Document ID: FERC-2014-0920-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.
Posted Date: 2014-07-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 42312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17064]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.; Project No. 190-104]

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.: 190-104.
    c. Date Filed: May 30, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Uintah Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Uinta River in Duchesne County, Utah. The project 
is located on federal lands of Ashley National Forest and tribal lands 
of the Uintah and Ouray Native American Reservation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: M. Jared Griffiths, Engineering 
Manager, Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc., P.O. Box 278, 800 West 
U.S. Highway 40, Roosevelt, Utah 84066-0278; (435) 722-5456; 
jgriffiths@mleainc.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams at (202) 502-8087; or email at 
jennifer.adams@ferc.gov.
    j. Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc. (Moon Lake Electric) filed 
its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on May 30, 2014. 
Moon Lake Electric provided public notice of its request on June 5, 
2013. In a letter dated July 15, 2014, the Director of the Division of 
Hydropower Licensing approved Moon Lake Electric'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 California 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 Moon Lake Electric as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Moon Lake Electric 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: July 15, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-17064 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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