Notice2023-22984
Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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October 18, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71851-71852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22984]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6689-018]
Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting 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. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 6689-018.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Penacook Upper Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in the City of Concord, and
Town of Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. No Federal lands are
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro Associates, LLC,
55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357-0032; email_
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7a6aba8a4aca287a2b4b4a2bfafbea3b5a8e9a4a8aa">[email protected]</a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630906020d0d064d0607140211071023050611004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b515e5a55555e155e5f4c5a495f487b5d5e4958155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system
at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23656671606c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2e4e7f0e1edcccecbccc7f1d7d2d2cdd0d6e2c4c7d0c18cc5cdd4">[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: Penacook Upper Falls Project (P-6689-018).
k. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The Penacook Upper Falls Project consists of the following
existing facilities: (1) an impoundment with a surface area of 11.4-
acres at an elevation of 306.0 feet above National Geodetic Vertical
Datum 1929; (2) a 21-foot-high, 187-foot-long timber stoplog dam with a
gated concrete spillway; (3) a 58-foot-wide, 15-foot-long forebay; (4)
a 12.5-foot-wide, 39.3-foot-high trash rack with 3.5-inch clear
spacing; (5) a 44-foot-wide by 81-foot-long, concrete powerhouse,
integral to the dam, containing one Kaplan turbine generating unit with
a capacity of 3.02 megawatts; (6) a 350-foot-long, 47-foot-wide
tailrace; (7) transmission facilities consisting of a 4.16/34.5-
kilovolt (kV) transformer and a 50-foot-long, 34.5-kV transmission
line; and (8) other appurtenances.
The project operates in a run-of-river mode and had an average
annual generation of 13,825,011 kilowatt-hours between 2012 and 2021.
No changes to the project are proposed.
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 of this document 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. At this
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#387e7d6a7b77565451565d6b4d4848574a4c785e5d4a5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa9aabdaca0818386818abc9a9f9f809d9baf898a9d8cc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>, or call (886) 208-3676 (toll free) or (202)
502-8659 (TTY).
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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#703f202030161502135e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="236c737363454651400d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--November 2023
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--November 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2--December 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--December 2023
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Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22984 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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