Notice2024-08535
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
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April 22, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29317-29318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08535]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2284-052]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent to File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement
of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application for
New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Submitted By: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC.
c. Name of Project: Brunswick Hydroelectric Project.
d. Location: On the Androscoggin River, in the towns of Brunswick
and Topsham, Maine.
e. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
f. Licensee Contact: Michael Scarzello, Brookfield White Pine
Hydro, LLC, Brookfield Renewable Group, 150 Main St., Lewiston, Maine,
04240, (315) 566-0157, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb2b6bcb7bebab3f1acbcbeada5bab3b3b09fbdadb0b0b4b9b6bab3bbadbab1baa8bebdb3baf1bcb0b2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92fffbf1faf3f7febce1f1f3e0e8f7fefefdd2f0e0fdfdf9f4fbf7fef6e0f7fcf7e5f3f0fef7bcf1fdff">[email protected]</span></a>.
g. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#512328303f7f39303f22343f11373423327f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33414a525d1d5b525d40565d73555641501d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
h. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item m below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
i. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the 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.
j. With this notice, we are designating Brookfield White Pine
Hydro, LLC as the Commission's non-Federal representatives for carrying
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
k. Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC filed with the Commission a
Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
l. Copies of the PAD are available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed 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#34727166777b7a585d5a51674144445b464074525146571a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a0a3b4a5a9a88a8f8883b5939696899492a680839485c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). Copies are also available for inspection and reproduction
at the address in paragraph f.
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.
m. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph f. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents 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/docs-filing/ecomment.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/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" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0f6f5e2f3ffdedcd9ded5e3c5c0c0dfc2c4f0d6d5c2d39ed7dfc6">[email protected]</a>. In lieu of electronic filing, you may
submit a paper request. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
All written or emailed requests must specify your wish to be added to,
or removed from, the mailing list, and must clearly identify the
following on the first page: Brunswick Hydroelectric Project (P-2284-
052).
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so by June 20, 2024.
n. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or
EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Native-American Tribes, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: The Brunswick Hotel, 4 Noble St, Brunswick, ME 04011.
Phone: (207) 837-6565.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The Brunswick Hotel, 4 Noble St, Brunswick, ME 04011.
Phone: (207) 837-6565.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing 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. Follow the
directions for accessing information in paragraph l. Based on all oral
and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may
include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of
issues, identified through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The licensee and Commission staff conducted an Environmental Site
Review of the project on May 7, 2024.
Date: May 7, 2024.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Brunswick Hydroelectric Project, Maine St., Brunswick,
Maine 04011.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
Federal, State, and Tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any Federal or State agency or
Native-American Tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of
an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to
discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a
copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item l of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.
Dated: April 16, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08535 Filed 4-19-24; 8:45 am]
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