[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46934-46935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20079]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3562-025]


KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) 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.: 3562-025.
    c. Date Filed: July 26, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Barker Mill Upper Project.
    f. Location: On the Little Androscoggin River, in Androscoggin 
County, Maine. 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, KEI (USA) Power 
Management Inc., 423 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine 04345; (207) 
203-3025; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue at (202) 502-8556; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC (KEI Power) filed its 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on July 26, 2018. KEI 
Power provided public notice of its request on July 25, 2018. In a 
letter dated September 10, 2018, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved KEI Power'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

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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 Maine 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 KEI Power 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. KEI Power 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 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.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 3562. Pursuant to 
18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a subsequent 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 
July 31, 2021.
    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: September 10, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-20079 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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