
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14500-14501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05625]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2492-013]


Woodland Pulp, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing 
With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing 
and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 2492-013.
    c. Date Filed: February 28, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Woodland Pulp, LLC (Woodland Pulp).
    e. Name of Project: Vanceboro Dam Storage Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the outlet of 
Spednik Lake, on the east branch of the Saint Croix River, in 
Washington County, Maine and New Brunswick, Canada. The project does 
not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Jay Beaudoin, Woodland Pulp, LLC, 144 Main 
Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694, (207) 427-4005 or 
Jay.Beaudoin@woodlandpulp.com.

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    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502-6123 or 
michael.watts@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The existing Vanceboro Dam Storage 
Project consists of: (1) A 16-foot-high, 469-foot-long dam comprised of 
a 170-foot-long earthen embankment section, a 230-foot-long earthen 
embankment section, and a 69-foot-long gated concrete spillway section 
with two 22.5-foot-long, 14.5-foot-high steel Tainter gates with a 
crest elevation of 385.86 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) an 8-
foot-wide concrete vertical-slot upstream fishway; (3) an 18,558-acre 
impoundment (Spednik Lake) with a maximum pool elevation of 385.86 feet 
msl; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
    The Vanceboro Dam Storage Project operates in a seasonal store and 
release mode. The existing license requires a minimum impoundment 
elevation of 371.5 feet msl, if possible, between October 1 and April 
30; a minimum impoundment elevation of 376.5 feet msl, if possible, 
between May 1 and September 30; a maximum impoundment elevation of 
385.86 feet msl, if possible; and a year round minimum downstream flow 
of 200 cubic feet per second.
    Woodland Pulp is not proposing any new project facilities or 
changes in project operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://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 toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready     April 2014.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary   June 2014.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA.........  October 2014.
Comments on EA.........................  November 2014.
Modified terms and conditions..........  January 2015.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: March 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05625 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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