81_FR_64639 81 FR 64457 - City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

81 FR 64457 - City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 182 (September 20, 2016)

Page Range64457-64458
FR Document2016-22602

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64457-64458]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22602]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2386-004]


City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department; Notice of 
Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting 
Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 2386-004.
    c. Date filed: August 31, 2016.
    d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department.
    e. Name of Project: Holyoke Number 1 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Between the first and second level canals on the 
Holyoke Canal System adjacent to the Connecticut River, in the city of 
Holyoke in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, Superintendent, City of 
Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 
01040, (413) 536-9340 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott, (202) 502-8963 or 
[email protected].
    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: October 31, 2016.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, please send a paper copy 
to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-2386-004.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Holyoke Number 1 project consists of: (1) An intake 
at the wall of the First Level Canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System 
(licensed under FERC Project No. 2004) with two 14-foot-8-inch-tall by 
24-foot-7.5-inch wide trash rack screens with 3.5-inch clear spacing; 
(2) two parallel 10-foot-diameter, 36.5-foot-long penstocks; (3) a 50-
foot-long by 38-foot-wide brick powerhouse with two 240-kilowatt and 
two 288-kilowatt turbine generator units; (4) two parallel 20-foot-
wide, 328.5-foot-long brick arched tailrace conduits discharging into 
the Second Level Canal; and, (5) appurtenant facilities. There is no 
transmission line associated with the project as it is located adjacent 
to the substation of interconnection. The project is estimated to 
generate 2,710,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    o. A copy of the application is 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. A copy is 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 email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing 
Schedule.

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Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter--October 2016
Request Additional Information--October 2016
Issue Acceptance Letter--January 2017
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--February 2017
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--April 2017
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--May 2017
Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis--May 2017
Notice of the availability of the draft EA--November 2017
Notice of the availability of the final EA--February 2018

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: September 14, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-22602 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2016 / Notices 64457 (5) a 29.7-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep, 118- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY serve a copy of the request on the foot-long open tailrace discharging into applicant. the Third Level Canal; and, (6) 4.8- Federal Energy Regulatory l. Deadline for filing additional study kilovolt generator leads that connect Commission requests and requests for cooperating directly to the 4.8-kilovolt area agency status: October 31, 2016. [Project No. 2386–004] The Commission strongly encourages distribution system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to electronic filing. Please file additional City of Holyoke Gas and Electric generate 2,119,000 kilowatt-hours study requests and requests for Department; Notice of Application annually. cooperating agency status using the Tendered for Filing With the Commission’s eFiling system at http:// o. A copy of the application is Commission and Soliciting Additional www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For available for review at the Commission Study Requests and Establishing assistance, please contact FERC Online in the Public Reference Room or may be Procedural Schedule for Relicensing Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ viewed on the Commission’s Web site at and a Deadline for Submission of Final ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or http://www.ferc.gov using the Amendments (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Take notice that the following electronic filing, please send a paper number excluding the last three digits in hydroelectric application has been filed copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy the docket number field to access the with the Commission and is available Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street document. For assistance, contact FERC for public inspection. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first Online Support. A copy is also available a. Type of Application: New License. page of any filing should include docket for inspection and reproduction at the b. Project No.: 2386–004. number P–2386–004. address in item h above. c. Date filed: August 31, 2016. m. The application is not ready for You may also register online at http:// d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas and environmental analysis at this time. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Electric Department. n. The existing Holyoke Number 1 esubscription.asp to be notified via e. Name of Project: Holyoke Number project consists of: (1) An intake at the email of new filings and issuances 1 Hydroelectric Project. wall of the First Level Canal fed by the related to this or other pending projects. f. Location: Between the first and Holyoke Canal System (licensed under second level canals on the Holyoke FERC Project No. 2004) with two 14- For assistance, contact FERC Online Canal System adjacent to the foot-8-inch-tall by 24-foot-7.5-inch wide Support. Connecticut River, in the city of trash rack screens with 3.5-inch clear p. Procedural schedule and final Holyoke in Hampden County, spacing; (2) two parallel 10-foot- amendments: The application will be Massachusetts. The project does not diameter, 36.5-foot-long penstocks; (3) a processed according to the following occupy federal land. 50-foot-long by 38-foot-wide brick preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power powerhouse with two 240-kilowatt and Revisions to the schedule will be made Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). two 288-kilowatt turbine generator as appropriate. h. Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, units; (4) two parallel 20-foot-wide, Superintendent, City of Holyoke Gas 328.5-foot-long brick arched tailrace Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter— conduits discharging into the Second and Electric Department, 99 Suffolk October 2016 Level Canal; and, (5) appurtenant Street, Holyoke, MA 01040, (413) 536– Request Additional Information— 9340 or ducheney@hged.com. facilities. There is no transmission line October 2016 i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott, (202) associated with the project as it is Issue Acceptance Letter—January 2017 502–8963 or kyle.olcott@ferc.gov. located adjacent to the substation of j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, interconnection. The project is Issue Scoping Document 1 for estimated to generate 2,710,000 local, and tribal agencies with comments—February 2017 jurisdiction and/or special expertise kilowatt-hours annually. Request Additional Information (if with respect to environmental issues o. A copy of the application is necessary)—April 2017 that wish to cooperate in the available for review at the Commission Issue Scoping Document 2 (if preparation of the environmental in the Public Reference Room or may be necessary)—May 2017 document should follow the viewed on the Commission’s Web site at instructions for filing such requests http://www.ferc.gov using the Notice that application is ready for described in item l below. Cooperating ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket environmental analysis—May 2017 agencies should note the Commission’s number excluding the last three digits in Notice of the availability of the draft policy that agencies that cooperate in the docket number field to access the EA—November 2017 the preparation of the environmental document. For assistance, contact FERC Notice of the availability of the final document cannot also intervene. See, 94 Online Support. A copy is also available EA—February 2018 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). for inspection and reproduction at the k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 address in item h above. Final amendments to the application CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if You may also register online at http:// must be filed with the Commission no any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ later than 30 days from the issuance person believes that an additional esubscription.asp to be notified via date of the notice of ready for scientific study should be conducted in email of new filings and issuances sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES environmental analysis. order to form an adequate factual basis related to this or other pending projects. Dated: September 14, 2016. for a complete analysis of the For assistance, contact FERC Online application on its merit, the resource Support. Kimberly D. Bose, agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file p. Procedural schedule and final Secretary. a request for a study with the amendments: The application will be [FR Doc. 2016–22606 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] Commission not later than 60 days from processed according to the following BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the date of filing of the application, and preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Sep 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

64458 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2016 / Notices Revisions to the schedule will be made TX 77631–0579, (409) 746–2192, For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or as appropriate. jbrown@sratx.org. email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter— i. FERC Contact: Steve Sachs, (202) TTY, call (202) 502–8659. October 2016 502–8666, Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, m. Individuals desiring to be included Request Additional Information— on the Commission’s mailing list should October 2016 motions to intervene, and protests is 14 days from the issuance of this notice by so indicate by writing to the Secretary Issue Acceptance Letter—January 2017 of the Commission. Issue Scoping Document 1 for the Commission. The Commission comments—February 2017 strongly encourages electronic filing. n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Request Additional Information (if Please file comments, motions to Protests: Anyone may submit necessary)—April 2017 intervene, and protests using the comments, a motion to intervene, or a Issue Scoping Document 2 (if Commission’s eFiling system at http:// protest in accordance with the necessary)—May 2017 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. requirements of Rules of Practice and Notice that application is ready for Commenters can submit brief comments Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. environmental analysis—May 2017 up to 6,000 characters, without prior In determining the appropriate action to Notice of the availability of the draft registration, using the eComment system take, the Commission will consider all EA—November 2017 at http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/ protests or other comments filed, but Notice of the availability of the final ecomment.asp. You must include your only those who file a motion to EA—February 2018 name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, intervene in accordance with the Final amendments to the application Commission’s Rules may become a please contact FERC Online Support at must be filed with the Commission no FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) party to the proceeding. Any comments, later than 30 days from the issuance 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 motions to intervene, or protests must date of the notice of ready for (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please be received on or before the specified environmental analysis. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal comment date for the particular Dated: September 14, 2016. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 application. Kimberly D. Bose, First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Secretary. The first page of any filing should Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in [FR Doc. 2016–22602 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] include docket number P–2305–056. all capital letters the title BILLING CODE 6717–01–P k. Description of Request: The ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘MOTION TO applicants request a temporary variance INTERVENE’’, or ‘‘PROTEST’’ as of the continuous flow releases required applicable; (2) set forth in the heading DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY by Article 402 of the license. Specifically, the applicants request that the name of the applicant and the Federal Energy Regulatory the Commission grant them a temporary project number of the application to Commission variance to continue the 144 cubic feet which the filing responds; (3) furnish per second release from the existing the name, address, and telephone [Project No. 2305–056] number of the person protesting or bypass conduits until the applicants complete the spillway refurbishment intervening; and (4) otherwise comply Sabine River Authority of Texas, project. The ongoing refurbishment with the requirements of 18 CFR Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana; Notice of Application project necessitates vehicular access to 385.2001 through 385.2005. All Accepted for Filing and Soliciting the spillway apron and releasing the comments, motions to intervene, or Comments, Motions To Intervene, and required continuous flows from the protests must set forth their evidentiary Protests spillway gates, as proposed in their basis and otherwise comply with the Spillway Flow Release Plan would requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All Take notice that the following prevent the vehicular access. The comments, motions to intervene, or hydroelectric application has been filed applicants expect to complete the work protests should relate to project works with the Commission and is available by October 31, 2016, but state that they which are the subject of the temporary for public inspection. would implement the targeted variance request. Agencies may obtain a. Type of Application: Temporary continuous flows immediately if they copies of the application directly from Variance of License. are able to complete construction the applicant. A copy of any protest or b. Project No.: 2305–056. sooner. motion to intervene must be served c. Date Filed: July 29, 2016. l. Locations of the Applications: A copy of the application is available for upon each representative of the d. Applicants: Sabine River Authority inspection and reproduction at the applicant specified in the particular of Texas, Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana. Commission’s Public Reference Room, application. If an intervener files e. Name of Project: Toledo Bend located at 888 First Street NE., Room comments or documents with the Hydroelectric Project. 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling Commission relating to the merits of an f. Location: On the Sabine River on (202) 502–8371. The filing may also be issue that may affect the responsibilities the Texas-Louisiana border in Panola, viewed on the Commission’s Web site at of a particular resource agency, they Shelby, Sabine, and Newton counties in http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ must also serve a copy of the document elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number on that resource agency. A copy of all sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Texas, and DeSoto, Sabine, and Vernon parishes in Louisiana. excluding the last three digits in the other filings in reference to this g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power docket number field to access the application must be accompanied by Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). document. You may also register online proof of service on all persons listed in h. Applicant Contact: Jim Brown, at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the service list prepared by the Compliance Officer, Toledo Bend esubscription.asp to be notified via Commission in this proceeding, in Project Joint Operation, Sabine River email of new filings and issuances accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and Authority, Texas, P.O. Box 579, Orange, related to this or other pending projects. 385.2010. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Sep 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1


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