81 FR 67338 - Environmental Impact Statement for the Recapitalization of Infrastructure Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel Handling at the Idaho National Laboratory
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 67338-67340] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-23663] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Impact Statement for the Recapitalization of Infrastructure Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel Handling at the Idaho National Laboratory AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Recapitalization of Infrastructure Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel Handling at the Idaho National Laboratory (DOE/EIS-0453-F). The Final EIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with recapitalizing the infrastructure needed to ensure the long-term capability of the NNPP to support naval spent nuclear fuel handling until at least 2060. DATES: The NNPP will publish a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days after publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Notice of availability in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS are available in public reading rooms and libraries as indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion of this notice. The Final EIS is also available for review at www.ecfrecapitalization.us and on the DOE's NEPA Web site at http://energy.gov/nepa. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this Final EIS, contact: Erik Anderson, Naval Sea Systems Command, 1240 Isaac Hull Avenue SE., Stop 8036, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376-8036. For information regarding the DOE NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC- 54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone (202) 586-4600, or leave a message at (800) 472-2756. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NNPP prepared this Final EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the DOE NEPA implementing procedures (10 CFR 1021). This Final EIS addresses all public comments on the Draft EIS which was issued on June 19, 2015 (80 FR 35331). The NNPP is committed to managing naval spent nuclear fuel in a manner that is consistent with the Department of Energy (DOE) Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management and Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0203-F), and to complying with the Settlement Agreement, as amended in 2008, among the State of Idaho, the DOE, and the Navy concerning the management of naval spent nuclear fuel. Consistent with the Record of Decision for DOE/EIS-0203-F, naval spent nuclear fuel is shipped by rail from shipyards and prototype facilities to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for processing. To allow the NNPP to continue to unload, transfer, prepare, and package naval spent nuclear fuel for disposal, three alternatives are evaluated in the Final EIS: No Action Alternative, Overhaul Alternative, and New Facility Alternative. The preferred alternative to recapitalize the infrastructure supporting naval spent nuclear fuel handling is to build a new facility (New Facility Alternative). Background The mission of the NNPP, also known as the Naval Reactors Program, is to provide the U.S. with safe, effective, and affordable naval nuclear propulsion plants and to ensure their continued safe and reliable operation through lifetime support, research and development, design, construction, specification, certification, testing, maintenance, and disposal. A crucial component of this mission, naval spent nuclear fuel handling, occurs at the end of a nuclear propulsion system's useful life or when naval nuclear fuel has been depleted. The NNPP is responsible for removal of the naval spent nuclear fuel through a defueling or refueling operation. Both operations remove the naval spent nuclear fuel from the reactor, but a refueling operation also involves installing new fuel, allowing the nuclear-powered ship to be redeployed into the U.S. Navy fleet. Once the naval spent nuclear fuel has been removed from an aircraft carrier, submarine, or prototype, it is sent to the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) for examination and further naval spent nuclear fuel handling including transferring, preparing, and packaging for transfer to an interim storage facility or geologic repository. The NNPP ensures that naval spent nuclear fuel handling is performed in a safe and environmentally responsible manner in accordance with 50 U.S.C. 2406 and 2511 (codifying Executive Order 12344). Nuclear fuel handling is an intricate and intensive process requiring a complex infrastructure. Proposed Action NNPP is proposing to recapitalize the current naval spent nuclear fuel handling capabilities provided by the Expended Core Facility (ECF) located at the NRF on the INL. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide the infrastructure necessary to support the naval nuclear reactor defueling and refueling schedules required to meet the operational needs of the U.S. Navy. The proposed action is needed because significant upgrades are necessary to ECF infrastructure and water pools to continue safe and environmentally responsible naval spent nuclear fuel handling until at least 2060. The transfer, preparation, and packaging of naval spent nuclear fuel [[Page 67339]] are vital to the NNPP's mission of maintaining the reliable operation of the naval nuclear fleet and developing effective nuclear propulsion plants. Although ECF continues to be operated in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, the ECF infrastructure and equipment necessary to accomplish the work of naval spent nuclear fuel handling need significant upgrades to continue safe and environmentally responsible naval spent nuclear fuel handling until at least 2060. Efforts are ongoing to sustain this infrastructure, preserve these essential capabilities, and ensure that the high NNPP standards for protecting the environment continue to be met. However, major portions of this infrastructure have been in service for over 50 years. Alternatives Consistent with the Record of Decision for DOE/EIS-0203-F, naval spent nuclear fuel would continue to be shipped by rail from shipyards and prototypes to NRF for processing. To allow the NNPP to continue to unload, transfer, prepare, and package naval spent nuclear fuel for disposal, three alternatives were identified and analyzed in this Final EIS. 1. No Action Alternative The No Action Alternative involves maintaining ECF without a change to the present course of action or management of the facility. The current naval spent nuclear fuel handling infrastructure would continue to be used while the NNPP performs only preventative and corrective maintenance. The No Action Alternative does not meet the purpose for the proposed action because it would not provide the infrastructure necessary to support the naval nuclear reactor defueling and refueling schedules required to meet the operational needs of the U.S. Navy. The No Action Alternative does not meet the NNPP's need because significant upgrades are necessary to the ECF infrastructure to continue safe and environmentally responsible naval spent nuclear fuel handling until at least 2060. As currently configured, the ECF infrastructure cannot support use of the new M-290 shipping containers. Significant changes in configuration of the facility and spent fuel handling processing locations in the water pool would be required to support unloading fuel from the new M-290 shipping containers. In addition, over the next 45 years, preventative and corrective maintenance without significant upgrades and refurbishments may not be sufficient to sustain the proper functioning of ECF infrastructure and equipment. Upgrades and refurbishments needed to support use of the new M-290 shipping containers and continue safe and environmentally responsible operations would not meet the definition of the No Action Alternative; therefore, these actions are represented by the Overhaul Alternative. The implementation of the No Action Alternative (i.e., failure to perform upgrades and refurbishments), in combination with the NNPP commitment to only operate in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, may result in ECF eventually being unavailable for handling naval spent nuclear fuel. If the NNPP naval spent nuclear fuel handling infrastructure were to become unavailable, the inability to transfer, prepare, and package naval spent nuclear fuel could immediately and profoundly impact the NNPP's mission and national security needs to refuel and defuel nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. In addition, the U.S. Navy could not ensure its ability to meet the requirements of the Settlement Agreement and its 2008 Addendum. Since the No Action Alternative does not meet the purpose and need for the proposed action, it is considered to be an unreasonable alternative; however, the No Action Alternative is included in the Final EIS as required by CEQ regulations. 2. Overhaul Alternative The Overhaul Alternative involves continuing to use the aging infrastructure at ECF, while incurring increasing costs to provide the required refurbishments and work-around actions necessary to ensure uninterrupted aircraft carrier and submarine refuelings and defuelings. Under the Overhaul Alternative, the NNPP would operate ECF in a safe and environmentally responsible manner by continuing to maintain ECF while implementing major refurbishment projects for the ECF infrastructure and water pools. This would entail: [ssquf] Short-term actions necessary to keep the infrastructure and equipment in safe working order, including regular upkeep sufficient to sustain their proper functioning (e.g., the ongoing work currently performed in ECF to inspect and repair deteriorating water pool concrete coatings). [ssquf] Facility, process, and equipment reconfigurations needed for specific capabilities required in the future. These actions involve installation of new equipment and processes, and relocation of existing equipment and processes, within the current facility to provide a new capability (e.g., modification of ECF and reconfiguration of the water pool as necessary to handle M-290 shipping containers). [ssquf] Major refurbishment actions necessary to sustain the life of the infrastructure (e.g., to the extent practicable, overhaul the water pools to bring them up to current design and construction standards). Refurbishment activities would take place in parallel with ECF operations for the majority of the Overhaul Alternative time period. The first 33 years of the 45 years (i.e., the refurbishment period) would include refurbishment and operations activities being conducted in parallel. During certain refurbishment phases, operations could be limited due to the nature of the refurbishment activities (e.g., operations would not continue in water pools that are under repair). There would then be a 12-year period where only operational activities would take place in ECF (i.e., the post-refurbishment operational period). Failure to implement this overhaul in advance of infrastructure deterioration would impact the ability of ECF to operate for several years. Further, overhaul actions would necessitate operational interruptions for extended periods of time. 3. New Facility Alternative A New Facility Alternative would acquire capital assets to recapitalize naval spent nuclear fuel handling capabilities. While a new facility requires new process and infrastructure assets, the design could leverage use of the newer, existing ECF support facilities and would leverage use of newer equipment designs. The facility would be designed with the flexibility to integrate future identified mission needs. Under the current budget and funding levels for the New Facility Alternative, it is anticipated that construction activities would occur over approximately a 5-year period. Construction of the New Facility Alternative would occur in parallel with ECF operations. An approximately 2-year period would follow the construction of the New Facility Alternative when new equipment would be installed and tested, and training would be provided to qualify the operations workforce. A new facility would include all current naval spent nuclear fuel handling operations conducted at ECF. In addition, it would include the capability to unload naval spent nuclear fuel from M-290 shipping containers in [[Page 67340]] the water pool and handle aircraft carrier naval spent nuclear fuel assemblies without prior disassembly for preparation and packaging for disposal. Such capability does not currently exist within the ECF water pools, mainly due to insufficient available footprint in areas of the water pool with the required depth of water. The NNPP will continue to operate ECF during new facility construction, during a transition period, and after the new facility is operational for examination work. To keep the ECF infrastructure in a safe working order during these time periods, some limited upgrades and refurbishments may be necessary. Details are not currently available regarding which specific actions will be taken; therefore, they are not explicitly analyzed as part of the New Facility Alternative. The environmental impacts from these upgrades and refurbishments are considered to be bounded by the environmental impacts described in the Refurbishment Period of the Overhaul Alternative. Changes From Draft EIS The Draft EIS was published by the NNPP in June 2015. The NNPP has considered all public comments received in preparing this Final EIS, which includes the NNPP's responses to those comments. The Final EIS highlights changes that were made to address these comments as well as changes that have resulted from additional design and planning for the New Facility Alternative. Changes to the design and planning for the New Facility Alternative include changes to the seismic design strategy, water management strategy, and analysis of potential air emissions related to operation of concrete batch plants. Public Reading Rooms and Libraries The Final EIS is available for review at the following reading rooms: Idaho Operations Office, Department of Energy, Public Reading Room, 2251 N. Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, Telephone: (208) 526-1185 Idaho Falls Public Library, 457 W. Broadway, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, Telephone: (208) 612-8460 Shoshone-Bannock Library, Bannock and Pima Streets, P.O. Box 306, Fort Hall, ID 83203, Telephone: (208) 238-3882 Eli M. Oboler Library, Idaho State University, 850 South 9th Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83209, Telephone: (208) 282-2958 Twin Falls Public Library, 201 Fourth Avenue East, Twin Falls, ID 83301, Telephone: (208) 733-2964 Marshall Public Library, 113 South Garfield, Pocatello, ID 83204, Telephone: (208) 232-1263 Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone: (208) 972-8200 Idaho Commission for Libraries, 325 W. State Street, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone: (208) 334-2150 Latah County, Free Library District, 110 S. Jefferson, Moscow, ID 83843, Telephone: (208) 882-3925 Issued in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2016. Jeffrey M. Avery, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. [FR Doc. 2016-23663 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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become a party to these proceedings NNPP to support naval spent nuclear EIS: No Action Alternative, Overhaul
should file a motion to intervene at the fuel handling until at least 2060. Alternative, and New Facility
above address in accordance with FERC DATES: The NNPP will publish a Record Alternative. The preferred alternative to
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies of Decision no sooner than 30 days after recapitalize the infrastructure
of such comments, protests, or motions publication of the U.S. Environmental supporting naval spent nuclear fuel
to intervene should be sent to the Protection Agency’s (EPA) Notice of handling is to build a new facility (New
address provided above on or before the availability in the Federal Register. Facility Alternative).
date listed above. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS are Background
Comments and other filings available in public reading rooms and
concerning CWP Energy’s application to libraries as indicated in the The mission of the NNPP, also known
export electric energy to Mexico should SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion of
as the Naval Reactors Program, is to
be clearly marked with OE Docket No. this notice. The Final EIS is also provide the U.S. with safe, effective, and
EA–429. An additional copy is to be available for review at affordable naval nuclear propulsion
provided to both Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas, www.ecfrecapitalization.us and on the plants and to ensure their continued
Pierce Atwood LLC, 1875 K St. NW., DOE’s NEPA Web site at http:// safe and reliable operation through
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006 and energy.gov/nepa. lifetime support, research and
Pascal Massey, CWP Energy, 407 McGill development, design, construction,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Street, Suite 315, Montreal, PQ, H2Y specification, certification, testing,
further information about this Final EIS, maintenance, and disposal. A crucial
2G3. contact: Erik Anderson, Naval Sea
A final decision will be made on this component of this mission, naval spent
Systems Command, 1240 Isaac Hull nuclear fuel handling, occurs at the end
application after the environmental Avenue SE., Stop 8036, Washington
impacts have been evaluated pursuant of a nuclear propulsion system’s useful
Navy Yard, DC 20376–8036. life or when naval nuclear fuel has been
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy For information regarding the DOE
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR depleted. The NNPP is responsible for
NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol
part 1021) and after a determination is removal of the naval spent nuclear fuel
M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
made by DOE that the proposed action through a defueling or refueling
Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S.
will not have an adverse impact on the operation. Both operations remove the
Department of Energy, 1000
sufficiency of supply or reliability of the naval spent nuclear fuel from the
Independence Avenue SW.,
U.S. electric power supply system. reactor, but a refueling operation also
Washington, DC 20585, Telephone (202)
Copies of this application will be involves installing new fuel, allowing
586–4600, or leave a message at (800)
made available, upon request, for public the nuclear-powered ship to be
472–2756.
inspection and copying at the address redeployed into the U.S. Navy fleet.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NNPP Once the naval spent nuclear fuel has
provided above, by accessing the prepared this Final EIS in accordance
program Web site at http://energy.gov/ been removed from an aircraft carrier,
with the National Environmental Policy submarine, or prototype, it is sent to the
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) for
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on examination and further naval spent
Issued in Washington, DC, on September Environmental Quality (CEQ)
27, 2016.
nuclear fuel handling including
regulations for implementing the transferring, preparing, and packaging
Christopher Lawrence, procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR for transfer to an interim storage facility
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity parts 1500–1508), and the DOE NEPA or geologic repository.
Delivery and Energy Reliability. implementing procedures (10 CFR The NNPP ensures that naval spent
[FR Doc. 2016–23662 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am] 1021). This Final EIS addresses all nuclear fuel handling is performed in a
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P public comments on the Draft EIS which safe and environmentally responsible
was issued on June 19, 2015 (80 FR manner in accordance with 50 U.S.C.
35331). The NNPP is committed to 2406 and 2511 (codifying Executive
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY managing naval spent nuclear fuel in a Order 12344). Nuclear fuel handling is
manner that is consistent with the an intricate and intensive process
Environmental Impact Statement for Department of Energy (DOE)
the Recapitalization of Infrastructure requiring a complex infrastructure.
Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel
Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel Management and Idaho National Proposed Action
Handling at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental NNPP is proposing to recapitalize the
Laboratory Restoration and Waste Management current naval spent nuclear fuel
AGENCY: Department of Energy. Programs Final Environmental Impact handling capabilities provided by the
ACTION: Notice of availability. Statement (DOE/EIS–0203–F), and to Expended Core Facility (ECF) located at
complying with the Settlement the NRF on the INL. The purpose of the
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agreement, as amended in 2008, among proposed action is to provide the
Energy (DOE) Naval Nuclear Propulsion the State of Idaho, the DOE, and the infrastructure necessary to support the
Program (NNPP) announces the Navy concerning the management of naval nuclear reactor defueling and
availability of the Final Environmental naval spent nuclear fuel. Consistent refueling schedules required to meet the
Impact Statement for the with the Record of Decision for DOE/ operational needs of the U.S. Navy. The
Recapitalization of Infrastructure EIS–0203–F, naval spent nuclear fuel is proposed action is needed because
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Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel shipped by rail from shipyards and significant upgrades are necessary to
Handling at the Idaho National prototype facilities to the Idaho National ECF infrastructure and water pools to
Laboratory (DOE/EIS–0453–F). The Laboratory (INL) for processing. To continue safe and environmentally
Final EIS evaluates the potential allow the NNPP to continue to unload, responsible naval spent nuclear fuel
environmental impacts associated with transfer, prepare, and package naval handling until at least 2060.
recapitalizing the infrastructure needed spent nuclear fuel for disposal, three The transfer, preparation, and
to ensure the long-term capability of the alternatives are evaluated in the Final packaging of naval spent nuclear fuel
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the water pool and handle aircraft Marshall Public Library, 113 South intervene and protests using the
carrier naval spent nuclear fuel Garfield, Pocatello, ID 83204, Commission’s eFiling system at http://
assemblies without prior disassembly Telephone: (208) 232–1263 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
for preparation and packaging for Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol, Commenters can submit brief comments
disposal. Such capability does not Boise, ID 83702, Telephone: (208) up to 6,000 characters, without prior
currently exist within the ECF water 972–8200 registration, using the eComment system
pools, mainly due to insufficient Idaho Commission for Libraries, 325 W. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
available footprint in areas of the water State Street, Boise, ID 83702, ecomment.asp. You must include your
pool with the required depth of water. Telephone: (208) 334–2150 name and contact information at the end
The NNPP will continue to operate Latah County, Free Library District, 110 of your comments. For assistance,
ECF during new facility construction, S. Jefferson, Moscow, ID 83843, please contact FERC Online Support at
during a transition period, and after the Telephone: (208) 882–3925 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
new facility is operational for 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
examination work. To keep the ECF 23, 2016. (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
infrastructure in a safe working order send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Jeffrey M. Avery,
during these time periods, some limited Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
upgrades and refurbishments may be Director, Regulatory Affairs, Naval Nuclear
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Propulsion Program.
necessary. Details are not currently The first page of any filing should
[FR Doc. 2016–23663 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
available regarding which specific include docket number P–4093–035.
actions will be taken; therefore, they are BILLING CODE 6450–01–P The Commission’s Rules of Practice
not explicitly analyzed as part of the and Procedures require all intervenors
New Facility Alternative. The filing documents with the Commission
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY to serve a copy of that document on
environmental impacts from these
upgrades and refurbishments are Federal Energy Regulatory each person on the official service list
considered to be bounded by the Commission for the project. Further, if an intervenor
environmental impacts described in the files comments or documents with the
Refurbishment Period of the Overhaul [Project No. 4093–035] Commission relating to the merits of an
Alternative. issue that may affect the responsibilities
McMahan Hydroelectric, L.L.C.; Notice of a particular resource agency, they
Changes From Draft EIS of Application Accepted for Filing and must also serve a copy of the document
The Draft EIS was published by the Soliciting Comments, Motions To on that resource agency.
NNPP in June 2015. The NNPP has Intervene and Protests k. This application has been accepted
considered all public comments for filing, but is not ready for
received in preparing this Final EIS, Take notice that the following environmental analysis at this time.
which includes the NNPP’s responses to hydroelectric application has been filed When the application is ready for
those comments. The Final EIS with the Commission and is available environmental analysis, the
highlights changes that were made to for public inspection: Commission will issue a public notice
address these comments as well as a. Type of Application: Original requesting comments,
changes that have resulted from license. recommendations, terms and
additional design and planning for the b. Project No.: P–4093–035. conditions, or prescriptions.
New Facility Alternative. Changes to the c. Date filed: March 30, 2015. l. The existing Bynum Project
design and planning for the New d. Applicant: McMahan includes: (1) A 20-acre reservoir
Facility Alternative include changes to Hydroelectric, L.L.C. (referred to as Odell Lake) at elevation
the seismic design strategy, water e. Name of Project: Bynum 315.0 feet mean sea level, with 100 acre-
management strategy, and analysis of Hydroelectric Project. feet of gross storage and no net storage;
potential air emissions related to f. Location: On the Haw River, near (2) a 900-foot-long, 10-foot-high stone
operation of concrete batch plants. the Town of Pittsboro and the Town of masonry dam (Bynum Dam, or Odell
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Chatham Lake Dam), consisting of a 750-foot-long
Public Reading Rooms and Libraries County, North Carolina. The project uncontrolled spillway section and a
The Final EIS is available for review does not occupy federal lands. 150-foot-long non-overflow section that
at the following reading rooms: g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power contains canal intake facilities; (3) two
Idaho Operations Office, Department of Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). hydraulically controlled 6-foot-wide
Energy, Public Reading Room, 2251 h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Andrew J. Tainter gates that allow water to flow
N. Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, McMahan, President, McMahan into an intake canal; (4) a 2,000-foot-
Telephone: (208) 526–1185 Hydroelectric, L.L.C., 105 Durham long power canal varying in width from
Idaho Falls Public Library, 457 W. Eubanks Road, Pittsboro, NC 273121; 25 to 40 feet that (a) extends from
Broadway, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (336) 509–2148; email— Bynum Dam to the powerhouse, and (b)
Telephone: (208) 612–8460 mcmahanhydro@gmail.com. includes a drainage gate located
Shoshone-Bannock Library, Bannock i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy at immediately upstream of the
and Pima Streets, P.O. Box 306, Fort (202) 502–6145; or email at powerhouse; (5) a powerhouse with (a)
Hall, ID 83203, Telephone: (208) 238– sean.murphy@ferc.gov, or Dustin an intake protected by a trashrack
Wilson at (202) 502–6528; or email at having a bar spacing of 2.75 inches, and
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
3882
Eli M. Oboler Library, Idaho State dustin.wilson@ferc.gov. (b) a single turbine/generator unit; (6) a
University, 850 South 9th Avenue, j. Deadline for filing comments, 500-foot-long tailrace varying in width
Pocatello, ID 83209, Telephone: (208) motions to intervene and protests: 60 from 40 to 50 feet; (7) a 2,500-foot-long
282–2958 days from the issuance date of this bypassed reach; (8) an interconnection
Twin Falls Public Library, 201 Fourth notice. with the transmission system at a
Avenue East, Twin Falls, ID 83301, The Commission strongly encourages nearby substation; and (9) appurtenant
Telephone: (208) 733–2964 electronic filing. Please file motions to facilities.
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