[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 7985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02810]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3240-039]
Briar Hydro 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.: 3240-039.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC (Briar Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Rolfe Canal Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in the Village of Penacook
and City of Concord, New Hampshire. 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: Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro
Associates, LLC, 55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357-0032;
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or email at
[email protected].
j. Briar Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on November 29, 2019. Briar Hydro provided public notice of its
request on December 12, 2019. In a letter dated February 6, 2020, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Briar Hydro'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. We are also initiating consultation
with the New Hampshire 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 Briar Hydro 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. On November 28, 2019, Briar Hydro 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 is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or 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). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 3240. 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,
2022.
p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: February 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02810 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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