82 FR 41013 - Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Draft License Application, and Request To Waive Pre-Filing Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 166 (August 29, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41013-41014]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18235]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14227-000]


Nevada Hydro Company, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Draft License Application, and Request To Waive 
Pre-Filing Requirements

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Waive Pre-Filing Requirements.
    b. Project No.: 14227-000.
    c. Dated Filed: June 1, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Nevada Hydro Company, Inc. (Nevada Hydro).
    e. Name of Project: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage (LEAPS) 
Project.
    f. Location: On Lake Elsinore and San Juan Creek near the town of 
Lake Elsinore in Riverside and San Diego counties, California. The 
project would occupy about 845 acres of federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, Nevada Hydro Company, Inc., 
2416 Cades Way Vista, California (760) 599-1815.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 502-6095 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. On June 1, 2017, Nevada Hydro filed a request that the 
Commission waive certain of the pre-filing consultation requirements of 
Part 5 of the Commission's regulations for the proposed LEAPS Project 
to include: pre-filing scoping; \1\ comments and information or study 
requests; the preparation of and comments on a proposed study plan; 
resolution of disputes over studies; \2\ and notice of the applicant's 
intent to file a draft license application.\3\ Nevada Hydro's 
justification for the waivers is that a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, prepared by Commission staff, was issued in 2007 for 
essentially the same project proposal under P-11858 and the 
consultation on the current project proposal that has already occurred 
meets the intent of the Commission's pre-filing consultation 
requirements.
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    \1\ 18 CFR 5.8 (2017).
    \2\ 18 CFR 5.9, 5.11-5.15 (2017).
    \3\ 18 CFR 5.16 (2017).
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    With this notice we are soliciting comments on Nevada Hydro's 
notice of intent and request to waive pre-filing requirements. All 
comments should be sent to the address in paragraph l below.
    k. The NOI, waiver request, and associated filings are 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.
    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.
    l. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please 
file all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected]. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper

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copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-14227-000.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
Comments on NOI. Any individual or entity interested in submitting NOI 
comments must do so by September 22, 2017.

    Dated: August 23, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18235 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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