Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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. 2077-130] In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 , Commission staff reviewed Great River Hydro, LLC's application for a temporary variance from its minimum flow requirements of the Fifteen Mile Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2077 and have prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. [ 1 ] Due to drought conditions, the licensee proposed to reduce flows released from its Comerford Dam to the Connecticut River to 600 cubic feet per second (cfs) from September 29, 2025 through January 31, 2026. The licensee stated that this temporary reduction was necessary to preserve the depleted storage capacity of its upstream Moore reservoir, and to prevent future flow reductions if the drought worsened. The Fifteen Mile Falls project spans a 26-mile reach of the Connecticut River, on the border of New Hampshire and Vermont, and includes three reservoirs: (1) the Moore Development at River Mile (RM) 283; (2) the Comerford Development at RM 275; and (3) the McIndoes Development at RM 268. The project is not located on federal lands. The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential environmental effects of the temporary variance from the minimum flow of the Comerford Development, and alternatives to the proposed action, and concludes that the proposed temporary variance, woul…
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Citation: 91 FR 10382
