Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 237 / Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / Notices 86125 

1 Frank M. Biber and Steven Spellenberg, 22 FERC 

¶ 62,182 (1983). Subsequently, on August 15, 2017, 

the project was transferred to JBS Rentals, LLC. 

1 In the Final License Application, Briar Hydro 

refers to the portion of the Rolfe Canal below the 

penstock intake dam as the ‘‘historic channel’’. Staff 

refers to this reach as the Rolfe Canal bypassed 

reach. 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ (i.e., CP24–1), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

Dated: December 5, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27233 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 6550–005] 

JBS Rentals, LLC, 5J’s LLC; Notice of 

Transfer of Exemption 

1. On October 10, 2023, 5J’s LLC filed 

a notification of the transfer for the 30- 

kilowatt Biber Spellenberg 

Hydroelectric Project No. 6550 from JBS 

Rentals, LLC to 5J’s LLC. The exemption 

from licensing was originally issued on 

February 14, 1983.1 The project is 

located on Bidden Creek, Trinity 

County, California. The transfer of an 

exemption does not require Commission 

approval. 

2. 5J’s LLC is now the exemptee of the 

Biber Spellenberg Hydroelectric Project 

No. 6550. All correspondence must be 

forwarded to Cynthia Anderson, Owner, 

and Manager, 5J’s LLC, P.O. Box 127, 

Willow Creek, CA 95573, Phone: 916– 

220–6712, email: Dynaglide96@

gmail.com. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27220 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3240–040, Project No. 6689– 

018, Project No. 3342–025] 

Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice 

Soliciting Scoping Comments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric applications have been 

filed with the Commission and is 

available for public inspection. 

a. Type of Applications: New License. 

b. Project Nos.: P–3240–040, P–6689– 

018, and P–3342–025. 

c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022. 

d. Applicant: Briar Hydro Associates, 

LLC. 

e. Names of Projects: Rolfe Canal 

Hydroelectric Project, Penacook Upper 

Falls Hydroelectric Project, and 

Penacook Lower Falls Hydroelectric 

Project (the projects). 

f. Locations: The Rolfe Canal and the 

Penacook Upper Falls Projects are on 

the Contoocook River in the City of 

Concord in Merrimack County, New 

Hampshire. The Penacook Lower Falls 

Project is located on the on the 

Contoocook River in the Town of 

Boscawen in Merrimack County, New 

Hampshire. 

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 email at 

jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing scoping 

comments: January 5, 2024. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file scoping 

comments 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. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. 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, MD 20852. 

All filings must clearly identify the 

following on the first page: Rolfe Canal 

Project No. 3240–040, and/or Penacook 

Upper Falls Project No. 6689–018, and/ 

or the Penacook Lower Falls Project No. 

3342–025. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

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 intervener 

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. The applications are not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. Project Descriptions: 

The Rolfe Canal Project diverts water 

at the York Dam into the Rolfe Canal 

and consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) York impoundment with a 

surface area of 50-acres, at an elevation 

of 342.5 feet National Geodetic Vertical 

Datum 1929 (NGVD29); (2) a 300-footlong, 10-foot-high diversion dam (York 

Dam); (3) a 50-foot-wide concrete gated 

intake structure; (4) a 7,000-foot-long, 

75-foot-wide, and 9-foot-deep power 

canal; (5) an additional impoundment 

with a surface area of 3-acres, at an 

elevation of 342.5 feet NGVD29, and a 

negligible storage capacity, created by a 

130-foot-long, 17-foot-high granite block 

intake dam at the end of the power 

canal; (6) a 950-foot-long underground 

penstock; (7) a 32-foot-wide by 90-footlong, concrete powerhouse containing 

one Kaplan turbine-generating unit with 

a capacity of 4.285 megawatts; (8) a 

1,200-foot-long tailrace; (9) 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 (10) other appurtenances. The 

project has a 4,000-foot-long York Dam 

bypassed reach and a 2,400-foor-long 

Rolfe Canal bypassed reach.1

The Rolfe Canal Project recreation 

facilities include: (1) a boat launch, 

located about 2,200 feet upstream of the 

York Dam; and (2) an unpaved parking 

area near the launch, which provides 7 

parking spaces with additional parking 

space for vehicles with trailers situated 

along the boat launch access road. 


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