Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Notices 71851 

1The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) 

regulations under 40 CFR 1501.10(b)(1) require that 

EAs be completed within 1 year of the Federal 

action agency’s decision to prepare an EA. This 

notice establishes the Commission’s intent to 

prepare a draft and final EA for each of the eight 

projects. Therefore, in accordance with CEQ’s 

regulations, the final EAs must be issued within 1 

year of the issuance date of this notice. 

The applications will be processed 

according to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Commission issues 

draft EAs.

February 2024. 

Comments on draft 

EAs.

April 2024. 

Commission issues 

final EAs.

September 2024.1

Any questions regarding this notice 

may be directed to Ryan Hansen at (202) 

502–8074 or ryan.hansen@ferc.gov. 

Dated: October 12, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22981 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

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—alocke@

essexhydro.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at 

(202) 502–6181; or jeanne.edwards@

ferc.gov. 

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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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-footwide, 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-footwide 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-footwide 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 

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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

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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71852 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Notices 

Dated: October 12, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22984 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 7883–020] 

Powerhouse Systems, Inc.; Notice of 

Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Soliciting 

Additional Study Requests and 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Relicensing and a Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

License. 

b. Project No.: 7883–020. 

c. Date filed: October 2, 2023. 

d. Applicant: Powerhouse Systems, 

Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Weston Dam 

Project. 

f. Location: On the Upper 

Ammonoosuc River, Coos County, New 

Hampshire. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Jonathon 

DiCesare, Regulatory Manager, 

Powerhouse Systems, Inc., 230 Park 

Avenue, Suite 307, New York, New 

York 10017; Phone at (518) 657–9012 or 

email at jd@elevatepower.com; or Ian 

Clark, CCO, Powerhouse Systems, Inc., 

230 Park Avenue, Suite 307, New York, 

New York 10017; Phone at (518) 657– 

9012 or email at ic@elevatepower.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at 

(202) 502–6837, or john.baummer@

ferc.gov. 

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 l 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: December 1, 2023. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file additional 

study requests and requests for 

cooperating agency status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). 

m. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The existing Weston Dam Project 

consists of the following: (1) a 220-footlong, 15.5-foot-high concrete-covered 

stone and timber crib dam (Weston 

Dam) with four hydraulic sluice gates 

and a concrete cap spillway topped with 

4.5-foot-high wooden flashboards with a 

crest elevation of 867.7 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 

29) at the top of the flashboards; (2) an 

impoundment with a surface area of 30 

acres and a storage capacity of 115 acrefeet at an elevation of 867.7 feet; (3) an 

intake structure; (4) a powerhouse with 

two Kaplan turbine-generator units with 

an authorized installed capacity of 540 

kilowatts; (5) two 0.48 kilovolt (kV) 

generator leads; (6) three 0.48/34.5-kV 

transformers; (7) a 34.5-kV, 300-footlong transmission line; and (8) 

appurtenant facilities. 

The project operates in a run-of-river 

mode with a minimum flow of 132 

cubic feet per second, or inflow, 

whichever is less. The project has an 

average annual generation of 2,357 

megawatt-hours between 2013 and 

2022. 

Powerhouse Systems, Inc. is not 

proposing any changes to project 

facilities or operation. 

o. Copies of the application may be 

viewed on the Commission’s website at 

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 (P–7883). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

tollfree, (866) 208–3676 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. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

p. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

preliminary schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made as appropriate. 

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)— 

December 2023 

Request Additional Information— 

January 2024 

Issue Acceptance Letter—March 2024 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments—March 2024 

Request Additional Information (if 

necessary)—April 2024 

Issue Scoping Document 2 (if 

necessary)—May 2024. 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis—May 2024 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of the notice of ready for 

environmental analysis. 

Dated: October 12, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22986 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1971–079] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of 

Revised Procedural Schedule for the 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Hells Canyon Project 

On July 21, 2003, Idaho Power 

Company (Idaho Power) filed an 

application for a new license to 

continue to operate and maintain the 


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