Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2513-091] This notice revises the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) schedule for processing the relicense application for the Essex No. 19 Hydroelectric Project No. 2513, which was filed by Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) on February 28, 2023. On March 6, 2023, Commission staff issued a notice of application tendered for filing, which included an initial processing schedule. On April 21, 2023, Commission staff issued a determination on requested modifications to the project's study plan, pursuant to section 5.15(c)(7) of the Commission's regulations. The determination amended the study plan to require that GMP file a study report for a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling Study by December 31, 2023. GMP filed the study report on April 8, 2024. Then, on October 16, 2024, GMP filed additional information on downstream salmon passage and stated that it would file any proposed relicensing measures for improving fish passage after consultation with resource agencies. On December 18, 2024, GMP filed letters with the Commission describing the status of ongoing consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (Vermont ANR). GMP stated that it would file quarterly updates on the status of the development of fish passage alternatives until an alternative was selected by GMP and the resource agencies. GMP filed its most recent quart…