[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31745-31746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14568]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2905-033]
Village of Enosburg Falls, Municipal Water and Light Department;
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.: 2905-033.
c. Date Filed: April 30, 2018.
d. Submitted by: Village of Enosburg Falls, Vermont (Enosburg
Falls).
e. Name of Project: Enosburg Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Missisquoi River in the Village of Enosburg
Falls, Franklin County, Vermont. 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: Paul V. Nolan, Representative of
Village of Enosburg Falls, 5515 North 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22205-
2722; (703) 534-5509; email at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: John Ramer at (202) 502-8969; or email at
[email protected].
j. Enosburg Falls filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on
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April 30, 2018 on behalf of the Village of Enosburg Falls Municipal
Water and Light Department, and provided public notice of the request
on April 27, 2018. In a letter dated June 28, 2018, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Enosburg 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 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 Vermont 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 Enosburg 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. Enosburg Falls filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including
a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission on behalf of
the Village of Enosburg Falls Municipal Water and Light Department,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. 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 website
(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
42 Village Drive, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 2905. 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 April 30,
2021.
p. 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: June 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-14568 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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