Document ID: FERC-2010-1149-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Filing of Pre-Application Document; etc.
Posted Date: 2010-08-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 158)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process

August 10, 2010.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13318-000.
    c. Date Filed: June 9, 2010.
    d. Submitted by: Swan Lake North Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Swan Lake North Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Approximately 11 miles northeast of Klamath Falls in 
Klamath County, Oregon. The project would be a closed-loop pumped 
storage project utilizing ground water, and would not be built on any 
existing body of water. The project would occupy United States lands 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Smith; Symbiotics LLC; 
P.O. Box 535; Rigby, Idaho 83442; (208) 745-0834; or e-mail at 
brent.smith@symbioticsenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman at (202) 502-6077; or e-mail at 
dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
    j. Swan Lake North Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on June 9, 2010. Swan Lake North Hydro provided 
public notice of its request on June 25 through July 29, 2010. In a 
letter dated August 6, 2010, the Director of the Division of Hydropower 
Licensing approved Swan Lake North 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 under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the Oregon 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. Swan Lake North 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.
    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 
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 filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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