[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 63174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22015]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14504-001]


FFP Project 121, 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.: 14504-001.
    c. Date Filed: July 26, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Rye Development, LLC on behalf of FFP Project 121, 
LLC.
    e. Name of Project: New Cumberland Locks and Dam Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: At the existing Army Corps of Engineers' New 
Cumberland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio 
and Hancock County, West Virginia. 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: Mr. Erik Steimle, Vice President--
Development, Rye Development, LLC, 334 NW 11th Ave., Portland, OR 
97209; (503) 998-0230; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. FFP Project 121, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 26, 2016. FFP Project 121, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on July 29 through August 4, 2016. In a 
letter dated September 6, 2016, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved FFP Project 121, 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 Ohio and 
West Virginia State Historic Preservation officers, 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 121, 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 121, 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 email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-22015 Filed 9-13-16; 8:45 am]
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