[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6194-6195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02130]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10489-013]


River Falls Municipal 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.: 10489-013.
    c. Date Filed: November 27, 2013.
    d. Submitted By: River Falls Municipal Utilities.

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    e. Name of Project: River Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kinnickinnic River, in Pierce county, 
Wisconsin.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brian Hatch, City of River Falls, 
222 Lewis Street, River Falls, WI 54022; (715) 425-0906; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Bryan Roden-Reynolds at (202) 502-6618; or email 
at [email protected].
    j. River Falls Municipal Utilities filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on November 27, 2013, and provided public 
notice of its request on December 5, 2013. In a letter dated January 
27, 2014, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
River Falls Municipal 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 under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) 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 River Falls Municipal 
Utilities as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. River Falls Municipal 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. 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: January 27, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-02130 Filed 1-31-14; 8:45 am]
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