[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13855]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5596-019]


Town of Bedford; 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.: 5596-019.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Town of Bedford.
    e. Name of Project: Bedford Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the James River, in Amherst and Bedford Counties, 
Virginia. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: M. Scott Salmon, Electrical Department, Town 
of Bedford, 877 Monroe Street, Bedford, Virginia 24523, (540) 587-6022; 
or Jot Splenda at (919) 866-4417; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner at (202) 502-6082; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The Town of Bedford filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on April 30, 2018. The Town of Bedford provided 
public notice of its request on May 23, 2018. In a letter dated June 
21, 2018, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
the Town of Bedford'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 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 Virginia 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. The Town of Bedford 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.
    m. 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 website 
(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.
    n. The Town of Bedford states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 5596. 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, 
2021.
    o. 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: June 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-13855 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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