82 FR 8423 - Carthage Specialty Paperboard, Inc.; 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 15 (January 25, 2017)

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FR Document2017-01674

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10887-028]


Carthage Specialty Paperboard, Inc.; 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.: 10887-028.
    c. Date Filed: October 28, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Carthage Specialty Paperboard, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Carthage Paper Makers Mill Project.
    f. Location: On the Black River, in Jefferson and Lewis Counties 
New York. 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: Mr. Fred Goutremout, 30 Champion 
Street, Carthage, New York 13619, Phone: (315) 493-5518.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington (202) 502-6032; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Carthage Specialty Paperboard, Inc. filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on October 28, 2016. Carthage Specialty 
Paperboard, Inc. provided public notice of its request on November 4, 
2016. In a letter dated January 18, 2017, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved Carthage Specialty Paperboard, 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 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 Carthage Specialty 
Paperboard, 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. Carthage Specialty Paperboard, 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

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(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. 10887-028. 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 October 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: January 18, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01674 Filed 1-24-17; 8:45 am]
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