[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 45103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16116]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 4114-062]
Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, 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 (NOI) to File License
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP).
b. Project No.: 4114-062.
c. Date filed: May 31, 2022.
d. Submitted by: Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, LLC (Lower Saranac).
e. Name of Project: Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Located on the Saranac River, in Clinton 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: Mr. Kevin Webb, Licensing Manager,
Lower Saranac Hydro Partners, LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite 204
100, Manchester, NH 03101. Phone: (978) 935-6039, Email:
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Erin Stockschlaeder, Phone: (202) 502-8107, Email:
[email protected].
j. Lower Saranac filed its request to use the TLP on May 31, 2022
and provided public notice of its request on May 30, 2022. In a letter
dated July 21, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Lower Saranac'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 Lower Saranac 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. Lower Saranac 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
(https://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. 4114. 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 May 31,
2025.
p. Register online at https://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: July 21, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16116 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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