[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48809-48810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21061]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6470-006]
Winooski Hydroelectric Company; 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.: 6470-006.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Winooski Hydroelectric Company.
e. Name of Project: Winooski 8 Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Winooski River in Washington County, Vermont.
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: Mathew Rubin, General Partner,
Winooski Hydroelectric Company, 26 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont
05602; (802) 793-5939; or email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust at (202) 502-6522; or email at
[email protected].
j. Winooski Hydroelectric Company (Winooski Hydro) filed its
request to use
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the Traditional Licensing Process on July 31, 2018. Winooski Hydro
provided public notice of its request on July 24, 2018. In a letter
dated September 21, 2018, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Winooski Hydro'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 Vermont 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 Winooski Hydro 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. Winooski Hydro 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 new license for Project No. 6470. 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 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 21, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21061 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
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