[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57421-57422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22521]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15045-000]


Current Hydro Project 19, 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.: P-15045-000.
    c. Date Filed: August 11, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Current Hydro Project 19, LLC (Current Hydro 19).
    e. Name of Project: New Cumberland Locks and Dam Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) New 
Cumberland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Hancock County, West 
Virginia and Jefferson County, Ohio. The project would occupy federal 
land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Joel Herm, P.O. Box 224, 
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0224; (917) 224-3607; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or at 
[email protected].
    j. Current Hydro 19 filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 11, 2021 and provided public notice of its 
request on the same date. In a letter dated October 8, 2021, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Current Hydro 
19'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 West Virginia and Ohio State Historic 
Preservation Officers, 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 Current Hydro 19 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. Current Hydro 19 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

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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). 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: October 8, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-22521 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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