81 FR 31921 - Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Prescriptions
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 98 (May 20, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 98 (May 20, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 31921-31922] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-11897] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2335-039] Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Prescriptions 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.: 2335-039. c. Date filed: December 11, 2015. d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC (White Pine Hydro). e. Name of Project: Williams Hydroelectric Project (Williams Project). f. Location: The existing project is located on the Kennebec River in Somerset County, Maine. The project does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly Maloney, Manager of Licensing and Compliance, Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240; Telephone: (207) 755-5606. i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang, (202) 502-8250 or [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502- 8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-2335-039. 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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. The Project Description: The Williams Project has a total installed capacity of 13-megawatts (MW). The project's average annual generation is 96,731 megawatt-hours. The power generated by the project is sold on the open market into the regional grid. The existing project consists of: (1) A 894.7-foot-long, 46.0-foot- high dam that includes: (a) A 202-foot-long, 15-foot-high earth embankment section with a concrete core wall; (b) a 244-foot-long, 32- foot-high stone masonry and concrete spillway section with six 32.5- foot-wide, 20.5-foot-high Tainter gates; (c) a 71.3-foot-long, 19.5- foot-high stone masonry and concrete abutment section; (d) a 203.3- foot-long, 26.5-foot-high stone masonry and concrete stanchion bay section with two 65.9-foot-wide, 17.5-foot-high and one 46.8-foot-wide, 17.5-foot-high stanchion bays; (e) a 27-foot-long, 46-foot-high bulkhead section with a 20.5-foot-wide, 7.0-foot-high surface weir gate and a 6.0-foot-wide, 12.3-foot-high Tainter gate at the upstream end of a 162-foot-long, 14-foot-wide steel-lined sluiceway; (f) a 95.5-foot- wide, 45.5- to 49.4-foot-high intake and powerhouse section with four headgates and two double-bay trashracks with 3.5-inch clear-bar spacing; and (g) a 51.6-foot-long, 10.5-foot-high concrete cut-off wall; (2) a 400-acre impoundment with a gross storage volume of 4,575 acre-feet and a useable storage volume of 2,065 acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 320 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum; (3) a 40.5-foot-wide, 105.5-foot-long concrete powerhouse that is integral with the dam and contains two turbine-generator units rated at 6 and 7 MW; (4) a 6,000-foot-long, 150- to 175-foot-wide excavated tailrace; (5) a 200-foot-long generator lead and a 310-foot-long generator lead that connect the turbine-generator units to the regional grid; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The Williams Project operates in a store-and-release mode where the impoundment level is fluctuated up to 6 feet on a daily basis to re- regulate inflow from upstream hydroelectric projects, maintain downstream flow, and meet peak demands for hydroelectric generation. The existing license requires an instantaneous minimum flow of 1,360 cubic feet per second, or inflow (whichever is less), in the tailrace. White Pine Hydro proposes to install an upstream eel passage facility, improve a canoe portage, and improve angler access. White Pine Hydro also proposes to remove 375.5 acres of land and water from the existing project boundary because it does not serve a project purpose. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 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. A copy of the application is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via [[Page 31922]] email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRELIMINARY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milestone Target date ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Filing of recommendations, July 2016. preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions. Commission Issues Environmental November 2016. Assessment. Comments on Environmental Assessment. December 2016. Modified terms and conditions........ February 2017. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis provided for in 18 CFR 5.22: (1) A copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Dated: May 13, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-11897 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Title of Collection: Foreign Graduate h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly (c) a 71.3-foot-long, 19.5-foot-high stone
Medical School Consumer Information Maloney, Manager of Licensing and masonry and concrete abutment section;
Reporting Form. Compliance, Brookfield White Pine (d) a 203.3-foot-long, 26.5-foot-high
OMB Control Number: 1845–0117. Hydro LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston, stone masonry and concrete stanchion
Type of Review: An extension of an ME 04240; Telephone: (207) 755–5606. bay section with two 65.9-foot-wide,
existing information collection. i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang, (202) 17.5-foot-high and one 46.8-foot-wide,
Respondents/Affected Public: State, 502–8250 or amy.chang@ferc.gov. 17.5-foot-high stanchion bays; (e) a 27-
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private j. Deadline for filing motions to foot-long, 46-foot-high bulkhead section
Sector. intervene, protests, comments, with a 20.5-foot-wide, 7.0-foot-high
Total Estimated Number of Annual recommendations, preliminary terms surface weir gate and a 6.0-foot-wide,
Responses: 28. and conditions, and preliminary 12.3-foot-high Tainter gate at the
Total Estimated Number of Annual prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance upstream end of a 162-foot-long, 14-
Burden Hours: 448. date of this notice; reply comments are foot-wide steel-lined sluiceway; (f) a
Abstract: This is a request for a due 105 days from the issuance date of 95.5-foot-wide, 45.5- to 49.4-foot-high
renewal of the information collection to this notice. intake and powerhouse section with
obtain consumer information from The Commission strongly encourages four headgates and two double-bay
foreign graduate medical institutions electronic filing. Please file motions to trashracks with 3.5-inch clear-bar
that participate in the Federal Direct intervene, protests, comments, spacing; and (g) a 51.6-foot-long, 10.5-
Loan Program. The form is used for recommendations, preliminary terms foot-high concrete cut-off wall; (2) a
reporting specific graduation and conditions, and preliminary 400-acre impoundment with a gross
information to the Department of prescriptions using the Commission’s storage volume of 4,575 acre-feet and a
Education in accordance with 34 CFR eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ useable storage volume of 2,065 acre-
668.14(b)(7). This is done to improve docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can feet at a normal maximum elevation of
consumer information available to submit brief comments up to 6,000 320 feet National Geodetic Vertical
prospective U.S. medical student characters, without prior registration, Datum; (3) a 40.5-foot-wide, 105.5-foot-
interested in foreign medical using the eComment system at http:// long concrete powerhouse that is
institutions. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ integral with the dam and contains two
Dated: May 17, 2016. ecomment.asp. You must include your turbine-generator units rated at 6 and 7
Kate Mullan,
name and contact information at the end MW; (4) a 6,000-foot-long, 150- to 175-
of your comments. For assistance, foot-wide excavated tailrace; (5) a 200-
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
please contact FERC Online Support at foot-long generator lead and a 310-foot-
Officer, Office of Management. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) long generator lead that connect the
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208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 turbine-generator units to the regional
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please grid; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
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send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal The Williams Project operates in a
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 store-and-release mode where the
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. impoundment level is fluctuated up to
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The first page of any filing should 6 feet on a daily basis to re-regulate
Federal Energy Regulatory include docket number P–2335–039. inflow from upstream hydroelectric
The Commission’s Rules of Practice projects, maintain downstream flow,
Commission
require all intervenors filing documents and meet peak demands for
[Project No. 2335–039] with the Commission to serve a copy of hydroelectric generation. The existing
that document on each person on the license requires an instantaneous
Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; official service list for the project. minimum flow of 1,360 cubic feet per
Notice of Application Accepted for Further, if an intervenor files comments second, or inflow (whichever is less), in
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene or documents with the Commission the tailrace. White Pine Hydro proposes
and Protests, Ready for Environmental relating to the merits of an issue that to install an upstream eel passage
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, may affect the responsibilities of a facility, improve a canoe portage, and
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms particular resource agency, they must improve angler access. White Pine
and Conditions, and Preliminary also serve a copy of the document on Hydro also proposes to remove 375.5
Prescriptions that resource agency. acres of land and water from the
Take notice that the following k. This application has been accepted existing project boundary because it
hydroelectric application has been filed for filing and is now ready for does not serve a project purpose.
with the Commission and is available environmental analysis. m. A copy of the application is
for public inspection. l. The Project Description: The available for review at the Commission
a. Type of Application: New Major Williams Project has a total installed in the Public Reference Room or may be
License. capacity of 13-megawatts (MW). The viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
b. Project No.: 2335–039. project’s average annual generation is http://www.ferc.gov using the
c. Date filed: December 11, 2015. 96,731 megawatt-hours. The power ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine generated by the project is sold on the number excluding the last three digits in
Hydro LLC (White Pine Hydro). open market into the regional grid. the docket number field to access the
The existing project consists of: (1) A document. For assistance, contact FERC
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e. Name of Project: Williams
Hydroelectric Project (Williams Project). 894.7-foot-long, 46.0-foot-high dam that Online Support. A copy of the
f. Location: The existing project is includes: (a) A 202-foot-long, 15-foot- application is also available for
located on the Kennebec River in high earth embankment section with a inspection and reproduction at the
Somerset County, Maine. The project concrete core wall; (b) a 244-foot-long, address in item h above.
does not occupy federal land. 32-foot-high stone masonry and Register online at http://
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power concrete spillway section with six 32.5- www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). foot-wide, 20.5-foot-high Tainter gates; esubscription.asp to be notified via
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email of new filings and issuances All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital otherwise comply with the requirements
related to this or other pending projects. letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
For assistance, contact FERC Online TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ copies of the application directly from
Support. ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ the applicant. A copy of any protest or
n. Anyone may submit comments, a ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ motion to intervene must be served
protest, or a motion to intervene in ‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND upon each representative of the
accordance with the requirements of CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY applicant specified in the particular
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the application. A copy of all other filings
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining heading the name of the applicant and in reference to this application must be
the appropriate action to take, the the project number of the application to accompanied by proof of service on all
Commission will consider all protests or which the filing responds; (3) furnish persons listed in the service list
other comments filed, but only those the name, address, and telephone prepared by the Commission in this
who file a motion to intervene in number of the person protesting or proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
accordance with the Commission’s intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
Rules may become a party to the with the requirements of 18 CFR o. Procedural Schedule: The
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 385.2001 through 385.2005. All application will be processed according
motions to intervene must be received comments, recommendations, terms and to the following revised Hydro
on or before the specified comment date conditions or prescriptions must set Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
for the particular application. forth their evidentiary basis and schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone Target date
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary prescriptions ................................................... July 2016.
Commission Issues Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................................................ November 2016.
Comments on Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................................................. December 2016.
Modified terms and conditions .................................................................................................................................................... February 2017.
p. Final amendments to the the Eastern System Upgrade Project planned project and encourage them to
application must be filed with the (ESU Project) involving construction comment on their areas of concern.
Commission no later than 30 days from and operation of facilities by If you are a landowner receiving this
the issuance date of this notice. Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC notice, a pipeline company
q. A license applicant must file no (Millennium) in Sullivan, Delaware, representative may contact you about
later than 60 days following the date of Orange, and Rockland Counties, New the acquisition of an easement to
issuance of the notice of acceptance and York. The Commission will use this EA construct, operate, and maintain the
ready for environmental analysis in its decision-making process to planned facilities. The company would
provided for in 18 CFR 5.22: (1) A copy determine whether the ESU Project is in seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
of the water quality certification; (2) a the public convenience and necessity. agreement. However, if the Commission
copy of the request for certification, This notice announces the opening of approves the ESU Project, that approval
including proof of the date on which the the scoping process the Commission conveys with it the right of eminent
certifying agency received the request; will use to gather input from the public domain. Therefore, if easement
or (3) evidence of waiver of water and interested agencies on the ESU negotiations fail to produce an
quality certification. Project. You can make a difference by agreement, the pipeline company could
providing us with your specific initiate condemnation proceedings
Dated: May 13, 2016.
comments or concerns about the ESU where compensation would be
Kimberly D. Bose, Project. Your comments should focus on determined in accordance with state
Secretary. the potential environmental effects, law.
[FR Doc. 2016–11897 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] reasonable alternatives, and measures to A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
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Your input will help the Commission Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
staff determine what issues they need to To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
comments are timely and properly fact sheet addresses a number of
Federal Energy Regulatory recorded, please send your comments so typically asked questions, including the
Commission that the Commission receives them in use of eminent domain and how to
[Docket No. PF16–3–000] Washington, DC on or before June 10, participate in the Commission’s
2016. proceedings.
Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC; If you sent comments on the ESU
Project to the Commission before the Public Participation
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the opening of this docket on January 19, For your convenience, there are three
Planned Eastern System Upgrade 2016, you will need to file those methods you can use to submit your
comments in Docket No. PF16–3–000 to comments to the Commission. The
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Project, and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues ensure they are considered as part of Commission will provide equal
this proceeding. consideration to all comments received,
The staff of the Federal Energy This notice is being sent to the whether filed in written form or
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission’s current environmental provided verbally. The Commission
Commission) will prepare an mailing list for the ESU Project. State encourages electronic filing of
environmental assessment (EA) that will and local government representatives comments and has expert staff available
discuss the environmental impacts of should notify their constituents of this to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
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