[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5556]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File License Application and Filing of Pre-
Application Document

April 7, 2006.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application.
    b. Project No.: 2211-002.
    c. Dated Filed: March 31, 2006.
    d. Submitted by: PSI Energy.
    e. Name of Project: Markland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Ohio River, in Switzerland County, Indiana. The 
project occupies about 1 acre of United States lands administered by 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Frank Weider, PSI Energy, 139 East 
Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45201; (513) 287-3132; e-mail--
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 502-6077; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. PSI Energy filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on July 1, 2005. The Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved PSI Energy's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process 
on December 1, 2005.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) 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; and (b) the Indiana State Historic Preservation 
Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 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 PSI Energy as the 
Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. PSI Energy 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 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 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD. All 
comments on the PAD should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. 
In addition, all comments on the PAD and all communications to and from 
Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application 
must be filed with the Commission (original and eight copies) at the 
following address: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All 
filings with the Commission must include the project name and number, 
and bear the heading ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' or 
``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or 
entity interested in commenting on the PAD must do so by June 5, 2006.
    Comments on the PAD and other permissible forms of communications 
with the Commission may be filed electronically via the Internet in 
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-5556 Filed 4-13-06; 8:45 am]
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