82 FR 8935 - Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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 20 (February 1, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8935-8936]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12766-006]


Green Mountain Power Corporation; 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.: 12766-006.
    c. Date Filed: November 29, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Green Mountain Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Clay Hill Road Line 66 Transmission Line 
Project.
    f. Location: Adjacent to Clay Hill Road, in Windsor County, 
Vermont. 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. John Greenan, Green Mountain 
Power Corporation, 2152 Post Road, Rutland, VT 05701; phone: (802) 770-
2195.
    i. FERC Contact: Bill Connelly at (202) 502-8587; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Green Mountain Power Corporation (Green Mountain Power) filed 
its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on November 29, 
2016. Green Mountain Power provided public notice of its request on 
December 3, 2016. In a letter issued on January 17, 2017, the Director 
of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Green Mountain Power'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 Vermont 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. Green Mountain Power 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. 12766-006. Pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications

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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 November 30, 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: January 17, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02069 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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