[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2635-2636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00754]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14799-001]


Lock 13 Hydro Partners, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments

    a. Type Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Pre-Application Document for an Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-14799-001.
    c. Date Filed: September 7, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Lock 13 Hydro Partners, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Evelyn Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kentucky River, in Lee and Estill Counties, 
Kentucky. The project would be located at the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky's existing Lock and Dam No. 13. No federal land would be 
occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 13 Hydro Partners, 
LLC, 414 S. Wenzel Street, Louisville, KY

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40204; (502) 589-0975; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar, (202) 502-6863 or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC 61,076 
(2001).
    k. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: February 8, 2018.
    l. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on Commission 
staff's Scoping Document 1 (SD1). All comments on the SD1 should be 
sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on 
SD1, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to 
and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential 
application must be filed with the Commission. Documents may be filed 
electronically via the internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's website http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the 
project name (Evelyn Hydroelectric Project and number (P-14799-001), 
and bear the appropriate heading: Comments on Scoping Document 1, 
Request for Cooperating Agency Status, or Communications to and from 
Commission Staff. Any individual or entity interested in commenting on 
the SD1 must do so by February 8, 2018.
    m. A copy of the Pre-Application Document is available for review 
at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website (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], or toll free at 1-866-
208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    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.
    n. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare a 
single Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Evelyn Hydroelectric 
Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The 
EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental 
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
    Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping 
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments, 
recommendations, and information, on the SD1 issued on January 9, 2018.
    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in 
the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list 
and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD1 may be viewed 
on the web at 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or 
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: January 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00754 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am]
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