[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12679-12680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04467]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5698-022]


Triton Power Company; 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.: 5698-022.
    c. Date Filed: December 31, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Triton Power Company (Triton Power).
    e. Name of Project: Chateaugay High Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Chateaugay River in the Town of Chateaugay, 
Franklin County, New York. The project does not occupy any federal 
land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Tim Carlsen, Chief Executive 
Officer,

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Hydroland, Inc., 403 Madison Ave. N #240, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110; 
(844) 493-7612; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afff7fbf3f6c5eef3f7daf2e3fee8f5f6fbf4fef9f5e8eab4f9f5f7">[email protected]</a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Jeremy Feinberg at (202) 502-6893; or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2888790878f9bcc84878b8c80879085a284879081cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc1ced9cec6d285cdcec2c5c9ced9ccebcdced9c885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Triton Power filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on December 31, 2020. Triton Power provided public notice of 
its request on December 29, 2020. In a letter dated February 26, 2021, 
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Triton 
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 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 Triton Power 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. Triton 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.
    n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed 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. At this time, the 
Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1b7b4a3b2be9f9d989f94a28481819e8385b197948392df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763033243539181a1f181325030606190402361013041558111900">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 5698. 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 December 31, 
2023.
    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: February 26, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-04467 Filed 3-3-21; 8:45 am]
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