HomeMy WebLinkAboutG9e-150311-FERC NOI 3016(30315653)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Community of Elfin Cove,Project No. 14514-001
dba Elfin Cove Utility Commission
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE LICENSE APPLICATION, FILING OF PRE-
APPLICATION DOCUMENT, AND APPROVING USE OF THE
TRADITIONAL LICENSING PROCESS
(March 11, 2015)
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14514-001
c. Date Filed: February 2, 2015
d. Submitted By: Community of Elfin Cove, dba Elfin Cove Utility Commission
e. Name of Project: Crooked Creek and Jim’s Lake Hydroelectric Project
f. Location: On Crooked Creek and Jim’s Lake, approximately 70 miles west of
Juneau, Alaska. The project occupies 60 acres of land within the Tongass
National Forest, administered by the United States Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Joel Groves, PE, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503
West 33rd Avenue, Suite 310, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; (907) 258-2420 x
204.
i. FERC Contact: Sean O’Neill at (202) 502-6462; or e-mail at
sean.oneill@ferc.gov.
j. Elfin Cove Utility Commission filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on February 2, 2015. Elfin Cove Utility Commission
provided public notice of its request on February 3, 2015. In a letter dated
March 11, 2015, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Elfin Cove Utility Commission’s request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
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k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and 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 Alaska 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. Elfin Cove Utility Commission 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.
m. 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 website
(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, (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.
n. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Document Content(s)
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