[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2988-2989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00644]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14478-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On December 28, 2012, the New England Hydropower Company, LLC,
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f)
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of
the Eagleville Dam Hydroelectric Project (Eagleville Dam Project or
project) to be located on the Willimantic River, in the towns of
Coventry and Manchester, Tolland County, Connecticut. The sole purpose
of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An
existing 22-foot-high, 520-foot-long earth embankment dam with a 173-
foot-long stone masonry spillway; (2) an existing 77-acre impoundment
with an operating elevation of about 277.0 feet above mean sea level
(msl); (3) an existing 12-foot-long, 16-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep head
box and intake channel; (4) a new 10-foot-high, 16-foot-wide sluice
gate equipped with two existing 10-foot-high, 7-foot-wide trashracks
with 6-inch bar spacing; (5) a new 60-foot-long, 11.25-foot-wide
Archimedes screw generator unit with an installed capacity of 133
kilowatts; (6) a new 10-foot-high, 19-foot-long, 22-foot-wide
powerhouse containing a new gearbox and electrical controls; (7) a new
above ground 215-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line connecting
the powerhouse to the Connecticut Light & Power's distribution system;
and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the
proposed Eagleville Dam Project would be about 630 megawatt-hours. The
existing Eagleville Dam and appurtenant works, including a former
penstock foundation and intake structures, are owned by the State of
Connecticut and operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael C. Kerr, New England Hydropower
Company, LLC, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts 01915; phone:
(978) 360-2547.
FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502-8969 or email:
john.ramer@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http:[sol][sol]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:[sol][sol]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
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free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-14478) in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: January 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00644 Filed 1-14-13; 8:45 am]
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