[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 20145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07843]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8093-022]


Methuen Falls Hydroelectric Company; 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.: 8093-022.
    c. Date Filed: February 26, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Methuen Falls Hydroelectric Company (Methuen 
Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Methuen Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Spicket River in Essex County, Massachusetts. 
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: Kevin Olson, Olson Electric 
Development Company, Inc., 30r Hampshire Street, Methuen, MA 01844; 
(978) 975-0400; email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Methuen Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on February 26, 2021, and provided public notice of the request 
on February 26, 2021. In a letter dated April 12, 2021, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Methuen 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 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 Massachusetts 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 Methuen 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. On February 26, 2021, Methuen 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 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. 8093. 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 February 28, 
2024.
    p. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this 
or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 12, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-07843 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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