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FERC–537—Continued
[Gas pipeline certificates: Construction, acquisition, and abandonment]
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average burden
and
cost per
response 2
Total annual
burden hours
and
total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) 3
83
5 1.01
84
50 hrs.; $3,950 ..
4,200 hrs.;
$331,800.
3,998
178
2
0
1
0
2
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30 hrs.; $2,370 ..
N/A ....................
60 hrs.; $4,740 ..
N/A
2,370
5
7 1.4
7
100 hrs.; $7,900
2
1
2
75 hrs.; $5,925 ..
3
1
3
75 hrs.; $5,925 ..
700 hrs.;
$55,300.
150 hrs.;
$11,850.
225 hrs.;
$17,775.
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8 335
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18 CFR 284.11 (NGPA Section
311 Construction—Annual Reports).
18 CFR 284.8 .................................
18 CFR 284.13(e) and 284.126(a)
(Interstate and Intrastate Bypass
Notice).
18 CFR 284.221 (Blanket Certificates) 6.
18 CFR 224 (Hinshaw Blanket
Certificates).
18 CFR 157.5–.11; 157.13–.20
(Non-facility Certificate or Abandonment Applications).
Total ........................................
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Kwhether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
2 The estimates for cost per response are derived
using the following formula: Average Burden Hours
per Response * $79.00/hour = Average cost/
response. The figure is the 2018 FERC average
hourly cost (for wages and benefits) of $79.00 (and
an average annual salary of $164,820/year).
Commission staff is using the FERC average salary
because we consider any reporting requirements
completed in response to the FERC–537 to be
compensated at rates similar to the work of FERC
employees.
3 Each of the figures in this column are rounded
to the nearest dollar.
4 This figure was derived from 135 responses ÷
129 respondents = 1.046 or ∼1.05 responses/
respondent.
5 This figure was derived from 84 responses ÷ 83
respondents = 1.012 or ∼1.01 responses/respondent.
6 One-time filings, new tariff and rate design
proposal, or request for exemptions.
7 This figure was derived from 7 responses ÷ 5
respondents = 1.4 responses/respondent.
8 The 335 responses are derived from 214
individual respondents.
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Dated: May 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 2897–048, 2932–047, 2941–
043, 2931–042, 2942–051]
Notice of Applications Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene
and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions;
S.D. Warren Company
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are
available for public inspection:
a. Type of Applications: Surrender of
License; Amendment of Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 2897–048 (Surrender);
2932–047, 2941–043, 2931–042, 2942–
051 (Amendments).
c. Date Filed: March 23, 2018.
d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
e. Name of Projects: Saccarappa
Hydroelectric Project (Surrender);
Mallison Falls, Little Falls, Gambo, and
Dundee Hydroelectric Projects
(Amendments).
f. Location: On the Presumpscot River
in Westbrook, Cumberland County,
Maine.
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50,935 hrs.;
$4,023,865.
11,060
5,925
5,925
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Barry Stemm,
Engineering Manager, Sappi North
America, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME
04098, (207) 856–4584, and Briana K.
O’Regan, Esq., Assistant General
Counsel, Sappi North America, 179 John
Roberts Road, South Portland, ME
04106, (207) 854–7070.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Jennifer Ambler,
(202) 502–8586, or jennifer.ambler@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions: 30 Days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, 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 numbers P–2897–048,
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P–2932–047, P–2941–043, P–2931–042,
and/or P–2942–051, as appropriate.
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. Description of Project Facilities:
The Saccarappa Project (P–2897–048)
consists of two 10- to 12-foot-high
concrete diversion dams, referred to as
eastern and western spillways,
separated by an island, a headgate
structure, a concrete-lined forebay, and
a powerhouse containing three turbinegenerator units with a total rated
generating capacity of 1,350 kilowatts
(kW). The project also includes a 345foot-long tailrace channel and two
bypass reaches measuring 475 and 390
feet long extending from the respective
spillway to the downstream end of the
tailrace channel.
The Mallison Falls Project (P–2932–
047) includes a 358-foot-long, 14-foothigh concrete, masonry and cut granite
diversion dam, a headgate structure, an
intake power canal, and a powerhouse
containing two turbine-generator units
with a total rated generating capacity of
800 kW. The Mallison Falls Dam creates
an 8-acre impoundment. The project has
a 675-foot-long bypass reach between
the dam and the powerhouse tailwaters.
The Little Falls Project (P–2941–043)
includes a 310-foot-long, 14-foot-high Lshaped concrete and masonry dam that
creates a 29-acre impoundment
extending 1.7 miles to the tailwaters of
the Gambo Project, and a powerhouse
integral with the dam, containing four
turbine-generator units with a total rated
generating capacity of 1,000 kW. The
project has a 300-foot-long bypass reach
between the upper section of the dam
and the powerhouse tailwaters.
The Gambo Project (P–2931–042)
includes a 300-foot-long, 24-foot-high
concrete dam, a headgate structure, an
intake and power canal, and a
powerhouse containing four turbinegenerator units with a total rated
generating capacity of 1,900 kW. The
Gambo Dam creates a 151-acre
impoundment. The project has a 300foot-long bypass reach between the dam
and the powerhouse tailwaters.
The Dundee Project (P–2942–051)
includes a 1,492-foot-long, 50-foot-high
concrete dam that creates a 197-acre
impoundment, extending 1.7 miles
upstream to the tailwaters of the North
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Gorham Project (P–2519), and a
powerhouse integral with the dam,
containing three turbine-generator units
with a total rated generating capacity of
2,400 kW. The Dundee Project also
includes a 1,075-foot-long tailrace
channel, which creates a bypass reach.
l. Description of Requests:
For the Saccarappa Project (P–2897–
048):
The licensee filed an application to
surrender its license for the Saccarappa
Project. The licensee proposes to: (1)
Remove the existing powerhouse and
other ancillary structures; (2) remove
the eastern and western spillways; (3)
partially fill the existing tailrace; (4)
construct a double Denil fishway within
the filled tailrace area to provide fish
passage over the lower falls; (5) alter
and repair the tailrace guard wall to
support the operation of the Denil; (6)
construct a fish counting facility at the
exit of the Denil; and (7) modify the
bedrock in the eastern and western
channels to facilitate nature-like fish
passage over both the eastern and
western sections of the upper falls.
For the Mallison Falls (P–2932–047),
Little Falls (P–2941–043), Gambo (P–
2931–042), and Dundee (P–2942–051)
Projects:
Concurrent with the request to
surrender the license for the Saccarappa
Project as described above, the licensee
proposes to amend its upstream project
licenses for the Mallison Falls, Little
Falls, Gambo, and Dundee Projects to:
(1) Amend the Mallison Falls Project
license (the next upstream project from
Saccarappa) to include the new Denil
fish passage facilities built at the
Saccarappa Dam site; (2) extend by ten
years, until 2053, the license expiration
dates for its four upstream projects
(Mallison Falls, Little Falls, Gambo, and
Dundee Projects); and (3) remove all fish
passage requirements from the Gambo
and Dundee licenses.
The proposed actions reflect
conditions agreed to by parties to a
Settlement Agreement executed on
November 15, 2016, as amended on
March 7, 2018, between the licensee and
the U.S. Department of the Interior and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Maine Department of Marine Resources;
Conservation Law Foundation; Friends
of the Presumpscot River; and City of
Westbrook, Maine.
These applications have been
accepted for filing and are now ready for
environmental analysis.
m. This filing may be viewed on the
Commission’s website at https://
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
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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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 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, 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, MOTION TO INTERVENE,
RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, or PRESCRIPTIONS, 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, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions 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 licensee’s requests that are
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
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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: May 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Commission
[Docket No. AD18–12–000; Docket No.
EL17–45–000; Docket No. ER18–370–000]
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Notice Inviting Post-Technical
Conference Comments; Transmission
Planning Within the California
Independent System Operator
Corporation; California Public Utilities
Commission, Northern California
Power Agency, City and County of San
Francisco, State Water Contractors,
Transmission Agency of Northern
California v. Pacific Gas and Electric
Company; Southern California Edison
Company
On May 1, 2018, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
staff convened a technical conference to
discuss the processes used by
participating transmission owners
(PTOs) in the California Independent
System Operator Corporation (CAISO)
to determine which transmission-related
maintenance and compliance activities/
facilities, including, but not limited to,
transmission-related capital additions,
are subject to the CAISO Transmission
Planning Process (TPP).
All interested persons are invited to
file post-technical conference comments
on the topics relating to the processes
used by PTOs to determine which
activities/facilities are subject to the
CAISO TPP as discussed during the
technical conference, including the
questions listed in the Supplemental
Notice issued in this proceeding on
April 10, 2018. Commission staff is
particularly interested in comments on
the following topics:
1. Technical conference participants
used the terms asset management and
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asset management program during the
technical conference. Please provide a
definition for those terms when they are
used to address or administer
transmission capability.
2. Describe the criteria, standards, or
industry best practices that the PTOs
use in their asset management programs
or activities.
3. Technical conference participants
used the terms ‘‘incremental’’ and
‘‘incidental’’ at the technical conference.
Provide a definition for those terms
when they are used to describe any
increases to transmission capability that
result from the use of new technology
when replacing one-for-one assets.
4. Explain how any incremental or
incidental increases to transmission
capacity are accounted for by each PTO
in relation to ‘‘asset management’’
activities, and how these increases in
transmission capacity are
communicated to CAISO.
5. Technical conference participants
used the terms ‘‘expansion’’ and
‘‘enhancement’’ at the technical
conference. Provide the definitions of
those terms when they are used to
describe certain changes to the
configuration of the CAISO transmission
system resulting from ‘‘asset
management’’ activities that are subject
to the CAISO TPP.
6. Do CAISO’s tariff or BPMs provide
guidance and clarity to CAISO PTOs
regarding what transmission-related
maintenance and compliance activities/
facilities must be considered and
reviewed through CAISO’s TPP? If so,
please list the relevant sections.
7. How does each CAISO PTO decide
whether to pursue reliability related
transmission-related maintenance and
compliance activities/facilities that are
not required by the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC),
Western Electricity Coordinating
Council (WECC), or other regulatory
entities? What criteria or parameters are
used by each CAISO PTO to make this
decision? Where are such criteria or
parameters documented or otherwise
made available?
8. Is there a difference between (a) the
process through which each CAISO PTO
pursues solutions to transmissionrelated maintenance and compliance
activities/facilities that arise from NERC
and WECC reliability standards or
reliability standards established by
other regulatory entities, and (b) the
process through which each CAISO PTO
pursues solutions to other transmissionrelated maintenance and compliance
activities/facilities? If so, please explain
(1) the difference between the two
processes and (2) elaborate on the
reasons for the differences.
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9. What benefits and/or concerns, if
any, would arise from introducing
greater transparency and more
opportunities for stakeholder input into
each CAISO PTO’s asset management
process in the early stages of the
assessment, ranking, and selection of
particular ‘‘asset management’’ projects?
To the extent that you support
additional opportunities for stakeholder
input, please describe the ideal format
and/or frequency of such opportunities.
Commenters need not respond to all
topics or questions asked. Commenters
may reference materials previously filed
in the above-captioned dockets,
including the technical conference
transcript, but are encouraged to avoid
repetition or replication of previous
material. Initial comments must be
submitted on or before May 31, 2018,
and reply comments must be submitted
on or before June 15, 2018. Initial
comments should not exceed 15 pages
and reply comments should not exceed
10 pages.
For further information, please
contact individuals identified for each
topic:
Technical Information, Laura Switzer,
Office of Energy Markets Regulation,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6231, laura.switzer@ferc.gov.
Legal Information for Docket Nos.
AD18–12–000 and EL17–45–000,
Linda Kizuka, Office of the General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
8773, linda.kizuka@ferc.gov.
Legal Information for Docket Nos.
AD18–12–000 and ER18–370–000,
Susanna Ehrlich, Office of the General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
6260, susanna.ehrlich@ferc.gov.
Dated: May 15, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP10–1398–006.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2897-048, 2932-047, 2941-043, 2931-042, 2942-051]
Notice of Applications Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and
Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and
Prescriptions; S.D. Warren Company
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
a. Type of Applications: Surrender of License; Amendment of
Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 2897-048 (Surrender); 2932-047, 2941-043, 2931-
042, 2942-051 (Amendments).
c. Date Filed: March 23, 2018.
d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
e. Name of Projects: Saccarappa Hydroelectric Project (Surrender);
Mallison Falls, Little Falls, Gambo, and Dundee Hydroelectric Projects
(Amendments).
f. Location: On the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Cumberland
County, Maine.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Barry Stemm, Engineering Manager, Sappi North
America, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098, (207) 856-4584, and Briana
K. O'Regan, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Sappi North America, 179
John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME 04106, (207) 854-7070.
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Jennifer Ambler, (202) 502-8586, or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 30 Days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, 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 numbers P-2897-048,
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P-2932-047, P-2941-043, P-2931-042, and/or P-2942-051, as appropriate.
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. Description of Project Facilities:
The Saccarappa Project (P-2897-048) consists of two 10- to 12-foot-
high concrete diversion dams, referred to as eastern and western
spillways, separated by an island, a headgate structure, a concrete-
lined forebay, and a powerhouse containing three turbine-generator
units with a total rated generating capacity of 1,350 kilowatts (kW).
The project also includes a 345-foot-long tailrace channel and two
bypass reaches measuring 475 and 390 feet long extending from the
respective spillway to the downstream end of the tailrace channel.
The Mallison Falls Project (P-2932-047) includes a 358-foot-long,
14-foot-high concrete, masonry and cut granite diversion dam, a
headgate structure, an intake power canal, and a powerhouse containing
two turbine-generator units with a total rated generating capacity of
800 kW. The Mallison Falls Dam creates an 8-acre impoundment. The
project has a 675-foot-long bypass reach between the dam and the
powerhouse tailwaters.
The Little Falls Project (P-2941-043) includes a 310-foot-long, 14-
foot-high L-shaped concrete and masonry dam that creates a 29-acre
impoundment extending 1.7 miles to the tailwaters of the Gambo Project,
and a powerhouse integral with the dam, containing four turbine-
generator units with a total rated generating capacity of 1,000 kW. The
project has a 300-foot-long bypass reach between the upper section of
the dam and the powerhouse tailwaters.
The Gambo Project (P-2931-042) includes a 300-foot-long, 24-foot-
high concrete dam, a headgate structure, an intake and power canal, and
a powerhouse containing four turbine-generator units with a total rated
generating capacity of 1,900 kW. The Gambo Dam creates a 151-acre
impoundment. The project has a 300-foot-long bypass reach between the
dam and the powerhouse tailwaters.
The Dundee Project (P-2942-051) includes a 1,492-foot-long, 50-
foot-high concrete dam that creates a 197-acre impoundment, extending
1.7 miles upstream to the tailwaters of the North Gorham Project (P-
2519), and a powerhouse integral with the dam, containing three
turbine-generator units with a total rated generating capacity of 2,400
kW. The Dundee Project also includes a 1,075-foot-long tailrace
channel, which creates a bypass reach.
l. Description of Requests:
For the Saccarappa Project (P-2897-048):
The licensee filed an application to surrender its license for the
Saccarappa Project. The licensee proposes to: (1) Remove the existing
powerhouse and other ancillary structures; (2) remove the eastern and
western spillways; (3) partially fill the existing tailrace; (4)
construct a double Denil fishway within the filled tailrace area to
provide fish passage over the lower falls; (5) alter and repair the
tailrace guard wall to support the operation of the Denil; (6)
construct a fish counting facility at the exit of the Denil; and (7)
modify the bedrock in the eastern and western channels to facilitate
nature-like fish passage over both the eastern and western sections of
the upper falls.
For the Mallison Falls (P-2932-047), Little Falls (P-2941-043),
Gambo (P-2931-042), and Dundee (P-2942-051) Projects:
Concurrent with the request to surrender the license for the
Saccarappa Project as described above, the licensee proposes to amend
its upstream project licenses for the Mallison Falls, Little Falls,
Gambo, and Dundee Projects to: (1) Amend the Mallison Falls Project
license (the next upstream project from Saccarappa) to include the new
Denil fish passage facilities built at the Saccarappa Dam site; (2)
extend by ten years, until 2053, the license expiration dates for its
four upstream projects (Mallison Falls, Little Falls, Gambo, and Dundee
Projects); and (3) remove all fish passage requirements from the Gambo
and Dundee licenses.
The proposed actions reflect conditions agreed to by parties to a
Settlement Agreement executed on November 15, 2016, as amended on March
7, 2018, between the licensee and the U.S. Department of the Interior
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Maine Department of Marine
Resources; Conservation Law Foundation; Friends of the Presumpscot
River; and City of Westbrook, Maine.
These applications have been accepted for filing and are now ready
for environmental analysis.
m. This filing may be viewed on the Commission's website at https://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 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,
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,
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, MOTION TO
INTERVENE, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or PRESCRIPTIONS, 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,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions 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 licensee's requests that are 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
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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: May 11, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-10755 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am]
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