[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55159-55160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23996]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6240-063]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process: Watson Associates

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 6240-063.
    c. Date Filed: August 27, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Watson Associates.
    e. Name of Project: Watson Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Cocheco River in Dover, Strafford 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 and 5.5 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: John Webster, Watson Associates, 
P.O. Box 178, 10 Butler Street, South Berwick, Maine 03908; Phone at 
(207) 384-5334, or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang at (202) 502-8250; or 
[email protected].
    j. Watson Associates filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 27, 2018, and provided public notice of the 
request on September 19, 2018. In a letter dated October 26, 2018, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing

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approved Watson Associates' 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 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 of the 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 Watson Associates as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act; and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Watson Associates filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission on 
August 27, 2018, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's 
regulations. Watson Associates filed a revised PAD with the Commission 
on October 11, 2018.
    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. 6240. Pursuant to 
18 CFR 16.20, 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 August 31, 
2021.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: October 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23996 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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