Notice2022-02152
KEI (Maine) Power Management (II) LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
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February 2, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5813-5814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02152]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4202-025]
KEI (Maine) Power Management (II) LLC; 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.: 4202-025.
c. Date Filed: September 28, 2021.
d. Applicant: KEI (Maine) Power Management (II), LLC (KEI Power).
e. Name of Project: Lowell Tannery Project (project).
f. Location: On the Passadumkeag River in Penobscot County, Maine.
The project does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lewis C. Loon, KEI (Maine) Power
Management (II), LLC c/o KEI (USA) Power Management Inc., 423 Brunswick
Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345; Phone at (207) 203-3025, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4a881938d97a7caa88b8b8aa48f9691838196ca878b89"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d11382a342e1e73113232331d362f283a382f733e3230">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Arash Barsari at (202) 502-6207, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8feefdeefce7a1e5eee3eee3e6edeefdfceefde6cfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfdecddeccd791d5ded3ded3d6dddecdccdecdd6ffd9dacddc91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: February 26, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</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#8bcdced9c8c4e5e7e2e5eed8fefbfbe4f9ffcbedeef9e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3959681909cbdbfbabdb680a6a3a3bca1a793b5b6a1b0fdb4bca5">[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. All filings must clearly identify the project name and
docket number on the first page: Lowell Tannery Project (P-4202-025).
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 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. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing project consists of: (1) A 230-foot-long, 21.5-
foot-high concrete gravity dam that includes the following sections:
(a) A left abutment section; (b) a 30-foot-long primary spillway with
42-inch-high flashboards and a crest elevation of 187.5 feet mean sea
level (msl) at the top of the flashboards; (c) a 30.2-foot-long section
with a seven-foot-wide log sluice and a ten-foot-wide tainter gate; (d)
an 89-foot-long auxiliary spillway with 42-inch-high flashboards and a
crest elevation of 187.5 feet msl at the top of the flashboards; (e) a
22.2-foot-long intake structure with two 15.5-foot-wide, 15.8-foot-
high, angled trashracks with 1.5-inch clear bar spacing; and (f) a
right abutment section; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of
approximately 341 acres at an elevation of 187.5 feet msl; (3) a 69.4-
foot-long, 26.7-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing a 1,000-
kilowatt vertical Kaplan turbine-generator unit; (4) a tailrace channel
that discharges into the Passadumkeag River; (5) a 2.3/12.5-kilovolt
(kV) step-up transformer and a 200-foot-long, 12.5-kV transmission line
that connects the generator to the local utility distribution
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system; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project creates an
approximately 70-foot-long bypassed reach of the Passadumkeag River.
As required by Article 19 of the current license, KEI Power
operates the project as a run-of-river (ROR) facility. Downstream fish
passage is provided by a bypass facility located adjacent to the left
side of the intake structure and powerhouse, and consists of a 3.7-
foot-wide log sluice, a 5.1-foot-wide, 5.8-foot-long concrete fish
collection box, and a 69.7-foot-long, 18-inch-diameter fiberglass fish
passage pipe that discharges into a plunge pool next to the tailrace.
Upstream fish passage is provided by a 3-foot-wide Denil fishway
located adjacent to the right side of the intake structure and
powerhouse.
KEI Power proposes to: (1) Continue operating the project as a ROR
facility; (2) install upstream and downstream eel passage facilities;
(3) install seasonal trashrack overlays with 0.875 inch diameter holes;
(4) modify the discharge location of the existing downstream fish
passage pipe to discharge adjacent to the existing upstream fish
passage entrance; and (5) develop a fishway operation and management
plan.
The average annual generation of the project was approximately
4,144 megawatt-hours from 2016 through 2020.
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 (<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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#35737067767a5b595c5b50664045455a474175535047561b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b5b6a1b0bc9d9f9a9d96a08683839c8187b395968190dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
n. You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> 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. At this time, we do
not anticipate holding on-site scoping meetings. 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 January 27, 2022.
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 <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, call 1-866-
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: January 27, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-02152 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
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