Notice2022-02702
Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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Published
February 9, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7441-7442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02702]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15230-001]
Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; 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.: 15230-001.
c. Date Filed: August 2, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Pike Island Hydropower Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Pike Island Locks and Dam Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Pike
Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the Village of Yorkville in
Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Ohio County, West Virginia.
The project would occupy federal land administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact(s): Mr. Joel Herm, P.O. Box 224,
Rhinebeck, 12572-0224; (917) 224-3607; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#503a3f353c1033252222353e24382934223f7e333f3d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="573d38323b17342225253239233f2e3325387934383a">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers at (202) 502-8764; or at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6bcb7aff8a5a3bbbbb3a4a596b0b3a4b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa5aeb6e1bcbaa2a2aabdbc8fa9aabdace1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Pike Island Hydropower Corporation filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on August 2, 2021, and provided public
notice of its request on August 2, 2021 and August 9, 2021. In a letter
dated February 3, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Pike Island Hydropower Corporation'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 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 Ohio and
West Virginia State Historic Preservation Officers, 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 Pike Island Hydropower
Corporation 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. Pike Island Hydropower Corporation 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. At this time, the
Commission
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has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to
the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88cecddacbc7e6e4e1e6eddbfdf8f8e7fafcc8eeedfaeba6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aaeceff8e9e5c4c6c3c4cff9dfdadac5d8deeacccfd8c984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>,
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
Register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.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: February 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-02702 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
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