Notice2022-07530
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Errol Hydro Co., LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
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April 8, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20831-20833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07530]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3133-033]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Errol Hydro Co., LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 3133-033.
c. Date filed: July 30, 2021.
d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC and Errol Hydro Co.,
LLC (the licensees).
e. Name of Project: Errol Hydroelectric Project (Errol Project).
f. Location: The Errol Project is located on the Androscoggin River
and Umbagog Lake, near the Town of Errol, and Township of Cambridge,
NH, in Coos Wing County, New Hampshire and the Towns of Magalloway
Plantation and Upton in Oxford County, Maine. The project occupies
3,285 acres federal land in the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom Uncher, Vice President, Brookfield
White Pine Hydro, LLC, Errol Hydroelectric Co., LLC, 339B Big Bay Rd.,
Queensbury, NY 12804, Phone at: (518) 743-2018,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#05516d6a6864762b506b666d60774567776a6a6e636c60696177606b6072646769602b666a68"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0f4c8cfcdc1d38ef5cec3c8c5d2e0c2d2cfcfcbc6c9c5ccc4d2c5cec5d7c1c2ccc58ec3cfcd">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502-6480 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea818f868693c49d858689859e9eaa8c8f9889c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86ede3eaeaffa8f1e9eae5e9f2f2c6e0e3f4e5a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions using the
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#53151601101c3d3f3a3d36002623233c212713353621307d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9fffcebfaf6d7d5d0d7dceaccc9c9d6cbcdf9dfdccbda97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper
request. 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 number P-3133-033.
The Commission's Rules of Practice 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
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also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
July 15, 2020, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1500-1518
that federal agencies use to implement the National Environmental
Policy Act (see Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural
Provisions of the NEPA, 85 FR 43,304). The Final Rule became effective
on and applies to any NEPA process begun after September 14, 2020. An
agency may also apply the regulations to ongoing activities and
environmental documents begun before September 14, 2020, which includes
the proposed Errol Project. Commission staff intends to conduct its
NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
l. The Errol Project consists of: (1) An existing dam consisting of
a 25-foot-high, 202.5-foot-long gated section separated by rock-filled
timber or concrete crib piers supporting five sluice gates and seven
deep gates, and an earthen dike with a sheet steel cut-off wall on the
upstream side, extending approximately 50 feet from the end of the
gated section of the dam to the northwestern wall of the powerhouse and
then extending another approximately 70 feet from the southeastern
powerhouse wall to the eastern embankment; (2) an approximately 9,098-
acre project impoundment with a storage capacity of 89,568 acre-feet at
a normal pond elevation of 1,247 feet, which includes an approximately
3-mile-long reach of the Androscoggin River above Errol Dam, Umbagog
Lake, and approximately 4.3 miles of the Magalloway River; (3) a
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing one horizontal double
regulated bulb turbine-generator unit with a hydraulic capacity of
2,600 cubic feet per second and an authorized installed generating
capacity of 2,031 kilowatts (kW); (4) an approximately 80-foot-long
tailrace; (5) a 3,333-kilovolt-ampere substation power transformer; and
(6) appurtenant facilities.
The Errol Project is operated in accordance with the current
license, and three water agreements that dictate operational flows in
the watershed for other hydropower developments and for waterfowl
nesting, with an estimated annual energy production of approximately
15,944 megawatt hours. The licensees propose to operate the project
allowing for seasonal flows necessary for waterfowl nesting in Umbagog
Lake and spring runoff and does not propose any new construction to the
project. A license amendment was issued for the project in 2016 (156
FERC ] 62,045 (2016)), which approved the installation of a sixth
turbine generator unit, which would increase the total installed
capacity to 3,542.5 kW; however, the additional generator unit has not
yet been installed.
m. A copy of the application can 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. At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13,
2020. 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, contact FERC
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9bfbcabbab697959590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7a1a2b5a4a8898b8b8e8982b4929797889593a781829584c9808891">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
n. 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, and .214. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application 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 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
o. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) evidence of the date on which the certifying agency
received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality
certification. Please note that the certification request must comply
with 40 CFR 121.5(b), including documentation that a pre-filing meeting
request was submitted to the certifying authority at least 30 days
prior to submitting the certification request. Please note that the
certification request must be sent to the certifying authority and to
the Commission concurrently.
p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Protest, June 2022.
Motion to Intervene, Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary
Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments July 2022.
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Dated: April 4, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-07530 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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