73 FR 247 pgs. 78776-78777 - Loup River Public Power District (Loup Power District); Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 247Pages: 78776 - 78777
Docket number: [P-1256-029]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-30398 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[P-1256-029]
Loup River Public Power District (Loup Power District); Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
December 16, 2008.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Licensing Proceeding.
b. Project No.: 1256-029.
c. Dated Filed: October 16, 2008.
d. Submitted By: Loup River Public Power District (Loup Power District).
e. Name of Project: Loup River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Loup River in Nance and Platte Counties, Nebraska.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's Regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Neal Suess, President/CEO, Loup Power District, P.O. Box 988, 2404 15th Street, Columbus, Nebraska 68602; (866) 869-2087.
i. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen (202) 502-6015 or via e-mail at kim.nguyen@ferc.gov .
j. We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph o below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See , 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) 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 (b) the State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106, National Historical 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 Loup Power District as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Loup Power 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
o. With this notice, we are soliciting study requests. All study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of the potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the project name (Loup River Hydroelectric Project) and number (P-1256-029), and bear the heading "Study Requests," "Request for Cooperating Agency Status," or "Communications to and from Commission Staff." Any individual or entity interested in submitting study requests and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by February 10, 2009.
Study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of communications with the Commission may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( http://www.ferc.gov ) under the "e-filing" link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-30398 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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