Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)

Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2014-14844

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project No. 2684-009

Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

1. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.

2. Project No.: 2684-009.

3. Date Filed: April 22, 2014.

4. Submitted By: Flambeau Hydro, LLC.

5. Name of Project: Arpin Hydroelectric Project.

6. Location: On the Chippewa River near the Village of Radisson, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary.

7. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.

8. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason P. Kreuscher, Vice President, Operations, Renewable World Energies, LLC, 100 S. State Street, P.O. Box 264, Neshkoro, WI 54960; phone: (855) 462-0220.

9. FERC Contact: Isis Johnson at (202) 502-6346; or email at isis.johnson@ferc.gov.

10. Flambeau Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on April 22, 2014. Flambeau Hydro provided public notice of its request on April 23, 2014. In a letter dated June 19, 2014, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Flambeau Hydro's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.

11. 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 Wisconsin 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.

12. With this notice, we are designating Flambeau Hydro as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

13. Flambeau Hydro 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.

14. 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, (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.

15. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a new license for Project No. 2684. 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, 2017.

16. 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: June 19, 2014.

    Kimberly D. Bose,

    Secretary.

    FR Doc. 2014-14844 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am

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