[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 56343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27217]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Request To Delete Flushing Flow Requirement
October 13, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Request to Delete Flushing Flow Requirement.
b. Project No.: 9967-057.
c. Date Filed: September 27, 1999.
d. Applicant: Shorock Hydro, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Shoshone Project.
f. Location: The Shoshone Project is located on the Little Wood
River, near the town of Shoshone, in Lincoln County, Idaho. The project
occupies Bureau of Land Management lands.
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Straubhar, Shorock Hydro, Inc., P.O.
Box 1787, Twin Falls, ID 83303; (208) 734-8633.
h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Steve Hocking, e-mail address: [email protected], or
telephone (202) 219-2656. The Commission cannot accept comments,
recommendations, motions to intervene or protests sent by e-mail; these
documents must be filed as described below.
i. Deadline for filing comments and recommendations, motions to
intervene, and protests: November 19, 1999.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
j. Description of the Application: Shorock Hydro, Inc. (Shrock)
requests Commission approval to delete its license required flushing
flows in the project's bypass reach. Shorock is required to release 100
cubic feet per second (cfs) of water every 7 days during the irrigation
season (April 1 through September 30) for a 3-hour period to help
maintain riparian vegetation. Shorock says these flows are not needed
because it is releasing flushing flows in conformance with an
independent agreement among Shorock, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
and Idaho Rivers United.
k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed on the web
at http://www.FERC.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call (202) 208-2222 for
assistance.
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 one 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.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to
file comments on the described application. A copy of the application
may be obtained by agencies directly from the applicant. If an agency
does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments,
it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-27217 Filed 10-18-99; 8:45 am]
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