[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70522-70523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28014]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14628-000]


Minnesota Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited Partnership; 
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application 
Document, Approving Use of the Alternative Licensing Process, and 
Requesting Cooperating Agency Status

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Alternative Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 14628-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 28, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: Minnesota Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited 
Partnership (Minnesota Housing Associates).
    e. Name of Project: A-Mill Artists Loft Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River, in the city of Minneapolis, 
Hennepin County, Minnesota. 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: Owen Metz, 2905 Northwest Blvd., 
Suite 150, Plymouth, MN 55441; (763) 354-5618; email 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel at (202) 502-8675; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Minnesota Housing Associates filed its request to use the 
Alternative Licensing Process] on July 29, 2014.

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Minnesota Housing Associates provided public notice of its request on 
September 17, 2014. In a letter issued November 13, 2014, the Director 
of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Minnesota Housing 
Associates' request to use the Alternative Licensing Process.
    k. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in paragraph o below. Cooperating agencies should 
note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the 
preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 
FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
    l. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act. We are also initiating consultation with the Minnesota 
State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    m. With this notice, we are designating Minnesota Housing 
Associates as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act.
    n. Minnesota Housing Associates 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.
    o. Deadline for filing requests for cooperating agency status: 60 
days from the date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, 
please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], (866) 
208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-14628-000.
    p. 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.
    q. 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: November 13, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-28014 Filed 11-25-14; 8:45 am]
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