[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48520-48521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17504]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15033-000]


Bob and Judy Goodman; 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.: 15033-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 14, 2020.
    d. Submitted By: Bob and Judy Goodman (the Goodmans).
    e. Name of Project: Goodman Residential Hydro.

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    f. Location: On Prairie Creek in Wallowa County, near the town of 
Joseph, Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Matt King, Wallowa Resources 
Community Solutions, Inc., 401 NE 1st Street, Suite A, Enterprise, 
Oregon 97828; 541-426-8053; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Peter McBride at (202) 502-8132; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. The Goodmans filed their request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on May 14, 2020. The Goodmans provided public notice 
of their request on June 11, 2020. In a letter dated August 5, 2020, 
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved the 
Goodmans' 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, and NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (b) 
the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 
106, National Historical 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 the Goodmans as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. The Goodmans 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 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.
    o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for an original license for Project No. 15033-000.
    p. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 
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 5, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17504 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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