[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20464]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-1744-039]


PacifiCorp; 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.: 1744-039.
    c. Date Filed: June 1, 2015.
    d. Submitted By: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Weber Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Weber River, in Weber, Davis, and Morgan 
Counties, Utah. The project occupies 11.4 acres of United States lands 
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Eve Davies, PacifiCorp, 1407 West 
North Temple, Ste. 110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; (801) 220-2245; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Claire McGrath at (202) 502-8290; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. PacifiCorp filed its request to use the Alternative Licensing 
Process on June 1, 2015. PacifiCorp provided public notices of its 
request on May 29 and May 31, 2015. On July 10, 2015, PacifiCorp 
provided a subsequent public notice of its request, which included the 
required statement that comments on the request to use the ALP must be 
filed with the Commission within 30 days of the notice. In a letter 
dated August 13, 2015, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved PacifiCorp's 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 and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the Utah 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 PacifiCorp 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. PacifiCorp 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-1744-039.
    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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No.1744-039. 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 May 31, 
2018.
    r. 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 13, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-20464 Filed 8-18-15; 8:45 am]
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