Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Merimil Limited Partnership; Hydro-Kennebec, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Shawmut Hydroelectric Project, Lockwood Hydroelectric Project, Hydro-Kennebec Hydroelectric Project, and Weston Hydroelectric Project, 23009 [2024-07044]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 2322–069; 2322–071; and
2325–100; Project No. 2574–092; Project No.
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Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC;
Merimil Limited Partnership; HydroKennebec, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Shawmut
Hydroelectric Project, Lockwood
Hydroelectric Project, Hydro-Kennebec
Hydroelectric Project, and Weston
Hydroelectric Project
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 1 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
application for license for the Shawmut
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2322),
the proposed Interim Species Protection
Plan for the Shawmut Project, and the
Final Species Protection Plan for the
Lockwood Hydroelectric Project (FERC
No. 2574), Hydro-Kennebec
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2611),
and Weston Hydroelectric Project (FERC
No. 2325) and has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the projects. All four projects are
located on the Kennebec River, in
Kennebec and Somerset Counties,
Maine.
The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis
of the applicant’s proposal and the
alternatives for licensing the Shawmut
Project, and amending the licenses for
the Shawmut, Lockwood, HydroKennebec, and Weston projects. The
draft EIS documents the views of
governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected
Native-American tribes, the public, the
license applicant, and Commission staff.
The Commission provides all
interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the EIS 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. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659.
1 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
amended (Pub. L. 91–190. 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347, as
amended by Pub. L. 94–52, July 3, 1975, Pub. L. 94–
83, August 9, 1975, Pub. L. 97–258, 4(b), September
13, 1982, Pub. L. 118–5, June 3, 2023).
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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.
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.
All comments must be filed by June
4, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments
using the Commission’s eFiling system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
eFiling.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
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: Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A.
Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The first page of any filing should
include docket numbers P–2322–069;
P–2322–071; P–2325–100; P–2574–092;
and P–2611–091.
Anyone may intervene in this
proceeding based on this draft EIS (18
CFR 380.10). You must file your request
to intervene as specified above.2 You do
not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
In addition to or in lieu of sending
written comments, you are invited to
attend a public meeting that will be held
to receive comments on the draft EIS.
Commission staff will hold two public
2 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
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meetings for the purpose of receiving
comments on the draft EIS. At the
meetings, resource agency personnel
and other interested persons will have
the opportunity to provide oral and
written comments and
recommendations regarding the draft
EIS. The meetings will be recorded by
a court reporter, and all statements
(verbal and written) will become part of
the Commission’s public record for the
projects. All interested individuals and
entities will be invited to attend one or
both of the public meetings. A notice
detailing the exact date, time, and
location of the public meetings will be
forthcoming.
For further information, contact
Marybeth Gay at Marybeth.gay@ferc.gov
or 202–502–6125, or Matt Cutlip at
Matt.Cutlip@ferc.gov or 503–552–2762.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–07044 Filed 4–2–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
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[Project No. 2153–066]
United Water Conservation District;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment
On May 26, 2020, as supplemented on
September 7, 2021, February 2, 2022,
September 8, 2022, and January 3, 2024,
United Water Conservation District
(UWCD) filed a non-capacity
amendment application for the Santa
Felicia Project No. 2153 (project). The
project is located on Piru Creek in
Ventura County, California. The project
occupies federal lands administered by
the U.S. Forest Service.
The purpose of the amendment
application is to implement the Santa
Felicia Dam Safety Improvement
Project. The Dam Safety Project
proposes to replace the existing outlet
works and modify the existing spillway
and dam to address the potential for
failure under seismic loading conditions
and increase the conveyance capacity to
sufficiently pass the inflow design
flood. On June 1, 2020, the Commission
issued a public notice of UWCD’s
request for a license amendment
soliciting comments, motions to
intervene, and protests. No comments,
motions to intervene, or protests were
received.
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2322-069; 2322-071; and 2325-100; Project No. 2574-092;
Project No. 2611-091]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Merimil Limited Partnership;
Hydro-Kennebec, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Shawmut Hydroelectric Project, Lockwood
Hydroelectric Project, Hydro-Kennebec Hydroelectric Project, and Weston
Hydroelectric Project
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
\1\ and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the application for license for the Shawmut Hydroelectric
Project (FERC No. 2322), the proposed Interim Species Protection Plan
for the Shawmut Project, and the Final Species Protection Plan for the
Lockwood Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2574), Hydro-Kennebec
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2611), and Weston Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 2325) and has prepared a draft environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the projects. All four projects are located on the Kennebec
River, in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine.
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\1\ National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, amended (Pub. L.
91-190. 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, as amended by Pub. L. 94-52, July 3,
1975, Pub. L. 94-83, August 9, 1975, Pub. L. 97-258, 4(b), September
13, 1982, Pub. L. 118-5, June 3, 2023).
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The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal
and the alternatives for licensing the Shawmut Project, and amending
the licenses for the Shawmut, Lockwood, Hydro-Kennebec, and Weston
projects. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies,
non-governmental organizations, affected Native-American tribes, the
public, the license applicant, and Commission staff.
The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the EIS 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected], or toll-free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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.
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].
All comments must be filed by June 4, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.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:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include docket numbers P-2322-069; P-2322-071; P-2325-
100; P-2574-092; and P-2611-091.
Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified
above.\2\ You do not need intervenor status to have your comments
considered.
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\2\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are
invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive
comments on the draft EIS. Commission staff will hold two public
meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft EIS. At the
meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will
have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments and
recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be recorded
by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will
become part of the Commission's public record for the projects. All
interested individuals and entities will be invited to attend one or
both of the public meetings. A notice detailing the exact date, time,
and location of the public meetings will be forthcoming.
For further information, contact Marybeth Gay at
[email protected] or 202-502-6125, or Matt Cutlip at
[email protected] or 503-552-2762.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07044 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
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