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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 21 (Monday, February 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02078]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15370-000]

New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 14, 2024, New England Hydropower Company, LLC, filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Manville Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 15370 (project), to be located 
at the Manville dam on the Blackstone River near the Town of 
Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island. The sole purpose of a 
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following new features: 
(1) three fixed blade Kaplan turbines including two turbines with a 
generating capacity of 392 kilowatts, and one turbine with a generating 
capacity of 180 kilowatts; (2) two 24-foot-wide, 50-foot-long turbine 
bays; (3) a 16-foot-wide, 35-foot-long, 16-foot-high electrical control 
building; (4) a 1,000 kilo-volt-amperes pad-mounted transformer; (5) a 
50 kilo-volt-amperes grounding transformer; (6) three shut-off gates; 
(7) two 24-foot wide, 50-foot-long steel trash racks; (8) two 24 foot-
wide, 10-foot-long isolation gates; (9) three 14-foot-long draft tubes; 
and (9) an 800-foot-long, 13 kilovolt transmission line connecting the 
turbine generator units to the regional grid. The proposed project 
would have an estimated average annual generation of 3,952-megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Michael C. Kerr, New England Hydropower Company, 
LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 451C, Beverly, MA 01915; phone: (860) 
729-9767; email: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Justin R. Robbins; phone: (202) 502-8308, or by email 
at [email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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 submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. 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 A. Reese, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-15370-000.
    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 [email protected].
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, 
excluding the last three digits (P-15370), in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 27, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02078 Filed 1-31-25; 8:45 am]
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