[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41030-41031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16269]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment Application To Incorporate Species Protection 
Plan Into The Project Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

 
 
 
Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC.  Project No. 2325-100.
Merimil Limited Partnership......  Project No. 2574-092.
Hydro-Kennebec, LLC..............  Project No. 2611-091.
 


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    Take notice that the following amendment application has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of Licenses.
    b. Project Nos: P-2325-100; P-2574-092; P-2611-091.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 2021.
    d. Applicants: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Merimil Limited 
Partnership; Hydro-Kennebec, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Weston, Lockwood, and Hydro-Kennebec 
Hydroelectric Projects.
    f. Locations: The projects are located on the lower Kennebec River 
in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kelly Maloney, Licensing and Compliance 
Manager, Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston, 
ME 04240; telephone: (207) 755-5605.
    i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay, (202) 502-6125, 
Marybeth.Gay@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: August 25, 2021.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's 
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without 
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact 
information at the end of your comments. 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: 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 numbers P-2325-100, P-2574-092, and P-2611-091. Comments 
emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission 
record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: Brookfield Power US Asset Management, 
LLC (Brookfield), on behalf of the affiliated licensees for the 
Lockwood (P-2574), Hydro-Kennebec (P-2611), and Weston (P-2325) 
Projects, requests Commission approval to amend the project licenses to 
incorporate the provisions of a Species Protection Plan for Atlantic 
salmon, Atlantic sturgeon, and shortnose sturgeon (Final Plan). The 
Final Plan identifies proposed upstream and downstream fish passage 
measures, as well as monitoring and management measures designed to 
avoid or minimize the potential adverse effects of continued operation 
of the projects on endangered Atlantic salmon, threatened Atlantic 
sturgeon, and endangered shortnose sturgeon, and the designated 
critical habitat for Atlantic salmon and Atlantic sturgeon.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all 
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied 
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared 
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 
385.2010.

    Dated: July 26, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16269 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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