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p. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: December 16, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28235 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2485–071] 

Northfield Mountain LLC; Notice 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Licensing and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

(December 16, 2020) 

Take notice that the following 

amended hydroelectric application has 

been filed with the Commission and is 

available for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2485–071. 

c. Date Material Amendments Filed: 

December 4, 2020. 

d. Applicant: Northfield Mountain 

LLC (Northfield). 

e. Name of Project: Northfield 

Mountain Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the Connecticut River in 

Windham County, Vermont, Cheshire 

County, New Hampshire, and Franklin 

County, Massachusetts. There are no 

federal lands within the project 

boundary. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Justin 

Trudell, Vice President, Operations, 

Northfield Mountain LLC, 111 South 

Bedford Street, Suite 103, Burlington, 

MA 01803; (781) 653–4247 or 

justin.trudell@firstlightpower.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 

502–6131 or stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. FirstLight Hydro Generating 

Company (FirstLight) filed an 

application for a new license for the 

Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage 

Project No. 2485 (project) on April 29, 

2016. In the license application, 

FirstLight stated that it could not 

develop a complete licensing proposal 

for the project since many of the 

required environmental studies were 

not complete as of April 29, 2016. 

FirstLight indicated that it would 

amend the license application after 

completing additional field work, 

consultation, and analyses on the 

required studies. On July 11, 2019, 

Commission staff approved the transfer 

of the license for the project from 

FirstLight to Northfield Mountain LLC. 

Northfield Mountain LLC filed material 

amendments to the final license 

application on December 4, 2020. 

l. Project Description: The existing 

Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage 

Project consists of: (1) A 1-mile-long, 30- 

foot-wide, 30- to 140-foot-high main 

dam that includes: (i) An intake 

structure with two 7-foot-wide, 9-foothigh sluice gates and an 8-foot-diameter 

outlet pipe; and (ii) a 589-foot-long, 2- 

foot-diameter low-level outlet pipe; (2) a 

425-foot-long, 25-foot-high dike (North 

dike); (3) a 2,800-foot-long, 45-foot-high 

dike (Northwest dike); (4) a 1,700-footlong, 40-foot-long dike (West dike); (5) 

a 327-foot-long, 10- to 20-foot-high 

gravity dam; (6) an ungated 550-footlong, 6-foot-high spillway structure with 

a 20-foot-long notch at an elevation of 

1,005.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical 

Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29); (7) a 286- 

acre impoundment (upper reservoir) 

with a useable storage volume of 12,318 

acre-feet between elevations 938.0 feet 

and 1,000.5 feet NGVD 29; (8) a 2,110- 

acre impoundment (lower reservoir or 

Turners Falls impoundment); (9) a 

1,890-foot-long, 130-foot-wide intake 

channel with a 63-foot-long, 9-foot-high 

submerged check dam and two 6-footwide, 2.75-foot-high sluice gates and 

two 18-foot-wide stoplogs; (10) a 200- 

foot-long, 55-foot-wide, 80-foot-high 

pressure shaft; (11) an 853-foot-long, 31- 

foot-diameter penstock; (12) two 22- 

foot-diameter, 100- to 150-foot-long 

penstocks; (13) four 340-foot-long, 9.5- 

to 14-foot-diameter penstocks; (14) a 

328-foot-long, 70-foot-wide powerhouse 

that contains four reversible pump 

turbine-generator units with a total 

installed capacity of 1,166.8 megawatts 

(MW); (15) four 25-foot-long, 11-footdiameter draft tubes that transition to a 

20-foot-long, 17-foot-diameter draft 

tube; (16) a 5,136-foot-long, 33-footwide, 31-foot-high horseshoe-shaped 

tailrace tunnel; (17) 35-foot-long, 40- 

foot-high trapezoid-shaped stoplogs 

with 74.3- to 99.5-foot-wide, 48-foothigh trashracks with 6-inch clear-bar 

spacing; (18) four 26-foot-long, 13.8- 

kilovolt (kV) generator leads that 

connect the turbine-generator units to 

four transformers; (19) two 3,000-footlong, 345-kV transmission lines; and 

(20) (21) appurtenant facilities. 

The existing Northfield Mountain 

Pumped Storage Project generally 

operates in pumping mode when 

electricity demand is low and 

generating mode when electricity 

demand is high. In the summer and 

winter, the project generally operates in 

a peaking mode in the morning and late 

afternoon. In the spring and fall, the 

project may operate in a peaking mode 

one or two times a day depending on 

electricity demand. The existing license 

requires maintaining the upper reservoir 

between elevations 938.0 feet and 

1,000.5 feet NGVD 29 (i.e., a maximum 

reservoir drawdown of 62.5 feet). 

Average annual generation at the 

Northfield Mountain Project from 2011– 

2019 was 889,845 MW-hours, and 

average annual energy consumption for 

pumping from 2011 to 2019 was 

1,189,640 MW-hours. 

Northfield proposes three changes to 

the current project boundary: (1) 

Remove 0.2 acre of land associated with 

residential property; (2) remove 8.1 acre 

of land referred to as ‘‘Fuller Farm’’ that 

includes residential and agricultural 

structures; and (3) add 135.5 acres of 

land that includes recreation trails. 

Northfield proposes to increase the 

maximum water surface elevation of the 

upper reservoir to 1,004.5 feet NGVD 29 

and decrease the minimum water 

surface elevation of the upper reservoir 

to 920.0 feet NGVD 29 (i.e., a maximum 

reservoir drawdown of 84.5 feet) yearround. Northfield proposes to install a 

barrier net in the lower impoundment to 

prevent fish entrainment. Northfield 

also proposes to periodically dredge the 

upper reservoir and to construct new 

recreation access trails. The specific 

proposed changes are described in the 

amended application. 

m. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this notice in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

notice, as well as other documents in 

the proceeding (e.g., license application) 

via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–2485). 

At this time, the Commission has 

suspended access to the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY). 

n. You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 


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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 preliminary Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date

Commission issues letters identifying application deficiencies and requesting additional information ........................................... January 2021. 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ................................................................................................ May 2021. 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .............................................................. July 2021. 

Reply Comments due ....................................................................................................................................................................... August 2021. 

p. Final amendments to the

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: December 16, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28247 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER21–653–000] 

Centerfield Cooper Solar, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Centerfield Cooper Solar, LLC’s 

application for market-based rate 

authority, with an accompanying rate 

tariff, noting that such application 

includes a request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is January 5, 

2021. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: December 16, 2020. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28241 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Docket Number: CP21–16–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent Express 

Pipeline LLC. 

Description: Joint Abbreviated 

Application of Midcontinent Express 

Pipeline LLC et al for Partial Lease 

Capacity Abandonment Authorization. 

Filed Date: 12/10/20. 

Accession Number: 202012105111. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/4/21. 

Docket Number: PR21–8–000. 

Applicants: Interstate Power and 

Light Company. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

2020 Fuel Reimbursement Mechansim 

Report to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 12/15/20. 

Accession Number: 202012155048. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/21. 

Docket Number: PR21–9–000. 

Applicants: Jefferson Island Storage & 

Hub, L.L.C. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

2020 Fuel Reimbursement Mechansim 

Report to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 12/15/20. 

Accession Number: 202012155063. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/21. 

Docket Number: PR21–10–000. 

Applicants: Valley Crossing Pipeline, 

LLC. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

2020 Fuel Reimbursement Mechansim 

Report to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 12/15/20. 

Accession Number: 202012155075. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–232–001. 

Applicants: Cheniere Corpus Christi 

Pipeline, LP. 

Description: Compliance filing CCPL 

Stage 3 Supplemental Compliance 

Filing CP18–513 to be effective 2/1/ 

2021. 

Filed Date: 12/15/20. 

Accession Number: 20201215–5078. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/20. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–309–000. 

Applicants: Portland Natural Gas 

Transmission System. 

Description: Compliance filing 2020 

Fuel Reimbursement Mechansim Report 

to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 12/15/20. 

Accession Number: 20201215–5035. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/28/20. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// 


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