[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14155-14156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04559]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14552-003]


St. Anthony Hydro, LLC; 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.: 14552-003.
    c. Date Filed: January 3, 2023.
    d. Submitted by: St. Anthony Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: St. Anthony Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, in Fremont 
County, Idaho. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Peter Josten, GeoSense, LLC, 2742 
Saint Charles Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404; (208) 339-3542; email_
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502-8576; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. St. Anthony Hydro, LLC (St. Anthony Hydro) filed its request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process on January 3, 2023. St. Anthony 
Hydro provided public notice of its request on January 6, 2023. In a 
letter dated February 27, 2023, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved St. Anthony Hydro'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. St. Anthony Hydro filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18

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CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. 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).
    n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a subsequent license for Project No. P-14552. Pursuant 
to 18 CFR 16.20 each application for a subsequent 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.
    o. 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 28, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04559 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
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