Notice2022-04768
Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
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Published
March 7, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12682-12683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04768]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 3407-087]
Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the
Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice Approving the Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 3407-087.
c. Date Filed: January 3, 2022.
d. Submitted By: Big Wood Canal Company.
e. Name of Project: Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Big Wood River in the Blaine and Camas
Counties, Idaho. The project occupies land within the U.S. Department
of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's
Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas E. Josten, 2742 Saint Charles
Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 520-5135.
i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bd6fae9e2faf6b5e1faedfae9fef3dbfdfee9f8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec3effcf7efe3a0f4eff8effcebe6cee8ebfceda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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j. Big Wood Canal Company filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on January 3, 2022. Big Wood Canal Company provided
public notice of its request on January 18, 2022. In a letter dated
February 28, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Big Wood Canal Company'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. We are also initiating consultation
with the Idaho 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 Big Wood Canal Company 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. Big Wood Canal Company 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 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#e9afacbbaaa6a78580878cba9c9999869b9da98f8c9b8ac78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="175152455458597b7e797244626767786563577172657439707861">[email protected]</span></a>, (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. 3407. 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 01,
2025.
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.
Dated: March 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04768 Filed 3-4-22; 8:45 am]
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