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, 14819-14821 [2024-04177]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Notices 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] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Feb 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 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. 5 Id. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14819 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. E:\FR\FM\29FEN1.SGM 29FEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 14820 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Feb 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\29FEN1.SGM 29FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Feb 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14821 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 E:\FR\FM\29FEN1.SGM 29FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-04177]


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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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