[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 2475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos.: 12540-001, 12544-001, 12545-001, 12548-001, 12549-001]


 Hydrodynamics Inc.; Notices of Intent To File License 
Applications; Filing of Pre-Application Documents; and Notice of, and 
Soliciting Comments on, the Request To Use the Traditional Licensing 
Process and To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation Requirements

December 18, 2007.
    a. Type of Filing: Notices of Intent To File License Applications, 
Pre-Application Documents, Request To Use the Traditional Licensing 
Process, and Request To Waive Certain Pre-Filing Consultation 
Requirements.
    b. Project Nos.: 12540, 12544, 12545, 12548, 12549.
    c. Dated Filed: November 27, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: Hydrodynamics Inc.
    e. Names of Projects: Woods, Knights, Johnson, Greenfield, A-Drop.
    f. Location: On the Greenfields Main and South Irrigation Canals, 
in Cascade and Teton Counties, Montana. The projects would occupy in 
part lands of the United States administered by the Bureau of 
Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jason Cohn, Hydrodynamics, 521 East 
Peach, Suite 2B, Bozeman, MT 59715; (406) 587-5086; e-mail--
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 502-6077; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Hydrodynamics filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process (TLP) on November 27, 2007. The filing also included a request 
for waiver of certain of the pre-filing consultation requirements in 
Sec.  4.38 of the Commission's regulations, specifically: (1) The 
requirement that the potential applicant hold a joint meeting with all 
pertinent agencies, Indian tribes, and members of the public no earlier 
than 30 days from the date of the Commission's approval of the request 
to use the TLP, Sec.  4.38(b)(3)(ii)(A); (2) the requirement that the 
potential applicant conduct any studies requested during the 60-day 
comment period after the joint meeting, Sec.  4.38(b)(5) and Sec.  
4.38(c)(1); and (3) the requirement that the potential applicant allow 
resource agencies and Indian tribes 90 days in which to review and 
comment on the draft license applications, Sec.  4.38(c)(5). 
Hydrodynamics provided public notice of its request to use the TLP on 
November 20, 2007.
    k. On December 11, 2007, Hydrodynamics clarified that it is 
requesting that (1) the meeting it held on December 3, 2007, constitute 
the joint meeting required by Sec.  4.38(b)(3)(i)(A)(1); (2) the pre-
application documents (PADs) serve as the draft license applications; 
and (3) comments on the draft license applications be due within 60 
days of the joint meeting (by February 3, 2008).
    l. Comments on the request to use the TLP and to waive parts of the 
Commission's regulations for pre-filing consultation are due to the 
Commission and Hydrodynamics within 30 days from the date of this 
notice. In accordance with Sec.  5.3(d)(2)(v) of the Commission's 
regulations, comments on the request to use the TLP should address, as 
appropriate, the following factors: (1) Likelihood of timely license 
issuance; (2) complexity of the resource issues; (3) level of 
anticipated controversy; (4) relative cost of the TLP compared to the 
Integrated Licensing Process; (5) the amount of available information 
and potential for significant disputes over studies; and (6) other 
factors believed to be pertinent.
    Comments must be filed with the Commission at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings 
with the Commission must include on the first page, the project names 
(Woods, Knights, Johnson, Greenfield, and A-Drop Hydroelectric 
Projects) and numbers (P-12540, P-12544, P-12545, P-12548, and P-
12549).
    Comments 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.
    m. With this notice, we are waiving the requirement of 18 CFR 
5.8(a) of the Commission's regulations for the Commission to act on 
Hydrodynamics' request to use the TLP within 60 days from the notice of 
intent.
    n. Hydrodynamics filed PADs for the projects with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    o. Copies of each of the PADs are 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 numbers, excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    p. Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to these or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-498 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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