[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 1924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-424]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project Nos. P-13235-002 and P-13355-001]


Middlebury Electric, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filings: Notice of Intent To File License Application 
and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: P-13235-002 and P-13355-001.
    c. Dates Filed: May 5, 2011, and June 20, 2011, respectively.
    d. Submitted By: Middlebury Electric, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Middlebury Upper Hydroelectric Project and 
Middlebury Upper East Bank Hydroelectric Project, respectively.
    f. Location: On Otter Creek, in Addison County, Vermont. No federal 
lands would be occupied by the project works or located within the 
proposed project boundaries.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Alders Holm, Middlebury Electric, 
LLC, 5 Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, VT 05753; (802) 388-
7037.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer at (202) 502-8969; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Middlebury Electric, LLC filed its requests to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on May 5 and June 20, 2011, for 
Middlebury Upper Project, P-13235-002 and Middlebury Upper East Bank 
Project, P-13355-001, respectively. Middlebury Electric, LLC provided 
public notice of its requests on May 2, 2011, and August 18, 2011, 
respectively. In a letter dated October 5, 2011, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Middlebury Electric, LLC's 
requests to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Vermont State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Middlebury Electric, LLC filed Pre-Application Documents (PADs; 
including proposed process plans and schedules) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. Copies of the PADs are available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. For either project, 
enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-(866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    n. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-424 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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