[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40517-40518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14456]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 4684-070]


GR Catalyst One, 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 (TLP).
    b. Project No.: 4684-070.
    c. Date filed: May 2, 2022.
    d. Submitted by: GR Catalyst One, LLC (GRCO).\1\
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    \1\ GR Catalyst One, LLC is a subsidiary of Gravity Renewables, 
Inc.
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    e. Name of Project: Stillwater Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located at the New York State Canal Corporation's 
Stillwater dam, on Champlain Canal at Lock C-4, on the Hudson River in 
Saratoga County, in the town Stillwater, 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: Celeste Fay, Director of Regulatory 
Affairs, 5 Dartmouth Avenue, Suite 104, Auburn, NH 03032. Phone: (413) 
262-9466, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Samantha Pollak, Phone: (202) 502-6419, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. GRCO filed its request to use the TLP on May 2, 2022 and 
provided public notice of its request on the same day. In a letter 
dated July 1, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved GRCO's request to use the TLP.
    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 GRCO 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. GRCO 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. 4684. 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

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for license for this project must be filed by May 31, 2025.
    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: June 30, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-14456 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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