Notice2021-20004
Banister Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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Published
September 16, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 177 (Thursday, September 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51663-51664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20004]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9028-011]
Banister Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 9028-011.
c. Date Filed: July 28, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Banister Hydro, Inc. (Banister Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Halifax Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Banister River in Halifax County, Virginia. 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. Lewis C. Loon, General Manager,
Operations and Maintenance--USA, KEI (USA) Power Management Inc., 423
Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, ME 04345; at (207) 203-3027 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#09656c7e607a276566666749627b7c6e6c7b276a6664"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="620e07150b114c0e0d0d0c220910170507104c010d0f">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer at (202) 502-6519; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a666b7f78636f24686b7f6f784a6c6f7869246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4925283c3b202c672b283c2c3b092f2c3b2a672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Banister Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on July 28, 2021. Banister Hydro provided public
notice of its request on July 28, 2021. In a letter dated September 10,
2021, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved
Banister 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 Virginia 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 Banister 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. Banister 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 may be viewed and/or printed on the
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>), using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field, to access the document. At this time, the
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e787b6c7d71505257505b6d4b4e4e514c4a7e585b4c5d10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c3a392e3f3312101512192f090c0c130e083c1a190e1f521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208 3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 9028. 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
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of the existing license. All applications for license for this project
must be filed by July 31, 2024.
p. Register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: September 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20004 Filed 9-15-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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