[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19057]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2381-070]


PacifiCorp; 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.: 2381-070.
    c. Date Filed: July 5, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Ashton Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, in Fremont 
County, Idaho. The project occupies 15.6 acres of United States lands 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark Stenberg, PacifiCorp, 822 
Grace Power Plant Road, Grace, ID 83241; (208) 339-9552; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502-8576; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. PacifiCorp filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on July 5, 2022. PacifiCorp provided public notice of its 
request on July 5, 2022. In a letter dated August 29, 2022, the 
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved PacifiCorp'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 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 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 PacifiCorp 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. PacifiCorp 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2381. 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 December 31, 
2025.
    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 29, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19057 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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