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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
but is not ready for environmental
analysis.
l. The Penacook Lower Falls Project
consists of the following existing
facilities:
(1) an impoundment with a surface
area of 8.4-acres at an elevation of 278.6
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum
1929; (2) a concrete dam with a 15-footlong, 70-foot-wide forebay, a 106-footlong, gated spillway, a 316-foot-long
auxiliary spillway, and a 140-foot-long,
gated diversion structure; (3) a 23.3-footlong, 46.1-foot-high trash rack with
3.625-inch clear spacing; (4) a 35-footwide by 97.5-foot-long concrete
powerhouse, integral with the spillway,
containing one Kaplan style turbinegenerator unit with a capacity of 4.6
megawatts; (5) a 700-foot-long, 45-footwide tailrace; (6) transmission facilities
consisting of a 4.16/34.5 kilovolt (kV)
transformer and 200-foot-long, 34.5-kV
transmission line; and (7) other
appurtenances.
The project operates in a run-of-river
mode. The project had an average
annual generation of 20,198,820
kilowatt-hours between 2012 and 2021.
No changes in the project operation are
proposed.
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 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. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
Reference Room. For assistance, contact
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,
or call (886) 208–3676 (toll free) 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.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members, and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595, or OPP@
ferc.gov.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
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 protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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.
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.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—November 2023
Request Additional Information (if
necessary)—November 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2—December
2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis—December 2023
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Intent To Prepare
Environmental Assessments
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Central Rivers Power NH, LLC .....................................................................................................................................
Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC .................................................................................................................................
On July 29, 2022, Central Rivers
Power, NH LLC filed applications for
new major licenses for the 15-megawatt
(MW) J. Brodie Smith Hydroelectric
Project and the 2.2–MW Gorham
Hydroelectric Project. On August 1,
2022, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC
filed applications for new major licenses
for the 3.7–MW Shelburne
Hydroelectric Project, the 4.8–MW
Upper Gorham Hydroelectric Project,
the 3.2–MW Cross Power Hydroelectric
Project, the 7.9–MW Cascade
Hydroelectric Project, the 3.2–MW
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Sawmill Hydroelectric Project, and the
7.9–MW Riverside Hydroelectric
Project. The projects are located on the
Androscoggin River in Coos County,
New Hampshire. No Federal or Tribal
lands occur within or adjacent to the
project boundaries.
In accordance with the Commission’s
regulations, on July 26, 2023,
Commission staff issued a notice that
the projects were ready for
environmental analysis (REA Notice).
Based on the information in the record,
including comments filed on the REA
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2423–031.
Notice, staff does not anticipate that
licensing the projects would constitute
a major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human
environment. Therefore, staff will
prepare a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA) for each of the eight
projects.
The EAs will be issued and circulated
for review by all interested parties. All
comments filed on the EAs will be
analyzed by staff and considered in the
Commission’s final licensing decision.
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The applications will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Commission issues
draft EAs.
Comments on draft
EAs.
Commission issues
final EAs.
Target date
February 2024.
April 2024.
September 2024.1
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Ryan Hansen at (202)
502–8074 or ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22981 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 6689–018]
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Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New License.
b. Project No.: 6689–018.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Penacook Upper
Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River,
in the City of Concord, and Town of
Boscawen, Merrimack County, New
Hampshire. No Federal lands are
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Andrew J.
Locke, Essex Hydro Associates, LLC, 55
Union Street, Boston, MA 02108; (617)
357–0032; email—alocke@
essexhydro.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181; or jeanne.edwards@
ferc.gov.
1 The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that
EAs be completed within 1 year of the Federal
action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This
notice establishes the Commission’s intent to
prepare a draft and final EA for each of the eight
projects. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s
regulations, the final EAs must be issued within 1
year of the issuance date of this notice.
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j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
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. All filings
must clearly identify the project name
and docket number on the first page:
Penacook Upper Falls Project (P–6689–
018).
k. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The Penacook Upper Falls Project
consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) an impoundment with a
surface area of 11.4-acres at an elevation
of 306.0 feet above National Geodetic
Vertical Datum 1929; (2) a 21-foot-high,
187-foot-long timber stoplog dam with a
gated concrete spillway; (3) a 58-footwide, 15-foot-long forebay; (4) a 12.5foot-wide, 39.3-foot-high trash rack with
3.5-inch clear spacing; (5) a 44-footwide by 81-foot-long, concrete
powerhouse, integral to the dam,
containing one Kaplan turbine
generating unit with a capacity of 3.02
megawatts; (6) a 350-foot-long, 47-footwide tailrace; (7) transmission facilities
consisting of a 4.16/34.5-kilovolt (kV)
transformer and a 50-foot-long, 34.5-kV
transmission line; and (8) other
appurtenances.
The project operates in a run-of-river
mode and had an average annual
generation of 13,825,011 kilowatt-hours
between 2012 and 2021. No changes to
the project are proposed.
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 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. At this
time, the Commission has suspended
access to the Commission’s Public
PO 00000
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Reference Room. For assistance, contact
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,
or call (886) 208–3676 (toll free) 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.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members, and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595, or OPP@
ferc.gov.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
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 protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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.
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.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments—November 2023
Request Additional Information (if
necessary)—November 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2—December
2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental
Analysis—December 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71850-71851]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-22981]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessments
Central Rivers Power NH, LLC..... Project No. 2287-053.
Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC... Project No. 2300-052.
Project No. 2311-067.
Project No. 2326-054.
Project No. 2327-047.
Project No. 2422-058.
Project No. 2423-031.
On July 29, 2022, Central Rivers Power, NH LLC filed applications
for new major licenses for the 15-megawatt (MW) J. Brodie Smith
Hydroelectric Project and the 2.2-MW Gorham Hydroelectric Project. On
August 1, 2022, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC filed applications for
new major licenses for the 3.7-MW Shelburne Hydroelectric Project, the
4.8-MW Upper Gorham Hydroelectric Project, the 3.2-MW Cross Power
Hydroelectric Project, the 7.9-MW Cascade Hydroelectric Project, the
3.2-MW Sawmill Hydroelectric Project, and the 7.9-MW Riverside
Hydroelectric Project. The projects are located on the Androscoggin
River in Coos County, New Hampshire. No Federal or Tribal lands occur
within or adjacent to the project boundaries.
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, on July 26, 2023,
Commission staff issued a notice that the projects were ready for
environmental analysis (REA Notice). Based on the information in the
record, including comments filed on the REA Notice, staff does not
anticipate that licensing the projects would constitute a major Federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Therefore, staff will prepare a draft and final Environmental
Assessment (EA) for each of the eight projects.
The EAs will be issued and circulated for review by all interested
parties. All comments filed on the EAs will be analyzed by staff and
considered in the Commission's final licensing decision.
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The applications will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Commission issues draft EAs............... February 2024.
Comments on draft EAs..................... April 2024.
Commission issues final EAs............... September 2024.\1\
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Ryan Hansen
at (202) 502-8074 or [email protected].
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\1\ The Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations
under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that EAs be completed within 1
year of the Federal action agency's decision to prepare an EA. This
notice establishes the Commission's intent to prepare a draft and
final EA for each of the eight projects. Therefore, in accordance
with CEQ's regulations, the final EAs must be issued within 1 year
of the issuance date of this notice.
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22981 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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