Notice2024-30866
Dashields Hydropower Corporation; 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
December 30, 2024
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30866]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15292-001]
Dashields Hydropower Corporation; 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 (TLP).
b. Project No.: 15292-001.
c. Date Filed: October 31, 2024.
d. Submitted By: Dashields Hydropower Corporation \1\ (Dashields
Hydropower).
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\1\ Dashields Hydropower Corporation is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Current Hydro LLC, which acts as agent for the
applicant.
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e. Name of Project: Dashields Locks and Dam Hydropower Project.
f. Location: The project would be located on the Ohio River, at the
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Dashields Locks and Dam,
in Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project would
partially occupy federal land administered by the Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jeremy King, CEO; Current Hydro
LLC; 3120 Southwest Freeway; Suite 101, PMB 50808; Houston, TX 77098.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d47485f4840546d4e585f5f4843594554495f42034e4240"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88e2edfaede5f1c8ebfdfafaede6fce0f1ecfae7a6ebe7e5">[email protected]</span></a>; Phone: (706) 835-8516.
i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz at (202) 502-8388; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32415b5e445b531c425b5c5756531f5f475c5d4872545740511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b2832372d323a752b32353e3f3a76362e3534211b3d3e2938753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Dashields Hydropower filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on October 31, 2024, and provided public notice of
its request on November 3, 2024. In a letter dated December 18, 2024,
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Dashields
Hydropower'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
Pennsylvania 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 Dashields Hydropower, 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. Dashields Hydropower 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#11575443525e7f7d787f74426461617e636551777463723f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbbdbea9b8b4959792959ea88e8b8b94898fbb9d9e8998d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
You may 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 filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for an original license for Project No. 15292.
p. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b746b6b7b5d5e4958155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd3ccccdcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: December 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-30866 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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