[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 16217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6644]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13740-001]
Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, LLC; 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.: 13740-001.
c. Date Filed: February 7, 2012.
d. Submitted by: Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, LLC.
e. Name of Project: C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: At the existing C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam on the
Allegheny River, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project would
occupy United States lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Lock+\TM\ Hydro
Friends Fund XXXIX, c/o Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane,
Suite 310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566 ext. 711; email_
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902; or email at
[email protected].
j. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, LLC filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on February 7, 2012. Lock+ Hydro Friends
Fund XXXIX, LLC provided public notice of its request on February 3,
2012. In a letter dated March 14, 2012, the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, LLC's
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) 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; and (b) the Pennsylvania 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. With this notice, we are designating Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund
XXXIX, LLC as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, 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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
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: March 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-6644 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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