[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04193]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15041-001]


One Drop 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 Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 15041-001.
    c. Date Filed: December 27, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: One Drop Hydro, LLC (One Drop).
    e. Name of Project: Elizabeth Webbing Falls Dam Project (project).
    f. Location: On the Blackstone River, in the cities of Central 
Falls and Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island. 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: Justin Bristol, One Drop Hydro, 
LLC; P.O. Box 571, Old Mystic, CT 06372; (401) 793-6041; or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Taconya D. Goar at (202) 502-8394; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. One Drop filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on December 27, 2022, and provided public notice of its request 
on December 21, 22, and 23, 2022. In a letter dated February 22, 2023, 
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved One 
Drop'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 Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Office, 
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 One Drop 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 December 27, 2022, One Drop 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 [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). 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 by the President on March 13, 
2020.
    o. 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: February 23, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04193 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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