Document ID: FERC-2011-0456-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: License Applications: Birch Power Co.
Posted Date: 2011-04-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 18215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7684]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13102-001]

Birch Power Company; 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.: 13102-001.
    c. Dated Filed: February 2, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Birch Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Tombigbee River, in Marengo and Sumter 
Counties, Alabama. The project would occupy United States land, 
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for a transmission 
line and other ancillary facilities.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Nicholas E. Josten, 2742 Saint 
Charles Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83404; (208) 528-6152; e-mail_
gsense@cableone.net
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams at (202) 502-8087; or e-mail at 
jennifer.adams@ferc.gov.
    j. Birch Power Company filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on February 1, 2011. Birch Power Company provided 
public notice of its request on February 5, 2011. In a letter dated 
March 25, 2011, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approved 
Birch Power Company'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 and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 
the Alabama 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. Birch Power Company 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 or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. 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.

    Dated: March 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7684 Filed 3-31-11; 8:45 am]
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