Document ID: FERC-2021-1526-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Wiscons8, LLC
Posted Date: 2021-12-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 234 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 70124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26664]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2550-029]

Wiscons8, LLC; 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.: 2550-029.
    c. Date Filed: August 26, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Wiscon8, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Weyauwega Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Waupaca River in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. 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: Dwight Shanak, Wiscons8, LLC, N3311 
Sunrise Lane, Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981; (715) 412-3150; email_
[email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Shana Wiseman at (202) 502-8736; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Wiscons8, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on August 26, 2021. Wiscons8, LLC provided public notice of its 
request on October 28, 2021. In a letter dated December 3, 2021, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Wiscons8, 
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 Wisconsin 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. Wiscons8, 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.
    m. 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 on March 13, 2020. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], 
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 2550-029. Pursuant 
to 18 CFR 16.8, 20 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 November 30, 
2024.
    o. 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: December 3, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-26664 Filed 12-8-21; 8:45 am]
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