
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 16217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6644]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13740-001]


Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, 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.: 13740-001.
    c. Date Filed: February 7, 2012.
    d. Submitted by: Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: At the existing C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam on the 
Allegheny River, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project would 
occupy 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: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Lock+\TM\ Hydro 
Friends Fund XXXIX, c/o Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, 
Suite 310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566 ext. 711; email_
mark@hgenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902; or email at 
john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    j. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 7, 2012. Lock+ Hydro Friends 
Fund XXXIX, LLC provided public notice of its request on February 3, 
2012. In a letter dated March 14, 2012, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, 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 Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation 
Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic 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 Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund 
XXXIX, LLC as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, 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 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-6644 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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