[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 40042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17295]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8866-012]


Black Canyon Bliss, 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.: 8866-012.
    c. Date Filed: February 28, 2019.
    d. Submitted By: Black Canyon Bliss, LLC (BCB).
    e. Name of Project: Stevenson No. 2 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On an unnamed tributary to the Snake River in Gooding 
County, Idaho. 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: Chris Capps, Project Manager, Black 
Canyon Bliss LLC, P.O. Box 95, Rupert, Idaho 83350; (208) 934-6711; or 
email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg at (202) 502-8261; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Black Canyon Bliss, LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 28, 2019. BCB provided public notice of 
its request on June 13, 2019. In a letter dated July 15, 2019, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved BCB'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. We are also initiating consultation with the Idaho 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 BCB 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. BCB filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD) 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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 8866. 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 March 1, 
2022.
    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: August 6, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-17295 Filed 8-12-19; 8:45 am]
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