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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3206-3207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00576]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15359-000]

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

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License 
Application.
    b. Project No.: 15359-000.
    c. Date filed: June 3, 2024.
    d. Submitted by: Stone Ridge Hydro, LLC (Stone Ridge).
    e. Name of Project: Herkimer Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On West Canada Creek, near the village of Herkimer, in 
Herkimer 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: Peter Blanchfield, Chief Executive 
Officer, 16 Harrogate Road, New Hartford, NY 13413. Phone: (650) 644-
6003. Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan, Phone: (202) 502-8278, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. Stone Ridge filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on October 31, 2024, and provided public notice of its request 
on the same date. In a letter dated January 7, 2025, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Stone Ridge'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

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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 Stone Ridge 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. Stone Ridge 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 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).
    o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 15359. 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 March 31, 
2025.
    p. Register online at https://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.
    q. 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 [email protected].

    Dated: January 7, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-00576 Filed 1-13-25; 8:45 am]
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