[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 207 (Monday, October 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67736-67737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23645]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2614-041]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process; City of Hamilton and American Municipal Power, Inc.

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2614-041.
    c. Date Filed: August 28, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: The City of Hamilton, Ohio (City of Hamilton) and 
American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP), co-Licensees.
    e. Name of Project: Greenup Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Greenup Hydroelectric Project is located at the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Greenup Locks and Dam on the Ohio 
River near the Town of Franklin Furnace in Scioto County, Ohio. The 
project occupies 12.74 acres of federal land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contacts: Daniel F. Moats, Director of 
Utility Operations, City of Hamilton, 345 High Street, Suite 450, 
Hamilton, OH 45011, (513) 785-7245, oh.gov">greenuplicensing@hamilton-oh.gov; 
and Pamela M. Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, American Municipal 
Power Inc., 1111 Schrock Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43229, (614) 
540-1111.
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman at (202) 502-8736; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The City of Hamilton and AMP filed their request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on August 28, 2020, and provided public 
notice of their request on the same date. In a letter dated October 19, 
2020, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved the 
City of Hamilton and AMP'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; 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 Ohio State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) 
and the Kentucky SHPO, 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 the City of Hamilton and 
AMP 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 City of Hamilton and AMP 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 and/or printed 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. The PAD is also available on the 
applicant's project website at https://hamiltonoh.squarespace.com/

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greenup-licensing?rq=greenup. 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. 2614. 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 February 28, 
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: October 19, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23645 Filed 10-23-20; 8:45 am]
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