[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12682-12683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04768]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3407-087]


Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice Approving the Use of the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 3407-087.
    c. Date Filed: January 3, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: Big Wood Canal Company.
    e. Name of Project: Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Big Wood River in the Blaine and Camas 
Counties, Idaho. The project occupies land within the U.S. Department 
of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas E. Josten, 2742 Saint Charles 
Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 520-5135.
    i. FERC Contact: Maryam Zavareh at (202) 502-8474 or email at 
[email protected].

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    j. Big Wood Canal Company filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on January 3, 2022. Big Wood Canal Company provided 
public notice of its request on January 18, 2022. In a letter dated 
February 28, 2022, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
approved Big Wood Canal Company'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. 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 Big Wood Canal Company 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. Big Wood Canal Company 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. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 3407. 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 January 01, 
2025.
    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: March 1, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04768 Filed 3-4-22; 8:45 am]
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