[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29131-29132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11202]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12615-001]


Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Intent To File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving 
Use of the Alternative Licensing Procedures

May 13, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application, 
Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the 
Alternative Licensing Procedures.
    b. Project No.: 12615-001.
    c. Dated Filed: March 10, 2008.
    d. Submitted by: Alaska Power & Telephone Company.
    e. Name of Project: Soule River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Soule River, a tributary to the Portland Canal, 
approximately 9 miles south of Hyder, Alaska. The project would occupy 
1,112 acres of United States lands administered by the U.S. Forest 
Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Glen D. Martin, Project Manager, Alaska Power 
& Telephone Company, 193 Otto Street, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA

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98368; (360) 385-1733 extension 122; e-mail at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503) 552-2762; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Alaska Power & Telephone Company filed its request to use the 
Alternative Licensing Procedures on March 10, 2008. Alaska Power & 
Telephone Company provided public notice of its request on March 7, 
2008. In a letter dated May 5, 2008, the Director, Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Alaska Power & Telephone Company's 
request to use the Alternative Licensing Procedures.
    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 section 600.920; 
and (c) the Alaska 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 Alaska Power & Telephone 
Company 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. Alaska Power & Telephone 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.
    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 
at 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 item h.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-11202 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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