[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75559-75560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29601]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1510-017]


Kaukauna Utilities; 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.: 1510-017.
    c. Date Filed: October 7, 2013.
    d. Submitted By: Kaukauna Utilities.
    e. Name of Project: Kaukauna City Plant Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Lower Fox River, in Outagamie County, 
Wisconsin. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mike Pedersen, Manager of 
Generation and Operations, Kaukauna Utilities, 777 Island Street, 
Kaukauna, WI 54130; phone: (920) 462-0220; email: wi.org">mpedersen@ku-wi.org.
    i. FERC Contact: Isis Johnson at (202) 502-6346; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Kaukauna Utilities filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on October 7, 2013. Kaukauna utilities provided 
public notice of its request on September 25, 2013. In a letter dated 
December 05, 2013, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Kaukauna Utilities' 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 Wisconsin 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 Kaukauna Utilities 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

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Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Kaukauna Utilities 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 1510. Pursuant to 18 CFR 
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by March 31, 
2017.
    p. 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 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-29601 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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