[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71851-71852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22984]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6689-018]


Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting 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: New License.
    b. Project No.: 6689-018.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Penacook Upper Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in the City of Concord, and 
Town of Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. No Federal lands are 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro Associates, LLC, 
55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357-0032; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling system 
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All 
filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the 
first page: Penacook Upper Falls Project (P-6689-018).
    k. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The Penacook Upper Falls Project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (1) an impoundment with a surface area of 11.4-
acres at an elevation of 306.0 feet above National Geodetic Vertical 
Datum 1929; (2) a 21-foot-high, 187-foot-long timber stoplog dam with a 
gated concrete spillway; (3) a 58-foot-wide, 15-foot-long forebay; (4) 
a 12.5-foot-wide, 39.3-foot-high trash rack with 3.5-inch clear 
spacing; (5) a 44-foot-wide by 81-foot-long, concrete powerhouse, 
integral to the dam, containing one Kaplan turbine generating unit with 
a capacity of 3.02 megawatts; (6) a 350-foot-long, 47-foot-wide 
tailrace; (7) transmission facilities consisting of a 4.16/34.5-
kilovolt (kV) transformer and a 50-foot-long, 34.5-kV transmission 
line; and (8) other appurtenances.
    The project operates in a run-of-river mode and had an average 
annual generation of 13,825,011 kilowatt-hours between 2012 and 2021. 
No changes to the project are proposed.
    m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. At this 
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected], or call (886) 208-3676 (toll free) or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY).
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595, or [email protected].
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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. 
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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--November 2023
Request Additional Information (if necessary)--November 2023
Issue Scoping Document 2--December 2023
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--December 2023


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    Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22984 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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