[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 1750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00410]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4644-016]


GR Catalyst Two, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License 
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 4644-016.
    c. Date filed: November 30, 2021.
    d. Submitted by: GR Catalyst Two, LLC (GR Catalyst).
    e. Name of Project: Dahowa Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located 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: Ms. Celeste Fay, Director of 
Regulatory Affairs, GR Catalyst Two, LLC, c/o Gravity Renewables, Inc, 
P.O. Box 7580, Boulder, CO 80306, Phone: (303) 440-3378, Email: 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Claire Rozdilski, Phone: (202) 502-8259, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. GR Catalyst filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on November 30, 2021 and provided public notice of its request 
on the same date. In a letter dated January 6, 2022, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved GR Catalyst'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 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 GR Catalyst as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. GR Catalyst 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 4644. 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 November 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: January 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-00410 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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