[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50821-50822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17995]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2607-015]


 Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC; 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.: 2607-015.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: On the South Fork of the Catawba River, in the Town of 
Spencer Mountain, in Gaston County, North Carolina. The project does 
not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kevin Edwards, 916 Comer Road, 
Stoneville, NC 27048; (336) 589-6138; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093, or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process, and provided public notice of its 
request, on June 30, 2020. In a letter dated August 12, 2020, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Spencer 
Mountain Hydropower, LLC'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 North Carolina

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State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106 of the 
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 Spencer Mountain 
Hydropower, LLC 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. Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC 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 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. At this time, the Commission has suspended access 
to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation 
declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease 
(COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208 
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2607-015. 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 June 30, 
2023.
    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 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17995 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
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