82 FR 23561 - Boyne USA, Inc.; 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 82, Issue 98 (May 23, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 23561]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3409-031]


Boyne USA, Inc.; 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.: 3409-031.
    c. Date Filed: January 31, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Boyne USA, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Boyne River Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Boyne River, in Charlevoix County, Michigan. 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: Randall Sutton, Area Manager, Boyne 
Mountain Resort, 1 Boyne Mountain Road, Boyne Falls, Michigan, 49713; 
(231) 549-6076; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Chelsea Hudock at (202) 502-8448; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Boyne USA, Inc. filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on January 31, 2017, and provided public notice of 
its request on February 15, 2017. Boyne USA, Inc. filed its pre-
application document on March 21, 2017. In a letter dated May 17, 2017, 
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Boyne 
USA, Inc.'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 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 Michigan 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 Boyne USA, Inc. as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Boyne USA, Inc. 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. 3409. 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 January 31, 
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: May 17, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-10515 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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