[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37845-37846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13465]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15094-001]


Ohio Power and Light, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent (NOI) to File License 
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP).
    b. Project No.: 15094-001.
    c. Date filed: April 22, 2022.
    d. Submitted by: Ohio Power and Light, LLC (Ohio Power and Light).
    e. Name of Project: Robert C. Byrd Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Ohio River, at the 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Robert C. Byrd Locks and 
Dam, near the Town of Gallipolis, in Gallia County, Ohio and the Town 
of Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, West Virginia. The project would 
occupy 5 acres of federal land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Roy Powers, Chief Operations 
Officer, Current Hydro, LLC, Post Office Box 224, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. 
Phone: (914) 805-2522, Email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, Phone: (202) 502-8880, Email: 
[email protected].
    j. Ohio Power and Light filed its request to use the TLP on April 
22, 2022 and provided public notice of its request on April 30, 2022. 
In a letter dated June 16, 2022, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Ohio Power and Light's request to use the 
TLP.
    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 West Virginia 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.

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    l. With this notice, we are designating Ohio Power and Light 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. Ohio Power and Light 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 
(https://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).
    o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for an original license for Project No. 15094.
    p. Register online at https://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: June 16, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-13465 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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