
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29406]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13994-001]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; 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.: 13994-001.
    c. Date Filed: September 9, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County 
(Snohomish PUD).
    e. Name of Project: Hancock Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Hancock Creek, in King County, Washington. 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: Kim D. Moore, Assistant General 
Manager of Generation, Water, and Corporate Services; Public Utility 
District No. 1 of Snohomish County; 2320 California Street; P.O. Box 
1107; Everett, WA 98206-1107; (425) 783-8606; email: 
KDMoore@snopud.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502-6480; or email at 
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
    j. Snohomish PUD No. 1 filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on September 9, 2011. Snohomish PUD provided public 
notice of its request on September 8, 2011. In a letter dated November 
7, 2011, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Snohomish PUD'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 Washington 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. With this notice, we are designating Snohomish PUD as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Snohomish PUD 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, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: November 8, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29406 Filed 11-14-11; 8:45 am]
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