[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53465-53466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23117]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6115-015]


Pyrites Hydroelectric Project; 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.: 6115-015.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Pyrites Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Pyrites Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Grass River, a tributary to the St. Lawrence 
River, near the Town of Canton in St. Lawrence 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: Mr. Kevin M. Webb, Hydro Licensing 
Manager, Pyrites Hydro, LLC, 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, 
MA 01810, (978) 935-6039; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Pyrites Hydro, LLC filed a request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 31, 2018 and provided public notice of the 
request on August 31, 2018. In a letter dated October 17, 2018, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Pyrites 
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/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

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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 Pyrites 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 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Pyrites 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 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. 6115-015. 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 August 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: October 17, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23117 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am]
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