[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63611-63612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25329]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12486-008]
Twin Lakes Canal Company; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 12486-008.
c. Date Filed: November 27, 2013.
d. Applicant: Twin Lakes Canal Company (Twin Lakes).
e. Name of Project: Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the Bear
River, near the city of Preston, in Franklin County, Idaho. The project
would occupy 243 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Nick E. Josten, Geosense, 2742 Saint Charles
Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528-6152.
i. FERC Contact: Shana Murray at [email protected] or (202)
502-8333.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor 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.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The proposed project facilities include: (1) A new 109-foot-high
roller compacted concrete dam and spillway creating a new 4.5-mile-long
reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 12,467 acre feet; (2) a 48-
foot-long, 16-foot-wide, and 20-foot-high concrete intake structure
near the upstream toe of the dam; (3) a 14-foot-diameter, 600-foot-long
steel penstock; (3) an 80-foot-long, 52-foot-wide, and 24-foot-high
powerhouse containing two, 5-megawatt vertical Francis turbines with a
combined maximum hydraulic capacity of 1,400 cubic feet per second
(cfs); (4) a 0.74-mile, 46-kilovolt transmission line connecting a
proposed substation near the base of the powerhouse to an existing,
PacifiCorp-owned transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
Except for irrigation withdrawals during dry years, Twin Lakes
proposes to operate in the project run-of-river, with daily releases
from the new reservoir matching releases from the upstream Oneida
Project (FERC No. 20). During dry water years, Twin Lakes proposes to
release additional water for irrigation purposes but maintain a minimum
flow downstream of the proposed project equal to the minimum flow
requirement at the upstream Oneida Project (a year-round minimum flow
of 250 cfs plus 1 cfs for leakage or inflow into Oneida reservoir,
whichever is less). Twin Lakes estimates that the average annual
generation would be about 48,531 megawatt-hours.
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m. 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.
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.
n. 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, and .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 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``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 submitting the filing; 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). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
revised Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary December 2014.
terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EIS............ June 2015.
Comments on Draft EIS.................. August 2015.
Modified Terms and Conditions.......... October 2015.
Commission Issues Final EIS............ January 2016.
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p. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in 5.22: (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.
Include the following paragraphs for original licenses only:
r. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Dated: October 17, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25329 Filed 10-23-14; 8:45 am]
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