[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33646]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14322-000]


Corbett Water District; 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.: 14322-000.
    c. Dated Filed: November 14, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Corbett Water District.
    e. Name of Project: Corbett Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the North and South Forks of Gordon Creek, in 
Multnomah County, Oregon. The project occupies less than one acre of 
United States lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: James Jans, Corbett Water District, 
36120 E. Historic Columbia River Hwy., Corbett, OR 97019; (503) 695-
2284; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Ken Wilcox at (202) 502-6835; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Corbett Water District filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on November 14, 2011. Corbett Water District provided 
public notice of its request on November 19, 2011. In a letter dated 
December 22, 2011, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Corbett Water District'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 Oregon 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. Corbett Water 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.
    m. 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.
    n. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: December 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-33646 Filed 12-30-11; 8:45 am]
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