[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70729-70730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29062]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13226-003; Project No. 13368-002]
Blue Heron Hydro, LLC; Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
November 10, 2010.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Types of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project Nos.: P-13226-003 and P-13368-002.
c. Date filed: November 1, 2010.
d. Applicant: Blue Heron Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Projects: Ball Mountain Dam Hydroelectric Project;
Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Both projects would be constructed at existing U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers dams (Corps) that are located on the West River
in Windham County, Vermont. Each project would occupy Federal land
managed by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Lori Barg, Blue Heron Hydro, LLC 113 Bartlett
Road, Plainfield, Vermont 05667. (802) 454-1874.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, [email protected] or
(202) 502-8854.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: December 30, 2010.
All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site http://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 http://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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
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mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
m. The applications are not ready for environmental analysis at
this time.
n. The Ball Mountain Dam Hydroelectric Project would utilize the
Corps' existing Ball Mountain Dam and reservoir and would consist of:
(1) Two turbine generator modules located within the existing intake
tower, each containing 6 horizontal mixed flow turbines directly
connected to 6 submersible generator units for a total installed
capacity of 2,200 kilowatts (kW); (2) a new 12.47-kilovolt (kV), 1,320-
foot-long transmission line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The
project would have an estimated average annual generation of
approximately 6,000 megawatt-hours (MWh).
The Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project would utilize the Corps'
existing Townshend Dam and reservoir and would consist of: (1) Two
turbine generator modules located within the existing intake tower,
each containing 6 horizontal mixed flow turbines directly connected to
6 submersible generator units for a total installed capacity of 925 kW;
(2) a new 12.47-kV, 430-foot-long transmission line; and (3)
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average
annual generation of approximately 2,000 MWh.
o. 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. Copies are also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
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.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by
Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The applications will be processed
according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready January 2010
for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary March 2011
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA......... August 2011
Comments on EA......................... September 2011
Modified terms and conditions.......... November 2011
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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