105560 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 248 / Friday, December 27, 2024 / Notices 

1Allegheny Hydro Group Lock and Dam 4, Inc. 

is a wholly owned subsidiary of Current Hydro 

LLC, which acts as agent for the applicant. 

new license is issued, or the project is 

otherwise disposed of as provided in 

section 15 or any other applicable 

section of the FPA. If the project’s prior 

license waived the applicability of 

section 15 of the FPA, then, based on 

section 9(b) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as 

set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the 

licensee of such project has filed an 

application for a subsequent license, the 

licensee may continue to operate the 

project in accordance with the terms 

and conditions of the license after the 

minor or minor part license expires, 

until the Commission acts on its 

application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 3342 

is issued to Briar Hydro Associates for 

a period effective December 1, 2024, 

through November 30, 2025, or until the 

issuance of a new license for the project 

or other disposition under the FPA, 

whichever comes first. 

If issuance of a new license (or other 

disposition) does not take place on or 

before November 30, 2025, notice is 

hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 

16.18(c), an annual license under 

section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed 

automatically without further order or 

notice by the Commission, unless the 

Commission orders otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Briar Hydro Associates is 

authorized to continue operation of the 

Penacook Lower Falls Hydroelectric 

Project under the terms and conditions 

of the prior license until the issuance of 

a subsequent license for the project or 

other disposition under the FPA, 

whichever comes first. 

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31047 Filed 12–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15267–001] 

Allegheny Hydro Group Lock and Dam 

4, Inc.; 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.: 15267–001. 

c. Date Filed: October 30, 2024. 

d. Submitted By: Allegheny Hydro 

Group Lock and Dam 4, Inc.1 (Allegheny 

Hydro). 

e. Name of Project: Allegheny Lock 

and Dam 4 Hydropower Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located on the Allegheny River, at the 

existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(Corps) Allegheny Lock and Dam 4, in 

Harrison Township, Allegheny County, 

and in the City of Lower Burrell, 

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. 

The project would partially occupy 

federal land administered by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Jeremy King, CEO; Current Hydro LLC; 

3120 Southwest Freeway; Suite 101, 

PMB 50808; Houston, TX 77098, . 

Email: jeremy@currenthydro.com; 

Phone: (706) 835–8516. 

i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz 

at (202) 502–8388; or email at 

silvia.pineda-munoz@ferc.gov. 

j. Allegheny Hydro filed its request to 

use the Traditional Licensing Process on 

October 30, 2024, and provided public 

notice of its request on November 3, 

2024, and November 4, 2024. In a letter 

dated December 18, 2024, the Director 

of the Division of Hydropower 

Licensing approved Allegheny Hydro’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; and NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are 

also initiating consultation with the 

Pennsylvania 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 

Allegheny Hydro as the Commission’s 

non-federal representative for carrying 

out informal consultation pursuant to 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

and section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act; and consultation 

pursuant to section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Allegheny Hydro filed a PreApplication 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 

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). 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. 

o. The applicant states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for an 

original license for Project No. 15267. 

p. 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 OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 18, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30867 Filed 12–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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