
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26357-26358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10646]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2307-064]


Alaska Electric Light & Power Company; 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 Procedures.
    b. Project No.: 2307-064.
    c. Date Filed: March 29, 2013.
    d. Submitted By: Alaska Electric Light & Power Company (AEL&P).
    e. Name of Project: Salmon and Annex Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Salmon and Annex Creeks, in the City and Borough of 
Juneau, Alaska. The project occupies 692.6 acres of United States lands 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: K. Scott Willis, Vice President, 
Generation, AEL&P, 5601 Tonsgard Court, Juneau, AK 99801; (907) 463-
6396; email scott.willis@aelp.com.
    i. Contact: Suzanne Novak at (202) 502-6665; or email at 
suzanne.novak@ferc.gov.
    j. AEL&P filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on March 29, 2013. AEL&P provided public notice of its request on March 
29, 2013. In a letter dated May 1, 2013, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved AEL&P'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 AEL&P 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. AEL&P 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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2307-064. Pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by August 31, 
2016.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances

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related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: April 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-10646 Filed 5-3-13; 8:45 am]
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