Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Merimil Limited Partnership, Hydro-Kennebec, LLC; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Project Relicense, Interim Species Protection Plan, and Final Species Protection Plan, 80553 [2024-22851]
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Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC,
Merimil Limited Partnership, HydroKennebec, LLC; Notice of Revised
Procedural Schedule for
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Project Relicense,
Interim Species Protection Plan, and
Final Species Protection Plan
Milestone
Issue Final EIS ..........
On January 31, 2020, Brookfield
White Pine Hydro, LLC filed an
application for a new license to
continue to operate and maintain the
8.65-megawatt (MW) Shawmut
Hydroelectric Project No. 2322
(Shawmut Project). On June 1, 2021, in
a separate compliance proceeding for
the Shawmut Project, Brookfield White
Pine Hydro, LLC filed an Interim
Species Protection Plan (Interim Plan)
for Atlantic salmon and requested
Commission approval to amend the
current Shawmut license to incorporate
the Interim Plan. The Interim Plan
includes measures to protect
endangered Atlantic salmon until the
Commission issues a decision on the
relicense application for the Shawmut
Project.
Also on June 1, 2021, Brookfield
Power US Asset Management, LLC
(Brookfield), on behalf of the affiliated
licensees for the 6.915–MW Lockwood
Hydroelectric Project No. 2574, 15.433–
MW Hydro-Kennebec Hydroelectric
Project No. 2611, and 15.98–MW
Weston Hydroelectric Project No. 2325,
filed a Final Species Protection Plan
(Final Plan) for Atlantic salmon,
Atlantic sturgeon, and shortnose
sturgeon and requested Commission
approval to amend the three project
licenses to incorporate the Final Plan.
All four projects are located on the
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Kennebec River, in Kennebec and
Somerset Counties, Maine.
On November 23, 2021, Commission
staff issued a notice of intent to prepare
a draft and final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of
relicensing the Shawmut Project and
amending the licenses of all four
projects to incorporate the measures in
the Interim and Final Plans. The notice
of intent included a schedule for
preparing a draft and final EIS. The
schedule was updated on September 18,
2023.1
The draft EIS was issued on March 28,
2024. Extensive verbal and written
comments on the draft EIS were filed by
state and federal resource agencies, nongovernmental organizations, Indian
Tribes, and the public. The comments
need to be considered in the final EIS.
Therefore, by this notice, Commission
staff is updating the procedural
schedule for completing the final EIS.
The revised schedule is shown below.
Further revisions to the schedule may
be made as appropriate.
Target date
February 28, 2025
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Marybeth Gay at
Marybeth.gay@ferc.gov or Matt Cutlip at
Matt.Cutlip@ferc.gov.
Dated: September 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–22851 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am]
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Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP24–1073–000.
Applicants: Carolina Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: CGT—
2024 FRQ and TDA Report to be
effective 11/1/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5017.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1074–000.
Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
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September 2024.
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Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: Devon
Gas Services 140141—Non-Conforming
to be effective 11/1/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5021.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1075–000.
Applicants: Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rates—Yankee Gas to Emera
eff 9–26–24 to be effective 9/26/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5024.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1076–000.
Applicants: Eastern Gas Transmission
and Storage, Inc.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: EGTS—
September 26, 2024 Negotiated Rate and
Nonconforming Service Agreements to
be effective 11/1/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5028.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1077–000.
Applicants: ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: Update
to GT&C Section 33 to be effective 10/
26/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5032.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1078–000.
Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: GT&C—
Early Termination Filing to be effective
10/26/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5030.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1080–000.
Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission
Company.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel and
Loss Retention Adjustment—Fall 2024
to be effective 11/1/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5046.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1081–000.
Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing: ThirdParty Capacity Tariff Provisions to be
effective 10/26/2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
Accession Number: 20240926–5047.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/8/24.
Docket Numbers: RP24–1082–000.
Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C.
Description: 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreement Update
(Shell Oct 2024) to be effective 10/1/
2024.
Filed Date: 9/26/24.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 2322-069; 2322-071; 2325-100; Project No. 2574-092;
Project No. 2611-091]
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Merimil Limited Partnership,
Hydro-Kennebec, LLC; Notice of Revised Procedural Schedule for
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Project Relicense,
Interim Species Protection Plan, and Final Species Protection Plan
On January 31, 2020, Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC filed an
application for a new license to continue to operate and maintain the
8.65-megawatt (MW) Shawmut Hydroelectric Project No. 2322 (Shawmut
Project). On June 1, 2021, in a separate compliance proceeding for the
Shawmut Project, Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC filed an Interim
Species Protection Plan (Interim Plan) for Atlantic salmon and
requested Commission approval to amend the current Shawmut license to
incorporate the Interim Plan. The Interim Plan includes measures to
protect endangered Atlantic salmon until the Commission issues a
decision on the relicense application for the Shawmut Project.
Also on June 1, 2021, Brookfield Power US Asset Management, LLC
(Brookfield), on behalf of the affiliated licensees for the 6.915-MW
Lockwood Hydroelectric Project No. 2574, 15.433-MW Hydro-Kennebec
Hydroelectric Project No. 2611, and 15.98-MW Weston Hydroelectric
Project No. 2325, filed a Final Species Protection Plan (Final Plan)
for Atlantic salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, and shortnose sturgeon and
requested Commission approval to amend the three project licenses to
incorporate the Final Plan. All four projects are located on the
Kennebec River, in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine.
On November 23, 2021, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to
prepare a draft and final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
evaluate the effects of relicensing the Shawmut Project and amending
the licenses of all four projects to incorporate the measures in the
Interim and Final Plans. The notice of intent included a schedule for
preparing a draft and final EIS. The schedule was updated on September
18, 2023.\1\
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\1\ The final EIS was scheduled to be issued by September 2024.
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The draft EIS was issued on March 28, 2024. Extensive verbal and
written comments on the draft EIS were filed by state and federal
resource agencies, non-governmental organizations, Indian Tribes, and
the public. The comments need to be considered in the final EIS.
Therefore, by this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural
schedule for completing the final EIS.
The revised schedule is shown below. Further revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Issue Final EIS........................... February 28, 2025
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Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Marybeth Gay
at [email protected] or Matt Cutlip at [email protected].
Dated: September 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-22851 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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