83_FR_3150 83 FR 3135 - Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

83 FR 3135 - Ampersand Moretown Hydro, 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 83, Issue 15 (January 23, 2018)

Page Range3135-3135
FR Document2018-01111

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3135]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01111]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5944-023]


Ampersand Moretown Hydro, 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.: 5944-023.
    c. Date Filed: November 20, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Moretown No. 8 Project.
    f. Location: On the Mad River, near the town of Moretown, in 
Washington 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 and 5.5 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Sayad Moudachirou, Ampersand Energy 
Partners, LLC, 717 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111; (617) 
933-7206; email_sayad@ampersandenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at (202) 502-6131; or email at 
stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
    j. Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on November 20, 2017. Ampersand Moretown 
Hydro, LLC provided public notice of its request on November 30, 2017. 
In a letter dated January 17, 2018, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Ampersand Mortetown Hydro, 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 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 Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer, as 
required by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and 
the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Ampersand Moretown Hydro, 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.
    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 website 
(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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
5594 Route 100B, Moretown, VT 05660.
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 5944. Pursuant to 
18 CFR 16.20, 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 November 30, 
2020.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.


    Dated: January 17, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                                can reduce the amount of time you                          i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia at                  For assistance, contact FERC Online
                                                spend researching proceedings by                        (202) 502–6131; or email at                            Support.
                                                automatically providing you with                        stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov.
                                                notification of these filings, document                    j. Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC                      Dated: January 17, 2018.
                                                summaries, and direct links to the                      filed its request to use the Traditional               Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-                     Licensing Process on November 20,                      Secretary.
                                                filing/esubscription.asp.                               2017. Ampersand Moretown Hydro,                        [FR Doc. 2018–01111 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                                   Additional information about the                     LLC provided public notice of its                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                Project is available from the                           request on November 30, 2017. In a
                                                Commission’s Office of External Affairs                 letter dated January 17, 2018, the
                                                at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC                        Director of the Division of Hydropower                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                website (www.ferc.gov). Using the                       Licensing approved Ampersand
                                                eLibrary link, select General Search                    Mortetown Hydro, LLC’s request to use                  Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                from the eLibrary menu, enter the                       the Traditional Licensing Process.                     Commission
                                                selected date range and Docket Number                      k. With this notice, we are initiating
                                                                                                        informal consultation with the U.S. Fish               Combined Notice of Filings
                                                excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
                                                CP17–490), and follow the instructions.                 and Wildlife Service and NOAA                            Take notice that the Commission has
                                                For assistance with access to eLibrary,                 Fisheries under section 7 of the                       received the following Natural Gas
                                                the helpline can be reached at (866)                    Endangered Species Act and the joint                   Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
                                                208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at                     agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
                                                                                                        part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under                     Filings Instituting Proceedings
                                                FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
                                                eLibrary link on the FERC website also                  section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens                    Docket Numbers: RP18–349–000.
                                                provides access to the texts of formal                  Fishery Conservation and Management                       Applicants: East Tennessee Natural
                                                documents issued by the Commission,                     Act and implementing regulations at 50                 Gas, LLC.
                                                such as orders, notices, and rule                       CFR 600.920. We are also initiating                       Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Duke
                                                makings.                                                consultation with the Vermont State                    K410135 Release for 2018–04–01 to be
                                                                                                        Historic Preservation Officer, as                      effective 4/1/2018.
                                                  Dated: January 17, 2018.                              required by section 106 of the National                   Filed Date: 1/16/18.
                                                Kimberly D. Bose,                                       Historic Preservation Act, and the                        Accession Number: 20180116–5073.
                                                Secretary.                                              implementing regulations of the                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/18.
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–01112 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am]             Advisory Council on Historic                              Docket Numbers: RP18–350–000.
                                                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.                             Applicants: East Tennessee Natural
                                                                                                           l. Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC                    Gas, LLC.
                                                                                                        filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;                    Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Duke
                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    including a proposed process plan and                  K410135 Release for 2018–11–01 to be
                                                                                                        schedule) with the Commission,                         effective 11/1/2018.
                                                Federal Energy Regulatory                               pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the                             Filed Date: 1/16/18.
                                                Commission                                              Commission’s regulations.                                 Accession Number: 20180116–5075.
                                                                                                           m. A copy of the PAD is available for                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/18.
                                                [Project No. 5944–023]                                  review at the Commission in the Public
                                                                                                        Reference Room or may be viewed on                        Docket Numbers: RP18–351–000.
                                                                                                        the Commission’s website (http://                         Applicants: East Tennessee Natural
                                                Ampersand Moretown Hydro, LLC;
                                                                                                        www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary link.                Gas, LLC.
                                                Notice of Intent To File License
                                                                                                        Enter the docket number, excluding the                    Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Duke
                                                Application, Filing of Pre-Application
                                                                                                        last three digits in the docket number                 K410135 Release for 2019–04–01 to be
                                                Document, and Approving Use of the
                                                                                                        field to access the document. For                      effective 4/1/2019.
                                                Traditional Licensing Process
                                                                                                                                                                  Filed Date: 1/16/18.
                                                                                                        assistance, contact FERC Online
                                                  a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to                                                                          Accession Number: 20180116–5076.
                                                                                                        Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
                                                File License Application and Request to                                                                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/18.
                                                                                                        ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
                                                Use the Traditional Licensing Process.                  (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also                      Docket Numbers: RP18–352–000.
                                                  b. Project No.: 5944–023.                             available for inspection and                              Applicants: East Tennessee Natural
                                                  c. Date Filed: November 20, 2017.                     reproduction at 5594 Route 100B,                       Gas, LLC.
                                                  d. Submitted By: Ampersand                            Moretown, VT 05660.                                       Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Duke
                                                Moretown Hydro, LLC.                                       n. The licensee states its unequivocal              K410135 Release for 2019–11–01 to be
                                                  e. Name of Project: Moretown No. 8                    intent to submit an application for a                  effective 11/1/2019.
                                                Project.                                                subsequent license for Project No. 5944.                  Filed Date: 1/16/18.
                                                  f. Location: On the Mad River, near                   Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each                            Accession Number: 20180116–5077.
                                                the town of Moretown, in Washington                     application for a subsequent license and                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/18.
                                                County, Vermont. No federal lands are                   any competing license applications                        Docket Numbers: RP18–353–000.
                                                occupied by the project works or located                must be filed with the Commission at                      Applicants: Northern Natural Gas
                                                within the project boundary.                            least 24 months prior to the expiration                Company.
                                                  g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and                                                                            Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
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                                                                                                        of the existing license. All applications
                                                5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.                    for license for this project must be filed             20180116 Rate Schedule TF and
                                                  h. Potential Applicant Contact: Sayad                 by November 30, 2020.                                  Miscellaneous Filing to be effective
                                                Moudachirou, Ampersand Energy                              o. Register online at http://                       2/16/2018.
                                                Partners, LLC, 717 Atlantic Avenue,                     www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                                 Filed Date: 1/16/18.
                                                Suite 1A, Boston, MA 02111; (617) 933–                  esubscription.asp to be notified via                      Accession Number: 20180116–5191.
                                                7206; email—sayad@                                      email of new filings and issuances                        Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/29/18.
                                                ampersandenergy.com.                                    related to this or other pending projects.                Docket Numbers: RP18–354–000.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 3135 

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