[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70673-70674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24728]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2880-014]
Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC; Notice of Intent To
File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 2880-014.
c. Date Filed: July 29, 2016.
d. Submitted By: Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Broad River, in Cherokee, County, South
Carolina. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Beth Harris, Enel Green Power North
America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; (864) 846-0042;
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093; or email at
[email protected].
j. Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC filed its request to
use the Traditional Licensing Process on August 2, 2016. Cherokee Falls
Hydroelectric Project, LLC provided public notice of its request on
September 16, 2016. In a letter dated October 6, 2016, the Director of
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Cherokee Falls
Hydroelectric Project, LLC'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 South Carolina 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 Cherokee Falls
Hydroelectric Project, LLC as the Commission's non-federal
representative for carrying out informal consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 305(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, 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://
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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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 2880. Pursuant to 18 CFR
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new 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 July 31,
2019.
p. 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: October 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24728 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
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