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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4451-024]

Green Mountain Power Corporation, City of Somersworth, New
Hampshire; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 4451-024.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation and the City of
Somersworth, New Hampshire.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Great Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Salmon Falls River in Strafford County, New
Hampshire, and York County, Maine. No federal lands are occupied by the
project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 1252 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; Phone at (802) 770-
2195, or email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: December 30, 2020.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and
docket number on the first page: Lower Great Falls Hydroelectric
Project (P-4451-024).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners 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 intervener 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    l. The existing Lower Great Falls Hydroelectric Project consists
of: (1) A 297-foot-long, 32-foot-high stone masonry and concrete dam
that includes the following sections: (a) A 176-foot-long spillway
section with a crest elevation of 102.37 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) with 4-foot-high flashboards at an
elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD 29 at the top of the flashboards and a
5.25-foot-wide, 4-foot-high debris sluice gate; (b) a 50-foot-long left
abutment section with

two 8-foot-wide, 8-foot-high low-level outlet gates (only one of which
is operational), that control flow into two 7-foot-diameter, 40-foot-
long outlet pipes; and (c) a 71-foot-long right abutment section; (2) a
40-acre impoundment with a normal surface elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD
29; (3) a 40.5-foot-wide, 20-foot-high intake structure with four 5-
foot-wide, 10.5-foot-high steel frame gates and a trashrack with 2-inch
bar spacing; (4) an 8.5-foot-diameter, 120-foot-long left, steel
penstock that bifurcates into a 5.3-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section
and a 7.6-foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section; (5) an 8.5-foot-
diameter, 140-foot-long right, steel penstock that bifurcates into a 7-
foot-diameter, 85-foot-long section and a 7.6-foot-diameter, 85-foot-
long section; (6) a 46-foot-long, 30-foot-wide concrete and brick
powerhouse with two 260-kilowatt (kW) F-type Francis turbine-generator
units and two 380-kW F-type Francis turbine-generator units, for a
total installed capacity of 1.28 MW; (7) a 55-foot-long, 30-foot-wide
tailrace; (8) a 260-foot-long underground transmission line that
delivers power to a 4.16-kilovolt distribution line; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The project creates an approximately 250-foot-
long bypassed reach of the Salmon Falls River.
    The project operates as a run-of-river (ROR) facility with no
storage or flood control capacity. The project impoundment is
maintained at a flashboard crest elevation of 106.37 feet NGVD. The
current license requires the project to maintain a continuous minimum
flow of 6.05 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less,
to the bypassed reach for the purpose of protecting and enhancing
aquatic resources in the Salmon Falls River. The average annual
generation production of the project was 3,916,825 kilowatt-hours from
2005 through 2018.
    The applicant proposes to: (1) Continue operating the project in a
ROR mode; (2) provide a minimum flow of 30 cfs or inflow, whichever is
less, to the bypassed reach; (3) install an eel ramp for upstream eel
passage at the project; (4) implement targeted nighttime turbine
shutdowns to protect eels during downstream passage; (5) install a
downstream fish passage structure for eels and other fish species.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents via the internet through
the Commission's Home Page (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. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    n. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    o. Scoping Process.
    Commission staff will prepare either an environmental assessment
(EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that describes and
evaluates the probable effects, if any, of the licensee's proposed
action and alternatives. The EA or EIS will consider environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action. The
Commission's scoping process will help determine the required level of
analysis and satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of
whether the Commission prepares an EA or an EIS. Due to restrictions on
mass gatherings related to COVID-19, we do not intend to conduct a
public scoping meeting and site visit in this case. Instead, we are
soliciting written comments and suggestions on the preliminary list of
issues and alternatives to be addressed in the NEPA document, as
described in scoping document 1 (SD1), issued November 30, 2020.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the NEPA document were distributed to the parties on the Commission's
mailing list and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of SD1 may
be viewed on the web 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, call 1-866-208-
3676 or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 30, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62461; File No. SR-NYSE-2010-50]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange LLC
Amending NYSE Rule 46 To Permit the Exchange Chairman To Designate More
or Less Than Twenty (20) Floor Governors, as Needed

July 7, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, \3\ notice is hereby
given that on June 25, 2010, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I
and II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Rule 46 to permit the Exchange
Chairman to designate more or less than twenty (20) Floor Governors, as
needed. The text of the proposed rule change is available at the
Exchange, the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, the
Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://www.nyse.com.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Rule 46 (Floor Officials--
Appointment) to permit the Exchange Chairman to designate more or less
than twenty (20) Floor Governors, as needed.\4\
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    \4\ The Exchange's corporate affiliate, NYSE Amex LLC (``NYSE
Amex''), submitted a companion rule filing proposing corresponding
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    Current NYSE Rule 46:
    NYSE Rule 46 permits the Chairman of the Exchange to, in
consultation with the Executive Floor Governors of the Exchange and the
NYSE Regulation (``NYSER'') Board of Directors, designate twenty (20)
individual members as Floor Governors, subject to approval by the
Exchange's Board of Directors.
    Pursuant to Rules 46 and 46A, Floor Governors are one of several
ranks of the broader category of Floor Officials, including, in order
of increasing seniority, Floor Officials, Senior Floor Officials,
Executive Floor Officials, Floor Governors and Executive Floor
Governors. As such, Floor Governors are drawn from the ranks of
experienced NYSE Floor members.\5\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57627 (April 4,
2008), 73 FR 19919 (April 11, 2008) (SR-NYSE-2008-19, describing
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    As part of the NYSER Board's advisory function, NYSER staff examine
the fitness of the individuals designated as prospective Floor
Officials and administer a mandatory education program, which all
candidates for Floor Official, including Floor Governor, must complete.
NYSER also administers a qualifying examination to newly-named Floor
Officials, who must pass the exam prior to being recommended by the
NYSER Board for appointment; however, upon being named as a Floor
Governor, an individual does not need to retake the exam.\6\
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    In addition to their regular obligations as either Floor brokers or
Designated Market Makers, Floor Governors, who serve as volunteers, are
empowered to perform such duties as are prescribed to them under the
Rules of the Exchange. As noted above, under Rule 46 Floor Governors
are also considered Floor Officials and may perform such duties as are
prescribed to Floor Officials under Exchange Rules. In addition, Floor
Governors may, as needed, perform any duty, make any decision, or take
any action assigned to or required of an Executive Floor Governor in
accordance with Exchange Rules, or as may be designated by the Exchange
Board.
    For example, Floor Governors play a role in managing the Exchange's
Trading Floor during unusual or volatile market situations. Under NYSE
Rule 123D, members are to consult with a Floor Governor when the
opening (reopening) price in a stock is anticipated to be at a
significant disparity from the prior close. In addition, under Rule
123D an intra-day trading halt requires approval from a Floor Governor
(or two Floor Officials). Under Rule 18, Floor Governors are part of
the Compensation Review Panel for resolving claims due to Exchange
system failures. Pursuant to Rule 75, Floor Governors are sometimes
involved in the resolution of certain trade disputes. And, pursuant to
Rule 123C(9), a Floor Governor is sometimes also needed to supervise
extreme order imbalances at the Close of trading when an Executive
Floor Governor is unavailable.
    Proposed Amendments to NYSE Rule 46:
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Rule 46 to permit the Chairman
of the Exchange to appoint more or less than twenty (20) Floor
Governors, as needed.
    Currently, the Exchange has seventeen (17) Floor Governors. At the
present time, the Exchange believes that adding more Floor Governors,
as needed, will help the Exchange to manage the Trading Floor more
effectively and, consequently, to better serve investors and the public
interest. As the recent market events of May 6, 2010, demonstrated,
swift response to unusual and volatile market events on the Trading
Floor helped to limit the disruption of the market for Exchange-listed
securities and the harm to Exchange customers, as well as the market as
a whole, and Floor Governors were involved in this process.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, removing the requirement to appoint
a specific number of Floor Governors will not change the Exchange's
goal of having, at all times, enough personnel on the Trading Floor,
including Floor Officials, Senior Floor Officials, Executive Floor
Officials, Floor Governors and Executive Floor

Governors, as well as Exchange officers and staff, to properly oversee
the NYSE market.\7\ In addition, the Exchange does not propose to
change in any way the nature of Floor Governor duties or
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    \7\ While the Exchange currently seeks the ability to appoint
more than 20 Floor Governors, it reserves the right to have fewer
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the ``Act''),\8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ in particular, in that it is designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change supports the
objectives of the Act and will provide a benefit to the market while
also protecting investors and the public interest. By having more Floor
Governors, as currently needed, the Exchange believes it will be better
able to manage the Trading Floor, particularly in unusual market
conditions. In addition, while the Exchange currently seeks the ability
to appoint more than 20 Floor Governors, it reserves the right to have
fewer than 20 Floor Governors as conditions warrant and as required to
protect investors and the public interest.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such
shorter time as the Commission may designate, if consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest, it has become
effective pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
\11\ thereunder.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 5-day prefiling
requirement and the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange has stated that
it is requesting these waivers in light of recent market events and in
connection with the Russell rebalancing on June 25, 2010, on which day
the Exchange has stated that it expects an increase in trading volume
and market volatility. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day
operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest, because such waiver will enable the Exchange to
appoint more than twenty (20) Floor Governors to help the Exchange to
manage the Trading Floor more effectively in time for the Russell
rebalancing on June 25, 2010. For this reason, the Commission hereby
waives the 30-day operative delay requirement and designates the
proposed rule change as operative upon filing.\12\
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    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSE-2010-50 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSE-2010-50. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, on official
business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-NYSE-2010-50 and should be submitted on or before August
4, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1881-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2010-0002]

West Virginia; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of West Virginia (FEMA-1881-DR), dated March 2,
2010, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: March 2, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Recovery Directorate,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated March 2, 2010, the President issued a major disaster declaration
under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of West Virginia resulting from a severe winter storm and snowstorm
during the period of December 18-20, 2009, is of sufficient severity
and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare
that such a major disaster exists in the State of West Virginia.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. You are
further authorized to provide emergency protective measures,
including snow assistance, under the Public Assistance program for
any continuous 48-hour period during or proximate to the incident
period. You may extend the period of assistance, as warranted. This
assistance excludes regular time costs for the sub-grantees' regular
employees.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Regis Leo Phelan, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
    The following areas of the State of West Virginia have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, McDowell,
Mingo, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Ritchie, Roane, and
Wyoming Counties for Public Assistance.
    Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mingo, Nicholas, Pendleton,
Pocahontas, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties for emergency protective
measures (Category B), including snow assistance, under the Public
Assistance program for any continuous 48-hour period during or
proximate to the incident period.
    All counties within the State of West Virginia are eligible to
apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,

Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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