[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02007]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 2639-027]


Northern States Power 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.: 2639-027.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Northern States Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Cornell Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Lower Chippewa River in the City of Cornell, 
Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: William P. Zawacki, Director of 
Regional Generation, Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin, 1414 W 
Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702; phone: (800) 895-4999; 
email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington at (202) 502-6072; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Northern States Power Company filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on November 29, 2018. Northern States 
Power Company provided public notice of its request on November 29, 
2018. In a letter dated February 5, 2019, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved Northern States Power Company'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. We are also initiating consultation the 
Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 
106, National Historical 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 Northern States Power 
Company 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. Northern States Power Company 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. 2639. 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 November 30, 
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: February 5, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02007 Filed 2-11-19; 8:45 am]
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