[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 13784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05774]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14751-000]


Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, 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.: 14751-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 28, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Fresno Dam Site Water Power Project.
    f. Location: On the Milk River in Hill County, Montana near the 
town of Kremlin at the existing Bureau of Reclamation Fresno Dam.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Justin D. Ahmann, Alpine Pacific 
Utilities, LLC, 111 Legend Trail, Kalispell, MT 59901.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 2, 2016. Alpine Pacific 
Utilities, LLC provided public notice of its request on February 8, 
2016. In a letter dated March 9, 2016, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Alpine Pacific Utilities, LLC's request 
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. 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; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 
50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the Montana 
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.
    l. Alpine Pacific Utilities, 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.
    m. 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.
    n. 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: March 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05774 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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