[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 71916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28122]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2489-048]


Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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.: 2489-048
    c. Date Filed: October 30, 2019
    d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation (Green Mountain)
    e. Name of Project: Cavendish Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Black River, in Windsor 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: John Greenan, Green Mountain Power 
Corporation, 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; (802) 770-2195; email 
at John.Greenan@greenmountainpower.com.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6837; or email at 
john.baummer@ferc.gov.
    j. Green Mountain filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on October 30, 2019 and provided public notice of the 
request on October 23, 2019. In a letter dated December 20, 2019, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Green 
Mountain'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 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 Green Mountain as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
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. On October 30, 2019, Green Mountain 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 subsequent license for Project No. 2489. Pursuant to 
18 CFR 16.20, each application for a subsequent 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 October 31, 
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: December 20, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-28122 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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