[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70673-70674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24728]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2880-014]


Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, 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.: 2880-014.
    c. Date Filed: July 29, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Broad River, in Cherokee, County, South 
Carolina. 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: Beth Harris, Enel Green Power North 
America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; (864) 846-0042; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at (202) 502-6093; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, LLC filed its request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process on August 2, 2016. Cherokee Falls 
Hydroelectric Project, LLC provided public notice of its request on 
September 16, 2016. In a letter dated October 6, 2016, the Director of 
the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Cherokee Falls 
Hydroelectric Project, 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 and/or NOAA Fisheries 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 South Carolina 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 Cherokee Falls 
Hydroelectric Project, 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. Cherokee Falls Hydroelectric Project, 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://

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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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2880. 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 July 31, 
2019.
    p. 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: October 6, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-24728 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
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