Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 7985 [2020-02810]
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l. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
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‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
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document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
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n. Procedural schedule and final
amendments: The application will be
processed according to the following
preliminary schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ..........................................................................................
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions .......................................................
Commission issues Draft EIS ....................................................................................................................................................
Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) ....................................................................................................
Modified terms and conditions ...................................................................................................................................................
Commission issues Final EIS ....................................................................................................................................................
o. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of the notice of ready
for environmental analysis.
Dated: February 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3240–039]
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Briar Hydro Associates, 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.: 3240–039.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Briar Hydro
Associates, LLC (Briar Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Rolfe Canal
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River,
in the Village of Penacook and City of
Concord, New Hampshire. 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:
Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro
Associates, LLC, 55 Union Street,
Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357–0032;
email—alocke@essexhydro.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181; or email at
jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov.
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j. Briar Hydro filed its request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process on
November 29, 2019. Briar Hydro
provided public notice of its request on
December 12, 2019. In a letter dated
February 6, 2020, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Briar Hydro’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/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act, and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating
consultation with the New Hampshire
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
Briar Hydro as the Commission’s nonfederal 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 November 28, 2019, Briar
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 is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s website (https://
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)
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(TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
new license for Project No. 3240.
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 November 30, 2022.
p. Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp 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 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3240-039]
Briar Hydro Associates, 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.: 3240-039.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC (Briar Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Rolfe Canal Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in the Village of Penacook
and City of Concord, New Hampshire. 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: Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro
Associates, LLC, 55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357-0032;
[email protected]
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or email at
[email protected].
j. Briar Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on November 29, 2019. Briar Hydro provided public notice of its
request on December 12, 2019. In a letter dated February 6, 2020, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Briar Hydro'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/or NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act, and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating consultation
with the New Hampshire 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 Briar 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. On November 28, 2019, Briar 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 is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(https://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). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 3240. 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 November 30,
2022.
p. Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02810 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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