Notice2022-09343
Quinebaug Associates, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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May 2, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 25634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09343]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5062-048]
Quinebaug Associates, LLC; 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.: 5062-048.
c. Date Filed: February 28, 2022.
d. Submitted by: Quinebaug Associates, LLC (QA).
e. Name of Project: Quinebaug--Five Mile Pond Project (project).
f. Location: On the Quinebaug and Five Mile Rivers, in Windham
County, Connecticut. 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: Celeste Fay, Gravity Renewables; 5
Dartmouth Drive, Suite 104, Auburn, NH 03032; (413) 262-9466; or email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80e3e5ece5f3f4e5c0e7f2e1f6e9f4f9f2e5eee5f7e1e2ece5f3aee3efed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6a5a3aaa3b5b2a386a1b4a7b0afb2bfb4a3a8a3b1a7a4aaa3b5e8a5a9ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Amanda Gill at (202) 502-6773; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d8d4d8d7ddd897ded0d5d5f9dfdccbda97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9c8c4c8c7cdc887cec0c5c5e9cfccdbca87cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. QA filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on
February 28, 2022, and provided public notice of its request on the
same day. In a letter dated April 26, 2022, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved QA'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 Connecticut 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 QA as the Commission's non-
federal representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant
to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. On February 28, 2022, QA 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. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bcdced9c8c4e5e7e2e5eed8fefbfbe4f9ffcbedeef9e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdad9cedfd3f2f0f5f2f9cfe9ececf3eee8dcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea">[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. 5062. 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 February 28,
2025.
p. 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: April 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-09343 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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