[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4993-4994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01572]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9886-034]


Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

January 13, 2023.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 9886-034.
    c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc. (Valatie Falls).
    e. Name of Project: Valatie Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kinderhook Creek in the Town of Kinderhook, 
Village of Valatie, Columbia 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: John E. Doran, Valatie Falls Hydro 
Power, Inc., 7 Cotton Mill Lane, Valatie, NY 12184; (855) 467-3751; 
[email protected].

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    i. FERC Contact: Jacob Harrell at (202) 502-7313; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Valatie Falls filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on November 30, 2022. Valatie Falls provided public notice of 
its request on November 30, 2022. In a letter dated January 13, 2023, 
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Valatie 
Falls' request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 
402. 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 Valatie Falls 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. Valatie Falls 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 licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 9886. 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 November 30, 
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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01572 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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