[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 9757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03389]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2610-011]
Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin; 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.: 2610-011.
c. Date Filed: December 30, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin (Northern
States Power).
e. Name of Project: Saxon Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Montreal River, in Iron County, Wisconsin and
Gogebic County, Michigan. No federal lands are occupied by the project
works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's
regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: James Zyduck, Northern States Power
Company, 1414 West Hamilton Avenue, Post Office Box 8, Eau Claire, WI
54702-0008; (715) 737-1136; email at [email protected].
i. Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379; or email at [email protected].
j. Northern States Power filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on December 30, 2019, and provided public notice of
the request on December 26, 2019. In a letter dated February 13, 2020,
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Northern
States Power'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 the 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 with the Michigan and Wisconsin State Historic
Preservation Officers as required by section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act and implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Northern States Power as
the Commission's non-federal representative 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. On December 30, 2019, Northern States Power 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 subsequent license for Project No. 2610. Pursuant to
18 CFR 16.20, each application for a subsequent 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 December 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 this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: February 13, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03389 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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