[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 15476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05969]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6903-036]


Battenkill Hydro Associates; 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.: 6903-036.
    c. Date Filed: February 1, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Battenkill Hydro Associates (Battenkill Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Middle Greenwich Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Batten Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River in 
Washington 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: Mr. Lewis Loon, General Manager, 
Operations and Maintenance--USA, Krueger Energy, 423 Brunswick Ave., 
Gardiner, ME 04345; (207) 203-3027; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Battenkill Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 1, 2021. Battenkill Hydro provided public 
notice of its request on January 20, 2021. In a letter dated March 17, 
2021, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Battenkill Hydro'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 New York State Historic Preservation Officer, 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 Battenkill Hydro 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. Battenkill Hydro 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. 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. 6903. Pursuant to 
18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 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 
April 30, 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: March 17, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-05969 Filed 3-22-21; 8:45 am]
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