[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 8416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01673]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 2897-047]


S.D. Warren; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Type of Application: Extension of Time.
    b. Project No.: 2897-047.
    c. Date Filed: November 15, 2016, supplemented on December 28, 
2016.
    d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saccarappa Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Cumberland 
County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 385.2008.
    h. Applicant Contact: Barry Stemm, Senior Engineer, Sappi North 
America, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098, (207) 856-4584, and Briana 
K. O'Regan, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Sappi North America, 179 
John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME 04106, (207) 854-7070.
    i. FERC Contact: Ms. Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests, is 15 days from the issuance date of this notice. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions 
to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations, 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. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-2897-047.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee filed an application to 
extend the deadline to provide for operational upstream passage for 
anadromous fish at the Saccarappa Project until May 2019. The extended 
deadline would be in accordance with the revised section 18 fishway 
prescriptions filed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on November 
15, 2016, and the revised water quality certificate (WQC) conditions 
issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on December 
27, 2016. The licensee indicates the additional time is necessary for 
the parties to undertake certain obligations pursuant to a November 15, 
2016 Settlement Agreement to provide safe, timely, and effective fish 
passage at the Saccarappa site after any surrender of the project is 
approved. The Settlement Agreement is between the licensee and the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Marine Resources, 
Conservation Law Foundation, Friends of the Presumpscot River, and City 
of Westbrook, Maine.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 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 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    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, 
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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive 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 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 and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of proposed action. 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. If an intervener 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. 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.

    Dated: January 18, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01673 Filed 1-24-17; 8:45 am]
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