Intent to File License Application, etc.: Gathright Hydroelectric Project

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Federal Register: April 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 81)

Notices

Page 22361

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project No. 12737-001

Gathright Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Intent To File License

Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval of Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

April 18, 2008. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and

Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 12737-001. c. Date Filed: December 27, 2007. d. Submitted By: Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership. e. Name of Project: Gathright Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Corps of

Engineer's Gathright Dam on the Jackson River in Alleghany County,

Virginia. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James B. Price, Hydro Matrix Limited

Partnership, P.O. Box 903, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, (865) 436-0402. i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093 or michael.spencer@ferc.gov. j. Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership filed its request to use the

Traditional Licensing Process on December 27, 2007. Hydro Matrix

Limited Partnership filed public notice of its request on January 15, 2008. In a letter dated February 13, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approved Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership'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 under section 7 of the

Endangered Species Act; and (b) the Virginia 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. Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership 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

FERCONlineSupport @ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY,

  (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.

Register online at http://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. E8-9019 Filed 4-24-08; 8:45 am

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