[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 50 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13538-13539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5031]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12509-001]


Eagle Crest Energy Company; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

March 6, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.

[[Page 13539]]

    b. Project No.: 12509-001.
    c. Dated Filed: January 10, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Eagle Crest Energy Company.
    e. Name of Project: Eagle Mountain Pump Storage Project.
    f. Location: In Riverside County, California. The project occupies 
private lands and lands of the United States managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Arthur W. Lowe, Eagle Crest Energy 
Company, PO Box 2155, Palm Desert, CA 92261; (760) 779-0040.
    i. FERC Contact: Tim Looney at (202) 502-6096; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Eagle Crest Energy Company filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on January 10, 2008. Eagle Crest Energy 
Company provided public notice of its request on January 9, 2008. In a 
letter dated March 4, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects approved Eagle Crest Energy Company'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 under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR, part 402; and (b) the California 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. Eagle Crest Energy Company 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.
    m. 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, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    n. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5031 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P