Notice2021-20458
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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September 22, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52662-52663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20458]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2302-099]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use
of the Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 2302-099.
c. Date Filed: August 4, 2021.
d. Submitted by: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Androscoggin River, in Androscoggin County,
Maine. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Luke T. Anderson, Manager,
Relicensing Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street Lewiston,
ME 04240; (207) 755-5600; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e526b757b305f707a7b6c6d71705e7c6c71717578777b727a6c7b707b697f7c727b307d7173"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eba79e808ec5aa858f8e99988485ab89998484808d828e878f998e858e9c8a89878ec5888486">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#710308101f5f19101f02141f31171403125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="daa8a3bbb4f4b2bbb4a9bfb49abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on August 4, 2021. Brookfield White Pine
Hydro, LLC provided public notice of its request on July 29, 2021. In a
letter dated September 15, 2021, the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC's
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7
of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
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under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
also initiating consultation with the Maine State Historic Preservation
Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation
Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Brookfield White Pine
Hydro, LLC as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying
out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC filed a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the
Commission's website (<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. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d0b081f0e0223212423281e383d3d223f390d2b283f2e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f090a1d0c00212326212a1c3a3f3f203d3b0f292a3d2c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 2302. Pursuant to 18 CFR
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by August 31,
2024.
p. 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 filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: September 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20458 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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