[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20348-20349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09488]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10615-056]


Tower Kleber Limited Partnership; 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.: 10615-056.
    c. Date Filed: March 11, 2019.
    d. Submitted by: Tower Kleber Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Tower and Kleber Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Black River in the Forest and Waverly Townships 
of Cheboygan County, Michigan. The project does not occupy federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Tiffany Heon, Environmental 
Officer/FERC Relicensing Project Manager, Tower Kleber Limited 
Partnership, 764 Lexington Cr., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 7B8; 
phone: (647) 220-4476; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Tower Kleber Limited Partnership filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on March 11, 2019. Tower Kleber Limited 
Partnership provided public notice of its request on February 28, 2019 
and March 1, 2019.

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In a letter dated May 2, 2019, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Tower Kleber Limited Partnership'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 
with the Michigan State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by 
section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and implementing 
regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 
800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Tower Kleber Limited 
Partnership 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. Tower Kleber Limited Partnership 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. 10615. 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 May 2, 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: May 2, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-09488 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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