81 FR 930 - Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2457-041]


Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Licensing and 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 Major License
    b. Project No.: 2457-041
    c. Date Filed: December 18, 2015
    d. Applicant: Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH)
    e. Name of Project: Eastman Falls Hydroelectric Project (Eastman 
Falls Project)
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Pemigewasset 
River in Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire. The project 
boundary includes approximately 476 acres of federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r)
    h. Applicant Contact: Curtis R. Mooney, Project Manager, Public 
Service Company of New Hampshire, 780 North Commercial Street, P.O. Box 
330, Manchester, NH 03105-0330; Telephone: (603) 744-8855 or 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The Eastman Falls Project has a total 
installed capacity of 6.4-megawatts (MW). The project's average annual 
generation is 27,871 megawatt-hours. The power generated by the project 
is sold to PSNH's electrical distribution customers.
    The dam for the Eastman Falls Project is located approximately 1.5 
miles downstream of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Franklin 
Falls Flood Control Dam (Franklin Falls Dam). While the project 
boundary for the Eastman Falls Project extends through and upstream of 
Franklin Falls Dam, it does not encompass Franklin Falls Dam or any 
Corps facilities.
    The existing project consists of: (1) A 341-foot-long, 37-foot-high 
concrete gravity dam and spillway with a crest elevation of 301 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) that includes: (i) 6-foot-high steel 
flashboards with a crest elevation of 307 feet msl; and (ii) a concrete 
waste gate structure that includes a 16-foot-high, 30-foot-wide steel 
slide gate; (2) a 582-acre, 9-mile-long impoundment, with a normal 
maximum pool elevation of 307 feet msl; (3) a 342-foot-long, 8-foot-
deep floating louver array; (4) generating facility No. 1 that 
includes: (i) A 12.5-foot-high, 15-foot-wide headgate structure with a 
23.75-foot-high, 17-foot-wide trashrack with 3.5-inch clear-bar 
spacing; (ii) a 12.5-foot-high, 12.5-foot-wide, 21-foot-long concrete 
penstock; (iii) a 40-foot-high, 20-foot-wide stop log slot; (iv) a 29-
foot-long, 29-foot-wide, 34-foot-high concrete and masonry powerhouse 
containing a single 1.8-MW turbine-generator unit; and (v) a 23-foot-
wide, 14.5-foot-high, 60-foot-long draft tube; (5) generating facility 
No. 2 facility that includes: (i) An intake structure with a 20-foot-
high, 21-foot-wide headgate with two 12.3-foot-wide, 9.3-foot-high 
trashracks with 3.5-inch clear-bar spacing; (ii) a 20.8-foot-high, 
22.4-foot-wide stop log slot; (iii) a 88-foot-long, 78-foot-wide, 56-
foot-high concrete and masonry powerhouse containing a single 4.6 MW 
turbine-generator unit; (iv) a 23-foot-wide, 14.5-foot-high, 60-foot-
long draft tube; (6) a 100-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt transmission line 
that connects the turbine-generator units to the regional grid; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.
    The Eastman Falls Project operates in a run-of-river mode. The 
existing license (Article 401) requires that the project release a 
continuous minimum flow of 410 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow 
(whichever is less). PSNH proposes to continue run-of-river operation 
and to eliminate the requirement to release a minimum flow.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in item (h) above.
    m. 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.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary 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     February 2016.
 Ready for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations,         April 2016.
 preliminary terms and
 conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft        September 2016.
 Environmental Assessment (EA).
Comments on EA...................  October 2016.

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Modified terms and conditions....  December 2016.
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    o. 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: January 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Filed Date: 12/31/15. c. Date Filed: December 18, 2015 concrete penstock; (iii) a 40-foot-high,
Accession Number: 20151231–5070. d. Applicant: Public Service Company 20-foot-wide stop log slot; (iv) a 29-foot-
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/29/16. of New Hampshire (PSNH) long, 29-foot-wide, 34-foot-high
Docket Numbers: ER16–672–000. e. Name of Project: Eastman Falls concrete and masonry powerhouse
Applicants: Golden Spread Panhandle Hydroelectric Project (Eastman Falls containing a single 1.8–MW turbine-
Wind Ranch, LLC. Project) generator unit; and (v) a 23-foot-wide,
Description: Market-Based Triennial f. Location: The existing project is 14.5-foot-high, 60-foot-long draft tube;
Review Filing: Updated Market Power located on the Pemigewasset River in (5) generating facility No. 2 facility that
Analysis to be effective 3/1/2014. Merrimack and Belknap Counties, New includes: (i) An intake structure with a
Filed Date: 12/31/15. Hampshire. The project boundary 20-foot-high, 21-foot-wide headgate
Accession Number: 20151231–5072. includes approximately 476 acres of with two 12.3-foot-wide, 9.3-foot-high
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/29/16. federal land. trashracks with 3.5-inch clear-bar
The filings are accessible in the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power spacing; (ii) a 20.8-foot-high, 22.4-foot-
Commission’s eLibrary system by Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r) wide stop log slot; (iii) a 88-foot-long,
clicking on the links or querying the h. Applicant Contact: Curtis R. 78-foot-wide, 56-foot-high concrete and
docket number. Mooney, Project Manager, Public masonry powerhouse containing a
Any person desiring to intervene or Service Company of New Hampshire, single 4.6 MW turbine-generator unit;
protest in any of the above proceedings 780 North Commercial Street, P.O. Box (iv) a 23-foot-wide, 14.5-foot-high, 60-
must file in accordance with Rules 211 330, Manchester, NH 03105–0330; foot-long draft tube; (6) a 100-foot-long,
and 214 of the Commission’s Telephone: (603) 744–8855 or 2.4-kilovolt transmission line that
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and curtis.mooney@eversource.com. connects the turbine-generator units to
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) the regional grid; and (7) appurtenant
time on the specified comment date. 502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov. facilities.
Protests may be considered, but j. This application is not ready for The Eastman Falls Project operates in
intervention is necessary to become a environmental analysis at this time. a run-of-river mode. The existing license
party to the proceeding. k. The Project Description: The (Article 401) requires that the project
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Eastman Falls Project has a total release a continuous minimum flow of
information relating to filing installed capacity of 6.4-megawatts 410 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow
requirements, interventions, protests, (MW). The project’s average annual (whichever is less). PSNH proposes to
service, and qualifying facilities filings generation is 27,871 megawatt-hours. continue run-of-river operation and to
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ The power generated by the project is eliminate the requirement to release a
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For sold to PSNH’s electrical distribution minimum flow.
other information, call (866) 208–3676 customers. l. Locations of the Application: A
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. The dam for the Eastman Falls Project
copy of the application is available for
Dated: December 31, 2015. is located approximately 1.5 miles
review at the Commission in the Public
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., downstream of the U.S. Army Corps of
Reference Room or may be viewed on
Engineers’ (Corps) Franklin Falls Flood
Deputy Secretary. the Commission’s Web site at http://
Control Dam (Franklin Falls Dam).
[FR Doc. 2016–00094 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am] www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
While the project boundary for the
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Enter the docket number excluding the
Eastman Falls Project extends through
last three digits in the docket number
and upstream of Franklin Falls Dam, it
field to access the document. For
does not encompass Franklin Falls Dam
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY assistance, please contact FERC Online
or any Corps facilities.
Support at
Federal Energy Regulatory The existing project consists of: (1) A
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Commission 341-foot-long, 37-foot-high concrete
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
gravity dam and spillway with a crest
[Project No. 2457–041] (TTY). A copy is also available for
elevation of 301 feet above mean sea
inspection and reproduction at the
level (msl) that includes: (i) 6-foot-high
Public Service Company of New address in item (h) above.
steel flashboards with a crest elevation
Hampshire; Notice of Application m. You may also register online at
of 307 feet msl; and (ii) a concrete waste
Tendered for Filing With the http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
gate structure that includes a 16-foot-
Commission and Establishing esubscription.asp to be notified via
high, 30-foot-wide steel slide gate; (2) a
Procedural Schedule for Licensing and email of new filings and issuances
582-acre, 9-mile-long impoundment,
Deadline for Submission of Final related to this or other pending projects.
with a normal maximum pool elevation
Amendments For assistance, contact FERC Online
of 307 feet msl; (3) a 342-foot-long, 8-
foot-deep floating louver array; (4) Support.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed generating facility No. 1 that includes: n. Procedural Schedule:
with the Commission and is available (i) A 12.5-foot-high, 15-foot-wide The application will be processed
for public inspection. headgate structure with a 23.75-foot- according to the following preliminary
a. Type of Application: New Major high, 17-foot-wide trashrack with 3.5- Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
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License inch clear-bar spacing; (ii) a 12.5-foot- the schedule may be made as
b. Project No.: 2457–041 high, 12.5-foot-wide, 21-foot-long appropriate.

Milestone Target date

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ................................................................................ February 2016.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .............................................. April 2016.
Commission issues Non-Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) .................................................................................... September 2016.
Comments on EA ............................................................................................................................................................. October 2016.

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Milestone Target date

Modified terms and conditions ......................................................................................................................................... December 2016.

o. Final amendments to the Any person desiring to intervene or to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
application must be filed with the protest this filing must file in
Commission no later than 30 days from accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Federal Energy Regulatory
the issuance date of the notice of ready the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Commission
for environmental analysis. Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). [Docket No. EL11–66–000]
Dated: January 4, 2016. Protests will be considered by the
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Commission in determining the Martha Coakley, Massachusetts
Deputy Secretary. appropriate action to be taken, but will Attorney General; Connecticut Public
[FR Doc. 2016–00127 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am] not serve to make protestants parties to Utilities Regulatory Authority;
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the proceeding. Any person wishing to Massachusetts Department of Public
become a party must file a notice of Utilities; New Hampshire Public
intervention or motion to intervene, as Utilities Commission; Connecticut
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Office of Consumer Counsel; Maine
protests must be filed on or before the Office of the Public Advocate; George
Federal Energy Regulatory comment date. Anyone filing a motion Jepsen, Connecticut Attorney General;
Commission to intervene or protest must serve a copy New Hampshire Office of Consumer
[Docket No. EL11–66–000] of that document on the Applicant and Advocate; Rhode Island Division of
Public Utilities and Carriers; Vermont
all the parties in this proceeding.
Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Department of Public Service;
Attorney General; Connecticut Public The Commission encourages Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale
Utilities Regulatory Authority; electronic submission of protests and Electric Company; Associated
Massachusetts Department of Public interventions in lieu of paper using the Industries of Massachusetts; The
Utilities; New Hampshire Public ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Energy Consortium; Power Options,
Utilities Commission; Connecticut Persons unable to file electronically Inc.; and the Industrial Energy
Office of Consumer Counsel; Maine should submit an original and 5 copies Consumer Group, v. Bangor Hydro-
Office of the Public Advocate; George of the protest or intervention to the Electric Company; Central Maine
Jepsen, Connecticut Attorney General; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Power Company; New England Power
New Hampshire Office of Consumer 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Company d/b/a National Grid; New
Advocate; Rhode Island Division of 20426. Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a
Public Utilities and Carriers; Vermont NextEra; NSTAR Electric and Gas
This filing is accessible on-line at
Department of Public Service; Corporation; Northeast Utilities
http://www.ferc.gov, using the
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Service Company; The United
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
Electric Company; Associated Illuminating Company; Unitil Energy
electronic review in the Commission’s Systems, Inc. and Fitchburg Gas and
Industries of Massachusetts; The
Public Reference Room in Washington, Electric Light Company; Vermont
Energy Consortium; Power Options,
Inc.; and the Industrial Energy DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on Transco, LLC; Notice of Filing
Consumer Group, v. Bangor Hydro- the Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a Take notice that on December 31,
Electric Company; Central Maine
document is added to a subscribed 2015, New Hampshire Transmission,
Power Company; New England Power
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC LLC submitted tariff filing per: Refund
Company d/b/a National Grid; New
Online service, please email Report to be effective N/A, pursuant to
Hampshire Transmission LLC d/b/a
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call the Commission’s Opinion No. 531–A,
NextEra; NSTAR Electric and Gas
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call issued on October 16, 2014.1
Corporation; Northeast Utilities
(202) 502–8659. Any person desiring to intervene or to
Service Company; The United
protest this filing must file in
Illuminating Company; Unitil Energy Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
Systems, Inc. and Fitchburg Gas and Time on January 21, 2016. the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Electric Light Company; Vermont
Dated: January 4, 2016. Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Transco, LLC; Notice of Filing
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Protests will be considered by the
Take notice that on December 31, Commission in determining the
Deputy Secretary.
2015, the Connecticut Light and Power appropriate action to be taken, but will
[FR Doc. 2016–00121 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am]
Company, Public Service Company of not serve to make protestants parties to
New Hampshire, and Western BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the proceeding. Any person wishing to
Massachusetts Electric Company become a party must file a notice of
submitted tariff filing per: Refund intervention or motion to intervene, as
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Report to be effective N/A, pursuant to appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
the Commission’s Opinion No. 531–A, protests must be filed on or before the
issued on October 16, 2014.1 comment date. Anyone filing a motion
1 Martha Coakley, Mass. Attorney Gen., et al. v. 1 Martha Coakley, Mass. Attorney Gen., et al. v.

Bangor Hydro-Elec. Co., et al., Opinion No. 531, 147 Bangor Hydro-Elec. Co., et al., Opinion No. 531, 147
FERC ¶ 61,234 (2014) (Opinion No. 531), order on FERC ¶ 61,234 (2014) (Opinion No. 531), order on
paper hearing, Opinion No. 531–A, 149 FERC ¶ paper hearing, Opinion No. 531–A, 149 FERC ¶
61,032 (2014) (Opinion No. 531–A). 61,032 (2014) (Opinion No. 531–A).

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81 FR 930 - Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 5 (January 8, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission