[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37212-37213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14737]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2195-088]
Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-capacity amendment of license to install
minimum flow turbine generating units.
b. Project No.: 2195-088.
c. Date Filed: April 10, 2013.
d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River and the
mainstem of the Clackamas River in Clackamas County, Oregon. The
project occupies federal lands within the Mt. Hood National Forest,
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, and a reservation of
the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Julie A. Keil, Director of Hydro Licensing
and Water Rights, Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon
Street, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 464-8864.
i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski, telephone: (202) 502-6052, or
email address: [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions is 60
days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
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 at 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 a copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include
the project number (P-2195-088) on any comments or motions filed.
k. Description of Request: Portland General Electric (licensee)
proposes to construct, operate and maintain small turbine facilities at
four locations: 1) a powerhouse at the base of Timothy Lake Dam housing
two approximately 0.85-megawatt (MW) turbines, 2) a powerhouse at
Crack-in-the-Ground located downstream of Lake Harriet housing a 1.0-MW
turbine, 3) a powerhouse housing a 0.135-MW turbine utilizing return
flows from the juvenile downstream migrant collection systems and the
North Fork fishway adult fish trap, and 4) a turbine and an 0.850-MW
turbine and induction generator utilizing North Fork fishway attraction
flows. The total capacity of the 136.645-MW Clackamas River
Hydroelectric Project would increase by approximately 3.8 MW.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a
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party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for
the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,''
``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth
in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name,
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions
or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions should relate to
project works which are the subject of the license amendment. Agencies
may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A
copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
p. As provided for in 18 CFR 4.34(b)(5)(i), a license applicant
must file, no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this
notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis: (1) A copy
of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for
certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
q. e-Filing: Motions to intervene, protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e Filing'' link.
Dated: June 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14737 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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