[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 29500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11334]


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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12623-001]


Black River Felts Mills LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

May 14, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12623-001.
    c. Dated Filed: April 2, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Black River Felts Mills LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Great Bend Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Black River, in Jefferson County, New York. No 
federal lands would be occupied by the project works.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Keith Silliman, Black River Felts 
Mills, LLC, c/o Brookfield Power U.S. Holdings America Co., 225 
Greenway Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088; (315) 413-2715; e-
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Costello at (202) 502-6119; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Black River Felts Mills LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on April 2, 2008. Black River Felts Mills 
LLC provided public notice of its request on April 8, 2008. In a letter 
dated May 13, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved Black River Felts Mills LLC 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; (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 New York 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 Black River Felts Mills 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. Black River Felts Mills LLC 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 
(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.
    o. 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. E8-11334 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P