
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05626]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [ Project No. 13728-001]


Goodwin Power, 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.: 13728-001.
    c. Date Filed: October 30, 2013.
    d. Submitted By: Goodwin Power, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Goodwin Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Stanislaus River, in Tuolumne County, 
California. 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: Magnus Johannesson, CEO, Goodwin 
Power, LLC, 46 E. Penninsula Center, Palos Verde Estates, CA 90274; 
(310) 699-6400; mj@americarenewables.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams at (202) 502-8087; or email at 
jennifer.adams@ferc.gov.
    j. Goodwin Power, LLC (Goodwin Power) filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on October 30, 2013. Goodwin Power 
provided public notice of its request on December 18, 2013. In a letter 
dated March 7, 2014, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Goodwin Power'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 California 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 Goodwin Power 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. Goodwin Power 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). 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 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05626 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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