[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43692-43693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20643]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12714-001]


H2O Providers, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

August 20, 2009.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12714-001
    c. Dated Filed: July 17, 2009
    d. Submitted by: H2O Providers, L.L.C.
    e. Name of Project: South Slope Pumped Storage Project
    f. Location: On Brush Hollow Creek of the Arkansas River near 
Penrose in Fremont County, Colorado. The final transmission line 
corridor is still under evaluation, but portions may occupy federal 
lands administered by the U.S. Department of the Army.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1) and 18 
CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark Morley, H2O Providers, L.L.C., 
20 Boulder Crescent, Second Floor, Colorado Springs, CO 80903; or e-
mail at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Patti Leppert at (202) 502-6034; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. H2O Providers, L.L.C. reduced the scope of its original project, 
formally referred to as the Phantom Canyon Pumped Storage Project, to 
eliminate potential project-related environmental impacts. On July 17, 
2009, H2O Providers, L.L.C. filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process and provided public notice of its request. In a 
letter dated August 18, 2009, the Director, Division of Hydropower 
Licensing, approved H2O Providers, L.L.C.'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 and 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 600.920; and (c) the Colorado State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106 of the 
National Historic 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 H2O Providers, L.L.C. 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. H2O Providers, L.L.C. filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD, 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.5 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, or 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://www.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. E9-20643 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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