[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8275-8276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02900]
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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
[email protected].
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
[email protected], (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.
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Filing of recommendations, May 2020.
preliminary 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02900 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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