[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81089-81090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27619]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14795-001]


Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.; 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.: 14795-001.

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    c. Date Filed: October 3, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.
    e. Name of Project: Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project.
    f. Location: On the Columbia River and Rufus Woods Lake, near 
Bridgeport, Douglas County, Washington. The project would be located on 
state lands and the lower reservoir and power generation and pumping 
equipment would be located on Rufus Woods Lake, a reservoir operated by 
the Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian Johansen, Vice President 
Power Trading West, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., 601 W. 1st 
Ave., Suite 1700, Spokane, Washington 99201; phone: (509) 688-6000.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 502-8074; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy) filed its 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on October 3, 2016. 
Shell Energy provided public notice of its request on October 13, 2016. 
In a letter dated November 9, 2016, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Shell Energy's request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are designating Shell Energy 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.
    l. Shell Energy 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: November 9, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-27619 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am]
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