
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25391-25392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09935]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2622-012]


Turners Falls Hydro, LLC; 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.: 2622-012.
    c. Date Filed: February 26, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Turners Falls Hydro, LLC (Turners Falls Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Turners Falls Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Connecticut River in Franklin County, 
Massachusetts. 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: Peter Clarke, Turners Falls Hydro, 
LLC, P.O. Box 149, Hamilton, MA 01936; (978) 468-3999.
    i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly at (202) 502-8587; or email at 
william.connelly@ferc.gov.
    j. Turners Falls Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 26, 2016. Turners Falls Hydro provided 
public notice of its request on March 3 and March 10, 2016. In a letter 
dated April 22, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Turners Falls Hydro'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

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Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations there under at 
50 CFR part 402 and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 
also initiating consultation with the Massachusetts 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. Turners Falls Hydro 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 electronic 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2622. 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 February 28, 
2019.
    o. 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: April 22, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-09935 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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