[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 [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott at (202) 502-8963; or email at
[email protected].
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 [email protected], (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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