[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 36913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16150]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2411-028]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process; STS Hydropower, LLC and City of Danville

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License 
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2411-028.
    c. Date filed: May 31, 2019.
    d. Submitted by: STS Hydropower, LLC (STS Hydropower) and City of 
Danville (Danville).
    e. Name of Project: Schoolfield Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Dan River in the Town of Danville, 
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The project does not occupy any federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Scarzello, Director, 
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 116 State Street, P.O. Box 167, 
Neshkoro, WI 54960, Phone: (973) 998-8400, Email: 
michael.scarzello@eaglecreekre.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer, Phone: (202) 502-6519, Email: 
laurie.bauer@ferc.gov.
    j. STS Hydropower and Danville filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on May 31, 2019. STS Hydropower provided 
public notice of its request on May 30, 2019. In a letter dated July 
24, 2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Consolidated 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/or 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 Virginia 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. With this notice, we are designating STS Hydropower and Danville 
as the Commission's non-federal representatives 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. STS Hydropower and Danville 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 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2411. 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 filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: July 24, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16150 Filed 7-29-19; 8:45 am]
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