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1The Commission, in a November 30, 1988 Order 

Finding Licensing of Hydroelectric Project Not 

Required, found that the entire Cobble Mountain 

Project was built before 1935, does not occupy any 

public lands or reservations of the United States, 

and does not use surplus water or waterpower from 

a federal government dam. City of Springfield, MA, 

45 FERC ¶ 62,178 (1988). The Cobble Mountain 

Hydroelectric Station Project is a component of the 

project addressed in that order. 

2Application at 6. 

3 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2021). 

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: June 1, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12239 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CD22–7–000] 

Springfield Water and Sewer 

Commission; Notice of Preliminary 

Determination of a Qualifying Conduit 

Hydropower Facility and Soliciting 

Comments and Motions To Intervene 

On May 17, 2022, the Springfield 

Water and Sewer Commission, filed a 

notice of intent to construct a qualifying 

conduit hydropower facility, pursuant 

to section 30 of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA). The existing Cobble Mountain 

Hydroelectric Station Project has an 

installed capacity of 33 megawatts (MW) 

and is located at the end of the 

applicant’s Cobble Mountain power 

tunnel in Granville, Hampden County, 

Massachusetts.1

Applicant Contact: Michael A. 

Swiger, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, 1050 

Thomas Jefferson Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20007, 202–298–1891, 

mas@vnf.com. 

FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 

202–502–6778, christopher.chaney@

ferc.gov. 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility Description: The project 

consists of: (1) the approximately 72- 

feet-long by 53-feet-wide Cobble 

Mountain Hydroelectric Station, 

containing three vertical Francis units 

with a combined capacity of 33 MW; (2) 

three steel penstocks of varying lengths, 

but approximately 600 feet long; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would have an estimated annual 

generation of approximately 20,000 

megawatt-hours. 

The project discharges water to the 

Little River, a natural body of water. 

Because a portion of the discharge 

would not be withdrawn downstream 

by part of the same water supply 

system, the applicant requests waiver of 

the discharge requirement under 18 CFR 

4.30(b)(30)(iv). 

The applicant states that it has no 

current plans for future units. As the 

units continue to age, it will evaluate 

the costs and benefits of maintaining the 

existing units or possible replacement.2

A qualifying conduit hydropower 

facility is one that is determined or 

deemed to meet all the criteria shown in 

the table below. 

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY

Statutory provision Description Satisfies 

(Y/N) 

FPA 30(a)(3)(A) ........................ The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar 

manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, 

municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i) ..................... The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and 

uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) .................... The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts ................................ Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) ................... On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.Y 

Preliminary Determination: The 

Cobble Mountain Hydroelectric Station 

Project is an existing project. However, 

as noted above, it has not been licensed 

or exempted from the licensing 

requirements of Part I of the FPA, is 

under 40 MW, and does not alter the 

primary purpose of the conduit, which 

is to transport potable water for 

municipal use. Therefore, based upon 

the above criteria, if the requested 

discharge requirement waiver is 

granted, Commission staff preliminarily 

determines that the operation of the 

project described above satisfies the 

requirements for a qualifying conduit 

hydropower facility, which is not 

required to be licensed or exempted 

from licensing. However, at such time as 

the applicant plans modifications to the 

existing project, it would need to 

reapply for a determination that the 

project satisfies the requirements for a 

qualifying conduit hydropower facility. 

Comments and Motions to Intervene: 

Deadline for filing comments contesting 

whether the facility meets the qualifying 

criteria is 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. Deadline for filing 

motions to intervene is 30 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

Anyone may submit comments or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 

385.214. Any motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

deadline date for the particular 

proceeding. 

Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS 

CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A 

CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 

or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as 

applicable; (2) state in the heading the 

name of the applicant and the project 

number of the application to which the 

filing responds; (3) state the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

person filing; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of sections 

385.2001 through 385.2005 of the 

Commission’s regulations.3 All 

comments contesting Commission staff’s 

preliminary determination that the 

facility meets the qualifying criteria 

must set forth their evidentiary basis. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and comments using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp 

Commenters can submit brief comments 


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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, 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, MD 20852. 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 385.2010. 

Locations of Notice of Intent: 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 

website at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (i.e., CD22–7) 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. 

Copies of the notice of intent can be 

obtained directly from the applicant. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: June 1, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12217 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. OR22–3–000] 

Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.; 

Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order 

Take notice that on May 20, 2022, 

pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

(Commission) Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2021), 

Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. 

(Magellan) hereby petitions the 

Commission for a declaratory order 

approving priority service and the 

overall rate structure and terms of 

service for a proposed expansion of its 

Mountain System, as more fully 

explained in Magellan’s petition. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene, or protest must serve a 

copy of that document on the Petitioner. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

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://

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. 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 with any FERC Online 

service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time 

on June 21, 2022. 

Dated: June 1, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12215 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3409–032] 

Boyne USA, Inc.; Notice of Availability 

of Environmental Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects has reviewed the 

application for a subsequent license for 

the Boyne River Hydroelectric Project, 

located on the Boyne River, in Boyne 

Valley Township, Charlevoix County, 

near Boyne Falls, Michigan. The project 

does not occupy federal land. 

The EA contains staff’s analysis of the 

potential environmental effects of the 

project and concludes that licensing the 

project, with appropriate environmental 

measures, would not constitute a major 

federal action that would significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment. 

The Commission provides all 

interested persons with an opportunity 

to view and/or print the EA 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. 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 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

eSubscription.aspx to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Any comments should be filed within 

45 days from the date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. Please file comments 

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. You must include 

your name and contact information at 


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