Notice2021-16269
Notice of Amendment Application To Incorporate Species Protection Plan Into The Project Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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July 30, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41030-41031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16269]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Amendment Application To Incorporate Species Protection
Plan Into The Project Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC. Project No. 2325-100.
Merimil Limited Partnership...... Project No. 2574-092.
Hydro-Kennebec, LLC.............. Project No. 2611-091.
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Take notice that the following amendment application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Amendment of Licenses.
b. Project Nos: P-2325-100; P-2574-092; P-2611-091.
c. Date Filed: June 1, 2021.
d. Applicants: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Merimil Limited
Partnership; Hydro-Kennebec, LLC.
e. Name of Projects: Weston, Lockwood, and Hydro-Kennebec
Hydroelectric Projects.
f. Locations: The projects are located on the lower Kennebec River
in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Kelly Maloney, Licensing and Compliance
Manager, Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston,
ME 04240; telephone: (207) 755-5605.
i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay, (202) 502-6125,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d507c6f647f786975335a7c645d7b786f7e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d69bb7a4afb4b3a2bef891b7af96b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: August 25, 2021.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp</a>. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53151601101c3d3f3a3d36002623233c212713353621307d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="71373423323e1f1d181f14220401011e030531171403125f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>, (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. The first page of any filing should
include docket numbers P-2325-100, P-2574-092, and P-2611-091. Comments
emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission
record.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: Brookfield Power US Asset Management,
LLC (Brookfield), on behalf of the affiliated licensees for the
Lockwood (P-2574), Hydro-Kennebec (P-2611), and Weston (P-2325)
Projects, requests Commission approval to amend the project licenses to
incorporate the provisions of a Species Protection Plan for Atlantic
salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, and shortnose sturgeon (Final Plan). The
Final Plan identifies proposed upstream and downstream fish passage
measures, as well as monitoring and management measures designed to
avoid or minimize the potential adverse effects of continued operation
of the projects on endangered Atlantic salmon, threatened Atlantic
sturgeon, and endangered shortnose sturgeon, and the designated
critical habitat for Atlantic salmon and Atlantic sturgeon.
l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a> using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#094f4c5b4a46676560676c5a7c7979667b7d496f6c7b6a276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d3b382f3e3213111413182e080d0d120f093d1b180f1e531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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, .211,
.214, respectively. 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 comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: July 26, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16269 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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