[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29259-29260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11013]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2768-010]


The City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department; 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.: 2768-010.
    c. Date Filed: February 29, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department.
    e. Name of Project: Albion Mill (A Wheel) Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Between the first and second level canals on the 
Holyoke Canal System adjacent to the Connecticut River, in the city of 
Holyoke in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The project does not occupy 
federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, Superintendent, 
Holyoke Gas & Electric, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040; (413) 
536-9340; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502-6824; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Holyoke Gas and Electric filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 29, 2016. Holyoke Gas and 
Electric provided public notice of its request on February 26, 2016. In 
a letter dated April 29, 2016, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Holyoke Gas and Electric'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; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 
consultation with the Massachusetts 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.

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    l. With this notice, we are designating Holyoke Gas and Electric as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Holyoke Gas & Electric 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. 2768. 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 February 28, 
2019.
    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: April 29, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11013 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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