[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3426-3427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02085]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14791-001]


Ochoco Irrigation District; 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.: 14791-001.
    c. Date Filed: October 29, 2018.
    d. Submitted By: Ochoco Irrigation District.
    e. Name of Project: Bowman Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the existing Arthur R. Bowman Dam On the Crooked 
River, in Crook County, Oregon. The project would occupy 5 acres of 
federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Bruce Scanlon, Manager, Ochoco 
Irrigation District, 1001 NW Deer Street, Prineville, OR 97754; (541) 
447-6449; email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503) 552-2762; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Ochoco Irrigation District filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on October 29, 2018. Ochoco Irrigation 
Distrct provided public notice of its request on December 21, 2018. In 
a letter dated February 5, 2019, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Ochoco Irrigation District'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

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joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402. We are also 
initiating consultation with the Oregon 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 Ochoco Irrigation District 
as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out 
informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Ochoco Irrigation District 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 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.
    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: February 6, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02085 Filed 2-11-19; 8:45 am]
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