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wide, and 9-foot-deep power canal; (5) 

an additional impoundment (created by 

York Dam at the end of the power canal) 

with surface area of 3-acres, at elevation 

of 342.5 feet NGVD29, and a negligible 

storage capacity; (6) a 130-foot-long, 17- 

foot-high granite block intake dam; (7) a 

950-foot-long underground penstock; (8) 

a 32-foot-wide by 90-foot-long, concrete 

powerhouse containing one Kaplan 

turbine-generating unit with a capacity 

of 4.285 megawatts; (9) a 1,200-foot-long 

tailrace; (10) transmission facilities 

consisting of a three-phase 4.16/34.5- 

kilovolt (kV) transformer, and a 34.5-kV, 

650-foot-long transmission line; and (11) 

other appurtenances. The project has a 

4,000-foot-long bypassed reach. 

The project operates in a run-of-river 

mode with a minimum flow of 338 

cubic feet per second (cfs), or inflow, 

whichever is less, into the York 

impoundment, a minimum flow of 50 

cfs into the York bypass, and a 

minimum flow of 5 cfs into a historic 

channel that bypasses the penstock. The 

project had an average annual 

generation of 19,585,884 kilowatt-hours 

between 2014 and 2018. Briar Hydro 

proposes to increase the minimum flow 

into the York bypass to 100 cfs. 

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. 

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. 

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. 2023–22979 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

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—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 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-footlong, 70-foot-wide forebay, a 106-footlong, gated spillway, a 316-foot-long 

auxiliary spillway, and a 140-foot-long, 

gated diversion structure; (3) a 23.3-footlong, 46.1-foot-high trash rack with 

3.625-inch clear spacing; (4) a 35-footwide by 97.5-foot-long concrete 

powerhouse, integral with the spillway, 

containing one Kaplan style turbinegenerator unit with a capacity of 4.6 

megawatts; (5) a 700-foot-long, 45-footwide 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 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 

Dated: October 12, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22985 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Intent To Prepare 

Environmental Assessments 

Central Rivers Power NH, LLC ..................................................................................................................................... Project No. 2287–053. 

Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC ................................................................................................................................. Project No. 2300–052. 

Project No. 2311–067. 

Project No. 2326–054. 

Project No. 2327–047. 

Project No. 2422–058. 

Project No. 2423–031. 

On July 29, 2022, Central Rivers 

Power, NH LLC filed applications for 

new major licenses for the 15-megawatt 

(MW) J. Brodie Smith Hydroelectric 

Project and the 2.2–MW Gorham 

Hydroelectric Project. On August 1, 

2022, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC 

filed applications for new major licenses 

for the 3.7–MW Shelburne 

Hydroelectric Project, the 4.8–MW 

Upper Gorham Hydroelectric Project, 

the 3.2–MW Cross Power Hydroelectric 

Project, the 7.9–MW Cascade 

Hydroelectric Project, the 3.2–MW 

Sawmill Hydroelectric Project, and the 

7.9–MW Riverside Hydroelectric 

Project. The projects are located on the 

Androscoggin River in Coos County, 

New Hampshire. No Federal or Tribal 

lands occur within or adjacent to the 

project boundaries. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

regulations, on July 26, 2023, 

Commission staff issued a notice that 

the projects were ready for 

environmental analysis (REA Notice). 

Based on the information in the record, 

including comments filed on the REA 

Notice, staff does not anticipate that 

licensing the projects would constitute 

a major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. Therefore, staff will 

prepare a draft and final Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for each of the eight 

projects. 

The EAs will be issued and circulated 

for review by all interested parties. All 

comments filed on the EAs will be 

analyzed by staff and considered in the 

Commission’s final licensing decision. 


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