[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 45140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18534]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2715-025]


Kaukauna Utilities; 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.: 2715-025.
    c. Date Filed: July 10, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Kaukauna Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Combined Locks Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Lower Fox River in the Village of 
Combined Locks and the Village of Little Chute, Outagamie County, 
Wisconsin. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mike Pedersen, Director of 
Operations, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island Street, P.O. Box 1777, 
Kaukauna, WI 54130-7077, phone: (920) 462-0220.
    i. FERC Contact: Patrick Ely at (202) 502-8570; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Kaukauna Utilities filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 10, 2019. Kaukauna Utilities provided public 
notice of its request on July 17, 2019. In a letter dated August 22, 
2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Kaukauna Utilities' 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 Wisconsin 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 Kaukauna Utilities 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. Kaukauna Utilities 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. 2715. 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 July 29, 
2024.
    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: August 22, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-18534 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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