[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 168 (Thursday, August 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19932]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12626-001]


Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Intent To File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval 
of Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

August 21, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12626-001.
    c. Dated Filed: July 16, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Dresden Island Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located at the U.S. Corps of 
Engineers Dresden Island Lock and Dam, on the Illinois River in Grundy 
County, Illinois.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Damon Zdunich, President, Northern Illinois 
Hydropower, LLC, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435, (312) 408-4353.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on July 16, 2008. Northern Illinois 
Hydropower, LLC filed public notice of its request on August 4, 2008. 
In a letter dated August 20, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects approved Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC's request to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act; and (b) the Illinois 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. Northern Illinois Hydropower, 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.
    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 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8eeedfaebe7c6c4c1c6cdfbddd8d8c7dadce8cecddacb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ed8dbccddd1f0f2f7f0fbcdebeeeef1eceadef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of 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/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.
[FR Doc. E8-19932 Filed 8-27-08; 8:45 am]
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