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Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–12740–010. Comments
emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission
record.
Dated: April 19, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–08521 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–2360–008;
ER12–2037–013; ER12–2314–009;
ER15–2129–006; ER15–2130–006;
ER15–2131–006; ER17–2258–004.
Applicants: Great Western Wind
Energy, LLC, Milo Wind Project, LLC,
Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC, Roosevelt
Wind Project, LLC, Slate Creek Wind
Project, LLC, Spearville 3, LLC,
Spinning Spur Wind LLC.
Description: Notice of Change in
Status of Great Western Wind Energy,
LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 4/16/21.
Accession Number: 20210416–5383.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/21.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2671–001;
ER21–425–001; ER21–848–001.
Applicants: Water Strider Solar, LLC,
Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC, Battle
Mountain SP, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Water Strider Solar,
LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 4/16/21.
Accession Number: 20210419–5133.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1707–000.
Applicants: The Potomac Edison
Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Potomac submits Interconnection
Agreement, SA No. 4452 with ODEC to
be effective 6/16/2021.
Filed Date: 4/16/21.
Accession Number: 20210416–5349.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/7/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1708–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
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Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original ISA, Service Agreement No.
6009; Queue No. AF2–168 to be
effective 3/18/2021.
Filed Date: 4/19/21.
Accession Number: 20210419–5007.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1709–000.
Applicants: ISO New England Inc.,
Vermont Transco LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Vermont Transco LLC; Supplemental
Order No. 864 Compliance Filing to be
effective 1/1/2020.
Filed Date: 4/19/21.
Accession Number: 20210419–5039.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1710–000.
Applicants: New York Transco, LLC,
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 205
EPCA among Transco, Holcim and
NYISO SA No. 2617 to be effective 4/
2/2021.
Filed Date: 4/19/21.
Accession Number: 20210419–5088.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1711–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
OATT Formula Rate—Schedule 10 Loss
Factor for June 2021 to be effective 6/
1/2021.
Filed Date: 4/19/21.
Accession Number: 20210419–5095.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1712–000.
Applicants: Indiana Michigan Power
Company, AEP Indiana Michigan
Transmission Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: AEP
submits Harber Facilities Agreement re:
SA No. 1262 to be effective 6/19/2021.
Filed Date: 4/19/21.
Accession Number: 20210419–5121.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/21.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
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docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: April 19, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–08523 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 4784–106]
Topsham Hydro Partners Limited
Partnership; 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: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 4784–106.
c. Date filed: August 31, 2020.
d. Applicant: Topsham Hydro
Partners Limited Partnership.
e. Name of Project: Pejepscot
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Androscoggin
River in Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and
Androscoggin Counties in the village of
Pejepscot and the town of Topsham,
Maine. The project does not affect
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom
Uncher, Vice President, Topsham Hydro
Partners Limited Partnership, 339B Big
Bay Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804,
Telephone: 1–518–743–2018,
Thomas.Uncher@
brookfieldrenewable.com.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen,
Telephone (202) 502–8074, and email
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
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, protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
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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 FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–4784–106.
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
Pejepscot Project consists of: (1) A 560foot-long, 47.5-foot-high rock and
gravel-filled, timber crib dam that is
topped with a 5-foot-thick reinforced
concrete slab; (2) a spillway consisting
of five, 96-foot-long by 3-foot-high steel
bascule gates; (3) a 225-acre, 3 mile-long
reservoir at an elevation of 67.5 feet
mean sea level (MSL); (4) a 97-footwide, 146-foot-long brick masonry and
concrete original powerhouse integral
with the dam and containing three
horizontal Francis turbine-generator
units with a combined rated capacity of
approximately 1.58 megawatts (MW); (5)
a 60-foot-wide by 115-foot-long concrete
newer powerhouse also integral with
the dam southeast of the original
powerhouse and containing a Kaplan
turbine and a generator with a rated
capacity of approximately 12.3 MW; (6)
a vertical lift upstream fish passage
facility consisting of a 20-foot-long, 7foot-wide steel hopper with a sloping
bottom and an 8-inch-wide, 8-foot-high
V-trap inlet, a 6-foot-wide, 8-foot-high,
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110-foot-long metal flume, four
attraction pumps with a combined
capacity of 160 cubic feet per second
(cfs) and a viewing window; (7) a
downstream fish passage facility
consisting of two 4-foot-wide steel entry
weirs with grizzly racks that pass fish
through a 30-inch-diameter, 185-footlong and a 24-inch-diameter, 60-footlong outlet pipe; (8) a tailrace with a
bulkhead-like gate that discharges water
into the Androscoggin River
approximately 25 feet downstream of
the powerhouses; (9) two 900-foot-long,
15-kilovolt cable connections to
substations located north and south of
the powerhouses, respectively; and (10)
appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-ofriver mode with an average annual
generation of 68.5 megawatt-hours.
m. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through 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 (i.e., P–
4784). 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 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
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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 revised
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
(For projects with draft and final
NEPA documents):
Milestone
Filing of recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions,
and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues
Draft EA or EIS.
Comments on Draft EA
or EIS.
Modified Terms and
Conditions.
Commission Issues
Final EA or EIS.
Target date
June 2021.
December 2021.
January 2022.
March 2022.
June 2022.
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. The 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. Please note that the
certification request must comply with
40 CFR 121.5(b), including
documentation that a pre-filing meeting
request was submitted to the certifying
authority at least 30 days prior to
submitting the certification request.
Please also note that the certification
request must be sent to the certifying
authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
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Dated: April 19, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–08520 Filed 4–22–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Colorado River Storage Project—Rate
Order No. WAPA–195
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed formula rate
for Joint Dispatch Transmission Service.
AGENCY:
The Colorado River Storage
Project Management Center (CRSP MC)
of the Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA) proposes a 5year, Colorado River Storage Project
(CRSP) Joint Dispatch Transmission
Service (JDTS) formula rate for use
under the Western Energy Imbalance
Service (WEIS) Market through
September 30, 2026. The proposed rate
is unchanged from the existing rate for
short-term sales of JDTS under Rate
Schedule SP–NFJDT expiring
September 30, 2021.
DATES: A consultation and comment
period will begin April 23, 2021 and
end May 24, 2021. CRSP MC will accept
written comments at any time during
the 30-day consultation and comment
period.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
requests to be informed of Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
actions concerning the proposed
formula rate submitted by WAPA to
FERC for approval should be sent to:
Mr. Rodney Bailey, Acting CRSP
Manager, Colorado River Storage Project
Management Center, Western Area
Power Administration, 1800 South Rio
Grande Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401, or
email: CRSPMC-rate-adj@wapa.gov.
CRSP MC will post information about
the proposed formula rate and the
written comments received to its
website at: https://www.wapa.gov/
regions/CRSP/rates/Pages/rates.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Thomas Hackett, Rates Manager,
Colorado River Storage Project
Management Center, Western Area
Power Administration, (801) 524–5503,
or email: CRSPMC-rate-adj@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 29, 2020, WAPA’s
Administrator approved a rate for shortterm sales of JDTS for the 8-month
period February 1, 2021, through
September 30, 2021.
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WAPA proposes that a 5-year JDTS
formula rate go into effect on October 1,
2021. The proposed formula rate would
remain in effect until September 30,
2026, or until WAPA changes the
formula rate through another public rate
process pursuant to 10 CFR part 903,
whichever occurs first. For more
information on the proposed rate, please
see the customer brochure located on
CRSP’s website at: https://
www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/rates/
Pages/rate-order-195.aspx.
Legal Authority
Existing DOE procedures for public
participation and approval of power and
transmission rate adjustments (10 CFR
part 903) were published in 1985 and
2019.1 The proposed action constitutes
a minor rate adjustment as defined by
10 CFR 903.2(e). In accordance with 10
CFR 903.15(a) and 10 CFR 903.16(a),
WAPA has determined it is not
necessary to hold public information
and public comment forums for this rate
action. However, WAPA is initiating a
30-day consultation and comment
period to give the public an opportunity
to comment on the proposed formula
rate. CRSP MC will review and consider
all timely public comments at the
conclusion of the consultation and
comment period and make amendments
or adjustments to the proposal as
appropriate. The rates will then be
approved on an interim basis.
WAPA is establishing the JDTS
formula rate for CRSP in accordance
with section 302 of the DOE
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152).2
By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B,
effective November 19, 2016, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
authority to develop power and
transmission rates to WAPA’s
Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
into effect on a final basis, or to remand
or disapprove such rates to FERC. By
Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S4–2021,
effective February 25, 2021, the Acting
Secretary of Energy also delegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis
to the Under Secretary for Science (and
1 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347
(Feb. 21, 2019).
2 This Act transferred to, and vested in, the
Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions
of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior
and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under
the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat.
388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent
laws, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)); and other
Acts that specifically apply to the project involved.
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Energy). By Redelegation Order No. 00–
002.10E, effective February 14, 2020, the
Under Secretary of Energy (to whom
such authority was delegated by the
Secretary of Energy in Delegation Order
No. 00–002.00S from January 15, 2020,
until that delegation was rescinded on
February 25, 2021) redelegated the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
such rates into effect on an interim basis
to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity.
By Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10–
05, effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant
Secretary for Electricity further
redelegated the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect
on an interim basis to WAPA’s
Administrator. The delegations and
redelegations not affirmatively
rescinded remain valid.
Availability of Information
All brochures, studies, comments,
letters, memorandums, or other
documents that CRSP MC initiates or
uses to develop the proposed formula
rate are available for inspection and
copying at the CRSP MC, located at
1800 South Rio Grande Avenue,
Montrose, Colorado. Many of these
documents and supporting information
are also available on WAPA’s website at:
https://www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/
rates/Pages/rates.aspx.
Ratemaking Procedure Requirements
Environmental Compliance
WAPA is in the process of
determining whether an environmental
assessment or an environmental impact
statement should be prepared or if this
action can be categorically excluded
from those requirements.3
Determination Under Executive Order
12866
WAPA has an exemption from
centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no
clearance of this notice by the Office of
Management and Budget is required.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on April 9, 2021, by
Tracey A. LeBeau, Interim
Administrator, Western Area Power
Administration, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document, with the original
signature and date, is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
3 In compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347);
the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508);
and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and
Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4784-106]
Topsham Hydro Partners Limited Partnership; 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: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 4784-106.
c. Date filed: August 31, 2020.
d. Applicant: Topsham Hydro Partners Limited Partnership.
e. Name of Project: Pejepscot Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Androscoggin River in Sagadahoc, Cumberland,
and Androscoggin Counties in the village of Pejepscot and the town of
Topsham, Maine. The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom Uncher, Vice President, Topsham Hydro
Partners Limited Partnership, 339B Big Bay Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804,
Telephone: 1-518-743-2018, [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, Telephone (202) 502-8074, and email
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
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, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary
terms and conditions, and preliminary
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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 FERC Online Support at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket
number P-4784-106.
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 Pejepscot Project consists of:
(1) A 560-foot-long, 47.5-foot-high rock and gravel-filled, timber crib
dam that is topped with a 5-foot-thick reinforced concrete slab; (2) a
spillway consisting of five, 96-foot-long by 3-foot-high steel bascule
gates; (3) a 225-acre, 3 mile-long reservoir at an elevation of 67.5
feet mean sea level (MSL); (4) a 97-foot-wide, 146-foot-long brick
masonry and concrete original powerhouse integral with the dam and
containing three horizontal Francis turbine-generator units with a
combined rated capacity of approximately 1.58 megawatts (MW); (5) a 60-
foot-wide by 115-foot-long concrete newer powerhouse also integral with
the dam southeast of the original powerhouse and containing a Kaplan
turbine and a generator with a rated capacity of approximately 12.3 MW;
(6) a vertical lift upstream fish passage facility consisting of a 20-
foot-long, 7-foot-wide steel hopper with a sloping bottom and an 8-
inch-wide, 8-foot-high V-trap inlet, a 6-foot-wide, 8-foot-high, 110-
foot-long metal flume, four attraction pumps with a combined capacity
of 160 cubic feet per second (cfs) and a viewing window; (7) a
downstream fish passage facility consisting of two 4-foot-wide steel
entry weirs with grizzly racks that pass fish through a 30-inch-
diameter, 185-foot-long and a 24-inch-diameter, 60-foot-long outlet
pipe; (8) a tailrace with a bulkhead-like gate that discharges water
into the Androscoggin River approximately 25 feet downstream of the
powerhouses; (9) two 900-foot-long, 15-kilovolt cable connections to
substations located north and south of the powerhouses, respectively;
and (10) appurtenant facilities.
The project is operated in a run-of-river mode with an average
annual generation of 68.5 megawatt-hours.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through 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 (i.e., P-
4784). 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
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
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
(For projects with draft and final NEPA documents):
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, June 2021.
preliminary terms and conditions,
and preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA or EIS.... December 2021.
Comments on Draft EA or EIS.......... January 2022.
Modified Terms and Conditions........ March 2022.
Commission Issues Final EA or EIS.... June 2022.
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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. The 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. Please note
that the certification request must comply with 40 CFR 121.5(b),
including documentation that a pre-filing meeting request was submitted
to the certifying authority at least 30 days prior to submitting the
certification request. Please also note that the certification request
must be sent to the certifying authority and to the Commission
concurrently.
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Dated: April 19, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08520 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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