[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46517-46518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1922-052]


Ketchikan Public Utilities; 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.: 1922-052.
    c. Date Filed: July 16, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU).
    e. Name of Project: Beaver Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Beaver Falls Creek in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 
Alaska. The project occupies 478.4 acres of United States lands 
administered by U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jennifer Holstrom, Senior Project 
Engineer, Ketchikan Public Utilities, 1065 Fair Street, Ketchikan, 
Alaska 99901; (907) 228-4733; or email at jenniferh@ktn-ak.us.
    i. FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg at (202) 502-8261; or email at 
julia.kolberg@ferc.gov.
    j. Ketchikan Public Utilities filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on July 16, 2019. KPU provided public 
notice of its request on July 13, 2019. In a letter dated August 19, 
2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
BCB'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 Alaska State Historic 
Preservation Office, 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 KPU 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. KPU 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.

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    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 
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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 1922. 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 October 31, 
2022.
    p. 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: August 19, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19064 Filed 9-3-19; 8:45 am]
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