82 FR 16185 - Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2195-148]


Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and is available 
for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Non-project use of project lands and water.
    b. Project No: 2195-148.
    c. Date Filed: November 7, 2016 and supplemented on March 22, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: River Mill Development (Estacada Lake) of the 
Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project located in Clackamas County, 
Oregon.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Nilan, Manager, Portland General 
Electric Company, 121 SW. Salmon Street, 3 WTC-BR05, Portland, Oregon 
97204; phone (503) 464-8738.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Ballantine at 202-502-6289, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, or motions to intervene 
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or 
(202) 502-8659 (TTY). 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-2195-148.
    k. Description of Request: Portland General Electric Company 
requests Commission approval to grant the Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife (Oregon DFW) an easement to use project lands and water within 
the River Mill development of the Clackamas River Hydroelectric 
Project, for the construction and operation of a gravity fed intake 
system. The intake would provide water to the Oregon DFW owned 
Clackamas Hatchery located outside of the project boundary on Dog 
Creek, a tributary of the Clackamas River. The intake would provide a 
continuous gravity fed 50 cubic feet per second (approximately 32 
million gallons per day) from Estacada Lake, to the fish hatchery. The 
intake system would be located within the project boundary 
approximately 250 feet upstream of the River Mill Dam on the south side 
of the forebay and consist of a dual-cylindrical intake screen, track 
system for deploying the intake screens into the reservoir, control 
building, and conveyance pipes. Project water routed to the hatchery 
would be returned to the Clackamas River via Dog Creek, downstream of 
the project.
    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 using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. 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 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 comments or protests 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 date for the 
particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENT''; ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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 commenting, protesting or motioning to intervene; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. All comments, protests, or motions to intervene 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. 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.

    Dated: March 28, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY project lands and water within the River o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Mill development of the Clackamas Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
Federal Energy Regulatory River Hydroelectric Project, for the all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENT’’;
Commission construction and operation of a gravity ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
[Project No. 2195–148] fed intake system. The intake would INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth
provide water to the Oregon DFW in the heading the name of the applicant
Portland General Electric Company; owned Clackamas Hatchery located and the project number of the
Notice of Application Accepted for outside of the project boundary on Dog application to which the filing
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Protests, Creek, a tributary of the Clackamas responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and Motions To Intervene River. The intake would provide a and telephone number of the person
continuous gravity fed 50 cubic feet per commenting, protesting or motioning to
Take notice that the following second (approximately 32 million intervene; and (4) otherwise comply
hydroelectric application has been filed gallons per day) from Estacada Lake, to with the requirements of 18 CFR
with the Federal Energy Regulatory the fish hatchery. The intake system 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
Commission and is available for public would be located within the project comments, protests, or motions to
inspection: boundary approximately 250 feet intervene must set forth their
a. Type of Application: Non-project upstream of the River Mill Dam on the evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
use of project lands and water. south side of the forebay and consist of with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
b. Project No: 2195–148. a dual-cylindrical intake screen, track Agencies may obtain copies of the
c. Date Filed: November 7, 2016 and application directly from the applicant.
system for deploying the intake screens
supplemented on March 22, 2017. A copy of any protest or motion to
into the reservoir, control building, and
d. Applicant: Portland General
conveyance pipes. Project water routed intervene must be served upon each
Electric Company (licensee).
to the hatchery would be returned to the representative of the applicant specified
e. Name of Project: Clackamas River
Clackamas River via Dog Creek, in the particular application. If an
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: River Mill Development downstream of the project. intervener files comments or documents
(Estacada Lake) of the Clackamas River l. Locations of the Application: A with the Commission relating to the
Hydroelectric Project located in copy of the application is available for merits of an issue that may affect the
Clackamas County, Oregon. inspection and reproduction at the responsibilities of a particular resource
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Commission’s Public Reference Room, agency, they must also serve a copy of
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. located at 888 First Street NE., Room the document on that resource agency.
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Nilan, 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling A copy of all other filings in reference
Manager, Portland General Electric 202–502–8371. This filing may also be to this application must be accompanied
Company, 121 SW. Salmon Street, 3 viewed on the Commission’s Web site at by proof of service on all persons listed
WTC–BR05, Portland, Oregon 97204; http://www.ferc.gov using the in the service list prepared by the
phone (503) 464–8738. ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Commission in this proceeding, in
i. FERC Contact: Robert Ballantine at number excluding the last three digits in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
202–502–6289, robert.ballantine@ the docket number field to access the 385.2010.
ferc.gov. document. You may also register online Dated: March 28, 2017.
j. Deadline for filing comments, at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Kimberly D. Bose,
protests, or motions to intervene is 30 esubscription.asp to be notified via Secretary.
days from the issuance of this notice by email of new filings and issuances
[FR Doc. 2017–06468 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am]
the Commission. The Commission related to this or other pending projects.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
strongly encourages electronic filing. For assistance, call 866–208–3676 or
Please file comments, protests, or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
motions to intervene using the TTY, call 202–502–8659. A copy is also
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// available for inspection and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. reproduction at the address in item (h) Federal Energy Regulatory
Commenters can submit brief comments above. Commission
up to 6,000 characters, without prior m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should [Docket No. CD17–10–000]
registration, using the eComment system
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ so indicate by writing to the Secretary
Hurricane Creek Irrigating Ditch
ecomment.asp. You must include your of the Commission.
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name and contact information at the end n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Determination of a Qualifying Conduit
of your comments. For assistance, Intervene: Anyone may submit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting
please contact FERC Online Support at comments, a protest, or a motion to Comments and Motions To Intervene
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) intervene in accordance with the
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 requirements of Rules of Practice and On March 21, 2017, the Hurricane
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. Creek Irrigating Ditch Company, filed a
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal In determining the appropriate action to notice of intent to construct a qualifying
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First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. comments or protests filed, but only to section 30 of the Federal Power Act
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The first page of any filing should those who file a motion to intervene in (FPA), as amended by section 4 of the
include docket number P–2195–148. accordance with the Commission’s Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
k. Description of Request: Portland Rules may become a party to the of 2013 (HREA). The proposed
General Electric Company requests proceeding. Any comments, protests, or Hurricane Hydro Station #2 & #4 Project
Commission approval to grant the motions to intervene must be received would have a combined installed
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on or before the specified date for the capacity of 104 kilowatts (kW), and
(Oregon DFW) an easement to use particular application. would be located along two sections of

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82 FR 16185 - Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission