[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27520]


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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Project No. 8615-047]


Fiske Hydro, Inc.; Notice Soliciting Pre-Application Documents 
and Notices of Intent To File a Subsequent License Application

    On November 30, 2020, Fiske Hydro, Inc. (Fiske Hydro), the current 
licensee for the Fiske Mill Hydroelectric Project No. 8615 (project), 
filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to file an application for an exemption 
from licensing for the project.\1\ The existing license for the project 
expires on November 30, 2025.\2\ On September 20, 2023, Fiske Hydro 
filed an application to surrender its license for the project.\3\
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    \1\ 18 CFR 16.19(b) (2022).
    \2\ The license for the project was issued with an effective 
date of December 1, 1985, for a term of 40 years. Fiske Hydro Inc., 
33 FERC ] 62,299 (1985).
    \3\ The surrender application filing may be viewed at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filedownload?fileid=E18CC70E-85D5-C3FB-9C8C-8AB7E1600000. The Commission is not seeking public comment on 
the surrender application at this time.
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    Pursuant to section 16.20 of the Commission's regulations, an 
existing licensee with a minor license not subject to sections 14 and 
15 of the Federal Power Act must file an application for a subsequent 
license or exemption at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the 
current license, which with respect to the Fiske Mill Project, was 
November 30, 2023.\4\
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    \4\ 18 CFR 16.20(c) (2022).
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    Pursuant to section 16.25(a) of the Commission's regulations, when 
an existing licensee, having previously filed an NOI to file an 
application for an exemption subsequently does not file an application, 
the Commission must solicit applications from potential applicants 
other than the existing licensee.\5\ Any party interested in filing an 
application for the project must file an NOI document within 90 days 
from the date of this notice.\6\ In addition, NOIs for a subsequent 
license must also include a pre-application document (PAD). Moreover, 
while the integrated licensing process is the default process for 
preparing an application for a subsequent license, a potential 
applicant for a subsequent license may include with the NOI and PAD a 
request to use alternative licensing procedures.\7\ An application for 
the Fiske Mill Hydroelectric Project No. 8615 must be filed within 18 
months of the date of filing the NOI.
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    \5\ 18 CFR 16.25(a) (2022).
    \6\ Pursuant to section 16.24(b)(2) of the Commission's 
regulations, the existing licensee, Fiske Hydro, Inc., is prohibited 
from filing an application for the project, either individually or 
in conjunction with other entities. 18 CFR 16.24(b)(2) (2022).
    \7\ 18 CFR 5.3(b) (2022).
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    Questions concerning the process for filing an NOI should be 
directed to Robert Haltner at 202-502-8612 or [email protected].

    Dated: December 8, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27520 Filed 12-14-23; 8:45 am]
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