[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71849-71850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22985]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3342-025]


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.: 3342-025.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
    d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Penacook Lower 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 Lower Falls Project (P-3342-025).
    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

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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 but is not ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The Penacook Lower Falls Project consists of the following 
existing facilities:
    (1) an impoundment with a surface area of 8.4-acres at an elevation 
of 278.6 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929; (2) a concrete dam 
with a 15-foot-long, 70-foot-wide forebay, a 106-foot-long, gated 
spillway, a 316-foot-long auxiliary spillway, and a 140-foot-long, 
gated diversion structure; (3) a 23.3-foot-long, 46.1-foot-high trash 
rack with 3.625-inch clear spacing; (4) a 35-foot-wide by 97.5-foot-
long concrete powerhouse, integral with the spillway, containing one 
Kaplan style turbine-generator unit with a capacity of 4.6 megawatts; 
(5) a 700-foot-long, 45-foot-wide tailrace; (6) transmission facilities 
consisting of a 4.16/34.5 kilovolt (kV) transformer and 200-foot-long, 
34.5-kV transmission line; and (7) other appurtenances.
    The project operates in a run-of-river mode. The project had an 
average annual generation of 20,198,820 kilowatt-hours between 2012 and 
2021. No changes in the project operation 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

    Dated: October 12, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22985 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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