80 FR 35336 - Idaho Irrigation District, New Sweden Irrigation District; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14513-001]


Idaho Irrigation District, New Sweden Irrigation District; Notice 
of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application 
Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; 
Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and 
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
an Original License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 14513-001.
    c. Date Filed: April 20, 2015.
    d. Submitted By: Idaho Irrigation District, New Sweden Irrigation 
District (the Districts).
    e. Name of Project: County Line Road Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Snake River, in Jefferson and Bonneville 
Counties, Idaho. The project would occupy 0.1 acre of United States 
lands under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Ave, 
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404; (208) 528-6152 or email at 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503) 552-2762 or email at 
[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 n. 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or National Marine Fisheries 
Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint 
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. The Districts filed with the Commission a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public

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Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site (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 at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY).
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system 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] In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-14513-001.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by August 18, 2015.
    o. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 7:00 p.m. (MDT).
    Location: Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, 
ID.
    Phone Number: (208) 523-0088.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 9:30 a.m. (MDT).
    Location: Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, 
ID.
    Phone Number: (208) 523-0088.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals 
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be 
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at 
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions 
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The Districts and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental 
Site Review of the project on Wednesday, July 8, starting at 1:00 p.m. 
(MDT). All participants should meet at the West River Road Boat Ramp, 
located at 9924 North River Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. All 
participants are responsible for their own transportation. Please 
contact Mr. Nick Josten at [email protected] by July 2, 2015, if you 
plan to attend the environmental site review.
    Directions: From the junction of Highway 20 and Lindsay Boulevard 
in Idaho Falls, go north on Lindsay Boulevard for 2 miles, continue 
onto North River Road for 3.5 miles to the public boat launch and 
picnic area on the west side of the Snake River.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item m. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY—Continued
Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric Y
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-feder-
ally owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ..................... Y
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licens- Y
HREA. ing requirements of Part I of the FPA.

Preliminary Determination: Based please contact FERC Online Support at License and Commencing Pre-filing
upon the above criteria, Commission FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Process.
staff preliminarily determines that the 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 b. Project No.: 14513–001.
proposal satisfies the requirements for a (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please c. Date Filed: April 20, 2015.
qualifying conduit hydropower facility, send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal d. Submitted By: Idaho Irrigation
which is not required to be licensed or Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 District, New Sweden Irrigation District
exempted from licensing. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. (the Districts).
Comments and Motions to Intervene: A copy of all other filings in reference e. Name of Project: County Line Road
Deadline for filing comments contesting to this application must be accompanied Hydroelectric Project.
whether the facility meets the qualifying by proof of service on all persons listed f. Location: On the Snake River, in
criteria is 45 days from the issuance in the service list prepared by the Jefferson and Bonneville Counties,
date of this notice. Idaho. The project would occupy 0.1
Commission in this proceeding, in
Deadline for filing motions to acre of United States lands under the
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
intervene is 30 days from the issuance jurisdiction of the U.S. Bureau of Land
385.2010.
Management.
date of this notice. Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
Anyone may submit comments or a of the notice of intent can be obtained the Commission’s Regulations.
motion to intervene in accordance with directly from the applicant or such h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Josten,
the requirements of Rules of Practice copies can be viewed and reproduced at 2742 Saint Charles Ave, Idaho Falls,
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and the Commission in its Public Reference Idaho 83404; (208) 528–6152 or email at
385.214. Any motions to intervene must Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., gsense@cableone.com.
be received on or before the specified Washington, DC 20426. The filing may i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip at (503)
deadline date for the particular also be viewed on the web at http:// 552–2762 or email at matt.cutlip@
proceeding. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp ferc.gov.
Filing and Service of Responsive using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in docket number (e.g., CD15–28–000) in local, and tribal agencies with
all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS the docket number field to access the jurisdiction and/or special expertise
CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A document. For assistance, call toll-free with respect to environmental issues
CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 1–866–208–3676 or email that wish to cooperate in the
or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, preparation of the environmental
applicable; (2) state in the heading the call (202) 502–8659. document should follow the
name of the applicant and the project Dated: June 15, 2015. instructions for filing such requests
number of the application to which the described in item n. below. Cooperating
Kimberly D. Bose,
filing responds; (3) state the name, agencies should note the Commission’s
Secretary.
address, and telephone number of the policy that agencies that cooperate in
person filing; and (4) otherwise comply [FR Doc. 2015–15100 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am]
the preparation of the environmental
with the requirements of sections BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
document cannot also intervene. See 94
385.2001 through 385.2005 of the FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
Commission’s regulations.1 All k. With this notice, we are initiating
comments contesting Commission staff’s DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
preliminary determination that the Federal Energy Regulatory Fish and Wildlife Service and/or
facility meets the qualifying criteria Commission National Marine Fisheries Service under
must set forth their evidentiary basis. section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
The Commission strongly encourages [Project No. 14513–001] and the joint agency regulations
electronic filing. Please file motions to thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b)
intervene and comments using the Idaho Irrigation District, New Sweden the State Historic Preservation Officer,
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Irrigation District; Notice of Intent To as required by section 106, National
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. File License Application, Filing of Pre- Historical Preservation Act, and the
Commenters can submit brief comments
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Application Document (PAD), implementing regulations of the
up to 6,000 characters, without prior Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, Advisory Council on Historic
registration, using the eComment system and Scoping; Request for Comments Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ on the PAD and Scoping Document, l. The Districts filed with the
ecomment.asp. You must include your and Identification of Issues and Commission a Pre-Application
name and contact information at the end Associated Study Requests Document (PAD), pursuant to 18 CFR
of your comments. For assistance, 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to m. A copy of the PAD is available for
1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). File License Application for an Original review at the Commission in the Public

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Reference Room or may be viewed on will be required. Nevertheless, this Directions: From the junction of
the Commission’s Web site (http:// meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping Highway 20 and Lindsay Boulevard in
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ requirements, irrespective of whether an Idaho Falls, go north on Lindsay
link. Enter the docket number, EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Boulevard for 2 miles, continue onto
excluding the last three digits in the North River Road for 3.5 miles to the
Scoping Meetings
docket number field, to access the public boat launch and picnic area on
document. For assistance, contact FERC Commission staff will hold two the west side of the Snake River.
Online Support at scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
Meeting Objectives
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) project at the time and place noted
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 below. The daytime meeting will focus At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
(TTY). on resource agency, Indian tribes, and Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
Register online at http:// non-governmental organization and discuss existing conditions and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ concerns, while the evening meeting is resource management objectives; (3)
esubscription.asp to be notified via primarily for receiving input from the review and discuss existing information
email of new filing and issuances public. We invite all interested and identify preliminary information
related to this or other pending projects. individuals, organizations, and agencies and study needs; (4) review and discuss
For assistance, contact FERC Online to attend one or both of the meetings, the process plan and schedule for pre-
Support. and to assist staff in identifying filing activity that incorporates the time
n. With this notice, we are soliciting particular study needs, as well as the frames provided for in Part 5 of the
comments on the PAD and scope of environmental issues to be Commission’s regulations and, to the
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 addressed in the environmental extent possible, maximizes coordination
(SD1), as well as study requests. All document. The times and locations of of federal, state, and tribal permitting
comments on the PAD and SD1, and these meetings are as follows: and certification processes; and (5)
study requests should be sent to the discuss the appropriateness of any
address above in paragraph h. In Evening Scoping Meeting federal or state agency or Indian tribe
addition, all comments on the PAD and Date and Time: Wednesday, July 8, acting as a cooperating agency for
SD1, study requests, requests for 2015, 7:00 p.m. (MDT). development of an environmental
cooperating agency status, and all Location: Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 780 document.
communications to and from Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID. Meeting participants should come
Commission staff related to the merits of prepared to discuss their issues and/or
Phone Number: (208) 523–0088.
the potential application must be filed concerns. Please review the PAD in
with the Commission. Daytime Scoping Meeting preparation for the scoping meetings.
The Commission strongly encourages Directions on how to obtain a copy of
electronic filing. Please file all Date and Time: Thursday, July 9,
2015, 9:30 a.m. (MDT). the PAD and SD1 are included in item
documents using the Commission’s m. of this document.
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Location: Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, 780
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID. Meeting Procedures
submit brief comments up to 6,000 Phone Number: (208) 523–0088. The meetings will be recorded by a
characters, without prior registration, Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which stenographer and will be placed in the
using the eComment system at http:// outlines the subject areas to be public records of the project.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ addressed in the environmental
Dated: June 12, 2015.
ecomment.asp. You must include your document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the Kimberly D. Bose,
name and contact information at the end
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Secretary.
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at SD1 will be available at the scoping [FR Doc. 2015–15109 Filed 6–18–15; 8:45 am]
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of meetings, or may be viewed on the web BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

electronic filing, please send a paper at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street for accessing information in paragraph DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first n. Based on all oral and written
Federal Energy Regulatory
page of any filing should include docket comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
Commission
number P–14513–001. may be issued. SD2 may include a
All filings with the Commission must revised process plan and schedule, as [Project No. 2744–043]
bear the appropriate heading: well as a list of issues, identified
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application through the scoping process. N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.; Notice of
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ Application Accepted for Filing,
Environmental Site Review Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency The Districts and Commission staff Protests, Ready for Environmental
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and will conduct an Environmental Site Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
from Commission Staff.’’ Any Review of the project on Wednesday, Recommendations, Terms and
individual or entity interested in July 8, starting at 1:00 p.m. (MDT). All Conditions, and Prescriptions
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submitting study requests, commenting participants should meet at the West Take notice that the following
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency River Road Boat Ramp, located at 9924 hydroelectric application has been filed
requesting cooperating status must do so North River Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho with the Commission and is available
by August 18, 2015. 83402. All participants are responsible for public inspection.
o. Although our current intent is to for their own transportation. Please a. Type of Application: New Major
prepare an environmental assessment contact Mr. Nick Josten at gsense@ License.
(EA), there is the possibility that an cableone.net by July 2, 2015, if you plan b. Project No.: 2744–043.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to attend the environmental site review. c. Date filed: February 28, 2013.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 35336

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 118 (June 19, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission