[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68572-68573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23967]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8051-012]


 Willimantic 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.: 8051-012.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Willimantic Power Corporation (Willimantic Power).
    e. Name of Project: Willimantic #1 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Willimantic River in Windham County, 
Connecticut. 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: Randald Bartlett, Senior Director 
O&M Hydro, Enel Green Power North America, 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 
300, Andover, MA 01810; (978) 447-4408; email at 
Randald.Bartlett@enel.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly at (202) 502-8587; or email at 
william.connelly@ferc.gov.
    j. Willimantic Power filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 31, 2020, and provided public notice of the 
request on September 3, 2020. In a letter dated October 23, 2020, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Willimantic 
Power's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish

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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 Connecticut 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 Willimantic Power 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. On August 31, 2020, Willimantic Power 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 subsequent license for Project No. 8051. 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 November 30, 
2023.
    p. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this 
or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 23, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23967 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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