
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 55902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23016]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13022-001]


Barren River Lake 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.: 13022-001
    c. Dated Filed: July 1, 2011
    d. Submitted By: Barren River Lake Hydro LLC
    e. Name of Project: Barren River Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Barren River, in Allen County, Kentucky. The 
project would occupy 18.3 acres of land, the majority of which are 
United States lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    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, Oregon 97702; (541) 330-8779; e-mail_
brent.smith@symbioticsenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at (202) 502-6863; or e-mail at 
sarah.florentino@ferc.gov.
    j. Barren River Lake Hydro LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on July 1, 2011. Barren River Lake Hydro 
LLC provided public notice of its request on July 3, 2011. In a letter 
dated September 1, 2011, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Barren River Lake Hydro 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 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 Kentucky 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. Barren River Hydro 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 website 
(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: September 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-23016 Filed 9-8-11; 8:45 am]
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