[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48160-48162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12322]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4202-025]


KEI Power Management, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 4202-025.
    c. Date Filed: September 28, 2021.
    d. Applicant: KEI (Maine) Power Management (II), LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (project).
    f. Location: On the Passadumkeag River in Penobscot County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lewis Loon, KEI (Maine) Power Management (II) 
LLC c/o KEI (USA) Power Management Inc., 423 Brunswick Avenue, 
Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203-3025 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Haltner at (202) 502-8612 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from 
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling system at 
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
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[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: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting 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: 
Lowell Tannery Hydroelectric Project (P-4202-025).
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the 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 and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. The Lowell Tannery Project consists of: (1) a 242.8-foot-long, 
21.5-foot-high concrete gravity dam that includes: (a) a 3-foot-long 
south abutment section; (b) a 35-foot-long section that includes a 
27.2-foot-long primary spillway with 42-inch-high flashboards and a 
crest elevation of 187.5 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 
(NGVD29) at the top of the flashboards; (c) a 30.2-foot-long section 
with a seven-foot-wide, 14.5-foot-high log sluice and a ten-foot-wide, 
19-foot-high tainter gate; (d) an 89-foot-long auxiliary spillway with 
42-inch-high flashboards and a crest elevation of 187.5 feet NGVD29 at 
the top of the flashboards; (e) a 26.7-foot-long intake structure with 
two 15.5-foot-wide, 15.8-foot-high, angled trashracks with 1.5-inch 
clear bar spacing; and (f) a 58.9-foot-long north abutment section; (2) 
an impoundment with a surface area of approximately 341 acres at an 
elevation of 187.5 feet NGVD29; (3) a 69.4-foot-long, 26.7-foot-wide 
concrete powerhouse containing a 1,000-kilowatt vertical Kaplan 
turbine-generator unit; (4) a 60-foot-long, 26.7-foot-wide, 13.4-foot-
deep tailrace channel that discharges into the Passadumkeag River; (5) 
a 165-foot-long, 2.3-kV transmission line connecting the turbine-
generator unit to a 2.3/12.5-kilovolt (kV) step-up transformer that 
connects to the local utility distribution system; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The project creates an approximately 70-foot-long bypassed 
reach of the Passadumkeag River.
    As required by Article 19 of the current license, KEI Power 
operates the project as a run-of-river (ROR) facility, such that 
project outflow approximates inflow to the impoundment.
    Downstream fish passage is provided by a bypass facility located 
adjacent to the south side of the intake structure and powerhouse, and 
consists of a 3.7-foot-wide, 6.2-foot-high stoplog slot; a 5.1-foot-
wide, 5.8-foot-long concrete fish collection box; and a 69.7-foot-long, 
24-inch-diameter fiberglass fish passage pipe that discharges into a 
13.4-foot-deep plunge pool next to the tailrace. Upstream fish passage 
is provided by a 3-foot-wide Denil fishway located adjacent to the 
north side of the intake structure and powerhouse.
    Recreation facilities at the project include a hand-carry boat 
access area on the north side of the dam, a parking area, and a canoe 
portage.
    The minimum and maximum hydraulic capacities of the powerhouse are 
90 and 905 cfs, respectively. The average annual generation of the 
project was approximately 4,144 megawatt-hours from 2016 through 2020.
    KEI Power proposes to: (1) continue operating the project as a ROR 
facility; (2) install upstream and downstream eel passage facilities; 
(3) install seasonal trashrack overlays with 0.875-inch diameter holes; 
(4) modify the discharge location of the existing downstream fish 
passage pipe to discharge adjacent to the existing upstream fish 
passage entrance; and (5) develop a fishway operation and management 
plan.
    m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's 
website at https://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 (P-4202). For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. 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.
    All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' 
(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, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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].
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related 
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.
    o. The applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date 
of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 
be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Deadline for filing interventions,          July 2024.
 protests, comments, recommendations,
 preliminary terms and conditions, and
 preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Deadline for filing reply comments........  August 2024.
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    q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    Dated: May 30, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-12322 Filed 6-4-24; 8:45 am]
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