[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2322-069]


Brookfield White Pine Hydro 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: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2322-069.
    c. Date Filed: January 31, 2020.
    d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC (Brookfield).
    e. Name of Project: Shawmut Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Kennebec River 
in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine. 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: Frank Dunlap, 150 Main Street, Lewiston, 
Maine 04240; (207) 755-5603.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 552-2762 or 
matt.cutlip@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. Project Description: The project consists of the following 
constructed facilities: (1) A 24-foot-high, 1,480-foot-long concrete 
gravity dam consisting of: (i) A 380-foot-long overflow section with 
hinged flashboards, (ii) a 730-foot-long overflow section with an 
inflatable bladder, (iii) 25-foot-wide sluice section; (iv) a non-
overflow section; and (v) a headworks containing 11 headgates that 
regulate flow into a forebay; (2) a 1,310-acre impoundment extending 
about 12 miles upstream; (3) two powerhouses adjacent to the forebay, 
separated by a 10-foot-high by 7-foot-wide Tainter gate and a 6-foot-
high by 6-foot-wide deep gate; (4) eight turbine-generating units; (5) 
a 300-foot-long tailrace; (6) 250-foot-long generator leads connecting 
the powerhouses with a substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    Brookfield operates the project in a run-of-river mode and 
implements specific operating procedure to facilitate upstream and 
downstream fish passage at the project. Upstream passage for American 
eel is provided by a dedicated eel passage facility located adjacent to 
one of the powerhouses. There are no constructed upstream anadromous 
fishways at the project. Currently anadromous fish are captured and 
transported upstream of the Shawmut Project via a fish lift and 
transport system at the Lockwood Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 2574, 
located about 6 miles downstream. Downstream fish passage for American 
eel and anadromous fish at the Shawmut Project is provided via a 
combination of routing flows through the project's spillways, turbines, 
and other flow regulating equipment (e.g., Tainter gate between the 
powerhouses).
    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 website 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    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    March 2020.
 for Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary  May 2020.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft Environmental   November 2020.
 Assessment (EA).
Comments on Draft EA..................  December 2020.
Modified terms and conditions.........  February 2021.
Commission issues Final EA............  May 2021.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than thirty (30) days from the issuance date of the 
notice of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: February 5, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02823 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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