Notice2022-01994
Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Georgia Power Company, Rocky Mountain Leasing Corporation, and U.S. Bank National Association; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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Published
February 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2725-075]
Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Georgia Power Company, Rocky
Mountain Leasing Corporation, and U.S. Bank National Association;
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.: 2725-075.
c. Dated Filed: December 10, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Oglethorpe Power Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: On Heath Creek, Floyd County, Georgia. The project
does not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Craig A. Jones, Environmental Policy
Director, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, 2100 East Exchange Place,
Tucker, GA 30084, (770) 270-7348, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#690a1b08000e470306070c1a2906190a470a0604"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c5f4e5d555b12565352594f7c534c5f125f5351">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96fbfff5fef7f3fab8e5e6f3f8f5f3e4d6f0f3e4f5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04696d676c6561682a7774616a67617644626176672a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on December 10, 2021. OPC provided public
notice of its request on December 10, 2021. In a letter dated January
26, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved
OPC'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 Georgia 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 OPC 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. OPC 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
(<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#6c2a293e2f2322000502093f191c1c031e182c0a091e0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7a1a2b5a4a8a98b8e8982b4929797889593a781829584c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 2725-075. 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 December 31,
2024.
p. Register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: January 26, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01994 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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