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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 105560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30867]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15267-001]

Allegheny Hydro Group Lock and Dam 4, Inc.; 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 (TLP).
    b. Project No.: 15267-001.
    c. Date Filed: October 30, 2024.
    d. Submitted By: Allegheny Hydro Group Lock and Dam 4, Inc.\1\ 
(Allegheny Hydro).
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    \1\ Allegheny Hydro Group Lock and Dam 4, Inc. is a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Current Hydro LLC, which acts as agent for the 
applicant.
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    e. Name of Project: Allegheny Lock and Dam 4 Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Allegheny River, 
at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Allegheny Lock and 
Dam 4, in Harrison Township, Allegheny County, and in the City of Lower 
Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The project would partially 
occupy federal land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Jeremy King, CEO; Current Hydro 
LLC; 3120 Southwest Freeway; Suite 101, PMB 50808; Houston, TX 77098, . 
Email: [email protected]; Phone: (706) 835-8516.
    i. FERC Contact: Silvia Pineda-Munoz at (202) 502-8388; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Allegheny Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on October 30, 2024, and provided public notice of 
its request on November 3, 2024, and November 4, 2024. In a letter 
dated December 18, 2024, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Allegheny Hydro'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; 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 
Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny Hydro as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Allegheny Hydro 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 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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). You may register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. The applicant states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for an original license for Project No. 15267.
    p. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].

    Dated: December 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-30867 Filed 12-26-24; 8:45 am]
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