[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55317-55318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22515]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2662-002; Project No. 12968-001]
FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; City of Norwich Department
of Public Utilities; Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and
Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
September 2, 2010.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Applications: New Major License.
b. Project Nos.: 2662-002 and 12968-001.
c. Date Filed: August 31, 2010 (P-2662) and August 27, 2010 (P-
12968).
d. Applicants: Existing licensee--FirstLight Hydro Generating
Company (FirstLight); and Competitor--City of Norwich Department of
Public Utilities (Norwich Public Utilities).
e. Name of Project: Scotland Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Shetucket River, in Windham County,
Connecticut. The project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact:
For Project No. 2662: John Whitfield, Senior Project Engineer,
FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, 20 Church Street, Hartford, CT
06103.
For Project No. 12968: John F. Bilda, General Manager, Norwich
Public Utilities, 16 South Golden Street, Norwich, CT 06360.
i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202) 502-6119 or
[email protected]
j. These applications are not ready for environmental analysis at
this time.
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k. The Project Description: The project includes the following
constructed facilities: (1) A 480-foot-long earthen dam with a 12-inch
reinforced concrete corewall consisting of (a) A 183-foot-long, 32.5-
foot-high earthen dike with a top elevation 90.0 feet local datum; (b)
a 119-foot-long, 34-foot-high Taintor gate section with a sill
elevation at 64 feet local datum and a 3-foot-wide transition section,
five 20-foot-wide bays, and four 4-foot-wide gate piers; (c) an 89-
foot-long, 35-foot-high Ambursen-type ungated spillway section with a
crest elevation of 75.38 feet local datum; (d) an 18.83-foot-long
gravity-type ungated spillway section with a crest elevation of 75.38
feet local datum and 30-inch wooden pin-type flashboards; and (e) a 70-
foot-long powerhouse and intake integral with the dam containing a
single 2,000 kW turbine-generator; (2) a 134-acre reservoir at an
elevation of 77.9 feet local datum with a usable storage capacity of
268 acre-feet at a drawdown of 2 feet; and (3) appurtenant facilities.
The existing Scotland project operates in a run-of-river mode
during high flow periods and a store-and-release mode, with ponding,
during low-flow periods.
Both applicants propose to increase capacity by installing an
additional turbine and generator in the existing powerhouse. Norwich
Public Utilities' proposal would increase capacity by 3.0 MW.
FirstLight's proposal would increase capacity by 1.026 MW. Both
applicants propose to operate the project in a run-of-river mode.
l. Locations of the Applications: Copies of the applications are
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://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 at [email protected]
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item
(h) above.
m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Procedural Schedule:
The applications will be processed according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready November 11, 2010.
for Environmental Analysis (when
FERC approved studies are complete).
Filing of recommendations, December 29, 2010.
preliminary terms and conditions,
and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA................ June 13, 2011.
Comments on EA or EIS............... July 13, 2011.
Modified terms and conditions....... September 11, 2011.
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o. Final amendments to the applications must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-22515 Filed 9-9-10; 8:45 am]
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