Notice2025-08363
Hydro Kennebec LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment
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May 13, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20298-20299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08363]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2611-093]
Hydro Kennebec LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment
On February 14, 2025, Hydro Kennebec LLC (licensee) filed an
application for a temporary variance at the Hydro-Kennebec
Hydroelectric
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Project No. 2611. The project is located on the Kennebec River in
Kennebec and Somerset counties, Maine.
The licensee proposes to maintain its reservoir elevation at 78
feet, 3 feet lower than the normal elevation of 81 feet, by temporarily
installing 3-foot-high flashboards rather than the normal 6-foot-high
flashboards. The licensee states lowering the reservoir by 3 feet would
allow for repairs to a damaged spillway gate while also keeping the
reservoir high enough to use its downstream fish passage facility and
to possibly submerge rapids near the town of Fairfield to improve
boater safety. The applicant intends to install the temporary
flashboards as soon as personnel can safely access the spillway but no
later than shortly after spring runoff subsides, and to replace them
with the normal, 6-foot-high flashboards once the gate is repaired, but
no later than December 31, 2025.
On March 30, 2025, the Commission issued a public notice for the
proposed amendment. The public comment period closed on April 28, 2025
and no filings were made in response to the public notice.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intent to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the project.\1\ The planned schedule
for the completion of the EA is May 30, 2025. Revisions to the schedule
may be made as appropriate.
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\1\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1746012887.
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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,
Tribal members, and 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#da958a8a9abcbfa8b9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92ddc2c2d2f4f7e0f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Steven Sachs
at 202-502-8666 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dcee9f8ebf8f3b3cefcfef5eeddfbf8effeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c497b0a1b2a1aaea97a5a7acb784a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: May 7, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-08363 Filed 5-12-25; 8:45 am]
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