[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11670]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14518-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On April 29, 2013, 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
Lensdale Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project (Lensdale Dam Project or
project) to be located on Quinebaug River, near Southbridge, Worcester
County, Massachusetts. 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 21-foot-high, 433-foot-long earth embankment dam with a 154-
foot-long stone masonry spillway and 3.5-foot-high wooden flashboards;
(2) an existing 10.9-acre impoundment (Lensdale Pond) with an operating
elevation of about 416.7 feet above mean sea level; (3) an existing 31-
foot-long, 12.9-foot-wide, and 10-foot-deep head box and intake
channel; (4) a new 12-foot-high, 11-foot-wide hydraulically-powered
sluice gate equipped with a new 12-foot-high, 12-foot-wide trashrack
with 6-inch bar spacing; (5) a new 41-foot-long, 11.55-foot wide
Archimedes screw generator unit with an installed capacity of 185
kilowatts in a new 65-foot-long, 14.75-foot-wide concrete housing
structure; (6) a new 10-foot-high, 24-foot-long, 30-foot-wide concrete
powerhouse containing a new gearbox and electrical controls; (7) an
existing 850-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, and 4-foot-deep tailrace; (8) a
new above-ground 365-foot-long, 35-kilovolt transmission line
connecting the powerhouse to the Southbridge Power & Thermal's
distribution system; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The estimated
annual generation of the proposed Lensdale Dam Project would be about
870 megawatt-hours. The existing Lensdale Pond Dam is equipped with a
12-foot-high, 11-foot-wide flood gate that is controlled by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. The existing Lensdale Pond Dam and appurtenant
works, including an existing powerhouse foundation and intake
structures, are owned by Southbridge Associates Limited Partnership.
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:
[email protected].
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://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 [email protected] or toll 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 five 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://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14518) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: May 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-11670 Filed 5-15-13; 8:45 am]
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