[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78776-78777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30398]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[P-1256-029]


Loup River Public Power District (Loup Power District); Notice of 
Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 
Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, and Identification of Issues and 
Associated Study Requests

December 16, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
    b. Project No.: 1256-029.
    c. Dated Filed: October 16, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Loup River Public Power District (Loup Power 
District).
    e. Name of Project: Loup River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Loup River in Nance and Platte Counties, 
Nebraska.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Neal Suess, President/CEO, Loup Power 
District, P.O. Box 988, 2404 15th Street, Columbus, Nebraska 68602; 
(866) 869-2087.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen (202) 502-6015 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with 
jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental 
issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental 
document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should 
follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph o 
below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that 
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental 
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
    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 and (b) the 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 Loup Power District as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Loup Power District 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, 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/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.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting study requests. All study 
requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In 
addition, all study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, 
and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the 
merits of the potential application (original and eight copies) 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 name (Loup River Hydroelectric Project) and 
number (P-1256-029), and bear the heading ``Study Requests,'' ``Request 
for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or ``Communications to and from 
Commission Staff.'' Any individual or entity interested in submitting 
study requests and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so 
by February 10, 2009.
    Study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and other 
permissible forms of communications with the Commission 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-30398 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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