[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5330-5331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01661]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5223-039]


Packaging Corporation of America; 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.: 5223-039.
    c. Date Filed: November 23, 2022.
    d. Submitted By: Packaging Corporation of America (Packaging 
Corp.).
    e. Name of Project: International Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Rainy River in 
Koochiching and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota. The project includes an 
unknown quantity of federal land within Voyageurs National Park.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ethan Croatt, Packaging Corporation 
of America, 400 2nd Street, International Falls, MN 56649; (218) 838-
6801; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema at (312) 596-4447; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Packaging Corp. filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on November 23, 2022. Packaging Corp. provided public 
notice of its request on November 25, 2022. In a letter dated January 
23, 2023, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing 
(Director) approved Packaging Corp.'s request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process. The Director also approved Packaging Corp.'s request 
to waive regulations at 18 CFR 16.8(b)(3) with regard to the timing of 
a project site visit. An opportunity for a project site visit must 
occur no later than July 31, 2023.
    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. We are also initiating consultation with the Minnesota 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 Packaging Corp. 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. Packaging Corp. 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.

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    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 subsequent license for Project No. 5223. 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 November 30, 
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: January 23, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01661 Filed 1-26-23; 8:45 am]
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