
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04681]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2544-049]


 Hydro Technology Systems, Inc.; Notice of Intent to File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice Approving the Use of the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2544-049.
    c. Date Filed: December 31, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Hydro Technology Systems, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Meyers Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Colville River near the city of Kettle Falls, 
in Stevens County, Washington. The project does not occupy federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Benjamin Hendrickson, Hydro Technology 
System, Inc., P.O. Box 245, Kettle Falls, WA 99141, (509) 993-7629.
    i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474 or email at 
Maryam.zavareh@ferc.gov.
    j. Hydro Technology Systems, Inc. filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on December 31, 2018. Hydro Technology 
Systems, Inc. provided public notice of its request on February 1, 
2019. In a letter dated March 7, 2019, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Hydro Technology Systems, Inc.'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/or NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating consultation 
with the Washington 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. Hydro Technology Systems, Inc. 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 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 
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. 2544. 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 December 01, 
2020.
    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: March 7, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04681 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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