[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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