[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59783-59784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20983]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2444-036]


Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin; 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.: 2444-036.
    c. Date Filed: July 29, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Northern States Power Company--Wisconsin (Northern 
States)
    e. Name of Project: White River Hydroelectric Project.

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    f. Location: On the White River, in Ashland County, Wisconsin. No 
federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the 
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Matthew J. Miller, Northern States 
Power Company--Wisconsin, 1414 W. Hamilton Ave., P.O. Box 8, Eau 
Claire, WI 54702; [email protected]; phone at 
(715) 737-1353; or Shawn Puzen, Mead & Hunt, Inc., 1720 Lawrence Drive, 
De Pere, Wisconsin 54115-3901; email shawn.puzen@meadhunt.com; phone at 
920-593-6865.
    i. FERC Contact: Paul Makowski at (202) 502-6836; or email at 
paul.makowski@ferc.gov.
    j. Northern States filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 29, 2020, and provided public notice of its 
request on the same date. In a letter dated September 16, 2020, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Northern 
States' 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 Wisconsin 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 Northern States 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 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Northern States 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. The PAD is also available 
on the applicant's project website at http://hydrorelicensing.com. 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 subsequent license for Project No. 2444. 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 July 31, 
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: September 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-20983 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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