[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23245-23246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10370]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5362-000]


Kennebunk Light and Power District; Notice of Existing Licensee's 
Notice of Intent To Not File a Subsequent License Application, and 
Soliciting Pre-Application Documents and Notices of Intent To File a 
License Application

    At least five years before the expiration of a license for a minor 
water power project not subject to sections 14 and 15 of the Federal 
Power Act (i.e., a project having an installed capacity of 1.5 
megawatts or less), the licensee must file with the Commission a letter 
that contains an unequivocal statement of the licensee's intent to file 
or not to file an application for a subsequent license.\1\
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    \1\ 18 CFR 16.19(b) (2016) (citing 18 CFR 16.6(b)). Section 
16.19(b) applies to licenses not subject to Parts 14 and 15 of the 
Federal Power Act.
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    If such a licensee informs the Commission that it does not intend 
to file an application for a subsequent license, nonpower license, or 
exemption for the project, the licensee may not file an application for 
a subsequent license, nonpower license, or exemption for the project, 
either individually or in conjunction with an entity or entities that 
are not currently licensees of the project.\2\
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    \2\ 18 CFR 16.24(b)(1) (2016).
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    On March 29, 2017, Kennebunk Light and Power District (Kennebunk 
Light), the existing licensee for the Lower Mousam Project No. 5362, 
filed notice of its intent to not file an application for a subsequent 
license. Therefore, pursuant to section 16.24(b)(1) of the Commission's 
regulations, Kennebunk Light may not file an application for a 
subsequent license for the project, either individually or in 
conjunction with an entity or entities that are not currently licensees 
of the project.
    The 600-kilowatt (kW) Lower Mousam Project is located on the Mousam 
River, in York County, Maine. No federal lands are affected. The 
existing minor license for the project expires on March 31, 2022.
    The project consists of the following three developments:

Dane Perkins Development

    The Dane Perkins Development consists of: (1) a 12-foot-high, 83-
foot-long concrete gravity dam with a 50-foot-long spillway section 
that has a crest elevation of 81.8 feet mean sea level (msl) and 2.5-
foot-high flashboards; (2) a 25-acre impoundment with a normal maximum 
elevation of 84.3 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse containing a single 
turbine-generator unit rated at 150 kW; (4) a generator lead connecting 
the turbine-generator unit to the regional grid; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities.

Twine Mill Development

    The Twine Mill Development is located approximately 0.5 miles 
downstream from the Dane Perkins Development and consists of: (1) an 
18-foot-high, 223-foot-long concrete gravity dam with an 81-foot-long 
spillway section that has a crest elevation of 68.8 feet msl and 3.0-
foot-high flashboards; (2) a 12-acre impoundment with a normal maximum 
elevation of 71.8 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse containing a single 
turbine-generator unit rated at 300 kW; (4) a generator lead connecting 
the turbine-generator unit to the regional grid; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities.

Kesslen Development

    The Kesslen Development is located approximately 2.5 miles 
downstream from the Twine Mill Development and consists of: (1) an 18-
foot-high, 140-foot-long concrete gravity dam with a 114-foot-long 
spillway section that has a crest elevation of 42.2 feet msl and 1.5-
foot-high flashboards; (2) a 20-acre impoundment with a normal maximum 
elevation of 43.7 feet msl; (3) a powerhouse containing a single 
turbine-generator unit rated at 150 kW; (4) a

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generator lead connecting the turbine-generator unit to the regional 
grid; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    Any party interested in filing a license application (i.e., 
potential applicant) for the Lower Mousam Project No. 5362 must file a 
Notice of Intent (NOI) \3\ and pre-application document (PAD).\4\ 
Additionally, while the integrated licensing process (ILP) is the 
default process for preparing an application for a subsequent license, 
a potential applicant may request to use alternative licensing 
procedures when it files its NOI.\5\
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    \3\ 18 CFR 5.5 (2016).
    \4\ 18 CFR 5.6 (2016).
    \5\ 18 CFR 5.3(b) (2016).
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    The deadline for potential applicants, other than the existing 
licensee, to file NOIs, PADs, and requests to use an alternative 
licensing process is 120 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    Applications for a subsequent license from potential applicants, 
other than the existing licensee, must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license.\6\ 
Because the existing license expires on March 31, 2022, applications 
for license for this project must be filed by March 31, 2020.\7\
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    \6\ 18 CFR 16.20 (2016).
    \7\ To the extent an interested applicant files an NOI and PAD 
and elects or is required to use the Commission's ILP, a process 
plan will be issued within 180 days of this notice, which 
accelerates the steps of the ILP to allow for filing a subsequent 
license application by the March 31, 2020, deadline.
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    Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Michael 
Watts (202) 502-6123 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 15, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-10370 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P