[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22849]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15296-002]


Tivis Branch 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 (TLP).
    b. Project No.: 15296-002.
    c. Date Filed: July 25, 2024.
    d. Submitted By: Tivis Branch Hydro, LLC (Tivis Branch Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Flannagan Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) John W. Flannagan Dam and Reservoir, on the Pound 
River near the Town of Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia. The 
project would occupy about 1 acre of Federal land administered by the 
Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. David Duquette, Chief Executive 
Officer, Littoral Power Systems, 5 Dover Street, Suite 102, New 
Bedford, MA 02740. Phone: (508) 436-4102, email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#781c1c0d090d1d0c0c1d3814110c0c170a191408170f1d0a561b1715"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f5b5b4a4e4a5a4b4b5a7f53564b4b504d5e534f50485a4d115c5052">[email protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Martha Becton, Phone: (202) 502-8335, Email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15787467617d743b777076617a7b55737067763b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f69b9784829e97d8949395829998b690938495d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Tivis Branch Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 25, 2024, and provided public notice of its 
request on August 22, 2024. In a letter dated September 27, 2024, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Tivis Branch 
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/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 Virginia 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. Tivis Branch Hydro 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 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c98f8c9b8a86a7a5a0a7ac9abcb9b9a6bbbd89afacbbaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="165053445559787a7f787345636666796462567073647538717960">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    You may register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for an original license for Project No. 15296.
    o. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66293636260003140548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91dec1c1d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: September 27, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-22849 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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