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(MST)
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Meeting
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AZ 85281.
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Dated: February 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Project No. 2727–092]
Black Bear Hydro Partners, 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 license application has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
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b. Project No.: 2727–092.
c. Date filed: December 30, 2015.
d. Applicant: Black Bear Hydro
Partners, LLC (Black Bear Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Ellsworth
Hydroelectric Project (Ellsworth
Project).
f. Location: On the Union River in
Hancock 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: Ms. Kelly
Maloney, Manager of Licensing and
Compliance, Brookfield Renewable
Energy Group, 150 Main Street,
Lewiston, ME 04240; Telephone: (207)
755–5606.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso,
(202) 502–8854 or nicholas.palso@
ferc.gov.
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 https://
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 https://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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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–2727–092.
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 existing Ellsworth Project
consists of two developments (Graham
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Lake and Ellsworth) with a total
installed capacity of 8.9 megawatts
(MW). The project’s average annual
generation is 30,511 megawatt-hours.
The power generated by the project is
sold to the regional power pool
administered by ISO New England, Inc.
Graham Lake Development
The existing Graham Lake
Development consists of: (1) A 630-footlong, 58-foot-high dam that includes: (i)
An 80-foot-long, 58-foot-high concrete
spillway section with three 20-footwide, 22.5-foot-high spillway gates and
one 8-foot-wide sluice gate used for
downstream fish passage; and (ii) a 550foot-long, 45-foot-high earthen
embankment section with a concrete
and sheet pile core wall; (2) an
approximately 10,000-acre
impoundment (Graham Lake) with a
useable storage volume of 133,150 acrefeet at a normal maximum elevation of
104.2 National Geodetic Vertical Datum
1929 (NGVD); (3) a 720-foot-long, 58foot-high concrete gravity flood control
structure and a 65-foot-diameter, 55foot-high stone-filled sheet pile
retaining structure; (4) a 71-foot-long,
36.5-foot-high concrete wing wall; and
(5) appurtenant facilities.
Ellsworth Development
The existing Ellsworth Development
consists of: (1) A 377-foot-long, 60-foothigh dam that includes: (i) A 102-footlong, 60-foot-high concrete bulkhead
section; and (ii) a 275-foot-long, 57-foothigh concrete overflow spillway with
1.7-foot-high flashboards; (2) an 85-footlong, 71-foot-high concrete non-over
flow wall at the west end of the
bulkhead section; (3) a 26-foot-high
abutment at the east end of the spillway;
(4) a 90-acre impoundment (Lake
Leonard) with a gross storage volume of
2,456 acre-feet at a normal maximum
elevation of 66.7 feet NGVD; (5)
generating facility No. 1 that includes:
(i) a 15-foot-wide, 10-foot-high headgate
with a 15-foot-wide, 12.5-foot-high
trashrack; (ii) a 10-foot-diameter, 74foot-long penstock; and (iii) a 26-footlong, 28-foot-wide concrete and
masonry powerhouse that is integral to
the concrete non-overflow dam section
and contains a single 2.5–MW turbinegenerator unit; (6) generating facility No.
2 that includes: (i) an 88.4-foot-wide,
32-foot-high intake structure with two,
8-foot-wide, 15-foot-high headgates with
8-foot-wide, 14-foot-high trashracks, and
one 12-foot-wide, 15-foot-high headgate
with a 12-foot-wide, 14-foot-high
trashrack; (ii) an 8-foot-diameter, 164foot-long penstock, an 8-foot-diameter,
195-foot-long penstock, and a 12-footdiameter, 225-foot-long penstock; and
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(iii) a 52.5-foot-long, 68-foot-wide
concrete and masonry powerhouse that
is attached to a 15-foot-long, 30-footwide switch house and that contains
two 2.0–MW and one 2.4–MW turbinegenerator units; (7) downstream fish
passage facilities that include three 3foot-wide surface weirs and an 18-inchdiameter transport pipe; (8) upstream
fish passage facilities that include a 120foot-long, 8-foot-wide fishway with a 3foot-wide opening and collection
station; (9) a 450-foot-long, 2.3 kilovolt
generator lead line and step-up
transformer connecting the turbinegenerator units to the local utility’s
electric distribution system; and (10)
appurtenant facilities.
The Ellsworth Project operates as a
water storage facility and a peaking
generation facility, depending on
available inflows. Water is stored at the
Graham Lake Development to reduce
downstream flooding during periods of
high flow, and is released during
periods of low flow so that minimum
flows can be maintained in the Union
River below Graham Lake Dam. The
ability to store and release water at the
Graham Lake Development makes it
possible for the Ellsworth Development
to operate in a peaking mode during
periods of high electric demand.
The existing license requires an
instantaneous minimum flow release of
250 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow
(whichever is less), downstream of each
development from May 1 to June 30
each year. The minimum flow release
from each development is reduced to
105 cfs from July 1 to April 30 each
year. In addition to the minimum flows,
the existing license requires Black Bear
Hydro to maintain Graham Lake and
Lake Leonard between elevations 93.4
and 104.2 feet NGVD and 65.7 and 66.7
feet NGVD, respectively. Black Bear
Hydro proposes to continue the current
licensed mode of operation, including
minimum flow releases. Black Bear
Hydro also proposes to install upstream
eel passage facilities at the Graham Lake
and Ellsworth Developments, construct
a canoe portage trail at the Graham Lake
Development, and improve angler
access at the Graham Lake
Development.
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 website at
https://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 the
Commission’s 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 https://
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. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following revised
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may
be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
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Filing of interventions, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental Assessment ...............................................................................................................
Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................................................
Modified terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .........................................................................................................
Commission issues Final Environmental Assessment ...............................................................................................................
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than the comment period listed in
item j above.
p. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
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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.
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April 2018.
August 2018.
October 2018.
December 2018.
March 2019.
Dated: February 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2727-092]
Black Bear Hydro Partners, 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 license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2727-092.
c. Date filed: December 30, 2015.
d. Applicant: Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC (Black Bear Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Ellsworth Hydroelectric Project (Ellsworth
Project).
f. Location: On the Union River in Hancock 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: Ms. Kelly Maloney, Manager of Licensing and
Compliance, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, 150 Main Street,
Lewiston, ME 04240; Telephone: (207) 755-5606.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, (202) 502-8854 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
https://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 https://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-2727-092.
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 existing Ellsworth Project consists of two developments
(Graham Lake and Ellsworth) with a total installed capacity of 8.9
megawatts (MW). The project's average annual generation is 30,511
megawatt-hours. The power generated by the project is sold to the
regional power pool administered by ISO New England, Inc.
Graham Lake Development
The existing Graham Lake Development consists of: (1) A 630-foot-
long, 58-foot-high dam that includes: (i) An 80-foot-long, 58-foot-high
concrete spillway section with three 20-foot-wide, 22.5-foot-high
spillway gates and one 8-foot-wide sluice gate used for downstream fish
passage; and (ii) a 550-foot-long, 45-foot-high earthen embankment
section with a concrete and sheet pile core wall; (2) an approximately
10,000-acre impoundment (Graham Lake) with a useable storage volume of
133,150 acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 104.2 National
Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD); (3) a 720-foot-long, 58-foot-high
concrete gravity flood control structure and a 65-foot-diameter, 55-
foot-high stone-filled sheet pile retaining structure; (4) a 71-foot-
long, 36.5-foot-high concrete wing wall; and (5) appurtenant
facilities.
Ellsworth Development
The existing Ellsworth Development consists of: (1) A 377-foot-
long, 60-foot-high dam that includes: (i) A 102-foot-long, 60-foot-high
concrete bulkhead section; and (ii) a 275-foot-long, 57-foot-high
concrete overflow spillway with 1.7-foot-high flashboards; (2) an 85-
foot-long, 71-foot-high concrete non-over flow wall at the west end of
the bulkhead section; (3) a 26-foot-high abutment at the east end of
the spillway; (4) a 90-acre impoundment (Lake Leonard) with a gross
storage volume of 2,456 acre-feet at a normal maximum elevation of 66.7
feet NGVD; (5) generating facility No. 1 that includes: (i) a 15-foot-
wide, 10-foot-high headgate with a 15-foot-wide, 12.5-foot-high
trashrack; (ii) a 10-foot-diameter, 74-foot-long penstock; and (iii) a
26-foot-long, 28-foot-wide concrete and masonry powerhouse that is
integral to the concrete non-overflow dam section and contains a single
2.5-MW turbine-generator unit; (6) generating facility No. 2 that
includes: (i) an 88.4-foot-wide, 32-foot-high intake structure with
two, 8-foot-wide, 15-foot-high headgates with 8-foot-wide, 14-foot-high
trashracks, and one 12-foot-wide, 15-foot-high headgate with a 12-foot-
wide, 14-foot-high trashrack; (ii) an 8-foot-diameter, 164-foot-long
penstock, an 8-foot-diameter, 195-foot-long penstock, and a 12-foot-
diameter, 225-foot-long penstock; and
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(iii) a 52.5-foot-long, 68-foot-wide concrete and masonry powerhouse
that is attached to a 15-foot-long, 30-foot-wide switch house and that
contains two 2.0-MW and one 2.4-MW turbine-generator units; (7)
downstream fish passage facilities that include three 3-foot-wide
surface weirs and an 18-inch-diameter transport pipe; (8) upstream fish
passage facilities that include a 120-foot-long, 8-foot-wide fishway
with a 3-foot-wide opening and collection station; (9) a 450-foot-long,
2.3 kilovolt generator lead line and step-up transformer connecting the
turbine-generator units to the local utility's electric distribution
system; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
The Ellsworth Project operates as a water storage facility and a
peaking generation facility, depending on available inflows. Water is
stored at the Graham Lake Development to reduce downstream flooding
during periods of high flow, and is released during periods of low flow
so that minimum flows can be maintained in the Union River below Graham
Lake Dam. The ability to store and release water at the Graham Lake
Development makes it possible for the Ellsworth Development to operate
in a peaking mode during periods of high electric demand.
The existing license requires an instantaneous minimum flow release
of 250 cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow (whichever is less),
downstream of each development from May 1 to June 30 each year. The
minimum flow release from each development is reduced to 105 cfs from
July 1 to April 30 each year. In addition to the minimum flows, the
existing license requires Black Bear Hydro to maintain Graham Lake and
Lake Leonard between elevations 93.4 and 104.2 feet NGVD and 65.7 and
66.7 feet NGVD, respectively. Black Bear Hydro proposes to continue the
current licensed mode of operation, including minimum flow releases.
Black Bear Hydro also proposes to install upstream eel passage
facilities at the Graham Lake and Ellsworth Developments, construct a
canoe portage trail at the Graham Lake Development, and improve angler
access at the Graham Lake Development.
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 website at https://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 the Commission's 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 https://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. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
revised schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of interventions, protests, April 2018.
comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental August 2018.
Assessment.
Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment. October 2018.
Modified terms and conditions, and fishway December 2018.
prescriptions.
Commission issues Final Environmental March 2019.
Assessment.
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Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than the comment period listed in item j above.
p. 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: February 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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