81 FR 31933 - South Sutter Water District; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 98 (May 20, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 31933]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11906]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2997-031]


South Sutter Water District; 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.: 2997-031.
    c. Date Filed: March 14, 2016.
    d. Submitted by: South Sutter Water District.
    e. Name of Project: Camp Far West Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Bear River, in Yuba, Nevada, and Placer 
Counties, California. 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: Bradley J. Arnold, General Manager/
Secretary, South Sutter Water District, 2464 Pacific Avenue, 
Trowbridge, CA 95659; (530) 656-2242; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Quinn Emmering at (202) 502-6382; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. South Sutter Water District filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on March 11, 2016. South Sutter Water 
District provided public notice of its request on April 14, 2016. In a 
letter dated May 13, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved South Sutter Water District'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 California 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 South Sutter Water District 
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. South Sutter Water District 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 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 inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 2997-031. 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, 
2019.
    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: May 13, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11906 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am]
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