[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 79 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08632]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8315-015]


Eagle Creek Sartell Hydro, LLC; 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.: 8315-015.
    c. Date Filed: February 27, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Eagle Creek Sartell Hydro, LLC (Eagle Creek).
    e. Name of Project: Sartell Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River in Stearns and Benton 
Counties, Minnesota. No federal lands are located within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michael Scarzello, Regulatory 
Director, Eagle Creek Sartell Hydro, LLC, 116 N. State Street, P.O. Box 
167, Neshkoro, WI 54960; phone: (973) 998-8400.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Davis at (202) 502-8339; or email at 
Michael.Davis@ferc.gov.
    j. Eagle Creek filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on February 27, 2020. Eagle Creek provided public notice of its 
request on February 19, 2020. In a letter dated April 17, 2020, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Eagle Creek 
Sartell Hydro, LLC'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 under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 
402. We are also initiating consultation the Minnesota State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
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 Eagle Creek as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Eagle Creek 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 may be viewed and/or printed 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. At this time, the Commission has 
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the 
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 
2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 8315. 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 February 28, 
2023.
    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: April 17, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08632 Filed 4-22-20; 8:45 am]
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