Notice2026-10226
Sugar River Power 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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Published
May 21, 2026
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29949-29950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10226]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 9088-052]
Sugar River Power 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.: 9088-052.
c. Date Filed: February 25, 2026.
d. Submitted By: Sugar River Power LLC (Sugar River Power).
e. Name of Project: Lower Village Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Sugar River in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Sam Payne, Sugar River Power
LLC; 2126 Stickney Brook Rd, Dummerston, VT 05301; (603) 903-7663; or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6604130801030301130a0a260e09120b070f0a4805090b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4123342f26242426342d2d01292e352c20282d6f222e2c">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Haltner at (202) 502-8612; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67150805021513490f060b13090215270102150449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8efce1ecebfcfaa0e6efe2fae0ebfccee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Sugar River Power filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on February 25, 2026, and provided public notice of
its request on the same day. In a letter issued May 18, 2026, the
Acting Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Sugar
River Power'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 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 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. With this notice, we are designating Sugar River Power 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.
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m. On March 2, 2026, Sugar River Power 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 (P-9088). For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25636077666a4b494c4b40765055554a575165434057460b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15535047565a7b797c7b70466065657a676155737067763b727a63">[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 the Lower Village Project.
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 February 28,
2029.
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.
q. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202)502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c689969686a0a3b4a5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d897888898bebdaabbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1.)
Dated: May 18, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-10226 Filed 5-20-26; 8:45 am]
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