Document ID: FERC-2020-0555-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Application: Brighton Hydroelectric Project
Posted Date: 2020-05-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 26454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09436]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3633-042]

Brighton Hydroelectric Project; 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.
    b. Project No.: 3633-042.
    c. Date Filed: August 30, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: KC Brighton, LLC (KC Brighton).
    e. Name of Project: Brighton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Patuxent River in Howard and Montgomery 
counties, Maryland. 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: Mr. Richard Ely, KC Brighton, LLC, 
27264 Meadowbrook Drive, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 753-8864; email_
[email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at (202) 502-8256; or email at 
christopher.millard@ferc.gov.
    j. KC Brighton filed a request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on August 30, 2019 and provided public notice of the request on 
September 17, 2019. In a letter dated April 28, 2020, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved KC Brighton'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 Maryland 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. KC Brighton 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 by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERC 
OnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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. 3633. 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 August 31, 
2022.
    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: April 28, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09436 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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