83 FR 58245 - Verdant Power, 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 223 (November 19, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58245-58246]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25178]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12611-009]


Verdant Power, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, 
Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License 
Application and

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Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12611-009.
    c. Date filed: August 31, 2018.
    d. Submitted by: Verdant Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project.
    f. Location: On the East River in New York City, 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. Ronald F. Smith, President, 
Verdant Power, LLC, 20 River Road, Suite 20C, Roosevelt Island, New 
York, NY 10044, Phone: (703) 328-6842, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, Phone: (202) 502-8660, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. Verdant Power, LLC filed a request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 31, 2018 and provided public notice of its 
request on September 28, 2018. In a letter dated November 13, 2018, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Verdant 
Power, 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/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 Office, 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 Verdant Power, LLC 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. Verdant Power, 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.
    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 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 
[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. 12611. Pursuant to 
18 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 
December 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: November 13, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25178 Filed 11-16-18; 8:45 am]
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