Woodland Pulp LLC; Notice Dismissing Request for Stay as Moot, 29509 [2019-13319]
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f. Location: The project is located on
the Black River, in the Township of
Hatfield, in Jackson and Clarke counties,
Wisconsin.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dwight
Bowler, Midwest Hydraulic Company,
LLC, c/o Black River Partners, 813
Jefferson Hill Road, Nassau, New York
(518) 766–2753.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. Mark Pawlowski,
(202) 502–6052, mark.pawlowski@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, is 15
days from the issuance date of this
notice by the Commission. All
documents may be filed electronically
via the internet. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If
unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To
paper-file, an original and seven copies
should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
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. Please include the
project number (P–10805–059) on any
comments, motions, or
recommendations filed.
k. Description of Request: The
licensee must lower the water surface
elevation of the project’s 2.4-mile-long
power canal by approximately 13 feet
from its normal water surface elevation
to make repairs to the canal
embankment. Article 401 of the project
license requires the licensee to maintain
the water surface elevation of the power
canal at 879.0 ± 0.1 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD). The
licensee proposes a drawdown rate of
0.5 feet per day and would be expected
to take about 26 days. The refill of the
power canal is estimated to occur in
winter or spring of 2020.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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/
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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 at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Comments: Anyone may submit
comments in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
Any comments must be received on or
before the specified comment date for
the particular application.
n. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, 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; and (3) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
All comments should relate to project
works which are the subject of this
application. Agencies may obtain copies
of the application directly from the
applicant. 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.
Woodland Pulp’s Operation Plan and
modified and approved its Evaluation
Plan.2 The April 26, 2019 Order requires
Woodland Pulp to remove the hydraulic
blockage at the West Grand Dam
fishway within 45 days from the date of
issuance to allow fish passage for all
migratory species.
On May 24, 2019, the Maine
Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife, Maine Department of Marine
Resources, and the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection filed a motion
for stay of the April 26, 2019 Order. The
motion requests a 60-day stay of the
April 26, 2019 Order to allow additional
time for the state agencies, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, the National
Marine Fisheries Service, and the
Passamaquoddy Tribe to consult
regarding fish passage at West Grand
Dam. On June 5, 2019, Woodland Pulp
notified the Commission that it had
removed the hydraulic blockage at the
West Grand Dam. Accordingly, the relief
sought by the Maine agencies is
rendered moot and the request for stay
is dismissed.
This notice constitutes final agency
action. Requests for rehearing of this
dismissal must be filed within 30 days,
pursuant to section 313(a) of the Federal
Power Act and section 385.713 of the
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR
385.713 (2018).
Dated: June 18, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: June 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 12635–002—New York]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 2618–030; 2618–031]
Woodland Pulp LLC; Notice
Dismissing Request for Stay as Moot
On March 22, 2017, Woodland Pulp
LLC (Woodland Pulp), licensee for the
West Branch Storage Project No. 2618,
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) a Fishway
Operation and Maintenance Plan
(Operation Plan) and a Fishway
Evaluation Plan (Evaluation Plan) under
Articles 409 and 410 of the project
license, respectively.1 On April 26,
2019, Commission staff denied
1 Woodland Pulp LLC, 154 FERC ¶ 62,175 (2016)
(Order Issuing New License).
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Moriah Hydro LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Mineville Energy Storage Project and
Intention To Hold Public Meetings
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
application for license for the proposed
Mineville Energy Storage Project (FERC
No. 12635) and has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the project. The proposed project
would be located in a decommissioned
2 Woodland
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2618-030; 2618-031]
Woodland Pulp LLC; Notice Dismissing Request for Stay as Moot
On March 22, 2017, Woodland Pulp LLC (Woodland Pulp), licensee for
the West Branch Storage Project No. 2618, filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) a Fishway Operation and Maintenance
Plan (Operation Plan) and a Fishway Evaluation Plan (Evaluation Plan)
under Articles 409 and 410 of the project license, respectively.\1\ On
April 26, 2019, Commission staff denied Woodland Pulp's Operation Plan
and modified and approved its Evaluation Plan.\2\ The April 26, 2019
Order requires Woodland Pulp to remove the hydraulic blockage at the
West Grand Dam fishway within 45 days from the date of issuance to
allow fish passage for all migratory species.
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\1\ Woodland Pulp LLC, 154 FERC ] 62,175 (2016) (Order Issuing
New License).
\2\ Woodland Pulp LLC, 167 FERC ] 62,065 (2019).
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On May 24, 2019, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife, Maine Department of Marine Resources, and the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection filed a motion for stay of the
April 26, 2019 Order. The motion requests a 60-day stay of the April
26, 2019 Order to allow additional time for the state agencies, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
and the Passamaquoddy Tribe to consult regarding fish passage at West
Grand Dam. On June 5, 2019, Woodland Pulp notified the Commission that
it had removed the hydraulic blockage at the West Grand Dam.
Accordingly, the relief sought by the Maine agencies is rendered moot
and the request for stay is dismissed.
This notice constitutes final agency action. Requests for rehearing
of this dismissal must be filed within 30 days, pursuant to section
313(a) of the Federal Power Act and section 385.713 of the Commission's
regulations, 18 CFR 385.713 (2018).
Dated: June 17, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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