Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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. 11617-003] a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 11617-003. c. Date Filed: September 2, 2026. d. Submitted By: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. e. Name of Project: Varick-High Dam #21 Transmission Line Project. f. Location: City of Oswego, Oswego County, New York. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Meredithe Mathias, 300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, NY 13202; telephone at (518) 521-8700; email at meredithe.mathias@nationalgrid.com . i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (312) 596-4447; email at nicholas.ettema@ferc.gov . j. Niagara Mohawk filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on September 2, 2026. Niagara Mohawk provided public notice of its request on August 27, 2026. In a letter dated October 26, 2026, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Niagara Mohawk'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 under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR , Part 402. We are also initiating consultation with the New York State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by …