[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 168 (Thursday, September 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 49324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18966]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9650-036]


Factory Falls, 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.: 9650-036.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Factory Falls, Inc. (Factory Falls).
    e. Name of Project: Gilman Dam Project (project).
    f. Location: On the Black River in Windsor County, Vermont. 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: Mr. William Handly, Factory Falls, 
Inc.; 286 South Street, Springfield, VT 05156-3277; (802) 885-5360; 
email at bhandly@vermontel.net.
    i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang at (202) 502-8250; or email at 
amy.chang@ferc.gov.
    j. Factory Falls filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on June 30, 2021 and provided public notice of its request on 
June 30, 2021 and July 7, 2021. In a letter dated August 27, 2021, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Factory 
Falls' 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 Vermont 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 Factory Falls 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 June 30, 2021, Factory Falls 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. 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. 9650. 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 June 30, 
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: August 27, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-18966 Filed 9-1-21; 8:45 am]
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