Notice2023-01572
Valatie Falls Hydro Power, 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
January 26, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4993-4994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01572]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9886-034]
Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
January 13, 2023.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 9886-034.
c. Date Filed: November 30, 2022.
d. Submitted By: Valatie Falls Hydro Power, Inc. (Valatie Falls).
e. Name of Project: Valatie Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Kinderhook Creek in the Town of Kinderhook,
Village of Valatie, Columbia 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: John E. Doran, Valatie Falls Hydro
Power, Inc., 7 Cotton Mill Lane, Valatie, NY 12184; (855) 467-3751;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="650008040c093a0f010a17040b25150c160a00134b060a08">[email protected]</a>.
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i. FERC Contact: Jacob Harrell at (202) 502-7313; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c060d0f030e42040d1e1e0900002c0a091e0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f151e1c101d51171e0d0d1a13133f191a0d1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Valatie Falls filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on November 30, 2022. Valatie Falls provided public notice of
its request on November 30, 2022. In a letter dated January 13, 2023,
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Valatie
Falls' request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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 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 Valatie Falls 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. Valatie Falls 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
(<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#74323126373b1a181d1a11270104041b060034121106175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53151601101c3d3f3a3d36002623233c212713353621307d343c25">[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 subsequent license for Project No. 9886. 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 November 30,
2025.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01572 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
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