82 FR 34305 - Pike Island Energy, LLC; 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 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34305]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15433]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14590-001]


Pike Island Energy, LLC; 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.: 14590-001.
    c. Dates Filed: May 31, 2017 and June 13, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Pike Island Energy, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Pike Island Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Pike 
Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, in Belmont and Jefferson 
Counties, Ohio, and Ohio County, West Virginia. The project would 
occupy United States lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Alan W. Skelly, J.S., CEO; Pike 
Island Energy, LLC, 127 Longwood Boulevard, Mount Orab, Ohio 45154; 
(513) 375-9242; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Chelsea Hudock at (202) 502-8448; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Pike Island Energy, LLC filed its pre-application document on 
May 31, 2017. On June 13, 2017, Pike Island Energy, LLC filed its 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process, and provided public 
notice of its request on June 2, 2017. In a letter dated July 18, 2017, 
the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Pike 
Island Energy, 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 under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the Ohio State Historic 
Preservation Officer and West Virginia 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 Pike Island Energy, LLC as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Pike Island Energy, 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: July 18, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-15433 Filed 7-21-17; 8:45 am]
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