Notice2025-02837
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority; 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 20, 2025
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 33 (Thursday, February 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9969-9970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02837]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 663-072]
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority; 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 (NOI) to File License
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP).
b. Project No.: 663-072.
c. Date Filed: August 12, 2024, and December 17, 2024.
d. Submitted by: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).
e. Name of Project: R[iacute]o Blanco Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the R[iacute]o Blanco, on the southern border of
the El Yunque National Forest in the Municipality of Naguabo, near the
community of Florida, Puerto Rico. The project occupies 2.2 acres of
United States land administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Eng. Jaime Umpierre Montalvo, P.E.,
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 1110 Ponce de Leon Ave. Pda 17\1/
2\, NEOS Building, Office #701, Santurce, San Juan, PR 00936; (787)
521-4605; or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f59f949c9890db8098859c90878790b58587908594db8587db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e545f57535b104b534e575b4c4c5b7e4e4c5b4e5f104e4c10595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502-6863; or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bccfddceddd492cfddd0ddc6ddcefcdad9cedf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14677566757c3a677578756e756654727166773a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. PREPA filed its request to use the TLP and provided public
notice of its request on December 17, 2024. In a letter dated February
13, 2025, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
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Licensing approved PREPA's request to use the TLP.
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 Puerto Rico 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 PREPA 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. PREPA 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#581e1d0a1b17363431363d0b2d2828372a2c183e3d2a3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5f3f0e7f6fadbd9dcdbd0e6c0c5c5dac7c1f5d3d0c7d69bd2dac3">[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.
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.
The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application
for a new license for Project No. 663. 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 a
license for this project must be filed by August 19, 2027.
o. 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,
community organizations, 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#90dfc0c0d0f6f5e2f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5eaf5f5e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 13, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02837 Filed 2-19-25; 8:45 am]
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