Document ID: FERC-2021-0352-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Brookfield  White Pine Hydro, LLC, Merimil Limited Partnership, and Eagle Creek Kennebec Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2021-03-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16201-16202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06254]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2615-054]

Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Merimil Limited Partnership, 
and Eagle Creek Kennebec Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, 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: Temporary variance of reservoir elevation 
and minimum flow requirements.
    b. Project No.: 2615-054.
    c. Date Filed: February 26, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, Merimil Limited 
Partnership, and Eagle Creek Kennebec Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Brassua Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Moose River in Somerset 
County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason Seyfried, Brookfield Renewable, 150 
Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240; telephone (207) 312-8323 and email 
Jason.Seyfried@brookfieldrenewable.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, (202) 502-8184, 
linda.stewart@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's 
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without 
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. 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

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must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 
The first page of any filing should include docket number P-2615-054. 
Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the 
Commission record.
    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 whose name appears 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, it 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, 
Merimil Limited Partnership, and Eagle Creek Kennebec Hydro, LLC 
(licensees) request a temporary variance to deviate from the reservoir 
elevation and minimum flow requirements pursuant to Article 401 of the 
license. The variance would allow the licensees to draw down the 
reservoir in order to perform embankment slope remediation work at the 
dam. The variance would also allow the licensees to modify the minimum 
flow releases in order to prioritize the salmonid attraction and 
spawning flows downstream of the project. Because the embankment slope 
remediation work will require two construction seasons to complete, the 
licensees propose to draw down the reservoir and modify the minimum 
flows during the fall of 2021 and the fall of 2022.
    l. 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, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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 
deadline date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting, or intervening; and (4) 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 
385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set 
forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 385.2010.

    Dated: March 19, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-06254 Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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