Document ID: FERC-2017-1518-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: License Applications: Marlow Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2017-12-11T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26654]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3309-020]

Marlow Hydro, 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.: 3309-020.
    c. Date Filed: October 13, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Marlow Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Nash Mill Dam Project.
    f. Location: On the Ashuelot River, near the town of Marlow, in 
Cheshire County, New Hampshire. No federal lands are occupied by the 
project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Anthony B. Rosario, 139 Henniker 
Street, Hillsborough, NH 03244; (603) 494-1854; email [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Patrick Crile at (202) 502-8042; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Marlow Hydro, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on October 13, 2017. Marlow Hydro, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on October 12, 2017. In a letter dated 
December 5, 2017, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Marlow 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 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 Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, 
as required by section 106 of the 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 Marlow Hydro, LLC as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out consultation 
pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Marlow Hydro, 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.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. 3309. Pursuant to 
18 CFR 16.20 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, 
2020.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: December 5, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26654 Filed 12-8-17; 8:45 am]
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