[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32643-32644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12889]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14322-000]
Corbett Water 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: Original Minor License.
b. Project No.: 14322-000.
c. Date filed: May 14, 2013.
d. Applicant: Corbett Water District.
e. Name of Project: Corbett Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would utilize existing diversions from the
North and South Forks of Gordon Creek which currently serve a municipal
water supply system approximately 15 miles east of Portland, in
Multnomah County, Oregon. A portion of the project would be located on
federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: James Jans, Corbett Water District, 36120 E.
Historic Columbia River Hwy., P.O. Box 6, Corbett, OR 97019-0006.
Phone: (503) 695-2284.
i. FERC Contact: Ken Wilcox, (202) 502-6835 or [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
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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: July 15, 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 seven 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 Corbett Project would consist of the following features: (1)
The existing 10-inch-diameter, 2-mile-long buried steel pipeline from
the North Fork diversion structure; (2) the existing 10-inch-diameter,
2-mile-long buried ductile iron pipeline from the South Fork diversion
structure; (3) a new 10-kilowatt Turgo turbine; (4) a small new
building housing the turbine, induction motor generator, and controls
constructed atop an existing filter pond influent diversion structure;
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project's power would be used to
offset power needs at the water treatment plant. The project is
estimated to generate about 8.4 megawatt-hours annually. The project
would be located on both private and federal lands.
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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping is waived, the
schedule would be shortened).
Issue Deficiency and/or Additional Information Request--July 2013
Issue Notice of Acceptance--August 2013
Issue Scoping Document--August 2013
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--October 2013
Commission issues EA--February 2013
Dated: May 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12889 Filed 5-30-13; 8:45 am]
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