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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process

March 27, 2007.
    a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12775-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 14, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: City of Spearfish, South Dakota.
    e. Name of Project: Spearfish Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Spearfish Creek, in Lawrence county, South Dakota. 
The project occupies United States lands within the Black Hills 
National Forest administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. License Applicant Contact: Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Public Works 
Administrator, City of Spearfish, 625 Fifth Street, Spearfish, SD 
57783; (605) 642-1333; or e-mail at cherylj@city.spearfish.sd.us.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking at (202) 502-8753; or e-mail at 
steve.hocking@ferc.gov.

    j. The City of Spearfish filed a request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 14, 2007, and provided public notice of 
this request on February 15, 2007. With this notice, the Director of 
the Office of Energy Projects approves the City of Spearfish's request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act; and (b) the South Dakota State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. By letters dated February 22, 2007, we designated the City of 
Spearfish 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. The City of Spearfish filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) 
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 Web site 
http://www.ferc.gov 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 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 

via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-5998 Filed 3-30-07; 8:45 am]

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