[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 81 (Friday, April 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 22361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9019]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12737-001]


Gathright Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval of Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

April 18, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12737-001.
    c. Date Filed: December 27, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Gathright Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Corps of 
Engineer's Gathright Dam on the Jackson River in Alleghany County, 
Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James B. Price, Hydro Matrix Limited 
Partnership, P.O. Box 903, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, (865) 436-0402.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093 or 
[email protected].
    j. Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on December 27, 2007. Hydro Matrix 
Limited Partnership filed public notice of its request on January 15, 
2008. In a letter dated February 13, 2008, the Director of the Office 
of Energy Projects approved Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership'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 (b) the Virginia 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. Hydro Matrix Limited Partnership 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, 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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. E8-9019 Filed 4-24-08; 8:45 am]
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