Essex Company, LLC, Lawrence Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Dispute Resolution Panel Meeting and Technical Conference, 53612-53613 [2024-14048]
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please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
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(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: Rolfe Canal Project (P–3240–040).
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 Rolfe Canal Project diverts
water from the York Dam into the Rolfe
Canal and consists of the following
facilities: (1) the York impoundment
with a surface area of 50-acres, at
elevation of 342.5 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29); (2) a
300-foot-long, 10-foot-high diversion
dam (York Dam); (3) a 50-foot-wide
concrete gated intake structure; (4) a
7,000-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, and 9foot-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,
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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. 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–3240). 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.
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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)
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2800–054]
Essex Company, LLC, Lawrence
Hydroelectric Project; Notice of
Dispute Resolution Panel Meeting and
Technical Conference
On June 18, 2024, Commission staff,
in response to the filing of a notice of
study dispute by the National Marine
Fisheries Service on May 28, 2024,
convened a single three-person Dispute
Resolution Panel (Panel) pursuant to 18
CFR 5.14(d).
The Panel will hold a technical
conference to address two study
disputes regarding potential effects of
the Lawrence Project (P–2800) on
shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon and
their habitat in the Merrimack River.
The purpose of the technical session is
for the disputing agency, applicant, and
Commission staff to provide the Panel
with additional information necessary
to evaluate the disputed studies, and for
the Panel to ask questions and seek
clarification regarding the matters in
dispute. All local, state, and federal
agencies, Indian tribes, and other
interested parties are invited to attend
the meeting as observers. The Panel may
also request information or clarification
on written submissions as necessary to
understand the matters in dispute. The
Panel will limit all input that it receives
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to the specific studies or information in
dispute and will focus on the
applicability of such studies or
information to the study criteria
stipulated in 18 CFR 5.9(b). If the
number of participants wishing to speak
creates time constraints, the Panel may,
at its discretion, limit the speaking time
for each participant.
The conference will be held virtually,
using the Microsoft Teams platform, on
Friday, June 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
If you plan to attend the conference, you
must contact Allan Creamer, as directed
below, by June 26, 2024 to receive
specific instructions on how to attend.
For more information, please contact
Allan Creamer, the Dispute Resolution
Panel Chair, at allan.creamer@ferc.gov,
or (202) 502–8365.
Dated: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2800-054]
Essex Company, LLC, Lawrence Hydroelectric Project; Notice of
Dispute Resolution Panel Meeting and Technical Conference
On June 18, 2024, Commission staff, in response to the filing of a
notice of study dispute by the National Marine Fisheries Service on May
28, 2024, convened a single three-person Dispute Resolution Panel
(Panel) pursuant to 18 CFR 5.14(d).
The Panel will hold a technical conference to address two study
disputes regarding potential effects of the Lawrence Project (P-2800)
on shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon and their habitat in the Merrimack
River. The purpose of the technical session is for the disputing
agency, applicant, and Commission staff to provide the Panel with
additional information necessary to evaluate the disputed studies, and
for the Panel to ask questions and seek clarification regarding the
matters in dispute. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian
tribes, and other interested parties are invited to attend the meeting
as observers. The Panel may also request information or clarification
on written submissions as necessary to understand the matters in
dispute. The Panel will limit all input that it receives
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to the specific studies or information in dispute and will focus on the
applicability of such studies or information to the study criteria
stipulated in 18 CFR 5.9(b). If the number of participants wishing to
speak creates time constraints, the Panel may, at its discretion, limit
the speaking time for each participant.
The conference will be held virtually, using the Microsoft Teams
platform, on Friday, June 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you plan to
attend the conference, you must contact Allan Creamer, as directed
below, by June 26, 2024 to receive specific instructions on how to
attend.
For more information, please contact Allan Creamer, the Dispute
Resolution Panel Chair, at [email protected], or (202) 502-8365.
Dated: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14048 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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