
[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12740-001]

 
Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership; Notice of Intent To File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval 
of Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

November 18, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12740-001.
    c. Dated Filed: September 24, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Flannagan Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers Flannagan Dam on the Pound River in Dickenson County, 
Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: James B. Price, President, Hydro Matrix 
Limited Partnership, P.O. Box 903, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, (865) 436-0402 
(business), (803) 215-4165 (mobile).
    i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Palso, (202) 502-8854 or 
nicholas.palso@ferc.gov.
    j. Hydro Matrix Partnership Limited filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on September 24, 2008. Hydro Matrix 
Partnership Limited filed public notice of its request on September 24, 
2008. In a letter dated November 12, 2008, the Director of the Office 
of Energy Projects approved Hydro Matrix Partnership Limited's request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are approving Hydro Matrix Limited 
Partnership's request to be designated as the non-federal 
representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and its 
request to initiate consultation under section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act; and recommending that it begin informal 
consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (b) the 
Virginia 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. Hydro Matrix Partnership Limited 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.
    m. 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, 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-27816 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]

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