[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09937]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 539-014]
Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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.: 539-014.
c. Date Filed: March 27, 2017.
d. Submitted By: Lock 7 Hydro Partners, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Mother Ann Lee Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the Kentucky River Authority's Lock and Dam No. 7
on the Kentucky River, in Mercer and Jessamine Counties, Kentucky. 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: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 7 Hydro
Partners, LLC, 414 South Wenzel St., Louisville, KY 40204; (502) 589-
0975; [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340; or email at
[email protected].
j. Lock 7 Hydro Partners, LLC filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on March 27, 2017. Lock 7 Hydro Partners,
LLC provided public notice of its request on March 30, 2017. In a
letter dated May 11, 2017, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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 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 Kentucky
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 7 Hydro Partners, 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. Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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], (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. 539. 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 April 30,
2020.
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: May 11, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09937 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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