Hydrodynamics Inc.; Notices of Intent To File License Applications; Filing of Pre-Application Documents; and Notice of, and Soliciting Comments on, the Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process and To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation Requirements, 2475 [E8-498]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2008 / Notices the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–497 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos.: 12540–001, 12544–001, 12545–001, 12548–001, 12549–001] Hydrodynamics Inc.; Notices of Intent To File License Applications; Filing of Pre-Application Documents; and Notice of, and Soliciting Comments on, the Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process and To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation Requirements rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES December 18, 2007. a. Type of Filing: Notices of Intent To File License Applications, PreApplication Documents, Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process, and Request To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation Requirements. b. Project Nos.: 12540, 12544, 12545, 12548, 12549. c. Dated Filed: November 27, 2007. d. Submitted By: Hydrodynamics Inc. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:48 Jan 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 e. Names of Projects: Woods, Knights, Johnson, Greenfield, A-Drop. f. Location: On the Greenfields Main and South Irrigation Canals, in Cascade and Teton Counties, Montana. The projects would occupy in part lands of the United States administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason Cohn, Hydrodynamics, 521 East Peach, Suite 2B, Bozeman, MT 59715; (406) 587–5086; e-mail— Jason@hydrodynamics.biz. i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 502–6077; or e-mail at dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. j. Hydrodynamics filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) on November 27, 2007. The filing also included a request for waiver of certain of the pre-filing consultation requirements in § 4.38 of the Commission’s regulations, specifically: (1) The requirement that the potential applicant hold a joint meeting with all pertinent agencies, Indian tribes, and members of the public no earlier than 30 days from the date of the Commission’s approval of the request to use the TLP, § 4.38(b)(3)(ii)(A); (2) the requirement that the potential applicant conduct any studies requested during the 60-day comment period after the joint meeting, § 4.38(b)(5) and § 4.38(c)(1); and (3) the requirement that the potential applicant allow resource agencies and Indian tribes 90 days in which to review and comment on the draft license applications, § 4.38(c)(5). Hydrodynamics provided public notice of its request to use the TLP on November 20, 2007. k. On December 11, 2007, Hydrodynamics clarified that it is requesting that (1) the meeting it held on December 3, 2007, constitute the joint meeting required by § 4.38(b)(3)(i)(A)(1); (2) the preapplication documents (PADs) serve as the draft license applications; and (3) comments on the draft license applications be due within 60 days of the joint meeting (by February 3, 2008). l. Comments on the request to use the TLP and to waive parts of the Commission’s regulations for pre-filing consultation are due to the Commission and Hydrodynamics within 30 days from the date of this notice. In accordance with § 5.3(d)(2)(v) of the Commission’s regulations, comments on the request to use the TLP should address, as appropriate, the following factors: (1) Likelihood of timely license issuance; (2) complexity of the resource issues; (3) level of anticipated controversy; (4) relative cost of the TLP PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2475 compared to the Integrated Licensing Process; (5) the amount of available information and potential for significant disputes over studies; and (6) other factors believed to be pertinent. Comments must be filed with the Commission at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the project names (Woods, Knights, Johnson, Greenfield, and A–Drop Hydroelectric Projects) and numbers (P–12540, P– 12544, P–12545, P–12548, and P– 12549). Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. m. With this notice, we are waiving the requirement of 18 CFR 5.8(a) of the Commission’s regulations for the Commission to act on Hydrodynamics’ request to use the TLP within 60 days from the notice of intent. n. Hydrodynamics filed PADs for the projects with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. o. Copies of each of the PADs are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket numbers, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Copies are also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h. p. Register online at https://ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–498 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos.: 12540-001, 12544-001, 12545-001, 12548-001, 12549-001]


 Hydrodynamics Inc.; Notices of Intent To File License 
Applications; Filing of Pre-Application Documents; and Notice of, and 
Soliciting Comments on, the Request To Use the Traditional Licensing 
Process and To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation Requirements

December 18, 2007.
    a. Type of Filing: Notices of Intent To File License Applications, 
Pre-Application Documents, Request To Use the Traditional Licensing 
Process, and Request To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation 
Requirements.
    b. Project Nos.: 12540, 12544, 12545, 12548, 12549.
    c. Dated Filed: November 27, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: Hydrodynamics Inc.
    e. Names of Projects: Woods, Knights, Johnson, Greenfield, A-Drop.
    f. Location: On the Greenfields Main and South Irrigation Canals, 
in Cascade and Teton Counties, Montana. The projects would occupy in 
part lands of the United States administered by the Bureau of 
Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason Cohn, Hydrodynamics, 521 East 
Peach, Suite 2B, Bozeman, MT 59715; (406) 587-5086; e-mail--
Jason@hydrodynamics.biz.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 502-6077; or e-mail at 
dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
    j. Hydrodynamics filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process (TLP) on November 27, 2007. The filing also included a request 
for waiver of certain of the pre-filing consultation requirements in 
Sec.  4.38 of the Commission's regulations, specifically: (1) The 
requirement that the potential applicant hold a joint meeting with all 
pertinent agencies, Indian tribes, and members of the public no earlier 
than 30 days from the date of the Commission's approval of the request 
to use the TLP, Sec.  4.38(b)(3)(ii)(A); (2) the requirement that the 
potential applicant conduct any studies requested during the 60-day 
comment period after the joint meeting, Sec.  4.38(b)(5) and Sec.  
4.38(c)(1); and (3) the requirement that the potential applicant allow 
resource agencies and Indian tribes 90 days in which to review and 
comment on the draft license applications, Sec.  4.38(c)(5). 
Hydrodynamics provided public notice of its request to use the TLP on 
November 20, 2007.
    k. On December 11, 2007, Hydrodynamics clarified that it is 
requesting that (1) the meeting it held on December 3, 2007, constitute 
the joint meeting required by Sec.  4.38(b)(3)(i)(A)(1); (2) the pre-
application documents (PADs) serve as the draft license applications; 
and (3) comments on the draft license applications be due within 60 
days of the joint meeting (by February 3, 2008).
    l. Comments on the request to use the TLP and to waive parts of the 
Commission's regulations for pre-filing consultation are due to the 
Commission and Hydrodynamics within 30 days from the date of this 
notice. In accordance with Sec.  5.3(d)(2)(v) of the Commission's 
regulations, comments on the request to use the TLP should address, as 
appropriate, the following factors: (1) Likelihood of timely license 
issuance; (2) complexity of the resource issues; (3) level of 
anticipated controversy; (4) relative cost of the TLP compared to the 
Integrated Licensing Process; (5) the amount of available information 
and potential for significant disputes over studies; and (6) other 
factors believed to be pertinent.
    Comments must be filed with the Commission at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings 
with the Commission must include on the first page, the project names 
(Woods, Knights, Johnson, Greenfield, and A-Drop Hydroelectric 
Projects) and numbers (P-12540, P-12544, P-12545, P-12548, and P-
12549).
    Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link.
    m. With this notice, we are waiving the requirement of 18 CFR 
5.8(a) of the Commission's regulations for the Commission to act on 
Hydrodynamics' request to use the TLP within 60 days from the notice of 
intent.
    n. Hydrodynamics filed PADs for the projects with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    o. Copies of each of the PADs are available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket numbers, excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    p. Register online at https://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-498 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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