[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 86710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28849]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[FFP Project 133, LLC; Project No. 14524-001]


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License 
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 14524-001.
    c. Date filed: September 26, 2016.
    d. Submitted by: FFP Project 133, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Dashields Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
Dashields Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Edgeworth Borough, 
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 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. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Erik Steimle, Vice President, 
Development, 334 NW., 11th Ave. Portland, OR 97209, Phone: (503) 998-
0230, Email: [email protected] or Ms. Kellie M. Doherty, Vice 
President, Environmental, 745 Atlantic Ave., 8th Floor, Boston, MA 
02111, Phone: (617) 701-3288, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett, Phone: (202) 502-8393, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. FFP Project 133, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on September 26, 2016. FFP Project 133, LLC provided 
public notice of its request on September 26, 2016. In a letter dated 
November 25, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved FFP Project 133, 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 Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office, 
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 133, 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 133, 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 filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: November 25, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-28849 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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