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e. Name of Project: Northfield 

Mountain Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the east side of the Connecticut River, 

in the towns of Northfield and Erving, 

in Franklin County, Massachusetts. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas 

Bennett, General Plant Manager— 

Massachusetts Hydro, FirstLight Hydro 

Generating Company, Northfield 

Mountain Station, 99 Millers Falls Road, 

Northfield, MA 01360. Phone (413) 659– 

4489. 

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Christopher 

Chaney, (202) 502–6778, or 

christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests is 30 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice by the Commission. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene, protests, or comments 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. 

Please include the project number (P– 

2485–076) on any comments, motions to 

intervene, or protests filed. 

k. Description of Request: FirstLight is 

seeking authorization to modify the 

upper reservoir’s upper and lower water 

surface elevation limits from 1,000.5 

feet mean sea level (msl) and 938 feet 

msl, to 1,004.5 feet msl and 920 feet 

msl, respectively. FirstLight proposes to 

use the additional storage capacity 

between December 1, 2017, and March 

31, 2018. According to FirstLight, 

approval of changes in the water surface 

elevation limits would result in an 

increase in the maximum daily 

generation from 8,729 megawatt-hours 

(MWh) to 10,779 MWh, and provide 

Independent System Operator-New 

England with additional resources to 

address winter reliability needs. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document (i.e., P–2485). 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, call 1– 

866–208–3676 or email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .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 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. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title COMMENTS, 

PROTEST, or MOTION TO INTERVENE 

as applicable; (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, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to the amendment 

request. 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. If an intervener 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. 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. 

Dated: September 28, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21287 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2839–015] 

Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments; 

Village of Lyndonville Electric 

Department 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric license application has 

been filed with the Commission and is 

available for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–2839–015. 

c. Date filed: May 26, 2017. 

d. Applicant: Village of Lyndonville 

Electric Department. 

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 scoping 

comments: October 27, 2017. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file scoping 

comments 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 


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(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 is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

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) an 18.5- 

foot-wide headworks structure with two 

headgates; (4) a headworks gate house; 

(5) an intake structure and bypass pipe 

that are integral to the dam; (6) a 290- 

foot-long power canal; (7) two sluice 

gates; (8) an intake gate house with two 

trashracks; (9) a 200-foot-long metal 

penstock; (10) a 47-foot-long, 25-footwide powerhouse containing a 1,350- 

kilowatt (kW) turbine-generator unit and 

a 40-foot-long, 40-foot-wide powerhouse 

containing two 350-kW turbinegenerator units, for a total capacity of 

2,050-kW; (11) a 350-foot-long, 2.4- 

kilovolt (kV) above-ground generator 

lead that connects the turbine-generator 

units to a step-up transformer; (12) a 

1.75-mile-long, 12.5-kV above-ground 

transmission line; and (13) appurtenant 

facilities. 

The Village of Lyndonville Electric 

Department (Lyndonville) operates the 

project in a run-of-river mode with an 

annual average energy production of 

approximately 3,960 megawatt-hours. 

Lyndonville is not proposing any 

changes in project operation. 

Lyndonville proposes to continue to 

release a year-round minimum flow of 

10 cfs (or inflow, whichever is less) to 

the bypassed reach to maintain habitat 

for fish and aquatic organisms and 

release a minimum flow of 75 cfs (or 

inflow, whichever is less) from 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 water surface level 

fluctuations. 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 to 

construct and maintain a new carry-in 

boat access trail downstream of the 

tailrace, on the west bank of the 

Passumpsic River, designate a new bank 

fishing area, and install a designated 

parking area outside of the project gates 

along the access road to the project. To 

ensure 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. Finally, 

Lyndonville proposes to develop a 

Historic Properties Management Plan to 

protect historic resources. 

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 Web site 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 available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in Item H above. 

n. 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. Scoping Process: 

Commission staff intends to prepare a 

single Environmental Assessment (EA) 

for the Great Falls Hydroelectric Project 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The EA will 

consider both site-specific and 

cumulative environmental impacts, and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action. 

Commission staff does not propose to 

conduct on-site scoping meetings at this 

time. Instead, we are soliciting 

comments, recommendations, and 

information on the Scoping Document 1 

(SD1) issued on September 27, 2017. 

Copies of SD 1 outlining the subject 

areas to be addressed in the EA were 

distributed to the parties on the 

Commission’s mailing list and the 

applicant’s distribution list. Copies of 

SD 1 may be viewed on the web 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21268 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

[Public Notice 2017–6007] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: EIB 11–03, Used 

Equipment Questionnaire. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

This collection will provide 

information needed to determine 

compliance and creditworthiness for 

transaction requests involving 

previously-owned equipment submitted 

to Ex-Im Bank under its insurance, 

guarantee, and direct loan programs. 

Information presented in this form will 

be considered in the overall evaluation 

of the transaction, including ExportImport Bank’s determination of the 

appropriate term for the transaction. 

The form can be viewed at: https://

www.exim.gov/sites/default/files/forms/ 

eib11-03.pdf. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before December 4, 2017, to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on http://

www.regulations.gov or by mail to 

Mardel West, Export-Import Bank of the 

United States, 811 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20571. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 11–03, 

Used Equipment Questionnaire. 

OMB Number: 3048–0039. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The information 

collected will provide information 

needed to determine compliance and 

creditworthiness for transaction 

requests involving previously-owned 

equipment submitted to the Export 

Import Bank under its insurance, 

guarantee, and direct loan programs. 


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