82 FR 14887 - Village of North Bennington; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-05794

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No., 14839-000]


Village of North Bennington; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On February 28, 2017, the Village of North Bennington, Vermont, 
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of 
the Lake Paran Dam Hydroelectric Project (Lake Paran Project or 
project) to be located on Paran Creek, near the Village of North 
Bennington, in Bennington County, Vermont. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed Lake Paran Project would consist of: (1) The existing 
120-foot-long, 10-foot-concrete gravity Lake Paran Dam and spillway; 
(2) an existing 35-acre impoundment with a normal maximum water surface 
elevation 646.65 feet above mean sea level; (3) a new intake structure; 
(4) a new 250-foot-long, 36-inch diameter penstock; (5) a new 20-foot-
long, 10-foot-wide concrete and wood powerhouse containing a single 58-
kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (6) a new 1,000-foot-long, 12.47-
kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated annual generation of the Lake Paran Project would be 281.84 
megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: William F. Scully, P.O. Box 338, North 
Bennington, Vermont 05257; phone: (802) 379-2469; email: 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123; email: 
[email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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 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-14839-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14839) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 16, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Dated: March 15, 2017. protests using the Commission’s eFiling and wood powerhouse containing a
Kimberly D. Bose, system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- single 58-kilowatt turbine-generator
Secretary . filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can unit; (6) a new 1,000-foot-long, 12.47-
[FR Doc. 2017–05780 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] submit brief comments up to 6,000 kilovolt transmission line; and (7)
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P characters, without prior registration, appurtenant facilities. The estimated
using the eComment system at http:// annual generation of the Lake Paran
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Project would be 281.84 megawatt-
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ecomment.asp. You must include your hours.
name and contact information at the end
Federal Energy Regulatory of your comments. For assistance, Applicant Contact: William F. Scully,
Commission please contact FERC Online Support at P.O. Box 338, North Bennington,
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Vermont 05257; phone: (802) 379–2469;
[Project No. 2801–040]
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 email: wfscully@gmail.com.
Littleville Power Company, Inc.; (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone:
Hitchcock Hydro, LLC; Notice of send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal (202) 502–6123; email: michael.watts@
Application for Transfer of License and Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 ferc.gov.
Soliciting Comments, Motions To First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Deadline for filing comments, motions
Intervene, and Protests The first page of any filing should
to intervene, competing applications
include docket number P–2801–040.
On February 9, 2017, Littleville Power (without notices of intent), or notices of
Company, Inc. (transferor) and Dated: March 16, 2017. intent to file competing applications: 60
Hitchcock Hydro, LLC (transferee) filed Kimberly D. Bose, days from the issuance of this notice.
an application for the transfer of license Secretary. Competing applications and notices of
of the Glendale Hydroelectric Project [FR Doc. 2017–05791 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] intent must meet the requirements of 18
No. 2801. The project is located on the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P CFR 4.36.
Housatonic River in Berkshire County, The Commission strongly encourages
Massachusetts. The project does not
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY electronic filing. Please file comments,
occupy Federal lands.
The applicants seek Commission motions to intervene, notices of intent,
approval to transfer the license for the Federal Energy Regulatory and competing applications using the
Glendale Hydroelectric Project from the Commission Commission’s eFiling system at http://
transferor to the transferee. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
[Project No., 14839–000]
Applicant’s Contacts: For Transferor: Commenters can submit brief comments
Mr. Stephen Pike, Vice President, Village of North Bennington; Notice of up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Operations, Littleville Power Company, Preliminary Permit Application registration, using the eComment system
Inc., c/o Enel Green Power North Accepted for Filing and Soliciting at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
America, Inc., 1 Tech Drive, Suite 220, Comments, Motions To Intervene, and ecomment.asp. You must include your
Andover, MA 01810, Email: Competing Applications name and contact information at the end
Stephen.Pike@enel.com, Vice President, of your comments. For assistance,
Power Supply & General Counsel, Green On February 28, 2017, the Village of please contact FERC Online Support at
Mountain Power Corporation, 163 North Bennington, Vermont, filed an FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Acorn Lane, Colchester; VT 05446; Ms. application for a preliminary permit,
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Elizabeth Kohler, Esq., Downs Rachlin pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Martin PLLC, 199 Main Street, P.O. Box Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
190, Burlington, VT 05402; and General feasibility of the Lake Paran Dam
Hydroelectric Project (Lake Paran Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Counsel, Enel Green Power North First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
America, Inc., 1 Tech Drive, Suite 220, Project or project) to be located on Paran
Creek, near the Village of North The first page of any filing should
Andover, MA 01810, Email:
Bennington, in Bennington County, include docket number P–14839–000.
generalcounsel@enel.com.
For Transferee: Mr. Mark J. Vermont. The sole purpose of a More information about this project,
Boumansour, Chief Operating Officer, preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant including a copy of the application, can
Hitchcock Hydro, LLC, c/o Gravity the permit holder priority to file a be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Renewables, Inc., 1401 Walnut Street, license application during the permit link of Commission’s Web site at http://
Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302, Phone: term. A preliminary permit does not www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
(303) 440–3378, Email: authorize the permit holder to perform Enter the docket number (P–14839) in
mark@gravityrenewables.com; Mr. Karl any land-disturbing activities or the docket number field to access the
F. Kumli, III, Dietze and Davis, P.C., otherwise enter upon lands or waters document. For assistance, contact FERC
2060 Broadway, Suite 400, Boulder, CO owned by others without the owners’ Online Support.
80302; and Mr. Robert A. Panasci, Esq., express permission.
The proposed Lake Paran Project Dated: March 16, 2017.
Young/Sommer, LLC, Executive Woods,
Palisades Drive, Albany, NY 12205. would consist of: (1) The existing 120- Kimberly D. Bose,
foot-long, 10-foot-concrete gravity Lake
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FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) Secretary.
502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov. Paran Dam and spillway; (2) an existing [FR Doc. 2017–05794 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am]
Deadline for filing comments, motions 35-acre impoundment with a normal BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
to intervene, and protests: 30 days from maximum water surface elevation
the date that the Commission issues this 646.65 feet above mean sea level; (3) a
notice. The Commission strongly new intake structure; (4) a new 250-foot-
encourages electronic filing. Please file long, 36-inch diameter penstock; (5) a
comments, motions to intervene, and new 20-foot-long, 10-foot-wide concrete

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82 FR 14887 - Village of North Bennington; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

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