[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 51985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21082]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14432-000]


Archon Energy 1, Inc.; 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.: 14432-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 9, 2012.
    d. Submitted By: Archon Energy 1, Inc. (Archon).
    e. Name of Project: 3-MW DaGuerre Point Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: To be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
DaGuerre Point Dam, on the Yuba River, near the City of Marysville, 
Yuba County, California.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, Archon Energy 1, 
Inc., 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602. (403) 
618-2018.
    i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502-8434; or email at: 
[email protected].
    j. Archon filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process and provided public notice of its request on July 9, 2012. In a 
letter dated August 21, 2012, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Archon'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/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 Utah 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 Archon as the Commission's 
non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, 
pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
    m. Archon filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) 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 email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: August 21, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21082 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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