[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11768-11769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05903]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14861-001]


FFP Project 101, LLC; 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.: 14861-001.
    c. Date Filed: January 28, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Rye Development on behalf of FFP Project 101, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Goldendale Pumped Storage Project.
    f. Location: Off-stream (north side) of the Columbia River at River 
Mile 215.6

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in Klickitat County, Washington and Sherman County, Oregon, 
approximately 8 miles southeast of the City of Goldendale. The project 
would occupy 16.1 acres of lands administered by the Bonneville Power 
Administration.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Erik Steimle, Rye Development, 220 
NW 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209; (503) 998-0230; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. FFP Project 101, LLC (FFP) filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on January 28, 2019. FFP provided public 
notice of its request on January 30, 2019 and January 31, 2019. In a 
letter dated March 21, 2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved FFP'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 Washington State Historic Preservation Officer 
and 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 FFP 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 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: March 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-05903 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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