[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7441-7442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02702]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15230-001]


Pike Island Hydropower Corporation; 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.: 15230-001.
    c. Date Filed: August 2, 2021.
    d. Submitted By: Pike Island Hydropower Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Pike Island Locks and Dam Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Pike 
Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the Village of Yorkville in 
Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Ohio County, West Virginia. 
The project would occupy federal land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact(s): Mr. Joel Herm, P.O. Box 224, 
Rhinebeck, 12572-0224; (917) 224-3607; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers at (202) 502-8764; or at 
[email protected].
    j. Pike Island Hydropower Corporation filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on August 2, 2021, and provided public 
notice of its request on August 2, 2021 and August 9, 2021. In a letter 
dated February 3, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Pike Island Hydropower Corporation'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; 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 Ohio and 
West Virginia State Historic Preservation Officers, 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 Pike Island Hydropower 
Corporation 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. Pike Island Hydropower Corporation 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 and/or printed 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. At this time, the 
Commission

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has suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to 
the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued on March 13, 2020. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected], 
(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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: February 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-02702 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
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