[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86800-86801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25272]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-15331-001]


Marlow Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing And 
Soliciting 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: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 15331-001.
    c. Date filed: July 31, 2024.
    d. Applicant: Marlow Hydro, LLC (Marlow Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Nash Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Ashuelot River, in town of Marlow, Cheshire 
County, New Hampshire.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Anthony B. Rosario, Marlow Hydro, 139 
Henniker St, Hillsborough, NH, 03244; Phone at (603) 494-1854; or email 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33471e5a565e734757401d5d5647"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e793ca8e828aa7938394c9898293">[email protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Prabha Madduri at 202-502-8017, or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a1a180b08020b180b04000b040344070b0e0e1f18032a0c0f1809440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="34444655565c5546555a5e555a5d1a5955505041465d74525146571a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: December 
23, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1a7a4b3a2ae8f8d888f84b29491918e9395a187849382cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41070413020e2f2d282f24123431312e333501272433226f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All 
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the 
first page: Nash Mill Hydroelectric Project (P-15331-001).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list

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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 but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Nash Mill Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) a 57-foot-long, 9-foot-high, concrete gravity dam 
topped with 3-foot-high collapsible wooden flashboards with a crest 
elevation of 1,133.41 feet North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88) 
at the top of the flashboards; (2) a 2-acre impoundment; (3) an intake 
structure on the north side of the dam equipped with a 10-foot-high by 
10-foot-wide trash rack with 1-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 4-foot-
diameter, 1,525-foot-long, round steel penstock that trifurcates into 
two 2-foot-diameter penstocks and one 4-foot-diameter pipe; (5) a 31-
foot-long by 18-foot-wide powerhouse that contains two vertical-shaft, 
fixed propeller turbine-generator units and one horizontal-shaft 
turbine-generator unit for a total installed capacity of 225 kilowatts; 
(6) a 600-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 1,800-foot-long bypassed reach; (8) 
a 0.48 kilovolt (kV), 75 kilo-volt-ampere transformer; (9) a 1,830-
foot-long, 12.5-kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
    Marlow Hydro currently operates the project in a run-of-river mode. 
The current license requires Marlow Hydro to release a continuous 
minimum flow of 23 cubic feet per second (cfs) from the project as 
measured downstream of the powerhouse, with a continuous flow of 5.2 
cfs over the dam. From 2016 to 2020, average annual generation of the 
Nash Mill Project was 552 megawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review 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. 
For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#266063746569484a4f484375535656495452664043544508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8acccfd8c9c5e4e6e3e4efd9fffafae5f8fecaeceff8e9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll 
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91dec1c1d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c18e919181a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

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Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments..  January 2025.
Comments on Scoping Document 1.........  March 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)  April 2025.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental  April 2025.
 Analysis.
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    Dated: October 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-25272 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
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