[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86916-86917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28969]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 7883-019]
Powerhouse Systems, Inc.; 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.: 7883-019.
c. Date Filed: September 11, 2020.
d. Submitted By: Powerhouse Systems, Inc. (Powerhouse).
e. Name of Project: Weston Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Coos County, New
Hampshire. 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: Deborah A. Allen, Powerhouse
Systems, Inc., 1 Middle St., Suite 303, Lancaster, NH 03584; (603) 991-
7757; email at WestonDam.FERCrelicensing@gmail.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6827; or email at
john.baummer@ferc.gov.
j. Powerhouse filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on September 11, 2020, and provided public notice of its
request on November 18, 2020. In a letter dated December 23, 2020, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Powerhouse'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 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 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. On September 11, 2020, Powerhouse filed a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the
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Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
m. 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. 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).
n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 7883. 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 September
30, 2023.
o. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx
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 23, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-28969 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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