[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 32357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4428-010]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process: Walden Hydro, LLC

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 4428-010.
    c. Date Filed: May 31, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Walden Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Walden Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Wallkill River, in Orange County, New York. 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: Kevin Webb, Enel Green Power North 
America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; 
(978) 935-6039; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Walden Hydro, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on May 31, 2017, and provided public notice of its 
request on June 6, 2017. In a letter dated July 6, 2017, the Director 
of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Walden 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; 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 New York 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 Walden 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 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Walden 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. 4428. 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, 
2020.
    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: July 6, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14656 Filed 7-12-17; 8:45 am]
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