[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 17156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08215]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2853-071]


Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation; Notice of 
Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 
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.: 2853-071.
    c. Date Filed: February 21, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Montana Department of Natural Resources and 
Conservation (Montana DNRC).
    e. Name of Project: Broadwater Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Missouri River in Broadwater County, Montana. 
The project occupies 44 acres of United States lands administered by 
U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dave Lofftus, Hydro Power Program 
Manager, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, State of 
Montana, 1424 9th Avenue, P.O. Box 201601, Helena, Montana 59620; (406) 
444-6659; or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Peter McBride at (202) 502-8132; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Montana DNRC filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on February 21, 2019. Montana DNRC provided public notice of 
its request on February 15, 2019. In a letter dated April 18, 2019, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Montana 
DNRC'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 under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the Montana 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 Montana DNRC 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. Montana DNRC 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. 2853. 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 June 30, 
2022.
    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: April 18, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-08215 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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