[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9193-9194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03826]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2894-010]


Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and 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.: 2894-010.
    c. Date Filed: December 30, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Flambeau Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Black Brook Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Apple River in the town of Black Brook near the 
City of Amery, in Polk County, Wisconsin. 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: Jason P. Kreuscher, Vice President, 
Operations, Renewable World Energies, LLC, 100 S. State Street, P.O. 
Box 264, Neshkoro, WI 54960; phone: (855) 994-9376, ext 102.
    i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington at (202) 502-6072; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Flambeau Hydro, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on December 30, 2015. Flambeau Hydro, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on December 23, 2015. In a letter dated 
February 18, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Flambeau Hydro, LLC'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 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 the 
Wisconsin 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. With this notice, we are designating Flambeau Hydro, LLC as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section

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106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Flambeau Hydro, LLC 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. 2894. 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 April 30, 
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: February 18, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03826 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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