82_FR_47694 82 FR 47498 - Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

82 FR 47498 - Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

Page Range47498-47498
FR Document2017-22010

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13371-002]


Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 13371-002.
    c. Date Filed: September 21, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Town of West Stockbridge (West Stockbridge).
    e. Name of Project: Shaker Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Williams River, in the Town of West 
Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. No federal or tribal 
lands would be occupied by project works or located within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708 (2012), amended by the Hydropower Regulatory 
Efficiency Act of 2013, Public Law 113-23, 127 Stat. 493 (2013).
    h. Applicant Contact: Town of West Stockbridge, c/o Earl B. 
Moffatt, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, 21 State Line Rd., P.O. Box 525, 
West Stockbridge, MA 01266; (413) 232-0300, extension 319.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502-6123 or 
michael.watts@ferc.gov.
    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 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: November 20, 2017.
    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 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-13371-002.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed Shaker Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project would 
consists of: (1) An existing 43-foot-long, 16.3-foot-high concrete 
gravity dam that includes a 10-foot-wide non-overflow section and a 33-
foot-long ogee spillway section with two discharge pipes, and a crest 
elevation of 895.3 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) existing east and 
west concrete abutments; (3) existing east and west masonry training 
walls that extend downstream of the dam; (4) an existing 32.3-acre 
impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 895.3 feet msl; 
(5) an intake structure that includes an existing 12-inch-diameter gate 
opening and a proposed 24-inch-diameter gate opening; (6) a proposed 
powerhouse with a 3-kilowatt (kW) Kaplan turbine-generator unit and a 
6-kW Kaplan turbine-generator unit, for a total installed capacity of 9 
kW; (7) two proposed draft tubes to discharge water from the 
powerhouse; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    West Stockbridge proposes to operate the project in a run-of-river 
mode with an estimated annual energy production of approximately 67.5 
megawatt-hours.
    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 schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if there are no 
deficiencies and/or scoping is waived, the schedule would be 
shortened).
    Issue Deficiency Letter--November 2017.
    Issue Notice of Acceptance--March 2018.
    Issue Scoping Document--April 2018.
    Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--June 2018.
    Issue Notice of the Availability of the EA--October 2018.

    Dated: October 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22010 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

47498 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 196 / Thursday, October 12, 2017 / Notices Commission will issue a notice resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person document. For assistance, contact FERC requesting comments, protests, and believes that an additional scientific Online Support. A copy is also available motions to intervene in that proceeding. study should be conducted in order to for inspection and reproduction at the Dated: October 5, 2017. form an adequate factual basis for a address in item h above. Kimberly D. Bose, complete analysis of the application on You may also register online at http:// its merit, the resource agency, Indian www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Secretary. Tribe, or person must file a request for esubscription.asp to be notified via [FR Doc. 2017–22005 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] a study with the Commission not later email of new filings and issuances BILLING CODE 6717–01–P than 60 days from the date of filing of related to this or other pending projects. the application, and serve a copy of the For assistance, contact FERC Online request on the applicant. Support. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l. Deadline for filing additional study p. Procedural schedule and final requests and requests for cooperating amendments: The application will be Federal Energy Regulatory agency status: November 20, 2017. processed according to the following Commission The Commission strongly encourages preliminary schedule. Revisions to the [Project No. 13371–002] electronic filing. Please file additional schedule will be made as appropriate study requests and requests for (e.g., if there are no deficiencies and/or Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of cooperating agency status using the scoping is waived, the schedule would Application Tendered for Filing With Commission’s eFiling system at http:// be shortened). the Commission and Soliciting www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For Issue Deficiency Letter—November Additional Study Requests assistance, please contact FERC Online 2017. Take notice that the following Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ Issue Notice of Acceptance—March hydroelectric application has been filed ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 2018. (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of Issue Scoping Document—April 2018. with the Commission and is available electronic filing, please send a paper Issue Notice of Ready for for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Exemption copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Environmental Analysis—June 2018. from Licensing. Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Issue Notice of the Availability of the b. Project No.: 13371–002. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first EA—October 2018. c. Date Filed: September 21, 2017. page of any filing should include docket number P–13371–002. Dated: October 5, 2017. d. Applicant: Town of West Stockbridge (West Stockbridge). m. This application is not ready for Kimberly D. Bose, e. Name of Project: Shaker Mill Dam environmental analysis at this time. Secretary. Hydroelectric Project. n. The proposed Shaker Mill Dam [FR Doc. 2017–22010 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] f. Location: On the Williams River, in Hydroelectric Project would consists of: BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the Town of West Stockbridge, (1) An existing 43-foot-long, 16.3-foot- Berkshire County, Massachusetts. No high concrete gravity dam that includes federal or tribal lands would be a 10-foot-wide non-overflow section and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY occupied by project works or located a 33-foot-long ogee spillway section within the project boundary. with two discharge pipes, and a crest Federal Energy Regulatory g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility elevation of 895.3 feet mean sea level Commission Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16 (msl); (2) existing east and west concrete [Docket Nos. CP17–56–000, CP17–57–000] U.S.C. 2705, 2708 (2012), amended by abutments; (3) existing east and west the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency masonry training walls that extend Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; Act of 2013, Public Law 113–23, 127 downstream of the dam; (4) an existing Brazoria Interconnector Gas Pipeline, Stat. 493 (2013). 32.3-acre impoundment with a normal LLC; Notice of Availability of the h. Applicant Contact: Town of West water surface elevation of 895.3 feet Environmental Assessment for the Stockbridge, c/o Earl B. Moffatt, msl; (5) an intake structure that includes Proposed Stratton Ridge Expansion Chairman, Board of Selectmen, 21 State an existing 12-inch-diameter gate Project Line Rd., P.O. Box 525, West opening and a proposed 24-inch- Stockbridge, MA 01266; (413) 232–0300, diameter gate opening; (6) a proposed The staff of the Federal Energy extension 319. powerhouse with a 3-kilowatt (kW) Regulatory Commission (FERC or i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) Kaplan turbine-generator unit and a 6- Commission) has prepared an 502–6123 or michael.watts@ferc.gov. kW Kaplan turbine-generator unit, for a environmental assessment (EA) for the j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, total installed capacity of 9 kW; (7) two Stratton Ridge Expansion Project local, and tribal agencies with proposed draft tubes to discharge water (Project), proposed by Texas Eastern jurisdiction and/or special expertise from the powerhouse; and (8) Transmission, L.P. and Brazoria with respect to environmental issues appurtenant facilities. Interconnector Gas Pipeline, LLC that wish to cooperate in the West Stockbridge proposes to operate (together referred to as Applicants) in preparation of the environmental the project in a run-of-river mode with the above-referenced dockets. The document should follow the an estimated annual energy production Applicants request authorization to asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES instructions for filing such requests of approximately 67.5 megawatt-hours. construct certain facilities designed to described in item l below. Cooperating o. A copy of the application is transport up to 322 million cubic feet agencies should note the Commission’s available for review at the Commission per day of natural gas on a firm basis policy that agencies that cooperate in in the Public Reference Room or may be from Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.’s the preparation of the environmental viewed on the Commission’s Web site at existing interconnections to a delivery document cannot also intervene. See, 94 http://www.ferc.gov using the point on the Brazoria Interconnector Gas FERC 61,076 (2001). ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Pipeline near Stratton Ridge, Texas. k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of the number excluding the last three digits in The EA assesses the potential Commission’s regulations, if any the docket number field to access the environmental effects of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:35 Oct 11, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12OCN1.SGM 12OCN1


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