[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 58379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23695]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2490-030]
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing
Process: Green Mountain Power Corporation
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 2490-030.
c. Date Filed: August 28, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation (Green Mountain).
e. Name of Project: Taftsville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ottauquechee River in the Village of
Taftsville, in Windsor County, Vermont. 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: John Greenan, Green Mountain Power
Corporation, 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; (802) 770-2195; email
at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey at (202) 502-8621; or email at
[email protected].
j. Green Mountain filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on August 28, 2019, and provided public notice of the
request on August 23, 2019. In a letter dated October 24, 2019, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Green
Mountain'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 Vermont 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 Green Mountain 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. Green Mountain 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 subsequent license for Project No. 2490. 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 August 31,
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: October 24, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23695 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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