83 FR 49555 - Notice of Application for Amendment of License, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests; Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 191 (October 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49555-49556]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21414]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11834-068]


Notice of Application for Amendment of License, Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests; Brookfield White Pine 
Hydro, LLC

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Application for amendment of license.
    b. Project No.: 11834-068.
    c. Date Filed: August 28, 2018.
    d. Licensee: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Upper and Middle Dams Storage Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Rapid River in Oxford 
and Franklin counties, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
    h. Licensee Contact: Ms. Kelly Maloney, Brookfield Renewable, 150 
Main Street, Lewiston, ME, (207) 233-1995, 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rebecca Martin, (202) 502-6012, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions, and protests is 30 
days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions 
to intervene, protests and comments 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-11834-068.
    k. Description of Project Facilities: The project includes two 
developments: Upper Dam, which impounds Mooselookmeguntic Lake, and 
Middle Dam, which impounds Richardson Lake. The two dams operate as a 
single water storage project to regulate flows to the Androscoggin 
River for downstream hydroelectric generation, reduction of flood 
flows, and other beneficial uses. The proposed work would only occur at 
Middle Dam. Project works at the Middle Dam Development consist of the 
244-foot-long Middle Dam equipped with a gatehouse containing: (a) 
Three 15-foot-wide by 12-foot-deep sluice gates: (b) five 6-foot-wide 
by 14.7-foot-deep gates; (c) six 7-foot-wide 14.7-foot-deep shoal 
gates; and (d) six 9-foot-wide by 12.3-foot deep spillway gates; a 560-
foot-long earthen dike extending north of the gatehouse; a 200-foot-
long earthen dike extending south of the gatehouse; the 7,470 acre 
reservoir; the 180-foot-long earthen dike (Black Cat Dike) located 
2,000 feet to the southeast of Middle Dam; and appurtenant facilities.
    l. Description of Request: The licensee has filed a copy of its 
application with the Maine Land Use Planning Commission and the US Army 
Corps of Engineers for its proposed replacement of the spillway at the 
Middle Dam Development. Replacement of the Middle Dam Development 
spillway is being required under Part 12 of the Commission's 
regulations for safety of water power projects and project works. The 
proposal involves a multi-year, phased approach beginning with the 
installation of a bypass gate to pass all river flow during the removal 
of the existing dam and installation of the new dam. Black Cat Dike 
embankment would also be modified to meet Commission requirements. The 
proposed measures would not alter the basic footprint of the existing 
dam or involve substantial modification of the licensed operation of 
the project. Work is proposed to begin in May 2019 and be completed by 
December 15, 2023.
    m. This filing may be viewed on the Commission's website 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 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.
    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, 
.212 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.

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    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 the surrender application that is the subject of this notice. 
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.
    q. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not 
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments.

    Dated: September 26, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21414 Filed 10-1-18; 8:45 am]
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