California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 69808 [2016-24272]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 195 / Friday, October 7, 2016 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14797–000]
California Department of Water
Resources; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of PreApplication 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.: 14797–000.
c. Date Filed: August 1, 2016.
d. Submitted By: California
Department of Water Resources.
e. Name of Project: Devil Canyon
Project.1
f. Location: The project is located
along the East Branch of the California
Aqueduct, in San Bernardino County,
California. The project occupies 220.98
acres of United States lands
administered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, as part of
the San Bernardino National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ted
Craddock, Chief, Hydropower License
Planning and Compliance Office,
California Department of Water
Resources, P.O. Box 942836,
Sacramento, CA 94236–0001; (916) 557–
4555; email—Ted.Craddock@
water.ca.gov.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202)
502–8902; or email at john.mudre@
ferc.gov.
j. California Department of Water
Resources filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on August
1, 2016. California Department of Water
Resources provided public notice of its
request on July 29 and August 1, 2016.
In a letter dated September 30, 2016, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved California
Department of Water Resources’ request
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service under section 7 of
the Endangered Species Act and the
joint agency regulations thereunder at
50 CFR, part 402. We are also initiating
consultation with the California State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
California Department of Water
Resources as the Commission’s nonfederal representative for carrying out
informal consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and consultation pursuant to section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. California Department of Water
Resources 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.
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 (https://
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.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
new license for Project No. 14797.
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 January 31, 2020.
p. Register online at https://
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: September 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–24272 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission or FERC)
regulations, 18 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 380, Office of Energy
Projects staff has reviewed applications
for original licenses for the Opekiska
Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 13753–002), Morgantown
Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 13762–002), Point Marion
Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 13771–002), Grays Landing
Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 13763–002), Maxwell Locks
and Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC
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Locks and Dam 4 (also known as
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West Virginia, in Monongalia County at
RM 102. The Point Marion Lock and
Dam Hydroelectric Project would be
located near Point Marion,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14797-000]
California Department of Water Resources; 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.: 14797-000.
c. Date Filed: August 1, 2016.
d. Submitted By: California Department of Water Resources.
e. Name of Project: Devil Canyon Project.\1\
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\1\ The proposed Devil Canyon Project is currently licensed as
part of the South SWP Project (P-2426).
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f. Location: The project is located along the East Branch of the
California Aqueduct, in San Bernardino County, California. The project
occupies 220.98 acres of United States lands administered by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, as part of the San
Bernardino National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ted Craddock, Chief, Hydropower
License Planning and Compliance Office, California Department of Water
Resources, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA 94236-0001; (916) 557-4555;
email_Ted.Craddock@water.ca.gov.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902; or email at
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
j. California Department of Water Resources filed its request to
use the Traditional Licensing Process on August 1, 2016. California
Department of Water Resources provided public notice of its request on
July 29 and August 1, 2016. In a letter dated September 30, 2016, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved California
Department of Water Resources' request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part
402. We are also initiating consultation with the California State
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating California Department of
Water Resources as the Commission's non-federal representative for
carrying out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
m. California Department of Water Resources 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.
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
(https://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.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 14797. 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 January 31,
2020.
p. Register online at https://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: September 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24272 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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