
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 76705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31517]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14066-001]


Inside Passage Electric Cooperative; 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.: 14066-001.
    c. Date Filed: October 28, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC).
    e. Name of Project: Gartina Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Gartina Creek, near Hoonah, Alaska, on Chichagof 
Island. No federal lands are occupied by the project works.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Peter Bibb, Inside Passage Electric 
Cooperative, P.O. Box 210149, 12480 Mendenhall Loop Rd, Auke Bay 99821; 
(907) 789-3196; email_pbibb@ak.net.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074; or email at 
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
    j. IPEC filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on October 28, 2011. IPEC provided public notice of its request on 
November 22, 2011. In a letter dated December 2, 2011, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved IPEC'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 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 Alaska 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 IPEC 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. IPEC 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: December 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-31517 Filed 12-7-11; 8:45 am]
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