Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 79881 [2022-28249]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 28, 2022 / Notices
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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[FR Doc. 2022–28251 Filed 12–27–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 15249–001]
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Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC;
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.: 15249–001.
c. Dated Filed: October 21, 2022.
d. Submitted By: Lewis Ridge Pumped
Storage, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewis Ridge
Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Tom Fork near the
communities of Blackmont, Tejay,
Balkan, and Callaway, in Bell County,
Kentucky. The project would not
occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Sandy Slayton,
Vice President, Lewis Ridge Pumped
Storage, LLC, 830 NE Holladay Street,
Portland, Oregon 97232; Phone: (206)
919–3976, Email: sandy@
ryedevelopment.com.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at
(202) 502–6093 or michael.spencer@
ferc.gov.
j. Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC.
(Lew(s R(dge) filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on
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October 21, 2022. Lew(s R(dge provided
public notice of its request on October
19, 2022. In a letter dated December 21,
2022, the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved Lew(s
R(dge’s request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with 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; and NOAA Fisheries
under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
also initiating consultation with the
Kentucky 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
Lewis Ridge as the Commission’s nonfederal representative for carrying out
informal consultation, pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; and consultation
pursuant to section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
m. Lewis Ridge filed a PreApplication 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 may be viewed
on the Commission’s website (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).
o. Register online at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx
to be notified via email of new filing
and issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Dated: December 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2361–056]
Allete, Inc.; Notice of Waiver Period for
Water Quality Certification Application
On December 19, 2022, Allete, Inc.
submitted to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) a
copy of its application for a Clean Water
Act section 401(a)(1) water quality
certification filed with the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota
PCA), in conjunction with the above
captioned project. Pursuant to 40 CFR
121.6 and section 5.23(b) of the
Commission’s regulations, 1 we hereby
notify the Minnesota PCA of the
following:
Date of Receipt of the Certification
Request: December 14, 2022
Reasonable Period of Time To Act on
the Certification Request: One year
(December 14, 2023)
If the Minnesota PCA fails or refuses
to act on the water quality certification
request on or before the above date, then
the agency certifying authority is
deemed waived pursuant to section
401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C. 1341(a)(1).
Dated: December 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–28254 Filed 12–27–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2570–034]
Eagle Creek Racine Hydro, LLC; Notice
of Waiver Period for Water Quality
Certification Application
On December 21, 2022, Eagle Creek
Racine Hydro, LLC submitted to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) a copy of its application
for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1)
water quality certification filed with the
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
(Ohio EPA), in conjunction with the
above captioned project. Pursuant to 40
CFR 121.6 and section 5.23(b) of the
Commission’s regulations,1 we hereby
notify the Ohio EPA of the following:
Date of Receipt of the Certification
Request: December 20, 2022
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15249-001]
Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC; 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.: 15249-001.
c. Dated Filed: October 21, 2022.
d. Submitted By: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Tom Fork near the communities of Blackmont, Tejay,
Balkan, and Callaway, in Bell County, Kentucky. The project would not
occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Sandy Slayton, Vice President, Lewis Ridge
Pumped Storage, LLC, 830 NE Holladay Street, Portland, Oregon 97232;
Phone: (206) 919-3976, Email: [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093 or
[email protected].
j. Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC. (Lew[inodot]s R[inodot]dge)
filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on October
21, 2022. Lew[inodot]s R[inodot]dge provided public notice of its
request on October 19, 2022. In a letter dated December 21, 2022, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Lew[inodot]s
R[inodot]dge's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
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; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Kentucky 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 Lewis Ridge as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Lewis Ridge 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 may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
o. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: December 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-28249 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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