82 FR 52290 - Lock 13 Hydro 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 217 (November 13, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 52290]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24460]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14799-001]


Lock 13 Hydro 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.: 14799-001.
    c. Date Filed: September 7, 2017.
    d. Submitted By: Lock 13 Hydro Partners, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Evelyn Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Kentucky River, in Lee and Estill Counties, 
Kentucky. No federal land 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: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 13 Hydro 
Partners, LLC, 414 S. Wenzel Street, Louisville, KY 40204; (502) 589-
0975; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502-6863; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Lock 13 Hydro Partners, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on September 7, 2017. Lock 13 Hydro 
Partners, LLC provided public notice of its request on September 14, 
2017. In a letter dated November 6, 2017, the Director of the Division 
of Hydropower Licensing approved Lock 13 Hydro 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. We are also initiating consultation 
with the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by 
section 106 of the 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 Lock 13 Hydro Partners, 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. Lock 13 Hydro 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: November 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-24460 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
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