Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests, 38618-38619 [2019-16847]
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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.
Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies
of the notice of intent can be obtained
directly from the applicant or such
copies can be viewed and reproduced at
the Commission in its Public Reference
Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The filing may
also be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp
using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket
number (i.e., CD19–10) in the docket
number field to access the document.
For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 1, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–16846 Filed 8–6–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2600–087]
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Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application
Document (PAD), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping;
Request for Comments on the PAD
and Scoping Document, and
Identification of Issues and Associated
Study Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application for a New
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Process.
b. Project No.: 2600–087.
c. Dated Filed: May 31, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Bangor-Pacific
Hydro Associates (BPHA).
e. Name of Project: West Enfield
Project.
f. Location: On the Penobscot River in
Penobscot County, Maine. The project
does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
the Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Randy
Dorman, Brookfield Renewable, 150
Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240;
phone at (207) 755–5605, or email at
Randy.Dorman@
brookfieldrenewable.com.
i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey at (202)
502–8621 or email at erin.kimsey@
ferc.gov.
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j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item o below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; and (b) the Maine State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)
and Penobscot Nation Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer (THPO), as required
by section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act, section 106
of the National Historic Preservation
Act, and section 305(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
m. Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates
filed with the Commission a PreApplication Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule),
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s website (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 at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). Copies are also
available by request from Mr. Randy
Dorman of Brookfield Renewable at
(207) 755–5605 or via email at
Randy.Dorman@
brookfieldrenewable.com.
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, please contact FERC
Online Support.
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o. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the PAD and Commission
staff’s Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as
well as study requests. All comments on
the PAD and SD1, and study requests
should be sent to the address above in
paragraph h. In addition, all comments
on the PAD and SD1, study requests,
requests for cooperating agency status,
and all communications to and from
Commission staff related to the merits of
the potential application must be filed
with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all
documents 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. 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–2600–087.
All filings with the Commission must
bear the appropriate heading: Comments
on Pre-Application Document, Study
Requests, Comments on Scoping
Document 1, Request for Cooperating
Agency Status, or Communications to
and from Commission Staff. Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting study requests, commenting
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so
within 60 days of the date of this notice.
p. Although our current intent is to
prepare an environmental assessment
(EA), there is the possibility that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be required. The scoping process
will satisfy the NEPA scoping
requirements, irrespective of whether an
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
project at the time and place noted
below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribe, and
non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is
primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist staff in identifying
particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
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Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Enfield Town Office, 789
Hammett Road, Enfield, ME 04493.
Phone: (207) 732–4270.
acting as a cooperating agency for
development of an environmental
document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in item
n of this document.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Meeting Procedures
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Enfield Town Office, 789
Hammett Road, Enfield, ME 04493.
Phone: (207) 732–4270.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
eLibrary link. Follow the directions for
accessing information in paragraph n.
Based on all oral and written comments,
a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be
issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a
list of issues, identified through the
scoping process.
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be placed in the
public records of the project.
addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Environmental Site Review
The licensee and Commission staff
will conduct an environmental site
review of the project on Tuesday,
August 27, 2019, starting at 1:00 p.m.
All participants should meet at the
project, located at 94 Dam Road, West
Enfield, ME 04493.
If you plan to attend the
environmental site review, please
contact Randy Dorman of Brookfield
Renewable at (207) 755–5605, or via
email at Randy.Dorman@
BrookfieldRenewable.com on or before
August 19, 2019, and indicate how
many participants will be attending
with you.
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Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
and discuss existing conditions and
resource management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the appropriateness of any
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
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Dated: July 30, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–16847 Filed 8–6–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER19–2513–000]
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization: Wilton Wind Energy II,
LLC
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced Wilton Wind Energy
II, LLC’s application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying
rate tariff, noting that such application
includes a request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is August 21,
2019.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
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must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for
electronic review in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room in Washington,
DC. There is an eSubscription link on
the website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 1, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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: RP19–1056–001.
Applicants: Boardwalk Storage
Company, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing
Compliance Filing in Docket No. RP19–
1056–000 to be effective 8/1/2019.
Filed Date: 7/31/19.
Accession Number: 20190731–5031.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/12/19.
Docket Numbers: RP19–1057–001.
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: Compliance filing
Compliance Filing in Docket No. RP19–
1057–000 to be effective 8/1/2019.
Filed Date: 7/31/19.
Accession Number: 20190731–5033.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/12/19.
Docket Numbers: RP19–1062–001.
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LP.
Description: Compliance filing
Compliance Filing in Docket No. RP19–
1062–000 to be effective 8/1/2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2600-087]
Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study
Requests
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
b. Project No.: 2600-087.
c. Dated Filed: May 31, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates (BPHA).
e. Name of Project: West Enfield Project.
f. Location: On the Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine. The
project does not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Randy Dorman, Brookfield Renewable,
150 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240; phone at (207) 755-5605, or email
at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey at (202) 502-8621 or email at
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC 61,076
(2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; and (b) the Maine State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and Penobscot Nation Tribal
Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), as required by section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act and the implementing regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Bangor-Pacific Hydro
Associates as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act, section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
m. Bangor-Pacific Hydro Associates filed with the Commission a Pre-
Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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 at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). Copies are also available by request from Mr. Randy Dorman
of Brookfield Renewable at (207) 755-5605 or via email at
[email protected].
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, please
contact FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents 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]. 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-2600-087.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
Comments on Pre-Application Document, Study Requests, Comments on
Scoping Document 1, Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or
Communications to and from Commission Staff. Any individual or entity
interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD or SD1,
and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so within 60 days
of the date of this notice.
p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. The scoping process will satisfy the
NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is
issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribe, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
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addressed in the environmental document. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Enfield Town Office, 789 Hammett Road, Enfield, ME 04493.
Phone: (207) 732-4270.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Enfield Town Office, 789 Hammett Road, Enfield, ME 04493.
Phone: (207) 732-4270.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov,
using the eLibrary link. Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The licensee and Commission staff will conduct an environmental
site review of the project on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, starting at
1:00 p.m. All participants should meet at the project, located at 94
Dam Road, West Enfield, ME 04493.
If you plan to attend the environmental site review, please contact
Randy Dorman of Brookfield Renewable at (207) 755-5605, or via email at
[email protected] on or before August 19, 2019, and
indicate how many participants will be attending with you.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public records of the project.
Dated: July 30, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16847 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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