[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24782-24783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11526]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14859-001]


Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC; Notice of Intent To File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 14859-001.
    c. Date Filed: March 30, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: 37 miles northwest of Chino Valley in Yavapai, 
Coconino, and Mohave Counties, Arizona. One of the three potential 
transmission line routes could occupy 91.49 acres of the Prescott 
National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brian Studenka, ITC Holdings Corp., 
27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377; email [email protected]; (248) 
946-3247.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; email [email protected]; (202) 502-
6105.
    j. Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on March 30, 2018. Big Chino Valley 
Pumped Storage LLC provided public notice of its request on April 10, 
2018. In a letter dated May 22, 2018, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage LLC's 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
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. We are also initiating consultation with the Arizona 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 Big Chino Valley Pumped 
Storage LLC as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Big Chino Valley Pumped Storage 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 website 
(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 
[email protected], (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.


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    Dated: May 23, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-11526 Filed 5-29-18; 8:45 am]
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