[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 60419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24346]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13519-001]
Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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.: 13519-001.
c. Date Filed: August 7, 2012.
d. Submitted By: Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Claiborne Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Claiborne
Lock and Dam on the Alabama River, in Monroe County, Alabama. The
project would occupy approximately 3 acres of United States lands
administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark R. Stover, Vice President of
Corporate Affairs, Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite
310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566 x 711; [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340l or email at
[email protected].
j. Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on August 7, 2012. Lock + Hydro Friends
Fund XIX, LLC provided public notice of its request on August 9, 2012.
In a letter dated September 27, 2012, the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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 and NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Alabama State
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National
Historical 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
XIX as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act, section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
m. Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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: September 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-24346 Filed 10-2-12; 8:45 am]
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