Document ID: FERC-2009-0242-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2009-02-19T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 32)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13239-001]

 
Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

February 11, 2009.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13239-001.
    c. Date Filed: December 30, 2008.
    d. Submitted by: Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Parker Knoll Pumped Storage Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located in Grass Valley and on 
the western slope of Parker Mountain near Richfield, Piute County, 
Utah.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, Chief Operations 
Officer, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442; (208) 745-
0834; e-mail_brent.smith@symbioticsenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty, (202) 502-6862 or by e-mail at 
aaron.liberty@ferc.gov.
    j. Parker Knoll Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on December 30, 2008. Parker Knoll Hydro filed public 
notice of its request on January 8, 2009. In a letter dated February 
10, 2009, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approved Parker 
Knoll Hydro'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 50CFR Part 402; and (b) the Utah 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 Parker Knoll Hydro 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. Parker Knoll 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 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, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-3453 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am]

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