[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 61474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24935]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13563-001]
Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Alternative Licensing Procedures
September 24, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Alternative Licensing Procedures.
b. Project No.: 13563-001.
c. Dated Filed: July 28, 2010.
d. Submitted By: Juneau Hydropower, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek in
the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The project will occupy United
States lands located in the Tongass National Forest administered by the
National Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Duff W. Mitchell, Juneau
Hydropower, Inc., P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; (907) 789-2775; e-
mail at [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper at (202) 502-6136; or e-mail at
[email protected].
j. Juneau Hydropower, Inc. filed its request to use the Alternative
Licensing Procedures on July 28, 2010. Juneau Hydropower, Inc. provided
public notice of its request on August 13, 2010. In a letter dated
September 24, 2010, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects
approved Juneau Hydropower, Inc.'s request to use the Alternative
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 Alaska 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. On August 20, 2010, the Commission designated Juneau Hydropower,
Inc. as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act, and section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. On August 24, 2010, the Commission designated Juneau
Hydropower, Inc. as the Commission's non-federal representative for
carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Juneau Hydropower, Inc. filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan, schedule, and communications
protocol) 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 e-mail of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24935 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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