[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26671-26672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12054]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7189-014]
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document (PAD), Denying Use of the Traditional Licensing
Process, Commencement of Pre-Filing Process and Scoping; Request for
Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues
and Associated Study Requests: Green Lake Water Power Company
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for
a Subsequent Minor License and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
b. Project No.: 7189-014.
c. Dated Filed: April 1, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Green Lake Water Power Company (Green Lake Power).
e. Name of Project: Green Lake Project.
f. Location: On Green Lake and Reeds Brook near the City of
Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. The project occupies approximately
two acres of United States lands administered by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service's Green Lake National Fish Hatchery.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Caroline Kleinschmidt, Green Lake
Water Power Company, 120 Hatchery Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605; phone at
(425) 553-6718, or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso at (202) 502-8854 or email at
nicholas .[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c)
the Maine State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR
800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Green Lake Power as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act,
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
m. Green Lake Power filed with the Commission a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) and
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) on April 1,
2019. Green Lake Power provided public notice of its TLP request on
March 28, 2019. In a letter dated May 31, 2019, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing denied Green Lake Power's request to
use the TLP. Green Lake Power must use the Integrated Licensing Process
to prepare a license application for the project.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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 at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
Register online at http://www.ferc .gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and
Commission staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests.
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
all documents 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]. 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-7189-014.
All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading:
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,''
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests,
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating
status must do so within 60 days of the date of this notice.
p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) will be required. The scoping process will satisfy the
NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or EIS is
issued by the Commission.
Scoping Meetings
Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will
focus on resource agency, Indian tribe, and non-governmental
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:
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Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Ellsworth City Hall, Council Chamber Room, 1 City Hall
Plaza, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
Phone: (207) 667-2563.
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Ellsworth City Hall, Council Chamber Room, 1 City Hall
Plaza, Ellsworth, ME 04605.
Phone: (207) 667-2563.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas to be addressed in the
environmental document, was mailed to the individuals and entities on
the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be available at the
scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov,
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a
Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified
through the scoping process.
Environmental Site Review
The licensee and Commission staff will conduct an environmental
site review of the project on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, starting at
10:00 a.m. All participants should meet at the Green Lake Project
powerhouse, located at 120 Hatchery Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605 (the
powerhouse is on the right as you enter the Green Lake National Fish
Hatchery). The site review will require a half-mile round-trip walk to
see all of the project facilities.
If you plan to attend the environmental site review, please contact
Caroline Kleinschmidt of Green Lake Power at (425) 553-6718, or via
email at [email protected] on or before June 24, 2019,
and indicate how many participants will be attending with you. For any
questions concerning the environmental site visit please contact
Caroline Kleinschmidt.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an
environmental document.
Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are
included in item n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed
in the public record of the project.
Dated: May 31, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-12054 Filed 6-6-19; 8:45 am]
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