
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 13592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5536]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13848-001]


Qualified Hydro 27, 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.: 13848-001.
    c. Date Filed: January 4, 2012.
    d. Submitted By: Qualified Hydro 27, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Howard A. Hanson Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Green River, in King County, Washington. The 
project occupies 5 acres of United States lands administered by the 
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 
283-2822.
    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott at (202) 502-6480; or email at 
kelly.wolcott@ferc.gov.
    j. Qualified Hydro 27, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on January 4, 2012. Qualified Hydro 27, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on December 28, 2011. In a letter dated 
March 1, 2012, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Qualified Hydro 27, 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 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 Qualified Hydro 27, LLC 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. Qualified Hydro 27, 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.
    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: March 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-5536 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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