80 FR 69209 - FirstLight Hydro Generation Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 216 (November 9, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69209-69210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28428]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2662-027]


FirstLight Hydro Generation Company; Notice of Availability of 
Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations, 
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed an application submitted by FirstLight Hydro 
Generation Company (licensee) to amend the license for the Scotland 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2662). The project is located on the 
Shetucket River in Windham County, Connecticut.
    An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared as part of 
Commission staff's review of the proposal. In the application, the 
licensee proposes to install a variable pitch Kaplan runner in order to 
comply with run-of-river operations. The project license currently 
authorizes the installation of a 1.026 megawatt (MW) low flow turbine, 
to comply with run-of-river operational requirements that would have 
increased the project's capacity from 2.0 MW to 3.026 MW. This EA 
contains Commission staff's analysis of the probable environmental 
impacts of the proposed amendment and concludes that approval of the 
proposal would not constitute a major federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The EA is available for electronic review and reproduction at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number (P-2662) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3372 or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any comments on the EA should be filed by December 3, 2015 and 
should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1-A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Please reference the project name and project number (P-2662-027) on 
all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in 
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 
See 18 CFR

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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``eFiling'' link.
    For further information, contact Alicia Burtner at (202) 502-8038 
or by email at [email protected].

    Dated: November 3, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28428 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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