Notice2021-21699
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
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October 5, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54965-54966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21699]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11834-080]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Application for Temporary Variance of Minimum
Flow Requirements.
b. Project No: 11834-080.
c. Date Filed: September 21, 2021.
d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Upper and Middle Dams Storage Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The project is located on Rapid River in Oxford and
Franklin counties, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Kelley Maloney, Manager, Licensing and
Compliance, Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, 150 Main Street,
Lewiston, ME 04240, Phone: (207) 755-5605.
i. FERC Contact: Jonathan Schram, (202) 502-8264,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd6d3d2ddc8d4ddd292cfdfd4ceddd1fcdad9cedf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bf1f4f5faeff3faf5b5e8f8f3e9faf6dbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: October 29, 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/docsfiling/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/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#b5f3f0e7f6fadbd9dcdbd0e6c0c5c5dac7c1f5d3d0c7d69bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f696a7d6c60414346414a7c5a5f5f405d5b6f494a5d4c01484059">[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 the docket number P-11834-080. 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: The licensee requests a temporary
variance of the minimum flow requirements in the Rapid River below the
Middle Dam development due to drought conditions. License Article 402,
in part, requires the licensee to release a minimum flow of 472 cubic
feet per second (cfs) from September 16 through the start of the spring
refill of Richardson Lake. The licensee explains that due to ongoing
drought conditions, it is concerned that there might not be enough
water storage to sustain brook trout through their fall spawning season
under the current license-required minimum flows. Therefore, in order
to conserve as much water as possible, the licensee is requesting
Commission approval to reduce the minimum flow below Middle Dam to 310
cfs until April 23, 2022, at which time a minimum flow of 472 cfs would
be released in accordance with its license requirements. Should the
2022 spring refill of Richardson Lake start, or have already started by
April 23, 2022, then the licensee would instead release a minimum flow
of 382 cfs as required by license Article 402.
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#c2848790818dacaeabaca791b7b2b2adb0b682a4a7b0a1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bcdced9c8c4e5e7e2e5eed8fefbfbe4f9ffcbedeef9e8a5ece4fd">[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
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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: September 29, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21699 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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