[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 47495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13537]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12658-000]


E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

August 10, 2006.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12658-000.
    c. Dated Filed: June 12, 2006.
    d. Submitted By: E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Meldahl Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Ohio River in 
Bracken County, Kentucky. The existing dam is owned and operated by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The project would occupy United 
States lands administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael S. Beer, E.ON U.S. 
Hydro 1 LLC, 220 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 627-
3547; e-mail--mike.beer@eon-us.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke at (202) 502-6059; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on June 12, 2006. With this notice, the Director of 
the Office of Energy Projects approves E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC's request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) 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; (b) NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 
the Kentucky 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 E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC as 
the Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. E.ON U.S. Hydro 1 LLC filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) 
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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-13537 Filed 8-16-06; 8:45 am]
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