[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25067-25068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09981]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13570-002]
Warmsprings Irrigation District; Notice of Application Tendered
for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Application for New License for a Major
Water Project 5 Megawatts or Less--Existing Dam.
b. Project No.: 13570-002.
c. Date filed: April 15, 2013.
d. Applicant: Warmsprings Irrigation District.
e. Name of Project: Warm Springs Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Malheur River, near the Town of Juntura,
Malheur County, Oregon. The project would utilize the existing Warm
Springs dam and reservoir, which is owned by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation and would occupy 13.5 acres of land administered by the U.S
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randy Kinney, Warmsprings Irrigation
District, 334 Main Street North, Vale, OR 97918, (541) 473-3951.
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i. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480; email:
[email protected]
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: June 14, 2013.
All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation's Warm Springs dam and reservoir, and would consist of the
following new facilities: (1) An 8-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long
cylindrical intake; (2) a 190-foot-long, 8-foot-diameter steel
penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing one 2.7-megawatt Francis or
Kaplan turbine; (4) a 2.2-mile-long, 25-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is
estimated to be 7.442 gigawatt-hours.
o. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at 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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Oregon
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act and the regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Issue Adequacy or Deficiency Letter June 2013.
(if needed).
Issue Acceptance Letter............. August 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for September 2013.
Comments.
Comments on Scoping Document 1...... October 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 2............ December 2013.
Issue notice of ready for December 2013.
environmental analysis.
Issue draft Environmental Assessment June 2014.
(EA).
Comments on draft EA................ July 2014.
Issue final EA...................... October 2014.
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Dated: April 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-09981 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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