[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09937]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 539-014]


Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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.: 539-014.
    c. Date Filed: March 27, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Lock 7 Hydro Partners, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Mother Ann Lee Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the Kentucky River Authority's Lock and Dam No. 7 
on the Kentucky River, in Mercer and Jessamine Counties, Kentucky. 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: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 7 Hydro 
Partners, LLC, 414 South Wenzel St., Louisville, KY 40204; (502) 589-
0975; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Lock 7 Hydro Partners, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on March 27, 2017. Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 
LLC provided public notice of its request on March 30, 2017. In a 
letter dated May 11, 2017, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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 Kentucky 
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 Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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. Lock 7 Hydro Partners, 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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 539. 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 April 30, 
2020.
    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: May 11, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09937 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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