Algonquin Northern Maine Generating Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, 27995-27996 [2020-10105]
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conduct an audit to verify the number
of kilowatt-hours claimed to have been
generated and sold by the qualified
hydroelectric facility and for which an
incentive payment has been requested
or made.
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Energy was signed on May 5, 2020, by
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Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2368–059]
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Algonquin Northern Maine Generating
Company; Notice of Application
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and
Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 2368–059.
c. Date Filed: December 3, 2019.
d. Applicant: Algonquin Northern
Maine Generating Company
(Algonquin).
e. Name of Project: Scopan
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on Scopan Stream in the Town
of Masardis in Aroostook County,
Maine. No federal lands are occupied by
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the project works or located within the
project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ian MacRobbie,
Vice President, Operations, Algonquin
Northern Maine Generating Company,
26 Canal Bank, Windsor Locks,
Connecticut 06096; Telephone (905)
465–6119.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202)
502–6837 or john.baummer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway 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, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway 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 the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY).
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. Project Description: The existing
Scopan Hydroelectric Project consists
of: (1) A 750-foot-long dam that
includes: (a) A 330-foot-long, 45-foothigh earthen embankment section (north
embankment) with a 194-foot-long, 49foot-high concrete retaining wall at the
downstream end of the embankment; (b)
a 24-foot-long, 45-foot-high concrete
gravity spillway section with a crest
elevation of 590 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD) and a
single 13.5-foot-high spillway gate with
two 10-inch-diameter minimum flow
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butterfly valves; (c) a 26-foot-long, 48foot-high concrete intake and
powerhouse section that includes: (i)
Two 12-inch-wide head gates and
trashracks with 3-inch clear-bar spacing;
and (ii) a 26-foot-long, 49-foot-high
concrete powerhouse with a single 1.5megawatt vertical propeller turbinegenerator unit; and (d) a 370-foot-long,
45-foot-high earthen embankment
section (south embankment) with a
135.5-foot-long, 45-foot-high concrete
retaining wall at the downstream end of
the embankment; (2) an approximately
15-mile-long, 5,000-acre impoundment
(Scopan Lake) with a useable storage
volume of 57,920 acre-feet between
elevations 590.5 and 603.2 feet NGVD;
(3) three 13.45/2.4-kilovolt transformers
and switch gear that connect the
generator to Emera, Maine’s regional
transmission line; and (4) appurtenant
facilities.
Algonquin operates the project in a
store and release mode in which the
impoundment is drawdown from
January through March of each year to
meet electricity demand in the winter.
During the spring and summer, the
impoundment is maintained at or near
the full pond levels to protect and
enhance fisheries, wetlands, wildlife
and recreational resources. Algonquin
manages the project to augment flows in
the Aroostook River downstream of the
project for generation at the Aroostook
River Project No. 2367 and the Tinker
Falls Project, the latter of which is
located in New Brunswick Canada and
is not a FERC-licensed project. The
Scopan Project had an average annual
generation of approximately 878,913
kilowatt-hours from 2012 through 2018.
The project’s current license requires
Algonquin to: (1) Maintain Scopan Lake
water levels as follows: (a) From May 15
to July 31, fluctuate Scopan Lake by no
more than one foot; (b) from July 16 to
Labor Day, target the elevation of
Scopan Lake between 601.0 to 603.0 feet
NGVD; and (c) from October 1 to
November 15, maintain the elevation of
Scopan Lake at or above 601.0 feet
NGVD; (2) release minimum flows of 21
cubic feet per second (cfs) from
December 1 through May 15, and 25 cfs
from May 16 through November 30; (3)
close one of the two minimum flow
valves if Scopan Lake falls below 601.5
feet NGVD; (4) close both minimum
flow valves if Scopan Lake falls below
601 feet NGVD; and (5) limit the
maximum discharge from the project to
not more than 600 cfs from April 1 to
November 30.
Algonquin proposes to: (1) Maintain
Scopan Lake water surface elevations as
follows: (a) From June 1 to July 31 limit
water level fluctuations in Scopan Lake
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to no more than 0.5 vertical foot upward
or 1.0 vertical foot downward within
any 28-day period from June 1 through
July 31; (b) from August 1 through Labor
Day, maintain the water elevation of
Scopan Lake between 601.0 and 603.0
feet NGVD; (c) from October 1 through
November 15, maintain the water
elevation of Scopan Lake above 601.0
feet NGVD; (d) limit winter drawdowns
of Scopan Lake to no lower than 595.3
feet NGVD from November 16 to May
14; (2) limit the maximum discharge
from the project to not more than 600
cfs from June 1 to November 30; and (3)
continue to release a continuous
minimum flow of 21 cfs including
leakage from the minimum flow valves
unless water levels in Scopan Lake fall
below 601.5 feet NGVD from May 16
through November 30, in which case
one valve would be closed.
m. In addition to publishing the full
text of this notice in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
notice, as well as other documents in
the proceeding (e.g., license application)
via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–2368).
At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission’s
Public Reference Room due to the
proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3673 or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY).
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.
n. 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.
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All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO
INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY
COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS,
PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY 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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Dated: May 6, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2105–089; 2105–126]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order
Take notice that on April 24, 2020,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E), applicant for relicensing the
Upper North Fork Feather River
Hydroelectric Project No. 2105, filed a
petition for declaratory order (petition)
pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.207(a)(2). PG&E requests that the
Commission declare that the California
State Water Resources Control Board
has waived its authority to issue a
certification for the Upper North Fork
Feather River Project under Section 401
of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1341(a)(1), as more fully explained in
the petition.
Any person wishing to comment on
PG&E’s petition may do so.1 The
deadline for filing comments is 30 days
from the issuance of this notice. The
Commission encourages electronic
submission of comments in lieu of
Milestone
Target date
paper using the eFiling link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
Filing of interventions, protests, comments, recelectronically should send comments to
ommendations, preliminary
the following address: Federal Energy
terms and conditions, and
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
preliminary fishway preStreet, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
scriptions ...........................
July 2020
Hand delivered submissions in
Commission issues Environdocketed proceedings should be
mental Assessment ...........
January 2021
delivered to Health and Human
Comments on Environmental
Assessment ....................... February 2021 Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Be sure to
Modified terms and conditions ...................................
April 2021 reference the project docket numbers
(P–2105–089 and –126) with your
submission.
p. Final amendments to the
In addition to publishing the full text
application must be filed with the
of this document in the Federal
Commission no later than 30 days from
Register, the Commission provides all
the issuance date of this notice.
interested persons an opportunity to
q. A license applicant must file no
view and/or print the contents of this
later than 60 days following the date of
document via the internet through the
issuance of the notice of acceptance and Commission’s Home Page (https://
ready for environmental analysis
www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
provided for in 18 CFR 5.22: (1) A copy
Enter the docket number excluding the
of the water quality certification; (2) a
1 PG&E’s request is part of its relicensing
copy of the request for certification,
including proof of the date on which the proceeding in Project No. 2105–089. Thus, any
person that intervened in the relicensing
certifying agency received the request;
proceeding is already a party. The filing of the
or (3) evidence of waiver of water
petition in this case does not trigger a new
quality certification.
opportunity to intervene.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2368-059]
Algonquin Northern Maine Generating Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 2368-059.
c. Date Filed: December 3, 2019.
d. Applicant: Algonquin Northern Maine Generating Company
(Algonquin).
e. Name of Project: Scopan Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on Scopan Stream in
the Town of Masardis in Aroostook County, Maine. No federal lands are
occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ian MacRobbie, Vice President, Operations,
Algonquin Northern Maine Generating Company, 26 Canal Bank, Windsor
Locks, Connecticut 06096; Telephone (905) 465-6119.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502-6837 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway 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,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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. Project Description: The existing Scopan Hydroelectric Project
consists of: (1) A 750-foot-long dam that includes: (a) A 330-foot-
long, 45-foot-high earthen embankment section (north embankment) with a
194-foot-long, 49-foot-high concrete retaining wall at the downstream
end of the embankment; (b) a 24-foot-long, 45-foot-high concrete
gravity spillway section with a crest elevation of 590 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD) and a single 13.5-foot-high
spillway gate with two 10-inch-diameter minimum flow butterfly valves;
(c) a 26-foot-long, 48-foot-high concrete intake and powerhouse section
that includes: (i) Two 12-inch-wide head gates and trashracks with 3-
inch clear-bar spacing; and (ii) a 26-foot-long, 49-foot-high concrete
powerhouse with a single 1.5-megawatt vertical propeller turbine-
generator unit; and (d) a 370-foot-long, 45-foot-high earthen
embankment section (south embankment) with a 135.5-foot-long, 45-foot-
high concrete retaining wall at the downstream end of the embankment;
(2) an approximately 15-mile-long, 5,000-acre impoundment (Scopan Lake)
with a useable storage volume of 57,920 acre-feet between elevations
590.5 and 603.2 feet NGVD; (3) three 13.45/2.4-kilovolt transformers
and switch gear that connect the generator to Emera, Maine's regional
transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
Algonquin operates the project in a store and release mode in which
the impoundment is drawdown from January through March of each year to
meet electricity demand in the winter. During the spring and summer,
the impoundment is maintained at or near the full pond levels to
protect and enhance fisheries, wetlands, wildlife and recreational
resources. Algonquin manages the project to augment flows in the
Aroostook River downstream of the project for generation at the
Aroostook River Project No. 2367 and the Tinker Falls Project, the
latter of which is located in New Brunswick Canada and is not a FERC-
licensed project. The Scopan Project had an average annual generation
of approximately 878,913 kilowatt-hours from 2012 through 2018.
The project's current license requires Algonquin to: (1) Maintain
Scopan Lake water levels as follows: (a) From May 15 to July 31,
fluctuate Scopan Lake by no more than one foot; (b) from July 16 to
Labor Day, target the elevation of Scopan Lake between 601.0 to 603.0
feet NGVD; and (c) from October 1 to November 15, maintain the
elevation of Scopan Lake at or above 601.0 feet NGVD; (2) release
minimum flows of 21 cubic feet per second (cfs) from December 1 through
May 15, and 25 cfs from May 16 through November 30; (3) close one of
the two minimum flow valves if Scopan Lake falls below 601.5 feet NGVD;
(4) close both minimum flow valves if Scopan Lake falls below 601 feet
NGVD; and (5) limit the maximum discharge from the project to not more
than 600 cfs from April 1 to November 30.
Algonquin proposes to: (1) Maintain Scopan Lake water surface
elevations as follows: (a) From June 1 to July 31 limit water level
fluctuations in Scopan Lake
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to no more than 0.5 vertical foot upward or 1.0 vertical foot downward
within any 28-day period from June 1 through July 31; (b) from August 1
through Labor Day, maintain the water elevation of Scopan Lake between
601.0 and 603.0 feet NGVD; (c) from October 1 through November 15,
maintain the water elevation of Scopan Lake above 601.0 feet NGVD; (d)
limit winter drawdowns of Scopan Lake to no lower than 595.3 feet NGVD
from November 16 to May 14; (2) limit the maximum discharge from the
project to not more than 600 cfs from June 1 to November 30; and (3)
continue to release a continuous minimum flow of 21 cfs including
leakage from the minimum flow valves unless water levels in Scopan Lake
fall below 601.5 feet NGVD from May 16 through November 30, in which
case one valve would be closed.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (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 (P-
2368). At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Reference Room due to the proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC
at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3673 or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
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.
n. 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.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
PROTEST, MOTION TO INTERVENE, COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS,
RECOMMENDATIONS, PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY 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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of interventions, protests, comments, July 2020
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions......................
Commission issues Environmental Assessment.............. January 2021
Comments on Environmental Assessment.................... February 2021
Modified terms and conditions........................... April 2021
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 18 CFR 5.22: (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: May 6, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10105 Filed 5-11-20; 8:45 am]
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