[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18529-18530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08790]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2323-226]


Great River Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Non-capacity amendment of license.
    b. Project No.: 2323-226.
    c. Date Filed: January 4, 2019, and supplemented February 22, 2019 
and April 17, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Great River Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Deerfield River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Deerfield River in 
Berkshire and Franklin counties, Massachusetts, and Bennington and 
Windham counties Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Ragonese, FERC License Manager, 
Great River Hydro, LLC, One Harbour Place, Suite 330, Portsmouth, NH 
03801, (603) 498-2851.
    i. FERC Contact: Steven Sachs, (202) 502-8666, 
Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.

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Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without 
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/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-2323-226.
    k. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to install a 230-
kilowatt turbine-generator unit within the existing minimum flow 
release pipe at the No. 5 development of its Deerfield River 
Hydroelectric Project. The new unit would have a maximum hydraulic 
capacity of 87 cubic feet per second and produce approximately 1,269 
megawatt-hours annually.
    l. Locations of the Applications: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 
20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. The filing may also be viewed on 
the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502- 8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit 
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, motions to 
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, MOTION TO INTERVENE, or 
PROTEST as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions 
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 
filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on 
all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in 
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010.
    p. Waiver of Pre-filing Consultation: Based on a review of the 
application, resource agency consultation letters, and comments filed 
to date, we accept the consultation that has occurred on this project 
as satisfying our requirements for the standard 3-stage consultation 
process under 18 CFR 4.38, and are waiving the requirement to conduct 
second stage consultation pursuant to section 4.38(c)(4) of the 
Commission's regulations, as requested by the applicant.

    Dated: April 25, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-08790 Filed 4-30-19; 8:45 am]
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