[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 31199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13108]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2911-045]
Southeast Alaska Power Agency; 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.: 2911-045.
c. Date Filed: May 13, 2025.
d. Submitted By: Southeast Alaska Power Agency.
e. Name of Project: Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Falls Creek on Revillagigedo Island, approximately
22 miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. The current license states the
project occupies a total of 321.3 acres of federal lands administered
by the U.S. Forest Service within the Tongass National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark Hilson, 55 Don Finny Lane,
Ketchikan, AK 99901; 907-228-2017; [email protected], Laura
Cowan, 1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 550, Portland, OR 97232; 717983-
4056; [email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Michael Tust at (202) 502-6522; or email at
[email protected].
j. Southeast Alaska Power Agency filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on May 13, 2025. Southeast Alaska Power
Agency provided public notice of its request on May 7, 2025. In a
letter dated July 8, 2025, the Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Southeast Alaska Power Agency' 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 the National Marine Fisheries
Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and the National
Marine Fisheries Service 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 Alaska
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 the Southeast Alaska Power
Agency 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. Southeast Alaska Power Agency 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 and/or printed 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 at
[email protected] or call toll free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY
(202) 502-8659.
You may register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 2911-045. 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 June 30,
2028.
p. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
Dated: July 9, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13108 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
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