[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55593-55594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21828]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7887-018]


Ashuelot River Hydro, Inc.; 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.: 7887-018.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Ashuelot River Hydro, Inc. (ARH).
    e. Name of Project: Minnewawa Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Minnewawa Brook in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. 
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: Robert E. King, Ashuelot River 
Hydro, Inc., 42 Hurricane Road, Keene, NH 03431; phone at (603) 352-
3444; email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502-6131; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. ARH filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on June 30, 2021, and provided public notice of its request on August 
21, 2021. In a letter dated September 30, 2021, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved ARH'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

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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 New Hampshire 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. On June 30, 2021, ARH 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.
    m. 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 7887. 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 June 30, 
2024.
    o. 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: September 30, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21828 Filed 10-5-21; 8:45 am]
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