Notice2021-22521
Current Hydro Project 19, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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October 15, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57421-57422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22521]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15045-000]
Current Hydro Project 19, LLC; 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.: P-15045-000.
c. Date Filed: August 11, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Current Hydro Project 19, LLC (Current Hydro 19).
e. Name of Project: New Cumberland Locks and Dam Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) New
Cumberland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Hancock County, West
Virginia and Jefferson County, Ohio. The project would occupy federal
land administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Joel Herm, P.O. Box 224,
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0224; (917) 224-3607; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e882878d84a88b9d9a9a8d869c80918c9a87c68b8785"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="254f4a40496546505757404b514d5c41574a0b464a48">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278, or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fbfef5e8bff2f0fdfdf8f9f0ffd1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a20252e3364292b262623222b240a2c2f3829642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Current Hydro 19 filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on August 11, 2021 and provided public notice of its
request on the same date. In a letter dated October 8, 2021, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Current Hydro
19'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; 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 West Virginia and Ohio State Historic
Preservation Officers, 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 Current Hydro 19 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. Current Hydro 19 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
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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 on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9bfbcabbab6979590979caa8c8989968b8db99f9c8b9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0969582939fbebcb9beb583a5a0a0bfa2a490b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>,
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). 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: October 8, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-22521 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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