Notice2025-00838
Presumpscot Hydro LLC and Dichotomy Power Maine LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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January 15, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3823-3824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00838]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2942-057; 2984-128]
Presumpscot Hydro LLC and Dichotomy Power Maine LLC; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
On June 20, 2023, and supplemented October 31, 2023, Presumpscot
Hydro LLC, and Dichotomy Power Maine LLC \1\ (co-licensees) filed a
Non-capacity Amendment of License for the Dundee Project No. 2942 and
Eel Weir Project No. 2984. The Dundee Project is located on the
Presumpscot River in Cumberland County, Maine, and the Eel Weir Project
is located at the outlet of Sebago Lake on the Presumpscot River in
Cumberland County, Maine. The projects do not occupy federal lands.
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\1\ On July 8, 2024, and November 14, 2024, the licensee filed a
notice that its name changed to Relevate Power Maine LLC.
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The co-licensees propose to upgrade two generating units and to
construct a new transformer at the Eel Weir Project. The unit upgrades
would increase the authorized installed capacity from 1.80 megawatts
(MW) to 1.99 MW and decrease the total hydraulic capacity of the
powerhouse from 822 to 796 cubic feet per second. The co-licensees also
propose modifications to the transmission lines at both the Dundee and
the Eel Weir projects. Specifically, the co-licensees propose to remove
the 3.5-mile-long, 11-kV primary transmission line from Eel Weir
Station to Dundee Station from the Eel Weir project boundary, and
construct a new transformer at the Eel Weir Station and a new 12.5-kV
primary transmission line using an existing 0.62-mile-long right-of-way
along the power canal, to tie into the North Windham Substation on
Route 35. At the Dundee Project, the co-licensees propose to remove the
10-mile-long, 11-kV North and South Feeder Lines from the Dundee
Station to Westbrook from the project boundary, and instead transmit
power from the Dundee Station to the new transformer at the Eel Weir
Station using the existing 3.5-mile-long, 11-kV transmission line from
Dundee to Eel Weir. On December 7, 2023, the Commission issued a public
notice for the proposed amendment. The notice established January 8,
2024, for filing responses to the notice. No comments or motions to
intervene were received.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\2\ Commission staff
plans to issue an EA by May 5, 2025. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate. The EA will be issued for a 30-day comment period.
All comments filed on the EA will be reviewed by staff and considered
in the Commission's final decision on the proceeding.
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\2\ In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's
regulations, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1734683238. 40 CFR
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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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
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others to 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#1b544b4b5b7d7e6978357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="400f101000262532236e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Jeremy
Jessup at (202) 502-6779 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d298b7a0b7bfabfc98b7a1a1a7a292b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c26091e0901154226091f1f191c2c0a091e0f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 8, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-00838 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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