Document ID: FERC-2021-1302-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Winooski Hydroelectric Co.
Posted Date: 2021-10-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57820-57821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22732]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6470-008]

Winooski Hydroelectric Company; 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: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 6470-008.
    c. Date Filed: July 30, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Winooski Hydroelectric Company (WHC).
    e. Name of Project: Winooski 8 Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: On the Winooski River in Washington County, Vermont. 
The project does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Rubin, General Partner, Winooski 
Hydroelectric Company, 26 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602; 
(802) 793-5939; or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair at (202) 502-6587, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: December 
13, 2021.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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: 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,

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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: Winooski 8 
Hydroelectric Project (P-6470-008).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Winooski 8 Hydroelectric Project consists of the following 
constructed facilities: (1) A 222.5-foot-long, 26-foot-high concrete 
gravity dam impounding a reservoir with a storage capacity of 
approximately 20 acre-feet at an elevation of 615 feet mean sea level; 
(2) a 148-foot-long spillway with 4-foot-high flashboards built into 
the crest of the dam; (3) a 24-foot-long, hydraulically operated crest 
gate; (4) a 1,100-square-foot forebay located adjacent to the project 
impoundment; (5) three hydraulically operated trashracks; (6) a 1,550-
square-foot powerhouse that contains two semi-Kaplan turbines and one 
fixed propeller turbine for a total installed capacity of 856 
kilowatts; (7) a 100-foot-long tailrace; (8) a 1,000 kilovolt-amp 
station transformer; (9) a 30-foot long, 13-kilovolt transmission line 
and (10) appurtenant facilities. The project generates an average of 
3,507 megawatt-hours annually.
    WHC proposes to continue to operate the project in an automated 
run-of-river mode. WHC also proposes to add 3.6 acres to the existing 
project boundary to enclose a 4,100-foot-long dirt road currently used 
by WHC to access the dam and powerhouse and to enclose an existing 
unimproved recreation site that provides access to the river for 
boating and fishing activities downstream of the dam.
    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. 
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.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 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 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;'' (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.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--December 2021
Comments on Scoping Document 1 Due--February 2022
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2022
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--March 2022
Water Quality Study Results Due--November 2022
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--December 2022

    Dated: October 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-22732 Filed 10-18-21; 8:45 am]
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