This is a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice that a preliminary permit application filed August 14, 2024 by New England Hydropower Company, LLC has been accepted for filing and is soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and competing applications. The proposed Manville Dam Hydroelectric Project (No. 15370) would be located at the Manville dam on the Blackstone River near Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island. The project proposes three fixed-blade Kaplan turbines with a combined capacity of approximately 964 kilowatts and an estimated average annual generation of 3,952 megawatt-hours. No environmental impact analysis appears in this notice; a preliminary permit only grants priority to file a license application.1