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[FR Doc. 2024–14048 Filed 6–26–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3342–025]
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Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
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.
e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower
Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River,
in City of Concord, and Town of
Boscawen, Merrimack County, New
Hampshire.
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; or alocke@essexhydro.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181; or jeanne.edwards@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
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The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions 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. 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. 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
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
and is now ready for environmental
analysis.
l. The Penacook Lower Falls Project
consists of the following facilities: (1) an
impoundment with a surface area of 8.4acres 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 a 3.625inch 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 kWh
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kilowatt-hours between 2012 and 2021.
No changes in the project operation are
proposed.
m. Copies of the application 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 (P–3342). For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY).
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions
or prescriptions must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
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.
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.
n. The applicant must file no later
than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
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evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms
and Conditions/Prescriptions.
Licensee’s Reply to REA
Comments.
Target date
August 2024.
October 2024.
Dated: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–14046 Filed 6–26–24; 8:45 am]
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC24–58–000.
Applicants: Global Infrastructure
Management, LLC, BlackRock, Inc.
Description: Response to 06/05/2024,
Deficiency Letter of Global
Infrastructure Management, LLC.
Filed Date: 6/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240618–5186.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/24.
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filings:
Docket Numbers: ER24–1396–000.
Applicants: Massachusetts Electric
Company.
Description: Refund Report: 2024–06–
18 Refund Filing for MECO Borderline
2023 Rate Update Filing to be effective
N/A.
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Accession Number: 20240618–5154.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–1824–001.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
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Amendment of Second Amended
WMPA, SA No. 5696; AF1–140 in
Docket ER24–1824 to be effective 6/24/
2024.
Filed Date: 6/20/24.
Accession Number: 20240620–5270.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
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Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
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292 to be effective 5/20/2024.
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Accession Number: 20240618–5158.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2302–000.
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Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Application for Market-Based Rate
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Filed Date: 6/18/24.
Accession Number: 20240618–5167.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/9/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2303–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
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Amendment to ISA No. 5212 & CSA No.
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be effective 8/20/2024.
Filed Date: 6/20/24.
Accession Number: 20240620–5016.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2304–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to AE2–342 ISA No. 6235
& CSA No. 6236 to be effective 8/20/
2024.
Filed Date: 6/20/24.
Accession Number: 20240620–5020.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2305–000.
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Systems, Incorporated, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: 205(d) Rate Filing:
American Transmission Systems,
Incorporated submits tariff filing per
35.13(a)(2)(iii: ATSI submits one
Construction Agreement, SA No. 7166
to be effective 9/23/2022.
Filed Date: 6/20/24.
Accession Number: 20240620–5051.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2306–000.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2307–000.
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8/19/2024.
Filed Date: 6/20/24.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2309–000.
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Revisions to Attachment W to Update
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604) to be effective 8/20/2024.
Filed Date: 6/20/24.
Accession Number: 20240620–5083.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2310–000.
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effective 8/20/2024.
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Accession Number: 20240620–5146.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2314–000.
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Accession Number: 20240620–5151.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/24.
Docket Numbers: ER24–2315–000.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3342-025]
Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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.
e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in City of Concord, and Town
of Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
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; or
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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. 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. 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 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 and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The Penacook Lower Falls Project consists of the following
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 a 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 kWh kilowatt-hours between 2012
and 2021. No changes in the project operation are proposed.
m. Copies of the application 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 (P-3342). For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866)
208-3676 or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
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].
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.
n. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3)
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evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments, August 2024.
Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
Conditions/Prescriptions.
Licensee's Reply to REA Comments........ October 2024.
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Dated: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14046 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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