[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30212-30213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10603]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 9985-035]


Rivers Electric, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent (NOI) to File License 
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP).
    b. Project No.: 9985-035.
    c. Date filed: March 29, 2022.
    d. Submitted by: Rivers Electric, LLC (Rivers Electric).
    e. Name of Project: Mill Pond Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Catskill Creek in Greene County, New 
York. The project does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Justin Bristol, Asset 
Development, Clear Energy Hydro, LLC, 18 S Wilcox St., Ste. 100, Castle 
Rock, CO 80104. Phone: (401) 793-6041, Email: 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Erin Stockschlaeder, Phone: (202) 502-8107, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. Rivers Electric filed its request to use the TLP on March 29, 
2022 and provided public notice of its request on March 30, 2022. In a 
letter dated May 11, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Rivers Electric's request to use the TLP.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish

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and Wildlife Service and/or 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 York State Historic Preservation Officer, as 
required by section 106, 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 Rivers Electric 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. Rivers Electric 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 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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 9985. 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 March 31, 
2025.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: May 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-10603 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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