81 FR 70671 - Blackstone Hydro Associates; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70671]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24729]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3063-020]


Blackstone Hydro Associates; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 3063-020.
    c. Date Filed: July 29, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Blackstone Hydro Associates.
    e. Name of Project: Central Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Blackstone River, in 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 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Simeon Bruner, Blackstone Hydro 
Associates, 130 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139; phone: (617) 492-
8400.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts at (202) 502-6123; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Blackstone Hydro Associates (Blackstone Hydro) filed its request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process on July 29, 2016. Blackstone 
Hydro provided public notice of its request on August 3, 2016. In a 
letter issued on September 15, 2016, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Blackstone 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; 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 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. Blackstone 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.
    m. 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.
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 3063. 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 July 31, 
2019.
    o. 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: October 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24729 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
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