Notice2021-21828
Ashuelot River Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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October 6, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55593-55594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21828]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7887-018]
Ashuelot River Hydro, Inc.; 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.: 7887-018.
c. Date Filed: June 30, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Ashuelot River Hydro, Inc. (ARH).
e. Name of Project: Minnewawa Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Minnewawa Brook in Cheshire County, 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: Robert E. King, Ashuelot River
Hydro, Inc., 42 Hurricane Road, Keene, NH 03431; phone at (603) 352-
3444; email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe9c95979099cdcfcacfcbbe99939f9792d09d9193"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c7cecccbc29694919490e5c2c8c4ccc98bc6cac8">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502-6131; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#106364756078757e3e7b716264717c797150767562733e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f18285948199949fdf9a908385909d9890b197948392df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. ARH filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process
on June 30, 2021, and provided public notice of its request on August
21, 2021. In a letter dated September 30, 2021, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved ARH'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
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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 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. On June 30, 2021, ARH 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.
m. 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. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ddbd8cfded2f3f1f4f3f8cee8ededf2efe9ddfbf8effeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fc9caddccc0e1e3e6e1eadcfaffffe0fdfbcfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 7887. 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 June 30,
2024.
o. Register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this
or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: September 30, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21828 Filed 10-5-21; 8:45 am]
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