[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 79881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28249]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15249-001]


Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, 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.: 15249-001.
    c. Dated Filed: October 21, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: On Tom Fork near the communities of Blackmont, Tejay, 
Balkan, and Callaway, in Bell County, Kentucky. The project would not 
occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Sandy Slayton, Vice President, Lewis Ridge 
Pumped Storage, LLC, 830 NE Holladay Street, Portland, Oregon 97232; 
Phone: (206) 919-3976, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093 or 
[email protected].
    j. Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage, LLC. (Lew[inodot]s R[inodot]dge) 
filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on October 
21, 2022. Lew[inodot]s R[inodot]dge provided public notice of its 
request on October 19, 2022. In a letter dated December 21, 2022, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Lew[inodot]s 
R[inodot]dge'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 and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 
consultation with the Kentucky 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 Lewis Ridge 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.
    m. Lewis Ridge 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 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).
    o. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: December 21, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-28249 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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