80 FR 13842 - Community of Elfin Cove, dba Elfin Cove Utility Commission; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13842-13843]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06080]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14514-001]


Community of Elfin Cove, dba Elfin Cove Utility Commission; 
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.: 14514-001.
    c. Date Filed: February 2, 2015.
    d. Submitted By: Community of Elfin Cove, dba Elfin Cove Utility 
Commission.
    e. Name of Project: Crooked Creek and Jim's Lake Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: On Crooked Creek and Jim's Lake, approximately 70 
miles west of Juneau, Alaska. The project occupies 60 acres of land 
within the Tongass National Forest, administered by the United States 
Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Joel Groves, PE, Polarconsult 
Alaska, Inc., 1503 West 33rd Avenue, Suite 310, Anchorage, Alaska 
99503; (907) 258-2420 x204.
    i. FERC Contact: Sean O'Neill at (202) 502-6462; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Elfin Cove Utility Commission filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 2, 2015. Elfin Cove Utility 
Commission provided public notice of its request on February 3, 2015. 
In a letter dated March 11, 2015, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Elfin Cove Utility Commission'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 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. Elfin Cove Utility Commission 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.
    m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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). A copy is also available for

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inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
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related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: March 11, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-06080 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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