[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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