Document ID: FERC-2015-0139-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric Applications: TransCanada Hydro Northeast, Inc.
Posted Date: 2015-02-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6509-6510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02292]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 1855-048, 1892-028 and 1904-076]

TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

January 30, 2015.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Extension of license term for three projects.
    b. Project Nos.: 1855-048, 1892-028, and 1904-076.
    c. Date Filed: January 16, 2015.
    d. Applicant: TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc.
    e. Name of Projects: Bellows Falls, Wilder, and Vernon 
Hydroelectric Projects.
    f. Location: The three projects are located on the Connecticut 
River in Windham, Windsor and Orange Counties, Vermont, and Cheshire, 
Sullivan, and Grafton Counties, New Hampshire.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: John L. Ragonese, FERC License Manager, 
TransCanada Hydro Northeast Inc., 4 Park Street, Suite 402, Concord, NH 
03301, (603) 225-5528.
    i. FERC Contact: B. Peter Yarrington, (202) 502-6129 or 
peter.yarrington@ferc.gov..
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: March 2, 2015
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site 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, or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 
original and seven copies to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include 
the project numbers (P-1855-048, P-1892-028, and P-1904-076) on any 
comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Application: The licensee asks the Commission to 
extend the term of all three project licenses by one year. Such an 
extension would move the license expiration dates from April 30, 2018 
to April 30, 2019. The licensee says the extensions would enable it to 
complete relicensing studies delayed by the decommissioning of the 
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant and would enable the licensee to 
review and incorporate study results into each license application 
before filing applications with the Commission. According to the 
licensee, the extensions would help maintain the integrity of the 
Integrated Licensing Process, benefit relicensing participants during 
the pre-filing stage of relicensing, and avoid amendments to the final 
license applications.
    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 using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number of any of the three 
projects, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field 
(example: P-1855) 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. 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, 
and .214, respectively. 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 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 commenting, 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

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set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor 
must be accompanied by a 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-02292 Filed 2-4-15; 8:45 am]
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