Notice2021-28029

City of Pelican, Pelican Utility District; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

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December 27, 2021

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 73274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28029]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10198-031]


City of Pelican, Pelican Utility District; Notice of Intent To 
File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 10198-031.
    c. Date Filed: September 27, 2021 (Notice of Intent); November 12, 
2021 (Pre-Application Document and Request to Use the TLP).
    d. Submitted By: City of Pelican, Pelican Utility District.
    e. Name of Project: Pelican Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Pelican Creek in the City of Pelican, Alaska. 
No federal lands are occupied by the project.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Patricia Phillips, Mayor, City of 
Pelican, Box 737 Pelican, AK 99832; (907) 735-2202; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93fef2eafce1e3fbfafffffae3e0d3e3f6fffaf0f2fdf0fae7eabdfce1f4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6bbb7afb9a4a6bebfbababfa6a596a6b3babfb5b7b8b5bfa2aff8b9a4b1">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Ingrid Brofman at (202) 502-8347; or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7770796c777a307c6c7178737f705e787b6c7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd2d5dcc9d2df95d9c9d4ddd6dad5fbdddec9d895dcd4cd">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    j. Pelican Utility District filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on November 12, 2021. Pelican Utility 
District provided public notice of its request on November 14, 2021. In 
a letter dated December 20, 2021, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Pelican Utility District'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 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 Alaska 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 the City of Pelican, 
Pelican Utility District 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. Pelican Utility District 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 and/or printed on the 
Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>), 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99dfdccbdad6f7f5f0f7fccaece9e9f6ebedd9fffcebfab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d6b687f6e6243414443487e585d5d425f596d4b485f4e034a425b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 10198. 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 September 
16, 2024.
    p. Register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-28029 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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