[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 17474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7151]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13843-001]


Qualified Hydro 24, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Denying Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, 
Scoping, and Solicitation of Study Requests and Comments on the Pad

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Request to Use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13843-001.
    c. Dated Filed: January 3, 2012.
    d. Submitted By: Qualified Hydro 24, LLC (Qualified Hydro 24).
    e. Name of Project: Cle Elum Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Cle Elum River, in Kittitas County, Washington. 
A portion of the project occupies United States lands administered by 
U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Qualified Hydro 
24, LLC, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283-
2822.
    i. FERC Contact: James Hastreiter at (503) 552-2760; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Qualified Hydro 24 filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on January 3, 2012. Qualified Hydro 24 provided 
public notice of its request on January 27, 2012. Qualified Hydro 24's 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process was denied by letter 
dated March 15, 2012.
    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; (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 Washington 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 Qualified Hydro 24 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. Qualified Hydro 24 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.
    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: March 15, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-7151 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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