2023-04559. St. Anthony Hydro, LLC; 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.: 14552-003.

c. Date Filed: January 3, 2023.

d. Submitted by: St. Anthony Hydro, LLC.

e. Name of Project: St. Anthony Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: On the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, in Fremont County, Idaho. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary.

g. Filed Pursuant to:18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Peter Josten, GeoSense, LLC, 2742 Saint Charles Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404; [phone]; email— [e-mail].

i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at [phone]; or email at [e-mail].

j. St. Anthony Hydro, LLC (St. Anthony Hydro) filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on January 3, 2023. St. Anthony Hydro provided public notice of its request on January 6, 2023. In a letter dated February 27, 2023, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved St. Anthony Hydro's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.

k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.

l. St. Anthony 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 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 [e-mail], [phone] (toll free), or [phone] (TTY).

n. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a subsequent license for Project No. P-14552. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20 each application for a subsequent license and any competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by December 31, 2025.

o. Register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/​FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Dated: February 28, 2023.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.