81 FR 39258 - City of Paterson, New Jersey, Great Falls Hydroelectric Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 116 (June 16, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39258-39259]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14221]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2814-024]


City of Paterson, New Jersey, Great Falls Hydroelectric Company; 
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.: 2814-024.
    c. Date Filed: February 26, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: The City of Paterson, New Jersey and Great Falls 
Hydroelectric Company, as co-licensees.
    e. Name of Project: Great Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Passaic River near the city of Paterson, New 
Jersey. The project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Gates, Senior Vice 
President of Operations, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, 65 Madison 
Avenue, Suite 500, Morristown, NJ 07960; (973) 998-8400; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Christopher Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The City of Paterson, New Jersey and Great Falls Hydroelectric 
Company, as co-licensees, filed a request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 26, 2016. The City of Paterson, New 
Jersey and Great Falls Hydroelectric Company provided public notice of 
the request on March 9, 2016. In a letter dated June 10, 2016, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved the City of 
Paterson, New Jersey and Great Falls Hydroelectric Company'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; 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 Jersey 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 the City of Paterson, New 
Jersey and Great Falls Hydroelectric Company as the Commission's non-
federal representatives for carrying out informal consultation pursuant 
to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. The City of Paterson, New Jersey and Great Falls Hydroelectric 
Company 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 Web site 
(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). 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. 2814-024.

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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 
February 28, 2019.
    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: June 10, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14221 Filed 6-15-16; 8:45 am]
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