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Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of
Settlement Agreement and Soliciting
Comments
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
Agreement.
b. Project No.: 2790–074.
c. Date Filed: August 22, 2022.
d. Applicant: Boott Hydropower, LLC
(Boott).
e. Name of Project: Lowell
Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Merrimack River in
Middlesex County, Massachusetts and
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
The project does not occupy any federal
land but is located within the
administrative boundary of the Lowell
National Historical Park.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Webb,
Licensing Manager, Boott Hydropower,
LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite
204, Manchester, NH 03101; (978) 935–
6039 or kwebb@centralriverspower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly, (202)
502–8587 or william.connelly@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments:
September 23, 2022. Reply comments
due October 8, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments
using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.
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aspx. 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–2790–074.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure 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. Boott filed the Settlement
Agreement on behalf of itself, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the National
Marine Fisheries Service, the New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department,
the Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries, and the Massachusetts
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The
purpose of the Settlement Agreement is
to resolve, among the signatories, issues
related to minimum flows in the
project’s bypassed reach and fish
passage associated with the issuance of
any new license and fishway
prescriptions under Section 18 of the
FPA for the project. Specifically, the
Settlement Agreement includes, but is
not limited to, proposed measures for
minimum flows in the bypassed reach,
modifications to existing upstream and
downstream fish passage facilities,
modifications to the project’s bypassed
reach for upstream fish passage,
installation of an upstream fish passage
facility in the project tailrace, fish
passage studies and effectiveness
testing, fish passage protection, and fish
passage facility operation. Boott
requests that the Commission
incorporate the proposed measures into
any new license issued.
l. A copy of the settlement agreement
may be viewed on 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
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document (i.e., P–2790). 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.
You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.
aspx to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: August 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2790-074]
Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
Take notice that the following settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 2790-074.
c. Date Filed: August 22, 2022.
d. Applicant: Boott Hydropower, LLC (Boott).
e. Name of Project: Lowell Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Merrimack River
in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Hillsborough County, New
Hampshire. The project does not occupy any federal land but is located
within the administrative boundary of the Lowell National Historical
Park.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Webb, Licensing Manager, Boott
Hydropower, LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite 204, Manchester, NH
03101; (978) 935-6039 or [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly, (202) 502-8587 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: September 23, 2022. Reply comments
due October 8, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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-2790-074.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 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. Boott filed the Settlement Agreement on behalf of itself, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service,
the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the Massachusetts Division
of Marine Fisheries, and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and
Wildlife. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among
the signatories, issues related to minimum flows in the project's
bypassed reach and fish passage associated with the issuance of any new
license and fishway prescriptions under Section 18 of the FPA for the
project. Specifically, the Settlement Agreement includes, but is not
limited to, proposed measures for minimum flows in the bypassed reach,
modifications to existing upstream and downstream fish passage
facilities, modifications to the project's bypassed reach for upstream
fish passage, installation of an upstream fish passage facility in the
project tailrace, fish passage studies and effectiveness testing, fish
passage protection, and fish passage facility operation. Boott requests
that the Commission incorporate the proposed measures into any new
license issued.
l. A copy of the settlement agreement may be viewed on 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-2790). 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.
You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: August 24, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18656 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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