Notice2025-13799

WW Op Zone Fund 1, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

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July 23, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34655-34656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13799]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-15403-000]


WW Op Zone Fund 1, 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-15403-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 19, 2025.
    d. Submitted By: WW Op Zone Fund 1, LLC (Op Zone).
    e. Name of Project: Lower Crompton Dam Hydroelectric Project 
(project).
    f. Location: The project would be located on the South Branch 
Pawtuxet River in Kent County, Rhode Island.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Justin P. Bristol, WW Op Zone Fund 
1, LLC, 7 Nichols Lane, Hopkinton, RI 02832; Phone at (401) 793-6041; 
or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fbf3e3f8e2e5fefdd1fefff4f5e3fee1f9e8f5e3febff2fefc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="335951415a40475c5f735c5d5657415c435b4a57415c1d505c5e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Nathan Tatum at 202-502-8838 or at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#612f001509000f4f350015140c21070413024f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88c6e9fce0e9e6a6dce9fcfde5c8eeedfaeba6efe7fe">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    j. Op Zone filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on May 19, 2025. Op Zone provided public notice of its request 
on June 5, 2025. In a letter dated July 17, 2025, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Op Zone'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 the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 
joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NMFS under 
section

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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 Rhode Island 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. Op Zone 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 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#42040710010d0c2e2b2c27113732322d303602242730216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2848790818d8caeabaca791b7b2b2adb0b682a4a7b0a1eca5adb4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    You may 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.
    n. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
community organizations, Tribal members and others, access publicly 
available information and navigate
    Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with 
making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for 
rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206f707060464552430e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="014e515141676473622f666e77">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: July 17, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13799 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
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