82 FR 14893 - 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

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FR Document		2017-05795

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14840-000]


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 Firehouse Dam Hydroelectric Project (Firehouse 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 Firehouse Project would consist of: (1) The existing 
40-foot-long, 10-foot-concrete gravity Firehouse Dam and spillway 
topped with new 1-foot-high flashboards and/or a new crest control 
inflatable rubber gate; (2) an existing 1.27-acre impoundment with a 
normal maximum water surface elevation 614.03 feet above mean sea 
level; (3) a new intake structure; (4) a new 20-foot-long, 15-foot-wide 
concrete and wood powerhouse containing a single 36-kilowatt turbine-
generator unit; (5) a new 75-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation 
of the Firehouse Project would be 171.58 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: William F. Scully, P.O. Box 338, North 
Bennington, Vermont 05257; phone: (802) 379-2469; email: 
wfscully@gmail.com.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123; email: 
michael.watts@ferc.gov.
    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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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-14840-000.
    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-14840) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 16, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-05795 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commenters can submit brief comments Please reference the specific
Commission up to 6,000 characters, without prior collection number and/or title in your
[Project No. 14840–000] registration, using the eComment system comments.
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Instructions: All submissions must be
Village of North Bennington; Notice of ecomment.asp. You must include your formatted and filed in accordance with
Preliminary Permit Application name and contact information at the end submission guidelines at: http://
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting of your comments. For assistance, www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and please contact FERC Online Support at guide.asp. For user assistance contact
Competing Applications FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) FERC Online Support by email at
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
On February 28, 2017, the Village of (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
North Bennington, Vermont, filed an send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 502–8659 for TTY.
application for a preliminary permit, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Docket: Users interested in receiving
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. automatic notification of activity in this
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the The first page of any filing should docket or in viewing/downloading
feasibility of the Firehouse Dam include docket number P–14840–000. comments and issuances in this docket
Hydroelectric Project (Firehouse Project More information about this project, may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
or project) to be located on Paran Creek, including a copy of the application, can filing/docs-filing.asp.
near the Village of North Bennington, in be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bennington County, Vermont. The sole link of Commission’s Web site at http://
purpose of a preliminary permit, if Ellen Brown may be reached by email
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
issued, is to grant the permit holder Enter the docket number (P–14840) in
priority to file a license application at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
the docket number field to access the 0873.
during the permit term. A preliminary document. For assistance, contact FERC
permit does not authorize the permit SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Online Support. Type of Request: Three-year extension
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands Dated: March 16, 2017. of the information collection
or waters owned by others without the Kimberly D. Bose, requirements for all collections
owners’ express permission. Secretary. described below with no changes to the
The proposed Firehouse Project [FR Doc. 2017–05795 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] current reporting requirements. Please
would consist of: (1) The existing 40- BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
note that each collection is distinct from
foot-long, 10-foot-concrete gravity the next.
Firehouse Dam and spillway topped Comments: Comments are invited on:
with new 1-foot-high flashboards and/or DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (1) Whether the collections of
a new crest control inflatable rubber information are necessary for the proper
gate; (2) an existing 1.27-acre Federal Energy Regulatory performance of the functions of the
impoundment with a normal maximum Commission Commission, including whether the
water surface elevation 614.03 feet [Docket No. IC17–8–000]
information will have practical utility;
above mean sea level; (3) a new intake (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
structure; (4) a new 20-foot-long, 15- Commission Information Collection estimates of the burden and cost of the
foot-wide concrete and wood Activities (Ferc Form 73 and Ferc–600); collections of information, including the
powerhouse containing a single 36- Consolidated Comment Request; validity of the methodology and
kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (5) a Extension assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
new 75-foot-long, 12.47-kilovolt the quality, utility and clarity of the
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory information collections; and (4) ways to
facilities. The estimated annual Commission, Department of Energy. minimize the burden of the collections
generation of the Firehouse Project ACTION: Notice of information of information on those who are to
would be 171.58 megawatt-hours. collections and request for comments. respond, including the use of automated
Applicant Contact: William F. Scully, collection techniques or other forms of
SUMMARY: In compliance with the information technology.
P.O. Box 338, North Bennington,
requirements of the Paperwork
Vermont 05257; phone: (802) 379–2469; FERC Form 73, Oil Pipeline Service Life
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
email: wfscully@gmail.com. Data
FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: Energy Regulatory Commission
(202) 502–6123; email: michael.watts@ (Commission or FERC) is soliciting OMB Control No.: 1902–0019.
ferc.gov. public comment on the requirements Abstract: The Commission has
Deadline for filing comments, motions and burden of the information authority over interstate oil pipelines as
to intervene, competing applications collections described below. stated in the Interstate Commerce Act,
(without notices of intent), or notices of DATES: Comments on the collections of 49 U.S.C. 6501, et. al. As part of the
intent to file competing applications: 60 information are due May 22, 2017. information necessary for the
subsequent investigation and review of
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days from the issuance of this notice. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Competing applications and notices of (identified by Docket No. IC17–8–000) an oil pipeline company’s proposed
intent must meet the requirements of 18 by either of the following methods: depreciation rates, the pipeline
CFR 4.36. • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: companies are required to provide
The Commission strongly encourages http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ service life data as part of their data
electronic filing. Please file comments, efiling.asp. submissions if the proposed
motions to intervene, notices of intent, • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: depreciation rates are based on the
and competing applications using the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, remaining physical life calculations.

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82 FR 14893 - 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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