[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 23717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09340]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6066-038]


McCallum Enterprises I Limited; Partnership and Shelton Canal 
Company; 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.: 6066-038.
    c. Date Filed: February 26, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: McCallum Enterprises I Limited Partnership and 
Shelton Canal Company (McCallum and Shelton).
    e. Name of Project: Derby Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Housatonic River in Fairfield and New Haven 
Counties, 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: Joseph W. Szarmach, Jr., McCallum 
Enterprises I Limited Partnership and Shelton Canal Company, 2874 Main 
St., Stratford, CT 06614; (203) 386-1745; email at MELPHydro@gmail.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at (202) 502-6123; or email at 
michael.watts@ferc.gov.
    j. McCallum Enterprises filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 26, 2021, and provided public notice of 
the request on February 26, 2021. In a letter dated April 27, 2021, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved McCallum's 
and Shelton'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 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 McCallum and Shelton 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 February 26, 2021, McCallum and Shelton 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 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. 6066. 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, 
2024.
    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: April 27, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-09340 Filed 5-3-21; 8:45 am]
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