Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 6440-009] a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 6440-009. c. Date Filed: August 31, 2018. d. Submitted By: Lakeport Hydroelectric One, LLC (Lakeport). e. Name of Project: Lakeport Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Winnipesaukee River in Laconia, Belknap 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: Michael Scarzello, Director, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, 116 N State Street, P.O. Box 167, Neshkoro, WI 54960-0167; Phone at (973) 998-8400, or email at michael.scarzello@eaglecreekre.com . i. FERC Contact: Erin Kimsey at (202) 502-8621; or erin.kimsey@ferc.gov . j. Lakeport filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on August 31, 2018 and provided public notice of the request on August 31, 2018. In a letter dated October 30, 2018, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Lakeport'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…