
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48842-48843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20041]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13005-001]


Oliver Hydro LLC; 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.
    b. Project No.: 13005-001.
    c. Dated Filed: May 20, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Symbiotics LLC, on behalf of Oliver Hydro LLC.
    e. Name of Project: William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) William 
Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River, in Tuscaloosa 
County, Alabama. The project would occupy 26.9 acres of United States 
lands administered by the Corps' Mobile District.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brent Smith, Symbiotics LLC, 371 
Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; (541) 330-8779; or e-mail 
brent.smith@symbioticsenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340; or e-mail at 
rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov.
    j. Symbiotics LLC, on behalf of Oliver Hydro LLC, filed its request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process on May 20, 2011. Symbiotics 
LLC provided public notice of its request on May 23, 2011. In a letter 
dated July 20, 2011, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Symbiotics LLC'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 the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the Alabama 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.

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    l. Symbiotics LLC, on behalf of Oliver Hydro LLC, 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.
    n. Register online at http://www.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.

    Dated: July 29, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20041 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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