[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56454-56455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23004]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process

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                                                           Project Nos.
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Midwest Hydro, LLC......................................        2347-051
Midwest Hydro, LLC......................................        2348-042
Midwest Hydro, LLC......................................        2373-012
STS Hydropower, LLC.....................................        2446-051
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    a. Type of Filing: Notices of Intent to File License Applications 
and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 2347-051, 2348-042, 2373-012, and 2446-051.
    c. Date Filed: August 30, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, on behalf of 
Midwest Hydro, LLC (Midwest Hydro) and STS Hydropower, LLC (STS 
Hydropower).
    e. Name of Projects: Janesville Central, Beloit, Rockton, and Dixon 
Hydroelectric Projects.
    f. Location: The four existing projects are located on the Rock 
River. The Dixon Project is located at river mile (RM) 87 in Lee and 
Ogle Counties, Illinois. The Rockton Project is located at RM 159 in 
Winnebago County, Illinois. The Beloit Project is located at RM 163 in 
Rock County, Wisconsin. The Janesville Central Project is located at RM 
180 in Rock County, Wisconsin. No federal lands are occupied by the 
project works or located within the respective project boundaries.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michael Scarzello, Regulatory 
Director, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 116 N State Street, P.O. 
Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960[hyphen]0167; phone: 973-998-8400; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Laura Washington at (202) 502-6072; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Midwest Hydro and STS Hydropower filed separate requests to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process on August 30, 2019. Midwest Hydro and 
STS Hydropower provided public notice of their requests on August 30, 
2019. In a letter dated October 16, 2019, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved the requests 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 National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (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 the Wisconsin and Illinois

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State Historic Preservation Officers, 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 Midwest Hydro and STS 
Hydropower as the Commission's non-federal representatives for carrying 
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Midwest Hydro and STS Hydropower filed Pre-Application Documents 
(PAD); including a proposed process plan and schedule for each project 
with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    n. A copy of the PADs are 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 licensees state their unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project Nos. 2347, 2348, 2373, and 
2446. 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 these projects must 
be filed by August 31, 2022.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 16, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23004 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
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