[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50725-50726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20753]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. P-13010-001]


Mississippi 8 Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application and 
Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: P-13010-001.
    c. Dated Filed: June 10, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Mississippi 8 Hydro LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 8 Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the upper Mississippi 
River in Houston County, Minnesota at an existing lock and dam owned 
and operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers (Corps) at about river mile 
679. The project would occupy federal lands managed by the Corps and 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Smith, Chief Operating 
Officer, Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, Oregon 
97702; Phone: 541-330-8779.
    i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella at (202) 502-6406; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Mississippi 8 Hydro LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on June 10, 2011. Mississippi 8 Hydro LLC provided 
public notice of its request on June 13, 2011. In a letter dated August 
9, 2011, the Director of Hydropower Licensing approved Mississippi 8 
Hydro LLC'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 Minnesota State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, 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 Mississippi 8 Hydro 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. Mississippi 8 Hydro 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, 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 filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: August 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20753 Filed 8-15-11; 8:45 am]
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