82 FR 23242 - Rivertec Partners LLC; 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 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 23242]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10381]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14752-001]


Rivertec Partners 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.: 14752-001.
    c. Date Filed: April 6, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Rivertec Partners LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Sherman Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Columbia River near Rufus in Sherman County, 
Oregon. The project is located at the U.S. Corps of Engineers' John Day 
Dam Juvenile Fish Sampling and Monitoring Facility.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark Steinley, Rivertec Partners 
LLC, 521 Thorn Street, #331, Sewickley, PA 15143; email_
[email protected]; (480) 435-0846.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen at (202) 502-6105; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Rivertec Partners LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on April 6, 2017. Rivertec Partners LLC provided 
public notice of its request on May 8, 2017. In a letter dated May 16, 
2017, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Rivertec Partners LLC'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/or 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 Oregon 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 Rivertec Partners LLC 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. Rivertec Partners LLC 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. 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 16, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-10381 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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