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wide, and 9-foot-deep power canal; (5)
an additional impoundment (created by
York Dam at the end of the power canal)
with surface area of 3-acres, at elevation
of 342.5 feet NGVD29, and a negligible
storage capacity; (6) a 130-foot-long, 17foot-high granite block intake dam; (7) a
950-foot-long underground penstock; (8)
a 32-foot-wide by 90-foot-long, concrete
powerhouse containing one Kaplan
turbine-generating unit with a capacity
of 4.285 megawatts; (9) a 1,200-foot-long
tailrace; (10) transmission facilities
consisting of a three-phase 4.16/34.5kilovolt (kV) transformer, and a 34.5-kV,
650-foot-long transmission line; and (11)
other appurtenances. The project has a
4,000-foot-long bypassed reach.
The project operates in a run-of-river
mode with a minimum flow of 338
cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow,
whichever is less, into the York
impoundment, a minimum flow of 50
cfs into the York bypass, and a
minimum flow of 5 cfs into a historic
channel that bypasses the penstock. The
project had an average annual
generation of 19,585,884 kilowatt-hours
between 2014 and 2018. Briar Hydro
proposes to increase the minimum flow
into the York bypass to 100 cfs.
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.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
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
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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.
Request Additional Information (if necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2.
Issue Notice of Ready
for Environmental
Analysis.
November 2023.
November 2023.
December 2023.
December 2023.
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3342–025]
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.: 3342–025.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower
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.
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 Lower Falls Project (P–3342–
025).
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
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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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Notice of Intent To Prepare
Environmental Assessments
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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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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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3342-025]
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.: 3342-025.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower 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_
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or
[email protected].
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 [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. All
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the
first page: Penacook Lower Falls Project (P-3342-025).
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
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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-foot-long, 70-foot-wide forebay, a 106-foot-long, gated
spillway, a 316-foot-long auxiliary spillway, and a 140-foot-long,
gated diversion structure; (3) a 23.3-foot-long, 46.1-foot-high trash
rack with 3.625-inch clear spacing; (4) a 35-foot-wide by 97.5-foot-
long concrete powerhouse, integral with the spillway, containing one
Kaplan style turbine-generator unit with a capacity of 4.6 megawatts;
(5) a 700-foot-long, 45-foot-wide 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
[email protected], 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 [email protected].
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.
[FR Doc. 2023-22985 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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