[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 60419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24346]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13519-001]


Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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.: 13519-001.
    c. Date Filed: August 7, 2012.
    d. Submitted By: Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Claiborne Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Claiborne 
Lock and Dam on the Alabama River, in Monroe County, Alabama. The 
project would occupy approximately 3 acres of United States lands 
administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark R. Stover, Vice President of 
Corporate Affairs, Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 
310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566 x 711; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340l or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on August 7, 2012. Lock + Hydro Friends 
Fund XIX, LLC provided public notice of its request on August 9, 2012. 
In a letter dated September 27, 2012, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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 Alabama 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 Lock + Hydro Friends Fund 
XIX 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. Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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 email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: September 27, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-24346 Filed 10-2-12; 8:45 am]
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