[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76998-76999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29951]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14635-000]


Village of Gouverneur; 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.: 14635-000.
    c. Date Filed: September 10, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: Village of Gouverneur.
    e. Name of Project: Gouverneur Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River, in St. Lawrence County, New 
York. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located 
within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Robert Leader, Case & Leader LLP, 
107 East Main Street, Gouverneur, NY 13642; (315) 287-2000.
    i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278; or email at 
[email protected].

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    j. Village of Gouverneur (Gouverneur) filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on September 10, 2014. Gouverneur 
provided public notice of its request on September 12, 2014. In a 
letter dated December 16, 2014, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Gouverneur'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 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. Gouverneur 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 is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov), 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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the offices of the Village of Gouverneur, 33 Clinton Street, 
Gouverneur, NY 13642.
    n. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

     Dated: December 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-29951 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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