KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments, 62734-62735 [2024-16863]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 62734 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 148 / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EF24–7–000] [Project No. 4202–025] Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments Take notice that on July 18, 2024, Western Area Power Administration submitted a tariff filing per 300.10: SNR_CVP&COTP_WAPA207–20240716 to be effective 10/1/2024. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 19, 2024. Dated: July 22, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–16864 Filed 7–31–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Jul 31, 2024 Jkt 262001 Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement. b. Project No.: 4202–025. c. Date Filed: July 23, 2024. d. Applicant: KEI Power Management, LLC (KEI Power). e. Name of Project: Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (project). f. Location: The existing project is located on the Passadumkeag River, in the town of Lowell in Penobscot County, Maine. g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lewis Loon, General Manager, 423 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203–3025 or lewisc.loon@kruger.com. i. FERC Contact: Robert Haltner at (202) 502–8612 or robert.haltner@ ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments: August 13, 2024. Reply comments due: August 23, 2024. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERC Online.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferc online.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: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 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: Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (P–4202–025). The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. KEI Power filed a Settlement Agreement for the project’s relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the National Marine Fisheries Service; the Maine Department of Marine Resources; and the Penobscot Nation. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, relicensing issues related to project operation and fish passage. The Settlement Agreement includes proposed protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures to address: (1) upstream fish passage facilities improvements, modifications, and construction; (2) fish passage monitoring and adaptive management; (3) downstream fish passage enhancements; (4) upstream American eel passage provisions; and (5) fishway operation and maintenance. KEI Power requests that any new license issued by the Commission for the project contain conditions consistent with the provisions of the Settlement Agreement and within the scope of its regulatory authority. l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 (i.e., P–4202). For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 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/FERC Online.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 148 / Thursday, August 1, 2024 / Notices Dated: July 25, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. public. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62734-62735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16863]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4202-025]


KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and 
Soliciting Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: 4202-025.
    c. Date Filed: July 23, 2024.
    d. Applicant: KEI Power Management, LLC (KEI Power).
    e. Name of Project: Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Passadumkeag 
River, in the town of Lowell in Penobscot County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Lewis Loon, General Manager, 423 
Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203-3025 or 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Haltner at (202) 502-8612 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments: August 13, 2024. Reply comments 
due: August 23, 2024.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments 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: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier 
must be addressed to: 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: 
Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (P-4202-025).
    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. KEI Power filed a Settlement Agreement for the project's 
relicense proceeding, on behalf of itself; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; the National Marine Fisheries Service; the Maine Department of 
Marine Resources; and the Penobscot Nation. The purpose of the 
Settlement Agreement is to resolve, among the signatories, relicensing 
issues related to project operation and fish passage. The Settlement 
Agreement includes proposed protection, mitigation, and enhancement 
measures to address: (1) upstream fish passage facilities improvements, 
modifications, and construction; (2) fish passage monitoring and 
adaptive management; (3) downstream fish passage enhancements; (4) 
upstream American eel passage provisions; and (5) fishway operation and 
maintenance. KEI Power requests that any new license issued by the 
Commission for the project contain conditions consistent with the 
provisions of the Settlement Agreement and within the scope of its 
regulatory authority.
    l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement 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 (i.e., P-4202). For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
    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.


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    Dated: July 25, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-16863 Filed 7-31-24; 8:45 am]
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