[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59783-59784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20983]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2444-036]
Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin; 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.: 2444-036.
c. Date Filed: July 29, 2020.
d. Submitted By: Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin (Northern
States)
e. Name of Project: White River Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: On the White River, in Ashland County, Wisconsin. 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: Matthew J. Miller, Northern States
Power Company--Wisconsin, 1414 W. Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau
Claire, WI 54702; [email protected]; phone at
(715) 737-1353; or Shawn Puzen, Mead & Hunt, Inc., 1720 Lawrence Drive,
De Pere, Wisconsin 54115-3901; email shawn.puzen@meadhunt.com; phone at
920-593-6865.
i. FERC Contact: Paul Makowski at (202) 502-6836; or email at
paul.makowski@ferc.gov.
j. Northern States filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on July 29, 2020, and provided public notice of its
request on the same date. In a letter dated September 16, 2020, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Northern
States' 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 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 Wisconsin 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 Northern States 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. Northern States 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 and/or printed 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. The PAD is also available
on the applicant's project website at http://hydrorelicensing.com. At
this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's
Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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. 2444. 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 July 31,
2023.
p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: September 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-20983 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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