[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86916-86917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28969]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7883-019]


Powerhouse Systems, Inc.; 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.: 7883-019.
    c. Date Filed: September 11, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Powerhouse Systems, Inc. (Powerhouse).
    e. Name of Project: Weston Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Coos County, New 
Hampshire. 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: Deborah A. Allen, Powerhouse 
Systems, Inc., 1 Middle St., Suite 303, Lancaster, NH 03584; (603) 991-
7757; email at WestonDam.FERCrelicensing@gmail.com.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at (202) 502-6827; or email at 
john.baummer@ferc.gov.
    j. Powerhouse filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on September 11, 2020, and provided public notice of its 
request on November 18, 2020. In a letter dated December 23, 2020, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Powerhouse'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 New Hampshire 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. On September 11, 2020, Powerhouse filed a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the

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Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. 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).
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 7883. 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 September 
30, 2023.
    o. 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: December 23, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-28969 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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