[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44445-44446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18008]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2492-013]


Woodland Pulp, LLC: Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental 
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

    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 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502-6123 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply 
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.

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The first page of any filing should include docket number P-2492-013.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. 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 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 store-and-release 
mode with the impoundment elevation fluctuating on an annual basis. The 
existing license requires a minimum impoundment elevation of 371.5 feet 
msl between October 1 and April 30; a minimum impoundment elevation of 
376.5 feet msl between May 1 and September 30; a maximum impoundment 
elevation of 385.86 feet msl; and a year round minimum downstream flow 
of 200 cubic feet per second in the east branch of the Saint Croix 
River downstream of the project.
    Woodland Pulp is not proposing any new project facilities or 
changes in project operation.
    m. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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. 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, and .214. 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application 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 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made 
as appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary   September 2014
 terms and conditions, and preliminary
 fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA...................  January 2015
Comments on EA.........................  February 2015
Modified terms and conditions..........  March 2015
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water 
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, 
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the 
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

    Dated: July 24, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18008 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]
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