
[Federal Register: February 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 37)]
[Notices]               
[Page 10023-10024]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12632-000]

 
East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving 
Use of the Alternative Licensing Procedures

February 19, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Alternative Licensing Procedures.
    b. Project No.: 12632-000.
    c. Dated Filed: December 21, 2007.
    d. Submitted by: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. 
(Cooperative).
    e. Name of Project: Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Trinity River, in San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity, 
and Walker Counties, Texas. No federal lands are occupied by the 
project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Edd Hargett, East Texas Electric 
Cooperative, Inc., 2905 Westward Drive, P.O. Box 631623, Nacogdoches, 
TX 75963; (936) 560-9532; e-mail_eddh@gtpower.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at (202) 502-6863; or e-mail at 
sarah.florentino@ferc.gov.
    j. The Cooperative filed its request to use the Alternative 
Licensing Procedures on December 21, 2007. The Cooperative provided 
public notice of its request on December 21, 2007. In a letter dated 
February 19, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved the Cooperative's request to use the Alternative Licensing 
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) 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; (b) NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 
the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 
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National Historical 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 the Cooperative as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. The Cooperative 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 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 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the following address: Sam Houston Electric 
Cooperative, 1157 East Church Street, Livingston, Texas 77351; (936) 
327-5711.
    o. 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.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3436 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]

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