Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 87420-87421 [2023-27750]

Download as PDF 87420 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 241 / Monday, December 18, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER24–619–000] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES MS Solar 5, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of MS Solar 5, LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). 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Commission staff recently became aware of errors in several equations and one table in Appendix 11A; this notice provides a revised version of Chapter 11 correcting those errors. All information related to ‘‘Chapter 11—Arch Dams,’’ including the draft chapter, all submitted comments, the final chapter, and the revised final chapter incorporating the revisions to Appendix A, can be found on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 3428–205] 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.: 3428–2050. c. Date Filed: November 29, 2023. d. Applicant: Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc. e. Name of Project: Worumbo Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Androscoggin River, in Androscoggin County, Maine. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 241 / Monday, December 18, 2023 / Notices h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Nini, Brown Bear II Hydro Inc., (973) 998– 8171 or email at matthew.nini@ eaglecreekre.com. i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502–8074 or email at ryan.hansen@ ferc.gov. j. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. Project Description: The project consists of the following existing facilities: (1) an 870-foot-long concrete gravity dam with an 116-foot-long flood spillway containing four 18-foot-wide and 26-foot-high vertical lift gates and three flashboard sections including (from left to right facing downstream) a 233-foot-long ogee spillway topped by 38 2-foot-high hinged steel flashboard panels, a 167-foot-long concrete gravity section topped by 21 2-foot-high steel flashboard panels controlled by inflatable air bags, and a 349-foot-long concrete gravity section topped by 26 steel flashboard panels ranging in height from 1.5 to 1.9-foot-high controlled by inflatable air bags; (2) a reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 2,000 acrefeet and a surface area of 240 acres at the normal full-pond elevation of 98.5 feet; (3) a 337-foot-long concrete retaining wall with a top elevation of 108 feet leading to the intake structure; (4) a concrete intake structure integral with the powerhouse, containing two vertical slide gates each 33-foot-wide and 40- foot-high which are normally fully open and protected by trash racks; (5) a 105-foot-wide, 145-foot-long reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two Kaplan bulb turbines each with a generating capacity of 10.5 MW at 28.5 feet net head; (6) an approximately 30-foot-high vertical fishlift, four vertical attraction pumps, an eight-foot-long and 8-foot-wide hopper lift tank, and a viewing room; (7) an upstream eel passage system consisting of two two-foot-wide, seven-foot-long bristled ramps, and an eel trap; (8) a downstream fish passage system consisting of three entry way gates with trashracks, a 36-inch-diameter downstream passage pipe, and a 30-footwide, 20-foot-long, 10-foot-deep plunge pool; (9) an 850-foot-long, approximately 80-foot wide, tailrace excavated from the downstream powerhouse wall to the State Route 125 (Canal Street) bridge, flanked by a 200foot-long concrete retaining wall on the left and a 230-foot-long concrete training wall on the right; (10) a 3,540foot-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line leading to the Central Maine Power Company’s Lisbon Falls substation; and (11) appurtenant facilities. Brown Bear Hydro II Hydro, LLC has not proposed any new construction at the project. The project is operated in a run-of-river mode and average annual generation from the project is 83,911 megawatt-hours. l. Location of the Application: 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–3428). For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). m. 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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. The need for additional tagging and cfd modeling studies will influence the schedule below. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary) ............................................................................................................................................ Issue Additional Information Request (if necessary) ...................................................................................................................... Issue Study Modification Determination ......................................................................................................................................... Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis (if no studies are needed) .................................................... Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ............................................................ o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: December 12, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–27750 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC24–24–000. Applicants: Georgia Power Company. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Dec 15, 2023 Jkt 262001 Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of Georgia Power Company. Filed Date: 12/12/23. Accession Number: 20231212–5177. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/24. Take notice that the Commission received the following Complaints and Compliance filings in EL Dockets: Docket Numbers: EL24–40–000. Applicants: City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Light Division Tacoma Power v. California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: Complaint of City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities, Light Division d/b/a Tacoma Power, v. California Independent System Operator Corporation. Filed Date: 12/12/23. Accession Number: 20231212–5029. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/24. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 87421 Sfmt 4703 December 2023. January 2024. February 2024. March 2024. June 2024. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–2732–022; ER10–2733–022; ER10–2734–022; ER10–2736–022; ER10–2737–022; ER10–2741–022; ER10–2749–023; ER10–2752–022; ER12–2492–018; ER12–2493–018; ER12–2494–018; ER12–2495–018; ER12–2496–018; ER16–2455–012; ER16–2456–012; ER16–2457–012; ER16–2459–012; ER18–1404–008; ER19–2096–005. Applicants: Emera Energy LNG, LLC, NS Power Energy Marketing Inc., Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 15 LLC, Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 13 LLC, Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 12 LLC, Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 11 LLC, Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 10 LLC, Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 9 LLC, Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 8 LLC, Emera Energy Services E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87420-87421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27750]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3428-205]


Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    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.: 3428-2050.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 2023.
    d. Applicant: Brown Bear II Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Worumbo Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Androscoggin River, in Androscoggin County, 
Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

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    h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Nini, Brown Bear II Hydro Inc., (973) 
998-8171 or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074 or email at 
[email protected]. j. The application is not ready for environmental 
analysis at this time.
    k. Project Description: The project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (1) an 870-foot-long concrete gravity dam with an 
116-foot-long flood spillway containing four 18-foot-wide and 26-foot-
high vertical lift gates and three flashboard sections including (from 
left to right facing downstream) a 233-foot-long ogee spillway topped 
by 38 2-foot-high hinged steel flashboard panels, a 167-foot-long 
concrete gravity section topped by 21 2-foot-high steel flashboard 
panels controlled by inflatable air bags, and a 349-foot-long concrete 
gravity section topped by 26 steel flashboard panels ranging in height 
from 1.5 to 1.9-foot-high controlled by inflatable air bags; (2) a 
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 2,000 acre-feet and a 
surface area of 240 acres at the normal full-pond elevation of 98.5 
feet; (3) a 337-foot-long concrete retaining wall with a top elevation 
of 108 feet leading to the intake structure; (4) a concrete intake 
structure integral with the powerhouse, containing two vertical slide 
gates each 33-foot-wide and 40- foot-high which are normally fully open 
and protected by trash racks; (5) a 105-foot-wide, 145-foot-long 
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two Kaplan bulb turbines each 
with a generating capacity of 10.5 MW at 28.5 feet net head; (6) an 
approximately 30-foot-high vertical fish-lift, four vertical attraction 
pumps, an eight-foot-long and 8-foot-wide hopper lift tank, and a 
viewing room; (7) an upstream eel passage system consisting of two two-
foot-wide, seven-foot-long bristled ramps, and an eel trap; (8) a 
downstream fish passage system consisting of three entry way gates with 
trashracks, a 36-inch-diameter downstream passage pipe, and a 30-foot-
wide, 20-foot-long, 10-foot-deep plunge pool; (9) an 850-foot-long, 
approximately 80-foot wide, tailrace excavated from the downstream 
powerhouse wall to the State Route 125 (Canal Street) bridge, flanked 
by a 200-foot-long concrete retaining wall on the left and a 230-foot-
long concrete training wall on the right; (10) a 3,540-foot-long, 34.5-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line leading to the Central Maine Power 
Company's Lisbon Falls substation; and (11) appurtenant facilities. 
Brown Bear Hydro II Hydro, LLC has not proposed any new construction at 
the project. The project is operated in a run-of-river mode and average 
annual generation from the project is 83,911 megawatt-hours.
    l. Location of the Application: 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-3428). For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY).
    m. 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. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. The need for 
additional tagging and cfd modeling studies will influence the schedule 
below. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)..  December 2023.
Issue Additional Information Request (if  January 2024.
 necessary).
Issue Study Modification Determination..  February 2024.
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for  March 2024.
 Environmental Analysis (if no studies
 are needed).
Filing of recommendations, preliminary    June 2024.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: December 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27750 Filed 12-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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