[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 59764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23621]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2839-014]


Village of Lyndonville Electrical Department; Notice of Intent To 
File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving 
Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2839-014
    c. Date Filed: May 27, 2014
    d. Submitted By: Village of Lyndonville Electrical Department 
(Lyndonville)
    e. Name of Project: Great Falls Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Passumpsic River, in Caledonia County, Vermont. 
No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within 
the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kenneth Mason, Village of 
Lyndonville Electrical Department, 119 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 167, 
Lyndonville, VT 05851; (802) 626-3366.
    i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly at (202) 502-8587; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Lyndonville filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on May 27, 2014. Lyndonville provided public notice of its 
request on June 10, 2014. In a letter dated September 23, 2014, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Lyndonville's 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating consultation 
with the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 
800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Lyndonville as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Lyndonville filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a 
proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 
CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for electronic 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. 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2839. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by May 31, 
2017.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

     Dated: September 29, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-23621 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
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