Notice2024-16863
KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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August 1, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62734-62735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16863]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4202-025]
KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 4202-025.
c. Date Filed: July 23, 2024.
d. Applicant: KEI Power Management, LLC (KEI Power).
e. Name of Project: Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Passadumkeag
River, in the town of Lowell in Penobscot County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lewis Loon, General Manager, 423
Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203-3025 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce0e9fbe5ffefa2e0e3e3e2cce7fef9ebe9fea2efe3e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f636a78667c6c21636060614f647d7a686a7d216c6062">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Haltner at (202) 502-8612 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a3825282f383e64222b263e242f380a2c2f3829642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3d202d2a3d3b61272e233b212a3d0f292a3d2c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments: August 13, 2024. Reply comments
due: August 23, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
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>. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5a594e5f5372707572794f696c6c736e685c7a796e7f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a1c1f081915343633343f092f2a2a35282e1a3c3f2839743d352c">[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:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: 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 Hydroelectric Project (P-4202-025).
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 also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. KEI Power filed a Settlement Agreement for the project's
relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; the National Marine Fisheries Service; the Maine Department of
Marine Resources; and the Penobscot Nation. The purpose of the
Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, relicensing
issues related to project operation and fish passage. The Settlement
Agreement includes proposed protection, mitigation, and enhancement
measures to address: (1) upstream fish passage facilities improvements,
modifications, and construction; (2) fish passage monitoring and
adaptive management; (3) downstream fish passage enhancements; (4)
upstream American eel passage provisions; and (5) fishway operation and
maintenance. KEI Power requests that any new license issued by the
Commission for the project contain conditions consistent with the
provisions of the Settlement Agreement and within the scope of its
regulatory authority.
l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 (i.e., P-4202). For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d5b584f5e5273717473784e686d6d726f695d7b786f7e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc8a899e8f83a2a0a5a2a99fb9bcbca3beb88caaa9beafe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>
or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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#7e312e2e3e181b0c1d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07485757476162756429606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
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Dated: July 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-16863 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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