Notice2024-20832
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
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September 13, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74932-74933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20832]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2302-101]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
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.: P-2302-101.
c. Date Filed: August 28, 2024.
d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Androscoggin River in the cities of Auburn and
Lewiston and the town of Durham, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Luke T. Anderson, Senior Manager,
Licensing, Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston,
ME 04240; Telephone: (207) 755-5600.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1a3a8b0bfffb9b0bfa2b4bf91b7b4a3b2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a4afb7b8f8beb7b8a5b3b896b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. 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 l 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).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: October 28, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
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>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eea8abbcada1808287808bbd9b9e9e819c9aae888b9c8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe9eafdece0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[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: 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 Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must
clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page:
Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project (P-2302-101).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The existing Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric
Project consists of: (1) a dam consisting of 5 distinct sections: (a) a
154-foot-long stone masonry section topped with a single rubber dam for
a total elevation of 169.07 feet,\1\ (b) a 279-foot-long stone masonry
section topped with a single rubber dam for a total elevation of 169.07
feet, (c) a 161-foot-long stone masonry section topped with a single
rubber dam for a total elevation of 168.60 feet, (d) a 162-foot-long
stone masonry section topped with a single rubber dam for a total
elevation of 168.60 feet, and (e) a 57-foot-long concrete section
topped with a 1.34-foot-high flashboards for a total elevation of
168.17 feet; (2) a 2.5-mile-long, 169-acre impoundment at a full pond
elevation of 168.17 feet; (3) an 85-foot-long, 2-inch-wide, 40-foot-
high reinforced concrete intake with a trashrack; (4) a reinforced
concrete powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan turbine generators
for a total installed capacity of 28.44 megawatts; (5) a 400-foot-long,
75-foot-wide excavated tailrace; (6) a 111.6-foot-long, 26.3-foot-wide
masonry gatehouse located at the southeast corner of the impoundment
diverting flow to a canal system; (7) a 12.5 to 34.5-kV, 30 megavolt-
ampere transformer; (8) a primary transmission line connected to
Central Maine Power's distribution system; and (8) appurtenant
facilities.
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The project is operated as run-of-river with daily impoundment
fluctuations of one foot or less but is licensed to operate with up to
four feet of impoundment fluctuation to allow for adjustments between
inflow and a minimum flow requirement of 1,430 cubic feet per second or
in response to operating emergencies. The estimated annual generation
is 157,614 megawatt-hours.
The project recreation facilities include: (1) the Lewiston Falls
Impoundment Boat Launch (also known as Haggins Boat Launch), (2) the
West Pitch Park Overlook, and (3) the Durham Boat Launch.
o. A copy of the application is available for review 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 (P-2302). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1b7b4a3b2be9f9d989f94a28481819e8385b197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d1b180f1e1233313433380e282d2d322f291d3b382f3e733a322b">[email protected]</span></a> or call
tollfree, (866) 208-3676 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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
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#e9a6b9b9a98f8c9b8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb1aeaebe989b8c9dd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
p. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions
to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary).. November 2024.
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Request Additional Information.......... November 2024.
Issue Acceptance Letter................. February 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments... March 2025.
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary). June 2025.
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Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: September 9, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-20832 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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