Document ID: FERC-2016-1666-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department
Posted Date: 2016-12-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89457-89458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29621]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2386-004; 2387-003; 2388-004]

City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department; Notice of 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 
Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Applications: Subsequent Licenses.
    b. Project Nos.: 2386-004, 2387-003, and 2388-004.
    c. Date filed: August 31, 2016.
    d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department.
    e. Names of Projects: Holyoke Number 1 Hydroelectric Project, P-
2386-004; Holyoke Number 2 Hydroelectric Project, P-2387-003; and 
Holyoke Number 3 Hydroelectric Project, P-2388-004.
    f. Locations: Holyoke Number 1 (P-2386-004) and Holyoke Number 2 
(P-2387-003) are located between the first and second level canals, and 
Holyoke Number 3 (P-2388-004) is located between the second and third 
level canals on the Holyoke Canal System, adjacent to the Connecticut 
River, in the city of Holyoke in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The 
project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, Superintendent, City of 
Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 
01040, (413) 536-9340 or ducheney@hged.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott at (202) 502-8963; or email at 
kyle.olcott@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    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 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. The 
first page of any filing should include docket numbers P-2386-004, P-
2387-003, and 2388-004.
    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. These applications have been accepted for filing, but are not 
ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Holyoke Number 1 project consists of: (1) An intake 
at the wall of the first level canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System 
(licensed under FERC Project No. 2004) with two 14-foot-8-inch-tall by 
24-foot-7.5-inch wide trash rack screens with 3.5-inch clear spacing; 
(2) two parallel 10-foot-diameter, 36.5-foot-long penstocks; (3) a 50-
foot-long by 38-foot-wide brick powerhouse with two 240-kilowatt and 
two 288-kilowatt turbine generator units; (4) two parallel 20-foot-
wide, 328.5-foot-long brick arched tailrace conduits discharging into 
the second level canal; and, (5) appurtenant facilities. There is no 
transmission line associated with the project as it is located adjacent 
to the substation of interconnection. The project is estimated to 
generate 2,710,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    The existing Holyoke Number 2 project consists of: (1) An intake at 
the wall of the first level canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System 
(licensed under FERC Project No. 2004) with three trash rack screens 
(one 16-foot-2-inch tall by 26-foot-2-inch-wide and two 14-foot-9-inch 
tall by 21-foot-10-inch long) with 3-inch clear spacing; (2) two 9-foot 
diameter, 240-foot-long penstocks; (3) a 17-foot-high by 10-foot-
diameter surge tank; (4) a 60-foot-long by 40-foot-wide by 50-foot high 
powerhouse with one 800-kilowatt vertical turbine generator unit; (4) 
two parallel 9-foot-wide, 10-

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foot-high, 120-foot-long brick arched tailrace conduits discharging 
into the second level canal; (5) an 800-foot-long, 4.8-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project is 
estimated to generate 4,710,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    The existing Holyoke Number 3 project consists of: (1) A 52-foot-3-
inch long by 14-foot-high intake trash rack covering an opening in the 
second level canal fed by the Holyoke Canal System (licensed under FERC 
Project No. 2004); (2) two 11-foot-high by 11-foot-wide headgates; (3) 
two 85-foot-long, 93-square-foot in cross section low pressure brick 
penstocks; (4) a 42-foot-long by 34-foot-wide by 28-foot-high 
reinforced concrete powerhouse with one 450-kilowatt turbine generator 
unit; (5) a 29.7-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep, 118-foot-long open tailrace 
discharging into the third level canal; and, (6) 4.8-kilovolt generator 
leads that connect directly to the 4.8-kilovolt area distribution 
system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to 
generate 2,119,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
    m. A copy of the applications are 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. Copies are also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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.
    n. 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, 385.211, and 385.214. 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 protests or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified deadline for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.

    Dated: December 2, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29621 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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