[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31586-31587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14082]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7153-017]
Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving
Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 7153-017.
c. Date filed: April 30, 2019.
d. Submitted by: Consolidated Hydro New York, LLC (Consolidated
Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Victory Mills Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Located on Fish Creek in the Village of Victory, Town
of Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York. The project does not occupy any
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing
Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square,
Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810, Phone: (978) 935-6039, Email:
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer, Phone: (202) 502-6519, Email:
[email protected].
j. Consolidated Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on April 30, 2019. Consolidated Hydro provided public
notice of its request on April 25, 2019. In a letter dated June 26,
2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved
Consolidated Hydro'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; 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 York 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 Consolidated Hydro 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. Consolidated Hydro 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
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new license for Project No. 7153. 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 April 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: June 26, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14082 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
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