[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 25634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09343]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5062-048]


Quinebaug Associates, LLC; 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.: 5062-048.
    c. Date Filed: February 28, 2022.
    d. Submitted by: Quinebaug Associates, LLC (QA).
    e. Name of Project: Quinebaug--Five Mile Pond Project (project).
    f. Location: On the Quinebaug and Five Mile Rivers, in Windham 
County, Connecticut. 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: Celeste Fay, Gravity Renewables; 5 
Dartmouth Drive, Suite 104, Auburn, NH 03032; (413) 262-9466; or email 
at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill at (202) 502-6773; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. QA filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on 
February 28, 2022, and provided public notice of its request on the 
same day. In a letter dated April 26, 2022, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved QA'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 Connecticut 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 QA 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. On February 28, 2022, QA 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. 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. 5062. 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 February 28, 
2025.
    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 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09343 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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