[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 140 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15861]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2548-051]


Northbrook Lyons Falls, LLC; 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.: 2548-051.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Northbrook Lyons Falls, LLC (Northbrook).
    e. Name of Project: Lyons Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Moose River, in Lewis 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: Sherri Loon, Coordinator, 
Operations; KEI (USA) Power Management Inc.; 423 Brunswick Avenue, 
Gardiner, ME 04345; at (207) 203-3026 or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak at (202) 502-6419; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. KEI Power filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on June 1, 2021. KEI Power provided public notice of its 
request on May 26, 2021. In a letter dated July 20, 2021, the Director 
of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved KEI Power'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 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 Northbrook 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. Northbrook 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. 2548. 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 May 31, 
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: July 20, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-15861 Filed 7-23-21; 8:45 am]
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