
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 16789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06541]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2808-016]


KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) 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.: 2808-016.
    c. Date Filed: January 31, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lower Barker Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Little Androscoggin River, in Androscoggin 
County, Maine. 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: Lewis Loon, KEI (Maine) Power 
Management (III) LLC, 37 Alfred Plourde Parkway Suite 2, Lewiston, ME 
04240.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074; or email at 
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
    j. KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC (KEI Maine) filed its 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on January 31, 2014. 
KEI Maine provided public notice of its request on February 4 and 
February 11, 2014. In a letter dated March 19, 2014, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved KEI Maine's request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are designating KEI Maine as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    l. KEI Maine 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.
    m. 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.
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2808. 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 February 1, 
2017.
    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 19, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-06541 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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