[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 129 (Friday, July 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36275-36276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14629]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2322-069]


Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC; Notice of Availability of Draft 
Environmental Assessment and Revised Procedural Schedule

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for license for the Shawmut Hydroelectric 
Project, located on the Kennebec River in Kennebec and Somerset 
Counties, Maine, and has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment 
(DEA) for the project. No federal land is occupied by project works or 
located within the project boundary.
    The DEA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
impacts of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with 
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a 
major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the 
human environment.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity 
to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission's 
Home Page (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. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 
2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 45 days from the date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 6,000 characters,

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without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must include your name and 
contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please 
contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-2322-069.
    With this notice, we are waiving section 5.25(a) of the 
Commission's regulations that require the DEA to be issued no later 
than 180 days from the date responses are due to the notice of 
acceptance and ready for environmental analysis. Instead, the license 
application will be processed according to the following revised 
procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Issue Draft EA.........................  July 2021.
Comments on Draft EA due...............  August 2021.
Modified terms and conditions due......  October 2021.
Commission issues Final EA.............  January 2022.
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    For further information, contact Matt Cutlip at (503) 552-2762, or 
by email at matt.cutlip@ferc.gov.

    Dated: July 1, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14629 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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