[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 168 (Thursday, September 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49326-49327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18965]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7888-023]


Comtu Falls 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.: 7888-023.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2021
    d. Submitted By: Comtu Falls Corporation (Comtu).
    e. Name of Project: Comtu Falls 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.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ms. Celeste Fay, Comtu Falls Corp. 
c/o Gravity Renewables, Inc.; PO Box 7580, Boulder, CO 80306; (303) 
440-3378; email at celeste@gravityrenewables.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at (202) 502-6123; or email at 
michael.watts@ferc.gov.
    j. Comtu filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on June 30, 2021, and provided public notice of its request on June 30, 
2021. In a letter dated August 27, 2021, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved Comtu'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 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 Comtu 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 June 30, 2021, Comtu 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. 7888. 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. 2021-18965 Filed 9-1-21; 8:45 am]
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