[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59371-59372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23982]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6398-024]


Hackett Mills Hydro Associates; 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.: 6398-024.
    c. Date Filed: August 29, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Hackett Mills Hydro Associates.
    e. Name of Project: Hackett Mills Project.
    f. Location: On the Little Androscoggin River in the towns of 
Poland and Minot, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michael Scarzello, Eagle Creek 
Renewable Energy, 116 N State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960-
0167; (973) 998-8400; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue at (202) 502-8556; or email at 
karen.sughrue@ferc.gov.
    j. Hackett Mills Hydro Associates filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on August 29, 2019. Hackett Mills Hydro 
Associates provided public notice of its request on August 28, 2019. In 
a letter dated October 28, 2019, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Hackett Mills Hydro Associates' 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 Maine 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 Hackett Mills Hydro 
Associates as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal

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consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Hackett Mills Hydro Associates 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. 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: October 28, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23982 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]
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