[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31581-31582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14079]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2547-094]


Village of Swanton, Vermont; 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.: 2547-094.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Village of Swanton, Vermont (Swanton).
    e. Name of Project: Highgate Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Missisquoi River near the Town of Highgate, 
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: Reginald R. Beliveau, Jr., 
Manager--Village of Swanton, 120 First Street, Swanton, Vermont 05488; 
(802) 868-3397; email at rbeliveau@swanton.net.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at (202) 502-6123; or email at 
michael.watts@ferc.gov.
    j. Swanton filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process (TLP) on April 30, 2019, and provided public notice of the 
request on April 29, 2019 and April 30, 2019. In a letter dated June 
26, 2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Swanton's request to use the TLP.
    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 Swanton 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

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106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Swanton 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 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 
120 First Street, Swanton, Vermont 05488.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2547. 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, 
2022.
    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 26, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14079 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
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