82 FR 16821 - Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 16821-16822] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06846] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2879-011] Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (Pad), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process. b. Project No.: 2879-011. c. Dated Filed: January 31, 2017. d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation. e. Name of Project: Bolton Falls Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Winooski River, in Washington and Chittenden Counties, Vermont. The project does not occupy federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. John Greenan, Green Mountain Power Corporation, 1252 Post Road, Rutland, Vermont 05701; phone: (802) 770-3213 or email at [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522 or email at [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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating Green Mountain Power Corporation (Green Mountain Power) as the Commission's non-federal representatives for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. Green Mountain Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations. n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site (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 at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502- 8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for [[Page 16822]] inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application must be filed with the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file all documents 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] 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-2879-011. All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by May 30, 2017. p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Scoping Meetings Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of the project at the times and places noted below. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows: Evening Scoping Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Waterbury Municipal Complex, 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676. Phone: (802) 244-7033. Daytime Scoping Meeting Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 100 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. Phone: (802) 223-5252. Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Environmental Site Review The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review (site visit) of the project on Tuesday, April 25, starting at 2:00 p.m., and ending at or about 3:30. All participants should meet at 1:45 p.m. at 341 Power Plant Road, Duxbury, Vermont, at the parking lot located to the left off Power Plant Road before you reach the substation and powerhouse. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. Persons with questions about the site visit should contact John Greenan (802-770-3213) or Gary Lemay (603-428-4960). Persons planning on participating in the site visit should contact Gary Lemay (603-428-4960; [email protected]) or Sharon Lucia ([email protected]) on or before April 11, 2017. Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n. of this document. Meeting Procedures The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. Dated: March 31, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-06846 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY schedule) with the Commission, f. Location: On the Winooski River, in
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Washington and Chittenden Counties,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations. Vermont. The project does not occupy
Commission n. A copy of the PAD is available for federal lands.
review at the Commission in the Public g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
[Project No. 9222–032]
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Regulations.
Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; the Commission’s Web site (http:// h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr.
Notice of Intent To File License www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ John Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Application, Filing of Pre-Application link. Enter the docket number, Corporation, 1252 Post Road, Rutland,
Document, Approving Use of the excluding the last three digits in the Vermont 05701; phone: (802) 770–3213
Traditional Licensing Process docket number field to access the or email at John.Greenan@
document. For assistance, contact FERC greenmountainpower.com.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to Online Support at i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202)
File License Application and Request to FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 502–6522 or email at michael.tust@
Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 ferc.gov.
b. Project No.: 9222–032. (TTY). A copy is also available for j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
c. Date Filed: January 31, 2017. inspection and reproduction at the local, and tribal agencies with
d. Submitted By: Erie Boulevard address in paragraph h. jurisdiction and/or special expertise
Hydropower, L.P. o. The licensee states its unequivocal with respect to environmental issues
e. Name of Project: Yaleville intent to submit an application for a that wish to cooperate in the
Hydroelectric Project. new license for Project No. 9222–032. preparation of the environmental
f. Location: On Raquette River, in St. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 document should follow the
Lawrence County, New York. No federal each application for a new license and instructions for filing such requests
lands are occupied by the project works any competing license applications described in item o below. Cooperating
or located within the project boundary. must be filed with the Commission at agencies should note the Commission’s
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the least 24 months prior to the expiration policy that agencies that cooperate in
Commission’s regulations. of the existing license. All applications the preparation of the environmental
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steven for license for this project must be filed document cannot also intervene. See 94
Murphy, Brookfield Renewable, 33 West by January 31, 2020. FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
1st Street South, Fulton, NY; (315) 598– p. Register online at http:// k. With this notice, we are initiating
6130; email—steven.murphy@ www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
brookfieldrenewable.com. esubscription.asp to be notified via Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
i. FERC Contact: Dustin Wilson at email of new filing and issuances Fisheries under section 7 of the
(202) 502–6528; or email at related to this or other pending projects. Endangered Species Act and the joint
dustin.wilson@ferc.gov. For assistance, contact FERC Online agency regulations thereunder at 50
j. Erie Boulevard Hydropower filed its Support. CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic
request to use the Traditional Licensing Preservation Officer, as required by
Dated: March 30, 2017.
Process on January 31, 2017. Erie section 106, National Historic
Boulevard Hydropower provided public Kimberly D. Bose,
Preservation Act, and the implementing
notice of its request on January 27, 2017. Secretary. regulations of the Advisory Council on
In a letter dated March 30, 2017, the [FR Doc. 2017–06836 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
Director of the Division of Hydropower BILLING CODE 6717–01–P l. With this notice, we are designating
Licensing approved Erie Boulevard Green Mountain Power Corporation
Hydropower’s request to use the (Green Mountain Power) as the
Traditional Licensing Process. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s non-federal
k. With this notice, we are initiating representatives for carrying out informal
Federal Energy Regulatory
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
Commission
and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section
the Endangered Species Act and the [Project No. 2879–011] 106 of the National Historic
joint agency regulations thereunder at Preservation Act.
50 CFR, part 402. We are also initiating Green Mountain Power Corporation; m. Green Mountain Power filed a Pre-
consultation with the New York State Notice of Intent To File License Application Document (PAD; including
Historic Preservation Officer, as Application, Filing of Pre-Application a proposed process plan and schedule)
required by section 106, National Document (Pad), Commencement of with the Commission, pursuant to 18
Historic Preservation Act, and the Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
implementing regulations of the Request for Comments on the Pad and regulations.
Advisory Council on Historic Scoping Document, and Identification n. A copy of the PAD is available for
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. of Issues and Associated Study review at the Commission in the Public
l. With this notice, we are designating Requests Reference Room or may be viewed on
Erie Boulevard Hydropower as the a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to the Commission’s Web site (http://
Commission’s non-federal File License Application for a New www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
representative for carrying out informal link. Enter the docket number,
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License and Commencing Pre-filing
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Process. excluding the last three digits in the
Endangered Species Act and b. Project No.: 2879–011. docket number field to access the
consultation pursuant to section 106 of c. Dated Filed: January 31, 2017. document. For assistance, contact FERC
the National Historic Preservation Act. d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Online Support at
m. Erie Boulevard Hydropower filed a Power Corporation. FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Pre-Application Document (PAD; e. Name of Project: Bolton Falls 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
including a proposed process plan and Hydroelectric Project. (TTY). A copy is also available for
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inspection and reproduction at the below. The daytime meeting will focus greenmountainpower.com) on or before
address in paragraph h. on resource agency, Indian tribes, and April 11, 2017.
Register online at http:// non-governmental organization
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Meeting Objectives
concerns, while the evening meeting is
esubscription.asp to be notified via primarily for receiving input from the At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
email of new filing and issuances public. We invite all interested Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
related to this or other pending projects. individuals, organizations, and agencies and discuss existing conditions and
For assistance, contact FERC Online to attend one or both of the meetings, resource management objectives; (3)
Support. and to assist staff in identifying review and discuss existing information
o. With this notice, we are soliciting particular study needs, as well as the and identify preliminary information
comments on the PAD and scope of environmental issues to be and study needs; (4) review and discuss
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 addressed in the environmental the process plan and schedule for pre-
(SD1), as well as study requests. All document. The times and locations of filing activity that incorporates the time
comments on the PAD and SD1, and these meetings are as follows: frames provided for in Part 5 of the
study requests should be sent to the Commission’s regulations and, to the
address above in paragraph h. In Evening Scoping Meeting extent possible, maximizes coordination
addition, all comments on the PAD and Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017. of federal, state, and tribal permitting
SD1, study requests, requests for Time: 6:00 p.m. and certification processes; and (5)
cooperating agency status, and all Location: Waterbury Municipal discuss the appropriateness of any
communications to and from Complex, 28 North Main Street, federal or state agency or Indian tribe
Commission staff related to the merits of Waterbury, VT 05676. acting as a cooperating agency for
the potential application must be filed Phone: (802) 244–7033. development of an environmental
with the Commission. document.
The Commission strongly encourages Daytime Scoping Meeting Meeting participants should come
electronic filing. Please file all Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017. prepared to discuss their issues and/or
documents using the Commission’s Time: 9:00 a.m. concerns. Please review the PAD in
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel and preparation for the scoping meetings.
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Conference Center, 100 State Street, Directions on how to obtain a copy of
submit brief comments up to 6,000 Montpelier, VT 05602. the PAD and SD1 are included in item
characters, without prior registration, Phone: (802) 223–5252. n. of this document.
using the eComment system at http:// Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which
outlines the subject areas to be Meeting Procedures
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your addressed in the environmental The meetings will be recorded by a
name and contact information at the end document, was mailed to the stenographer and will be placed in the
of your comments. For assistance, individuals and entities on the public records of the project.
please contact FERC Online Support at Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Dated: March 31, 2017.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of SD1 will be available at the scoping Kimberly D. Bose,
electronic filing, please send a paper meetings, or may be viewed on the web Secretary.
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy at http://www.ferc.gov, using the [FR Doc. 2017–06846 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am]
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first for accessing information in paragraph
page of any filing should include docket n. Based on all oral and written
number P–2879–011. comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
All filings with the Commission must may be issued. SD2 may include a
bear the appropriate heading: revised process plan and schedule, as Federal Energy Regulatory
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application well as a list of issues, identified Commission
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ through the scoping process.
[Project No. 14834–000]
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ Environmental Site Review
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC;
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and The potential applicant and
Notice of Preliminary Permit
from Commission Staff.’’ Any Commission staff will conduct an
Application Accepted for Filing and
individual or entity interested in Environmental Site Review (site visit) of
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
submitting study requests, commenting the project on Tuesday, April 25,
Intervene, and Competing Applications
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency starting at 2:00 p.m., and ending at or
requesting cooperating status must do so about 3:30. All participants should meet On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
by May 30, 2017. at 1:45 p.m. at 341 Power Plant Road, Developers, LLC, filed an application for
p. Although our current intent is to Duxbury, Vermont, at the parking lot a preliminary permit, pursuant to
prepare an environmental assessment located to the left off Power Plant Road section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(EA), there is the possibility that an before you reach the substation and (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) powerhouse. Participants are of the Stony Creek Pumped Storage
will be required. Nevertheless, this responsible for their own transportation. Hydro Project to be located near the
Persons with questions about the site town of Somerset in Somerset County,
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meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an visit should contact John Greenan (802– Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. 770–3213) or Gary Lemay (603–428– preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
4960). Persons planning on participating the permit holder priority to file a
Scoping Meetings in the site visit should contact Gary license application during the permit
Commission staff will hold two Lemay (603–428–4960; glemay@ term. A preliminary permit does not
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the gomezandsullivan.com) or Sharon Lucia authorize the permit holder to perform
project at the times and places noted (Sharon.Lucia@ any land-disturbing activities or
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