[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54575-54576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19473]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14522-001]


FFP Project 132, LLC; 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.: 14522-001.
    c. Date Filed: June 22, 2016.
    d. Submitted by: Rye Development, LLC on behalf of FFP Project 132, 
LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Allegheny Lock and Dam 7 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the existing Army Corps of Engineers' Allegheny 
Lock and Dam 7 on the Allegheny River in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 
near the Borough of Kittanning. The project would occupy United States 
lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kellie Doherty, Rye Development, LLC, 745 
Atlantic Avenue, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02111; ( ) 846-0042, extension 
100; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Nick Ettema at (202) 502-6565; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. FFP Project 132, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on June 22, 2016. FFP Project 132, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on June 25, 2016 and June 27 through July 
1, 2016. In a letter dated August 10, 2016, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved FFP Project 132, 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 
Pennsylvania 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. With this notice, we are designating FFP Project 132, LLC as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. FFP Project 132, 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.
    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

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email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19473 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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