in coordination with
its downstream Bellows Falls Project
No. 1855 and Vernon Project No. 1904.
Average annual generation is
approximately 156,303 MW-hours.
Great River Hydro is proposing changes
to project operation that would reduce
impoundment fluctuations and increase
the stability of downstream flow
releases relative to current project
operation, including targeted water
surface elevation levels and flow
ramping rates. Great River Hydro also
proposes several protection, mitigation,
and enhancement measures for aquatic,
terrestrial, cultural, recreation resources,
and threatened and endangered species.
The specific proposed changes are
described in the amended application
and the settlement agreement filed on
August 4, 2022.
m. A copy of the application can be
viewed on the 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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. 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, and .214. 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.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
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responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
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.
You may also register online 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,
contact FERC Online Support.
o. The applicant must file no later
than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
p. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments ...
Target date
April 2024.
May 2024.
q. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
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Dated: February 22, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–04177 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1889–085]
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
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; FirstLight MA
Hydro LLC
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 1889–085.
c. Date Filed: April 29, 2016; material
amendment filed December 4, 2020.
d. Applicant: FirstLight MA Hydro
LLC (FirstLight).
e. Name of Project: Turners Falls
Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on
the Connecticut River in Windham
County, Vermont, Cheshire County,
New Hampshire, and Franklin County,
Massachusetts. The current project
boundary includes the approximately
20-acre Silvio Conte Anadromous Fish
Laboratory, which is administered by
the U.S. Geological Survey.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Alan
Douglass, Regulatory Compliance
Manager, 99 Millers Falls Road,
Northfield, MA 01360; (413) 659–4416
or alan.douglass@firstlightpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202)
502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@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, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
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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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–1889–085.
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
and is ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
l. Project Description: The Turners
Falls Project consists of: (1) a 630-footlong, 35-foot-high dam (Montague dam)
that includes: (a) four 120-foot-wide,
13.25-foot-high bascule gates; and (b) a
170-foot-long fixed section with a crest
elevation of 185.5 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); (2)
a 493-foot-long, 55-foot-high dam (Gill
dam) that includes: (a) three 40-footwide, 39-foot-high tainter gates; and (b)
97.3- and 207.5-foot-long fixed sections
with crest elevations of 185.5 feet NGVD
29; (3) a 2,110-acre impoundment with
a useable storage volume of 16,150 acrefeet between elevations 176.0 feet and
185.0 feet NGVD 29; (4) a 214-foot-long,
33-foot-high gatehouse that includes six
9-foot-wide, 10.66-foot-high gates and
nine 9.5-foot-wide, 12.6-foot-high gates;
(5) a 2.1-mile-long, 120- to 920-footwide, 17- to 30-foot-deep power canal;
(6) a 700-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, 16- to
23-foot-deep branch canal; (7) the
Station No.1 generating facility that
includes: (a) eight 15-foot-wide bays
with trashracks with 2.625-inch clearbar spacing; (b) four 100-foot-long, 13.1to 14-foot-diameter penstocks; (c) a 134foot-long, 64-foot-wide powerhouse that
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contains five turbine-generator units
with a total installed capacity of 5.693
megawatts (MW); (d) four 21-foot-long,
6.5-foot-diameter draft tubes; (e) five 40to 70-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV)
generator leads that connect the turbinegenerator units to a generator bus; (f) a
110-foot-long, 2.4-kV generator lead that
connects the generator bus to a
substation; and (g) a 20-foot-long, 2.4-kV
generator lead that connects the
substation to three transformers; (8) the
Cabot Station generating facility that
includes: (a) an intake structure with
217-foot-wide, 31-foot-high trashracks
with 0.94-inch and 3.56-inch clear-bar
spacing; (b) six 70-foot-long penstocks;
(c) a 235-foot-long, 79.5-foot-wide
powerhouse that contains six turbinegenerator units with a total installed
capacity of 62.016 MW; (d) six 41-footlong, 12.5- to 14.5-foot-diameter draft
tubes; (e) six 80- to 250-foot-long, 13.8kV generator leads that connect the
turbine-generator units to a generator
bus; (f) a 60-foot-long, 13.8-kV generator
lead that connects the generator bus to
the powerhouse roof; and (g) a 200-footlong, 13.8-kV generator lead that
connects to a transformer; (9) eight 13.6foot-wide, 16.7-foot-high power canal
spillway gates that are adjacent to Cabot
Station; (10) a 16.2-foot-wide, 13.1-foothigh log sluice gate in the Cabot Station
forebay with an 8-foot-wide weir for
downstream fish passage; (11) a 200foot-long, 7-foot-diameter drainage
tunnel (Keith Drainage Tunnel) and
headgate; (12) a 955-foot-long, 5-footdiameter lower drainage tunnel; (13) an
850-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, 10-foot-high
fishway (Cabot fishway); (14) a 500-footlong, 10-foot-wide, 10-foot-high fishway
(Spillway fishway); (15) a 225-foot-long,
16-foot-wide, 17.5-foot-high fishway
(Gatehouse fishway); and (16)
appurtenant facilities.
The Turners Falls Project operates in
peaking and run-of-river modes,
depending on inflows. Average annual
generation from 2011–2019 was
approximately 332,351 MW-hours.
FirstLight proposes three changes to
the current project boundary: (1) remove
0.2 acre of land associated with
residential property; (2) add 0.8 acre of
land for recreational purposes; and (3)
remove 20.1 acres of land associated
with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Silvio
Conte Anadromous Fish Laboratory.
FirstLight proposes to construct new
fish passage facilities and recreational
access trails. FirstLight also proposes
changes to project operation that would
generally reduce impoundment
fluctuations and increase flow releases
to the portion of the Connecticut River
that is bypassed by the project. The
specific proposed changes are described
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1892-030]
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; Great River Hydro, LLC
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 1892-030.
c. Date Filed: May 1, 2017; material amendment filed December 7,
2020.
d. Applicant: Great River Hydro, LLC (Great River Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Wilder Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Connecticut River in
Orange and Windsor Counties, Vermont, and Grafton County, New
Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: John Ragonese, FERC License Manager, Great
River Hydro, LLC, 40 Pleasant Street, Suite 202, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
(603) 498-2851 or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 or
[email protected].
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, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
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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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
1892-030.
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 and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The Wilder Project consists of: (1) a
1,546-foot-long, 59-foot-high, concrete dam that includes: (a) a 400-
foot-long non-overflow, earthen embankment (north embankment); (b) a
232-foot-long non-overflow, concrete bulkhead; (c) a 208-foot-long
concrete forebay; (d) a 526-foot-long concrete, gravity spillway that
includes: (i) six 30-foot-high, 36-foot-long tainter gates; (ii) four
17-foot-high, 50-foot-wide stanchion flashboards; (iii) a 15-foot-high,
20-foot-long skimmer gate (north gate); and (iv) a 10-foot-high, 10-
foot-long skimmer gate (south gate); and (e) a 180-foot-long non-
overflow, earthen embankment (south embankment); (2) a 45-mile-long,
3,100-acre impoundment with a useable storage volume of 13,350 acre-
feet between elevations 380 and 385 feet National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); (3) four approximately 25-foot-high, 20-foot-
wide trashracks with 5-inch clear bar spacing and one approximately 28-
foot-high, 20-foot-wide trashrack with 1.625-inch clear bar spacing;
(4) a 181-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 50-foot-high steel frame, brick
powerhouse containing two 16.2-megawatt (MW) adjustable-blade Kaplan
turbine-generator units and one 3.2-MW vertical Francis turbine-
generator unit for a total project capacity of 35.6 MW; (5) three
concrete draft tubes ranging from 9.5 to 20.5 feet in diameter; (6)
13.8-kilovolt generator leads that connect the turbine-generator units
to two substation transformers; (7) an approximately 580-foot-long, 6-
foot-wide fishway; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
Great River Hydro operates the project in a peaking mode in
coordination with its downstream Bellows Falls Project No. 1855 and
Vernon Project No. 1904. Average annual generation is approximately
156,303 MW-hours. Great River Hydro is proposing changes to project
operation that would reduce impoundment fluctuations and increase the
stability of downstream flow releases relative to current project
operation, including targeted water surface elevation levels and flow
ramping rates. Great River Hydro also proposes several protection,
mitigation, and enhancement measures for aquatic, terrestrial,
cultural, recreation resources, and threatened and endangered species.
The specific proposed changes are described in the amended application
and the settlement agreement filed on August 4, 2022.
m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. 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, and .214. 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.
All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
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].
You may also register online 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, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for filing motions to intervene, April 2024.
protests, comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........ May 2024.
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q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
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Dated: February 22, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-04177 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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