[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 59068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21149]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 9821-108]


Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro 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.: 9821-108.
    c. Date filed: May 27, 2022.
    d. Submitted by: Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro LLC (Ogdensburg Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Ogdensburg Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Oswegatchie River near the City of 
Ogdensburg in Saint Lawrence 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. Sayad Moudachirou, Licensing 
Manager, Ampersand Ogdensburg Hydro LLC, 717 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, 
MA 02111. Phone: (617) 933-7206, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard, Phone: (202) 502-8256, email: 
christopher. [email protected].
    j. Ogdensburg Hydro filed its request to use the TLP on May 27, 
2022 and provided public notice of its request on August 2, 2022.\1\ In 
a letter dated September 23, 2022, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Ogdensburg Hydro's request to use the 
TLP.
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    \1\ Ogdensburg Hydro's initial notice of its request to use the 
TLP, published on June 7, 2022, did not correctly state the starting 
date of the 30-day comment period of the request. The August 2, 2022 
notice corrected the starting date error and provided an additional 
30-day comment period on the TLP request.
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    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish 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 Ogdensburg Hydro 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. Ogdensburg Hydro 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 new license for Project No. 9821. 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 May 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: September 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21149 Filed 9-28-22; 8:45 am]
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