[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 178 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56600-56601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20173]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7274-034]


Town of Wells; 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.: 7274-034.
    c. Date Filed: July 28, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Town of Wells.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Algonquin Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Sacandaga River in the Town of Wells, Hamilton 
County, New York. The project does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Nicholas Mauro, Town of Wells, 1438 
State Route 30, Wells, NY 12190; (518) 775-9390; email_nick-
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak at (202) 502-6419; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The Town of Wells filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 28, 2020. The Town of Wells provided public 
notice of its request on July 20, 2020. In a letter dated September 8, 
2020, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved the 
Town of Wells' request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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 New York State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the

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implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the Town of Wells 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. The Town of Wells 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 subsequent license for Project No. 7274. 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 July 31, 
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: September 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-20173 Filed 9-11-20; 8:45 am]
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