82 FR 21216 - City of Watervliet; 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 82, Issue 86 (May 5, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21216-21217]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09109]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2955-010]


City of Watervliet; 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.: 2955-010.
    c. Date Filed: February 28, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: City of Watervliet.
    e. Name of Project: Normanskill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Normanskill Hydroelectric Project is located on 
the Normans Kill in Guilderland, Albany County, New York. The project 
does not affect federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michele E. Stottler, Gomez and 
Sullivan Engineers, DPC, 399 Albany Shaker Road, Suite 203, 
Loudonville, New York 12211; (518) 407-0050 or email at 
[email protected] or Jeremy Smith, Acting City Manager, 
City of Watervliet, 2 Fifteenth Street, Watervliet, New York 12189, 
Phone:

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(518) 270-3800, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Woohee Choi at (202) 502-6336 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. City of Watervliet (Watervliet) filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 28, 2017. Watervliet provided 
public notice of its request on March 3, 2017. In a letter dated April 
27, 2017, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Watervliet'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 York 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 Watervliet 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. Watervliet 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 subsequent license for Project No. 2955-010. Pursuant 
to CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a subsequent 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 29, 2020.
    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: April 27, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09109 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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