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intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: December 17, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27733 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2839–015] 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene 

and Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Terms and 

Conditions, and Prescriptions, Village 

of Lyndonville Electric Department 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2839–015. 

c. Date filed: May 26, 2017. 

d. Applicant: Village of Lyndonville 

Electric Department (Lyndonville). 

e. Name of Project: Great Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Passumpsic River, 

in the Town of Lyndon, Caledonia 

County, Vermont. There are no federal 

or tribal lands within the project 

boundary. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Bill 

Humphrey, Village of Lyndonville 

Electric Department, 119 Park Avenue, 

Lyndonville, VT 05851; (802) 626–3366. 

i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly, (202) 

502–8587 or william.connelly@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days 

from the issuance date of this notice; 

reply comments are due 105 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions 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–2839–015. 

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. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. The existing Great Falls Project 

consists of: (1) A 160-foot-long, 32-foothigh curved, concrete dam with 2-foothigh flashboards; (2) an approximately 

12-acre impoundment having a storage 

capacity of 135-acre-feet at a normal full 

pond water surface elevation of 668.38 

feet above mean sea level; (3) a 6-footlong, 15-foot-wide, 28-foot-high, 

concrete headworks structure with two 

5-foot-wide, 8-foot-high wood and iron 

headgates; (4) an 8-foot-long, 8-footwide, 12-foot-high brick headworks gate 

house; (5) an approximately 282-footlong, 22-foot-wide power canal that is 

covered for 70 feet; (6) one 4-foot-wide, 

4-foot-high, wood and iron skimming 

sluice gate and one 4-foot-wide, 5-foothigh, wood and iron sand sluice gate; (7) 

a penstock intake with two 15-footwide, 22-foot-high trashracks with 1.5- 

inch clear bar spacing; (8) a 22.5-footlong, 10-foot-diameter metal penstock 

that reduces to a 165-foot-long, 7.33- 

foot-diameter metal penstock that 

trifurcates to one 22-foot-long, 6-foot 

diameter, and two 9-foot-long, 3-footdiameter penstocks; (9) a 47-foot-long, 

25-foot-wide powerhouse containing a 

1,350-kilowatt (kW) turbine-generator 

unit and a 40-foot-long, 40-foot-wide 

concrete powerhouse containing two 

350-kW turbine-generator units, for a 

total capacity of 2,050-kW; (10) a 380- 

foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV) aboveground transmission line that connects 

the turbine-generator leads to a 

substation step-up transformer where 

the project is interconnected with 

Lyndonville’s distribution system; and 

(11) appurtenant facilities. Lyndonville 

operates the project in a run-of-river 

mode with an annual average energy 

production of approximately 3,960 

megawatt-hours. 

Lyndonville proposes to increase the 

existing year-round minimum flow to 

the bypassed reach from 10 cubic feet 

per second (cfs) to 62 cfs (or inflow, 

whichever is less) to maintain habitat 

for fish and aquatic organisms. In 

addition, Lyndonville proposes to 

continue to release a minimum flow of 

75 cfs (or inflow, whichever is less) 

through the powerhouse during project 

shutdowns to protect fish and aquatic 

resources in the downstream reach. 

Lyndonville proposes to install an 

automatic pond level control system to 

improve control of impoundment levels 

and instantaneous run-of-river 

operation. Lyndonville also proposes to 

develop a minimum flow monitoring 

plan to ensure adequate flow is 

provided to the bypassed reach and 

downstream of the powerhouse. 

Lyndonville also proposes several 

measures related to recreation 

resources, including: (1) Constructing 

and maintaining a new carry-in boat 

access trail downstream of the tailrace, 

on the west bank of the Passumpsic 

River; (2) designating a new bank 

fishing area; (3) installing a designated 

parking area outside of the project gates 

along the access road to the project; and 

(4) installing an informational kiosk 

identifying recreational amenities at the 

project. To evaluate the adequacy of 

project recreation facilities, Lyndonville 

proposes to conduct a recreation 

inventory, use and needs assessment 

within one year of completion of 

recreational improvements. 

m. 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 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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

n. Anyone may submit comments, a 

protest, or a motion to intervene in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and 

.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 


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to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS,’’ or 

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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, recommendations, terms and 

conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain 

copies of the application directly from 

the applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. A copy of all other filings 

in reference to this application 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 

4.34(b) and 385.2010. 

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. 

o. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following revised schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions ....................................... February 2019. 

Commission issues Environmental Assessment .......................................................................................................................... August 2019. 

Comments on Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................................................... September 2019. 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. 

p. A license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the 

water quality certification; (2) a copy of 

the request for certification, including 

proof of the date on which the certifying 

agency received the request; or (3) 

evidence of waiver of water quality 

certification. 

Dated: December 17, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27650 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP16–480–000] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Annova LNG Brownsville 

Project: Annova LNG Common 

Infrastructure, LLC, Annova LNG 

Brownsville A, LLC, Annova LNG 

Brownsville B, LLC, Annova LNG 

Brownsville C, LLC 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared a draft 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the Annova LNG Brownsville Project 

(referred to as the Annova LNG Project, 

or Project). Annova LNG Common 

Infrastructure LLC, Annova LNG 

Brownsville A LLC, Annova LNG 

Brownsville B LLC, and Annova LNG 

Brownsville C, LLC (collectively 

referred to as Annova LNG) request 

authorization to site, construct, and 

operate liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

export facilities on the Brownsville Ship 

Channel in Cameron County, Texas. The 

Project would include a new LNG 

export terminal capable of producing up 

to 6.95 million metric tons per year of 

LNG for export. The LNG terminal 

would receive natural gas to the export 

facilities from an as-yet undetermined 

third-party intrastate pipeline. 

The draft EIS assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

Project in accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

FERC staff concludes that approval of 

the Project would result in some adverse 

environmental impacts. However, with 

the mitigation measures recommended 

in the EIS and Annova’s proposed 

mitigation measures, impacts in the 

Project area would be avoided or 

minimized, and would not be 

significant. In addition, the Annova 

LNG Project, combined with other 

projects in the geographic scope, 

including the Texas LNG and Rio 

Grande LNG Projects, would result in 

certain significant cumulative impacts. 

Construction and operation of the 

Project would result in mostly 

temporary or short-term environmental 

impacts; however, some long-term and 

permanent environmental impacts 

would occur. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; 

U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Department of 

Transportation; U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; National Parks Service; 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, National Marine 

Fisheries Service; Federal Aviation 

Administration; and U.S. Department of 

Energy participated as cooperating 

agencies in the preparation of the EIS. 

Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction 

by law or special expertise with respect 

to resources potentially affected by the 

proposal and participate in the NEPA 

analysis. Although the cooperating 

agencies provided input to the 

conclusions and recommendations 

presented in the draft EIS, the agencies 

will present their own conclusions and 

recommendations in their respective 

Records of Decision for the project. 

The draft EIS addresses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

following Project facilities: 

• Pipeline meter station; 

• Liquefaction facilities; 

• Two LNG storage tanks; 

• Marine and LNG transfer facilities; 

• Control room, administration/ 

maintenance building; 

• Site access road; and 

• Utilities (power, water, and 

communication systems). 

The Commission mailed a copy of the 

Notice of Availability to federal, state, 

and local government representatives 

and agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; 

potentially affected landowners and 

other interested individuals and groups; 

and newspapers and libraries in the 

Project area. The draft EIS is only 

available in electronic format. It may be 

viewed and downloaded from the 


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