[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 70779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29154]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3023-012]


Blackstone Hydro, Inc.; 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.: 3023-012.
    c. Date Filed: September 16, 2015.
    d. Submitted By: Blackstone Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Tupperware Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode 
Island and Worcester County, Massachusetts. 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: Lewis C. Loon, Blackstone Hydro, 
Inc., 37 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Suite 2, Lewiston, ME 04240; (207) 
786-8834; or by email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang at (202) 502-8250; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Blackstone Hydro, Inc. (Blackstone Hydro) filed its request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process on September 16, 2015. Blackstone 
Hydro provided public notice of its request on September 15 and 16, 
2015. In a letter dated November 9, 2015, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved Blackstone Hydro 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 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 Massachusetts and Rhode Island State Historic Preservation 
Officers, 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 Blackstone Hydro 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. Blackstone Hydro 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 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. 3023-012. 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 September 
30, 2018.
    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: November 9, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29154 Filed 11-13-15; 8:45 am]
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