[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 49918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21493]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1858-021]
Beaver City Corp; 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.: 1858-021.
c. Dated Filed: July 31, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Beaver City Corp.
e. Name of Project: Beaver City Canyon Plant No. 2 Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: On the Beaver River, in Beaver County, Utah, about 5
miles east of the city of Beaver. The project occupies 10.18 acres of
United States lands administered by the Fishlake National Forest, and
1.87 acres of lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Jason Brown, Beaver City Manager, 30 West 300
North, Beaver, UT 84713; (435) 438-2451.
i. FERC Contact: Evan Williams at (202) 502-8462 or
[email protected].
j. Beaver City Corp (BCC) filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on July 31, 2018. BCC provided public notice of its
request on July 31, 2018. In a letter dated September 27, 2018, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved BCC's request
to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) 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, (b) NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c)
the Utah 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. BCC 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 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], (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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No.1858-021. 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,
2021.
o. 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: September 27, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21493 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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