[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49377-49378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21279]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3442-028]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process; City of Nashua

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 3442-028.
    c. Date Filed: July 26, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: City of Nashua.
    e. Name of Project: Mine Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Nashua River, in Hillsborough County, New 
Hampshire. 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: Sarah Marchant, Director of 
Community Development Division, City of Nashua, 229 Main Street, P.O. 
Box 2019, Nashua, NH 03060; (603) 589-3075; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Khatoon Melick at (202) 502-8433; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. City of Nashua filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 26, 2018. City of Nashua provided public 
notice of its request on July 26, 2018. In a letter dated September 24, 
2018, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
City of Nashua'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 New Hampshire 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. City of Nashua 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 licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 3442. 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

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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.
    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: September 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21279 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am]
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