81 FR 71092 - Aclara Meters, LLC; 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 199 (October 14, 2016)

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FR Document2016-24883

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3820-011]


Aclara Meters, 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.: 3820-011
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 2016
    d. Submitted by: Aclara Meters, LLC
    e. Name of Project: Somersworth Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Salmon Falls River, near the city of 
Somersworth, in Strafford County, 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 of the Commission's regulations
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: William Beyea, Aclara Meters, LLC, 
130 Main Street, Somersworth, NH 03878; (603) 749-8545; or by email_
[email protected]:[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Patrick Crile at (202) 502-8042; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Aclara Meters, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 31, 2016. Aclara Meters, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on August 25, 2016. In a letter dated 
October 6, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved the Aclara Meters, LLC'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 implementing regulations at 50 CFR 
600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the New Hampshire 
Division of Historical Resources, the State Historic Preservation 
Office (SHPO), 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 Aclara Meters, LLC 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. Aclara Meters, LLC 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. 3820-011. 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 August 31, 
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: October 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24883 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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