[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54339-54340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23530]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5089-026]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 5089-026.
    c. Date Filed: August 31, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Felt Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Teton River, in Teton County, Idaho. The 
project occupies 50.2 acres of United States lands administered by the 
U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dave Peterson, Fall River Rural 
Electric Cooperative, Inc., 1150N 3400E, Ashton, ID 83420; (208) 652-
7431; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502-8576; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Fall River) filed 
its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on August 31, 
2018. Fall River provided public notice of its request on September 6, 
2018. In a letter dated October 23, 2018, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved Fall River'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 Idaho 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. Fall River 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 website 
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary''

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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.
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 5089. 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, 
2021.
    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: October 23, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23530 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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