82 FR 46228 - KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46228-46229]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21288]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2809-034]


KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 
Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2809-034.
    c. Date filed: April 28, 2017.
    d. Applicant: KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC (KEI Power).
    e. Name of Project: American Tissue Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Cobbosseecontee Stream, in the Town of Gardiner, 
Kennebec County, Maine. There are no federal or tribal lands within the 
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lewis C. Loon, Operations and Maintenance 
Manager--USA, KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC, 423 Brunswick 
Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203-3026.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, 202-502-6837, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and 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 and protests, comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and 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-2809-034.
    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 is 
ready for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing American Tissue Project consists of: (1) A 256-
foot-long, 23-foot-high cut granite, stone and brick masonry dam that 
includes a 61-foot-long, 26-foot-high west abutment section with 2-
foot-high permanent flashboards, a 100-foot-long, 19- to 23-foot-high 
spillway section with 12-inch-high flashboards and a crest elevation of 
122.3 feet mean sea level (msl), and a 95-foot-long, 27-foot-high east 
abutment section with a 34-foot-wide, 19-foot-high intake structure 
that includes: (a) A 17-foot-wide, 25.5-foot- high trashrack with 2-
inch clear spacing, (b) a manually-operated headgate that controls flow 
to the penstock, and (c) three 4.67-foot-diameter low level outlets at 
an elevation of about 100 feet msl for releasing minimum flows to the 
bypassed reach; (2) an approximately 5.5-acre, 1,000-foot-long 
impoundment with a normal maximum water surface elevation of 123.3 feet 
msl; (3) a 280-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter underground steel penstock; 
(4) a 37-foot-long, 34-foot-wide concrete and wooden powerhouse 
containing a single 1.0-megawatt turbine-generator unit; (5) a 250-
foot-long, 12-kilovolt transmission line; (6) a tailrace; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. KEI Power operates the project in a run-of-
river mode, with an average annual generation of 5,430 megawatt-hours.
    KEI Power proposes to release the following minimum flows from the 
dam to provide downstream passage in the bypassed reach for alewives 
and adult eels: 10 cubic feet per second (cfs) from January 1 to May 
31; 29 cfs from June 1 to August 31; 69 cfs from September 1 to 
November 15; and 10 cfs from November 16 to December 31, or inflow to 
the impoundment, whichever is less. KEI Power also proposes to release 
a minimum flow of 52 cfs (or inflow, whichever is less) to the 
tailrace, which includes the minimum flows to the bypassed reach, to 
protect aquatic resources in the downstream reach. In addition, KEI 
Power proposes to

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upgrade the existing downstream fish passage facility; reduce or cease 
generation during nighttime hours during the downstream eel passage 
season if dead/injured or entrained eels are observed; and construct 
and operate a new upstream passage facility for American eel. KEI Power 
also proposes to revise the project boundary by removing most of the 
bypassed reach, except for a small portion of the reach necessary to 
accommodate the proposed upstream eel passage facility and existing 
downstream fish passage facilities.
    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 is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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, TERMS 
AND CONDITIONS, or 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.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (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: September 28, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-21288 Filed 10-3-17; 8:45 am]
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