[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 24015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10307]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13570-001]


Warmsprings Irrigation District; 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.: 13570-001.
    c. Dated Filed: February 28, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Warmsprings Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Warmsprings Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Warmsprings dam and reservoir, in Malheur and 
Harney Counties, Oregon. The project occupies United States lands 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Randy Kinney, Warmsprings 
Irrigation District, 334 Main Street North, Vale, OR 97918; (541) 473-
3951.
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502-6480; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Warmsprings Irrigation District filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 28, 2011. Warmsprings 
Irrigation District provided public notice of its request on March 31, 
2011. In a letter dated April 22, 2011, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Warmsprings Irrigation District'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/or 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 Oregon 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. Warmsprings Irrigation District 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.
    m. 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.
    n. 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.

    Dated: April 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10307 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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