82 FR 40149 - Woodland Pulp LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40149-40150]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17955]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2660-029]


Woodland Pulp LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order and 
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Petition for Declaratory Order.
    b. Project No: 2660-029.
    c. Date Filed: July 27, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Woodland Pulp, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Forest City Project.
    f. Location: On the East Branch of the St. Croix River in 
Washington and Aroostook Counties, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b) (2012).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Beal, Woodland Pulp, LLC, 144 Main 
Street, Baileyville, ME 04694, Tel: 207-427-4004.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mr. M. Joseph Fayyad, (202) 502-8759, or email: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene 
is: 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, protests, and motions to intervene 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-2660-029.
    k. Description of Project: The Forest City Project is located at 
river mile 58 of the East Branch of the St. Croix River on the 
international boundary between the United States and Canada. The 
existing project as licensed includes only the lands, waters, and 
structures that are located in the United States, which consist of: (a) 
A 147-foot-long section of the 540-foot-long, 12-foot-high earthen 
Forest City Dam that includes: (i) A 110-foot-long west earthen 
embankment, and (ii) a 37-foot-long section of the timber-crib spillway 
section with two 8.3-foot-wide, 10-foot-high spillway gates on the west 
side of the spillway, which control the impoundment between a minimum 
elevation of 427.94 feet mean sea level (msl) and a maximum elevation 
of 434.94 feet msl; (b) a 9,141-acre portion of the 17,040-acre multi-
lake impoundment (North Lake and East Grand Lake); and (c) appurtenant 
facilities. The project does not occupy federal lands and there are no 
generating facilities located at the project. The Forest City Project 
supplies water to the unlicensed downstream Grand Falls and Woodland 
hydroelectric projects.
    In November 2015, the Commission issued Woodland Pulp a new license 
to operate and maintain the Forest City Project. In December 2016, 
Woodland Pulp filed an application to surrender its new license and 
decommission the project by removing the gates located on the United 
States side of the spillway. The Commission is considering the 
licensee's surrender and decommissioning proceeding in Project No. 
2660-028.
    On July 24, 2017, Governor LePage of Maine signed into law a 
resolve authorizing Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
(Maine DIFW) to assume ownership of the Forest City Dam pursuant to two 
conditions: (1) The Commission finds that the Forest City Project will 
not require a license from the Commission if Maine DIFW owns the U.S. 
portion of the dam; and (2) Maine DIFW executes an agreement with 
Woodland Pulp that provides that Woodland Pulp and its successors will 
operate and maintain the Forest City Dam consistent with the manner in 
which the dam was operated in most recent 12 months, at the direction 
of the State, and at no cost to the State, for a period of 15 years. On 
July 27, 2017, Maine DIFW and Woodland Pulp executed an operation and 
management agreement.
    l. Description of Request: The licensee requests the Commission to 
find that the Forest City Project will not be necessary or appropriate 
for any downstream unit of development if the licensee transfers the 
dam to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and will 
therefore no longer be required to be licensed pursuant to section 
23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act.
    m. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. You may also register online at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via 
email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above and in the Commission's Public Reference Room located at 888 
First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
502-8371.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

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    o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title COMMENTS, PROTEST, or MOTION TO 
INTERVENE as applicable; (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, motions 
to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, 
motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which 
are the subject of the license surrender. 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. If an intervener 
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. 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.

    Dated: August 18, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-17955 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
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