[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2425-2426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00691]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12721-022]


Pepperell Hydro Company, 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.: 12721-022.
    c. Date Filed: November 9, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Pepperell Hydro Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Pepperell Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on Nashua River in Middlesex 
County, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Nini, Licensing and Compliance 
Manager, Pepperell Hydro Company, LLC c/o Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, 
LLC, Morristown, NJ 07960, (973) 998-8171, 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Korede Olagbegi, (202) 502-6268, 
[email protected]
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: February 9, 2022.
    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. 
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 [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may 
send a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-12721-022. Comments emailed to Commission staff 
are not considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The applicant proposes to delete Article 
301 from its license, which authorizes

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construction and specifies the timeline for completion of a 67.5-
kilowatt turbine-generator unit. The previous owner of Pepperell Hydro 
Company, LLC proposed to install the unit to generate electricity with 
the water provided as a minimum flow to the project's bypassed reach. 
To date, a concrete pad for the proposed minimum flow turbine and a 
concrete abutment at the dam to house the minimum flow intake have been 
constructed, however, the minimum flow turbine itself and other 
appurtenant structures have not been constructed. The applicant 
proposes to no longer install the minimum flow turbine-generator unit. 
As a result of the proposed deletion of the unit, the applicant 
indicates that minor design modifications to the partially completed 
downstream fishway and to the methods for providing minimum flows 
downstream of the dam will be necessary. These modifications are 
addressed in the amendment application, which includes proposed 
amendments to the Operations and Flow Monitoring Plan that detail flow 
through the downstream fishway. The applicant does not propose any 
other changes to the operation of the Pepperell Project.
    l. Locations of the Applications: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website 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. 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 
[email protected], 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, respectively. 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.

    Dated: January 10, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00691 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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