National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2002 Swimming Season SURVEY FORM

                   National Health Protection Survey of Beaches 2003 Swimming Season Please complete this questionnaire at your earliest possible convenience.

Deadline: January 31, 2004 National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx

         Please review the enclosed survey forms. They contain the answers you've submitted in the past concerning ° Your beach program ( Section 1   yellow sheets) ° Each beach under your jurisdiction ( Section 2A   blue sheets) Using the enclosed red pen, correct and update your information as needed. Also, please try to answer any questions that are blank.

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      Complete Section 2B ( pink sheets) for every beach under your jurisdiction. Note that these forms are blank and do not contain data you submitted last year. The purpose of these forms is to collect information about advisories/ closings that occurred in calendar year 2003. Please fill out a pink sheet for each of your beaches, even if there were no advisories or closings for a particular beach.

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                         If you need to add beaches, please fill out Sections 2A and 2B for each new beach. Blank " master" forms ( white sheets) are enclosed for this purpose.

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  "      ! ! % You have a choice of two ways to submit your questionnaire to EPA.

° By mail. Place updated Section 1 and Section 2A ( yellow and blue) forms and all Section 2B ( pink) forms in the enclosed envelope and mail them to: BEACH Survey, c/ o Tetra Tech, Inc., 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340, Fairfax, VA 22030. ° Electronically, using a Web based electronic survey form. Log into your electronic survey form at http:// xxxxxxx. Then enter your user name and password For assistance, click on the Directions: Previous Participants link on the left side of the Web page. Navigate to Sections 1, 2A, and 2B and complete the forms. You don't need to mail anything back to EPA.

Your user name is: xxx xxx Your password is: xxxxxxxxxx Burden Statement The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.4 hours per response annually. Burden means total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. For this survey, the burden includes time needed to review instructions, make copies of the beach specific questions and Answer Table for each beach, gather the information needed to complete the questionnaire, fill in the answers, and mail the questionnaire back to EPA. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. OW 2002 0047 , which is available for public viewing at the OW Docket in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is ( 202) 566 1744, and the telephone number for the OW Docket is ( 202) 566 2426). An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets ( EDOCKET) at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select " search," then key in the docket ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. ( OW 2002 0047) and OMB control number ( 2040 0189) in any correspondence. National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Sec. 1   Pg. 1 1 Overall Responsibility A. What agency has overall responsibility for the swimming beaches?

Full name of agency ( No abbreviations please): ______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Section 1 Program Information General 3 Technical and Public Information Contacts A. Are you the person to contact for technical information ( e. g., standards, monitoring, advisories/ closings)?

 Yes ( If " Yes," please continue on with the survey)

 No ( If " No," please provide us with contact information below and either ( 1) return the survey to us or ( 2) forward the survey to the technical contact for completion).

B. Are you the person the public should contact for information about the beach program?

 Yes  No ( If " No," please provide us with contact information below.) B. What type of agency is it? ( Please check one answer)

 Federal  City/ Town/ Village  State  Other ( please describe):  Region/ District  County 2 Respondent Please provide the following information about yourself.

First Name: ____________________ Last Name: ________________________ Title: _______________________

Agency: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________

City: ____________________________ State: _________________________ ZIP Code: ____________________

Phone: __________________________ Fax: __________________________ E mail address: ________________

C. Is there a website people can go to learn about your beach program? First Name: ____________________ Last Name: ________________________ Title: _______________________

Agency: _______________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________

First Name: ____________________ Last Name: ________________________ Title: _______________________

Agency: _______________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________

If " Yes," please provide us with the web address: C. Did this agency have any designated swimming beaches in 2002?

 Yes ( If " Yes," please complete Questions 1 25)  No ( If " No," please complete Questions 1 and 2 only) National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Sec. 1   Pg. 2 Cost 4 Annual Cost What is the annual cost of your beach program? ( Please fill in answers in only one box)

Monitoring Advisory/ Closing Program Program $__________ Actual amount $__________

Estimated amount  Less than $ 2,500 per year   $ 2,500   $ 9,999 per year   $ 10,000   $ 49,999 per year   $ 50,000   $ 99,999 per year   $ 100,000   $ 250,000 per year   More than $ 250,000 per year   Don't know   Not available  Costs by Component Use this box if your program cost can be separated into monitoring and advisory/ closing components. If you know the actual amount please enter it. If you don't know, select a range and mark the appropriate box.

 Less than $ 2,500 per year  $ 2,500   $ 9,999 per year  $ 10,000   $ 49,999 per year  $ 50,000   $ 99,999 per year  $ 100,000   $ 250,000 per year  More than $ 250,000 per year  Don't know  Not available Total Costs Use this box only if your program costs cannot be separated into monitoring and advisory/ closing components. If you know the actual amount please enter it. If you don't know, select a range and mark the appropriate box.

5 Establishment of Standards A. Have recreational water quality standards for bacteria or other pathogens been established in this area?

 Yes  No ( If " No," please go to Question 7)

B. Does your agency base its recreational water quality standards on formal guidance, either internally developed or issued by some other authority? If yes , what is the title and issuing agency?

 Yes  No Title: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Issued by: ___________________________________________________________________________ Standards 6 Standards Information Agencies typically use different types of recreational water quality standards ( e. g., bacterial standards based on several samples, bacterial instantaneous standards, or preemptive standards that incorporate rainfall or flow statistics). These standards may vary depending on whether they pertain to freshwater or marine water.

Please complete the tables on the following pages for the recreational water quality standards used by your agency.

For freshwater standards go to page 3.

For marine water standards go to page 4. Actual amount $__________

Estimated amount National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Sec. 1   Pg. 3 Density of indicator, based on several samples collected during a specific period, above which risk to human health may be considered unacceptable.

Total coliforms Fecal coliforms E. coli Enterococci Other ( please specify below):

Density of indicator, for any single sample, above which risk to human health may be considered unacceptable.

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Preemptive Standard   Rainfall ( Please describe; include depth and duration if applicable):

Preemptive Standard   Other ( Please describe): Freshwater Standard Based on Averaging Period:

Instantaneous Standard: National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Sec. 1   Pg. 4 Density of indicator, based on several samples collected during a specific period, above which risk to human health may be considered unacceptable.

Total coliforms Fecal coliforms E. coli Enterococci Other ( please specify below):

Density of indicator, for any single sample, above which risk to human health may be considered unacceptable.

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Preemptive Standard   Rainfall ( Please describe; include depth and duration if applicable):

Preemptive Standard   Other ( Please describe): Marine water Standard Based on Averaging Period:

Instantaneous Standard: National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Monitoring 9 Targeted Monitoring Are beaches with a history of contamination problems or high use beaches that are suspected of contamination monitored more or less frequently than others?

 More  Less  About the same  Not applicable  Provide results to internal agency staff for evaluation  Provide results to different agency staff for evaluation  Notify owner/ manager/ operator/ lifeguards of results  Post results at beach  Provide results on hotline/ water quality information/ results phone line  Have results announced on local radio station  Have results announced on local TV station  Publish results in local newspaper  Post results on the Internet  Provide results to anyone on request  Other ( Please specify): _____________________________________________________________________ What is the procedure for reporting the results of beach water quality monitoring tests?

Please check all the apply 8 Monitoring Procedures 7 Monitoring Program A. Has a program of beach water quality monitoring for bacteria been established?

  Yes  No ( If " No," please go to Question 10.)

B. Does your agency base its monitoring program on formal guidance, either internally developed or issued by some other authority? If yes, what is the title and issuing agency?

 Yes  No Title: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Issued by: ___________________________________________________________________________

Sec. 1   Pg. 5 National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx 12 Advisory/ Closing Determination Procedures What is the procedure for making an advisory/ closing determination?

Please check all that apply    Compare bacterial concentrations with water quality standards to determine whether standards are exceeded    Perform water quality modeling    Assess risks to potential swimmers    Discuss situation with other agencies    Assess number of complaints of sickness    Perform a precautionary closing in response to hazardous discharges    Compare conditions to preemptive closing criteria    Other ( Please specify below) Combined or Separate Advisory Only Closing Only Advisories/ Closings 10 Advisory/ Closing Program A. Are the beaches in this area covered by an advisory/ closing program?

 Yes  No ( If " No," please go to Section 2.)

B. Are the advisory and closing programs separate or combined?

 Combined ( Please answer Questions 11   17 where " Combined" is indicated.)

 Separate ( Please answer Questions 11   17 where " Advisory Only" and " Closing Only" are indicated.)

11 Determining an Advisory/ Closing What agency has the authority to determine when a beach advisory or closing is needed?

_ _ Combined Advisory/ Closing or Advisory Only Agency:_____________________________________________________________________

First Name: ______________________ Last Name: ________________________________

Title: ___________________________ Phone: ___________________________________

_ _ Closing Only Agency:_____________________________________________________________________

First Name: ______________________ Last Name: ________________________________

Title: ___________________________ Phone: ___________________________________

Combined or Advisory Only ___________________________________________________________

Closing Only ___________________________________________________________

Sec. 1   Pg. 6 National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx 13 Issuing an Advisory/ Closing Is the agency that issues an advisory/ closing the same agency that makes the determination?

 Yes  No ( If " No," please fill in the appropriate information below)

Sec. 1   Pg. 7 Combined Advisory/ Closing or Advisory Only Agency: ________________________________________

First Name: ___________ Last Name: _______________

Title:_________________ Phone: ___________________ Closing Only Agency: ________________________________________

First Name: ___________ Last Name: _______________

Title:_________________ Phone: ___________________

14 Advisory/ Closing Issuance Procedures What is the procedure for issuing an advisory/ closing? ( Please check all that apply)

   Provide announcement to internal agency staff    Provide announcement to other government agency( ies)

   Notify owner/ manager/ operator/ lifeguards of results    Post advisory or closing at the beach    Provide results on hotline/ water quality information/ result phone line    Have advisory or closing announced on local radio station    Have advisory or closing announced on local TV station    Publish advisory or closing in local newspaper    Post advisory or closing on the Internet    Physically isolate contaminated area ( e. g., block access, fence off area)

   Other ( Please specify below) Combined or Separate Advisory Only Closing Only Combined or Advisory Only ___________________________________________________________

Closing Only ___________________________________________________________

15 Advisory/ Closing Notification How quickly is the public notified after test results are obtained and an advisory or closing issued?

   Within 1 hour    Generally within 24 hours    Generally within 24   72 hours    More than 72 hours later    Variable Combined or Separate Advisory Only Closing Only National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Sec. 1   Pg. 8 17 Advisory/ Closing Reopening Procedures    Resample and compare bacterial concentrations with water quality standards to determine whether levels are below standards    Assess risks to potential swimmers    Discuss situation with other agencies    Assess number of complaints of sickness    Reopen after a set number of days following rainfall    Provide announcement to agency staff    Provide announcement to local government staff    Notify owner/ manager/ operator/ lifeguards of results    Post announcement at the beach    Provide results on hotline/ water quality information/ result phone line    Have reopening announced on local radio station    Have reopening announced on local TV station    Publish reopening in local newspaper    Post reopening on the Internet    Remove physical barriers set when closed    Other ( Please specify below) Combined or Separate Advisory Only Closing Only What is the procedure for reopening a closed beach or lifting an advisory? ( Please check all that apply)

Combined or Advisory Only ___________________________________________________________

Closing Only ___________________________________________________________ 16 Reopening After an Advisory/ Closing Is the agency that reopens the beach after an advisory/ closing the same agency that makes the advisory/ closing determination?

 Yes  No ( If " No," please fill in the appropriate information below)

Combined Advisory/ Closing or Advisory Only Agency: ________________________________________

First Name: ___________ Last Name: _______________

Title:_________________ Phone: ___________________ Closing Only Agency: ________________________________________

First Name: ___________ Last Name: _______________

Title:_________________ Phone: ___________________ National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx I. Is this beach public or private? G. What is the total length of the beach? VERY IMPORTANT  You must complete a set of Section 2A and 2B forms for each beach ( Make as many copies of these forms as necessary)

______ miles 18 Beach Location A. What is the name of the beach?

B. What city or town is nearest to the beach?

C. In what county and state is the beach located?

D. What is the name of the beach waterbody?

E. Please categorize the general location/ type of this waterbody. ( Please check only one answer)

 Atlantic Ocean  Open Coast  Great Lakes  Open Coast  Atlantic Ocean  Sound, Bay, or Inlet  Great Lakes  Sound, Bay, or Inlet  Pacific Ocean  Open Coast  Inland Waterbody  Still water ( e. g.., lake, pond)

 Pacific Ocean  Sound, Bay, or Inlet  Inland Waterbody  Flowing water ( e. g., river)

 Gulf of Mexico  Open Coast  Other ( please describe):

 Gulf of Mexico  Sound, Bay, or Inlet F. What is the type of water?

 Public  Private  Both Public and Private H. What is the latitude and longitude of the beach? Latitude _____ ° _ ____ ´ _ ___ ´ ´ N or _____ . _____ ° N Longitude _____ ° _ ____ ´ _ ___ ´ ´ W or _____ . _____ ° W   Latitude and longitude is unknown  Freshwater  Estuarine    Saltwater 19 Beach Use A. How many months is the swimming season?

B. Approximately how many people use this beach per day? Check only one box per row.

C. What percentage of people who use this beach go into the water ( e. g., swimming, sportfishing)?

Percent that go into the water       Unknown Sec. 2A   Pg. 1 Section 2A Individual Beach Information months Less than Between Between Between More than Don't Type of Day 100 100   499 500   999 1,000   9,999 10,000 know Weekday  peak season       Weekday  other seasons       Weekend day  peak season       Weekend day  other seasons       Holiday Day  peak season       Holiday Day  other seasons       National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Please check all that apply  Combined sewer overflow ( CSO)  Boat discharges  Sanitary sewer overflow ( SSO)  Storm water runoff  Publicly owned treatment works ( POTW)  Wildlife  Septic systems  Unknown  Sewer line blockage/ break  Other ( Please specify) 23 B. What sources of pollution might affect the beach? 20 Beach Pollution A. Are there any sources of pollution that are in the vicinity of this beach or might affect the beach?

  Yes   No   Unknown ( If the answer is " No" or " Unknown," please go to Question 21)

21 Water Quality Monitoring A. Is water quality monitoring for bacteria or other pathogens performed at this beach?

 Yes  No ( If the answer is " No" please go to Question 24)

22 Advisories/ Closings Based on Bacterial Testing A. If the bacterial testing results indicate that one or more applicable bacterial standards are exceeded, is the beach closed or an advisory issued?  Yes  No  Usually  Sometimes, depending on the circumstances ( Please specify)

Sec. 2A   Pg. 2 C. Who performs the water quality monitoring for this beach?

Please check one  This agency  Another agency  Contractor for this agency  Outside laboratory  Citizens  Other If response is not " This agency," please enter the name, agency, and address of who performs the monitoring B. How many miles of beach are monitored? _________ miles Please check one  Daily  Once every two weeks  Three or more times a week  Once a month  Twice a week  Once a year  Once a week  Other ( Please specify) D. How frequently are samples collected for analysis of bacterial densities during the swimming season? National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Please check one  Daily  Once every two weeks  Three or more times a week  Once a month  Twice a week  Once a year  Once a week  Other ( Please specify) B. If " Yes," what is the frequency of monitoring?  Yes  No 23 Full Year Closings A. Was this beach closed for the entire calender year of 2002 as a result of pollution?

C. Was this beach closed for the entire calender year of 2002 as a result of high water, insufficient funds, or other reason( s)?

 Yes  No If " Yes," please specify D. What programs are under way to improve conditions at the beach ?

Please describe  Yes  No 24 Advisories/ Closings Based on Violation of Water Quality Standards A. Based on the water quality standards for this beach, how many times were criteria exceeded during the 2002 swimming season?

B. Were there any advisories or closings issued for this beach in 2002? times If " Yes," please continue to Question 27.

If " No," you are done with Section 2B questions for this beach.

Sec. 2B   Pg. 1 Section 2B 2003 Advisory/ Closing Information VERY IMPORTANT  You must complete a set of Section 2A and 2B forms for each beach ( Make as many copies of these forms as necessary)

Beach Name: ________________________________ National Health Protection Survey of Beaches   2003 Swimming Season OMB Control No. xxxx xxxx. Approval expires xx/ xx/ 20xx Sec. 2B   Pg. 2 Note: If you need to add more advisories/ closings for this beach, please photocopy this page. Advisory ( Posting) or Closing Start Date ( mm/ dd/ yyyy) End Date ( mm/ dd/ yyyy) Total number of days posted

                                                                            Percent of this beach affected Answer Table 25 Advisories/ Closings Reporting Please enter information about the advisories/ closing for this beach in the table below. An example is entered for your reference. Please use the following keys to fill out the last three columns.

Use these numbers for the " Reason( s)" why the advisories or closings were implemented. ( Select all that apply.)

( 1) Monitoring that revealed elevated bacteria levels ( 2) Preemptive   Rainfall ( 3) Preemptive   Sewage discharge or spill ( 4) Preemptive   Chemical or oil discharge/ spill ( 5) Other ( Please specify) Use these numbers for the " Sources( s)" that resulted in advisories or closings. ( Select all that apply.)

( 1) CSO ( 2) SSO ( 3) POTW ( 4) Septic systems ( 5) Sewer line/ blockage/ break ( 6) Boat discharge ( 7) Storm water runoff ( 8) Wildlife ( 9) Unknown ( 10) Other ( Please specify) Use these numbers for the " Indicator type( s)" used to close a beach or issue an advisory. ( Select all that apply.)

( 1) Preemptive ( 2) Enterococci ( 3) Total coliform ( 4) Fecal coliform ( 5) E. coli ( 6) Total/ Fecal ratio ( 7) Other ( Please specify)

Is this part of a general or area wide advisory or closing? ( yes or no) Indicator type( s) used to close or issue an advisory use numbers from KEY 3 above Source( s) use numbers from KEY 2 above Reason( s) use numbers from KEY 1 above KEY 1 KEY 2 KEY 3 KEY 1 KEY 2 KEY 3


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Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Notice of Amendment Application
To Incorporate Interim Species Protection Plan Into the Project License
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following amendment application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project Nos: P-2322-071.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 2021.
    d. Applicants: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Shawmut Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Locations: The project is located on the lower Kennebec River in
Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kelly Maloney, Licensing and Compliance
Manager, Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC, 150 Main Street, Lewiston,
ME 04240; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: September 20, 2021.
    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<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (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. The first page of any filing should
include docket number P-2322-071. 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, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC,
licensee for the Shawmut Hydroelectric Project (P-2322), requests
Commission approval to amend the license for the project to incorporate
the provisions of an Interim Species Protection Plan (Interim Plan) for
Atlantic salmon. On May 19, 2016,

the Commission approved an Interim Plan for the Shawmut, Lockwood (P-
2574), and Weston (P-2325) Projects (May 2016 Order), which expired on
December 31, 2019.
    Under the proposed Interim Plan, the licensee would continue the
protection measures for the Shawmut project contained in the expired
Interim Plan, plus additional supplemental measures. The licensee also
proposes to continue to implement the terms and conditions for the
Shawmut project contained in the expired Incidental Take Statement and
Biological Opinion, until such time as the Commission issues a decision
on the relicense application.
    In addition, the licensee requests the Commission remove the
requirement for the construction of an upstream fishway at the Shawmut
Project, as required under the current license term pursuant to the May
2016 Order. In a letter issued July 13, 2020, Commission staff
determined that construction of the proposed fish lift should be
considered in the relicensing proceeding.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. 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,
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of 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: August 19, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-18284 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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