82_FR_60630 82 FR 60387 - Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

82 FR 60387 - Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 243 (December 20, 2017)

Page Range60387-60388
FR Document2017-27372

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60387-60388]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27372]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2778-077]


Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to reduce approved 
capacity upgrade.
    b. Project Number: 2778-077.
    c. Date Filed: April 14, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Snake River in Jerome 
and Twin Falls Counties, Idaho. Part of the project occupies lands 
owned by the Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: L. Lewis Wardle, FERC Lands and Licensing 
Coordinator, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70, 1221 W Idaho St., Boise, 
Idaho 83702; telephone (208) 388-2964; email address: 
[email protected]. Also, Jerrod Vaughn, Idaho Power Company, P.O. 
Box 70, 1221 W Idaho St., Boise, Idaho 83702; telephone (208) 388-2362: 
email address: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Kurt Powers; telephone (202) 502-8949; email 
address: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions 
to intervene, protests and comments 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,

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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-2778-077. 
Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the 
Commission record.
    k. Description of Filing: Idaho Power Company (IPC) requests 
amendment of the Commission's July 1, 2010 Order that authorized IPC to 
upgrade the Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project's installed capacity. 
Specifically, IPC no longer wants to build a new powerhouse with a 
single 50 megawatt (MW) unit. Instead, IPC proposes to remove the 
project's two existing turbines and install a single 3.2 MW unit in the 
project's existing powerhouse. The project's total installed capacity 
would then be 3.2 MW. IPC also proposes to delete Article 402 to remove 
the supplemental aesthetic flow release requirement and proposes to 
delete Article 420 which requires a Visitor Use Survey and Monitoring 
Plan. Both of these requirements were added to the license in response 
to the 50 MW upgrade. Finally, IPC proposes to accelerate its license 
expiration date so the license expires on July 31, 2040 instead of its 
current expiration date of July 31, 2044. This proposal would 
coordinate the license expiration date of the Shoshone Falls Project 
with the Twin Falls Project (FERC Project No. 18), which is located one 
mile upstream on the Snake River and has a license expiration date of 
December 31, 2040. IPC says coordination would allow the licensee, 
resource agencies, and the Commission to more effectively relicense the 
two projects and would allow the Commission to better assess cumulative 
effects.
    l. Locations of Applications: 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 website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 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 1-866-208-3676 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 do so 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 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST, MOTION TO INTERVENE, or 
COMMENTS; (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 
protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions 
to intervene or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.24(b). All comments, 
motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which 
are subject of the non-project use application. 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: December 14, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-27372 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2017 / Notices 60387 eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ disconnect/interconnection with the Dated: December 14, 2017. docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can local distribution grid. The City of Kimberly D. Bose, submit brief comments up to 6,000 Radford states that the formerly licensed Secretary. characters, without prior registration, transmission line now serves to [FR Doc. 2017–27370 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am] using the eComment system at http:// distribute power to other sources along BILLING CODE 6717–01–P www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ its length and is no longer part of the ecomment.asp. You must include your project. name and contact information at the end The City of Radford operates the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY of your comments. For assistance, project in both run-of-river and peaking please contact FERC Online Support at Federal Energy Regulatory modes. For the period 1984 through FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Commission 2013, the project’s average annual 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 generation was about 4,550 megawatt- [Project No. 2778–077] (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal hours. Idaho Power Company; Notice of Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 m. A copy of the application is Application for Amendment of License First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. available for review at the Commission and Soliciting Comments, Motions To The first page of any filing should in the Public Reference Room or may be Intervene, and Protests include docket number P–1235–017. viewed on the Commission’s website at The Commission’s Rules of Practice http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary Take notice that the following require all intervenors filing documents link. Enter the docket number excluding hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission to serve a copy of the last three digits in the docket with the Commission and is available that document on each person on the number field to access the document. for public inspection: official service list for the project. For assistance, contact FERC Online a. Application Type: Amendment of Further, if an intervenor files comments Support. A copy is also available for license to reduce approved capacity or documents with the Commission inspection and reproduction at the upgrade. relating to the merits of an issue that address in item h above. b. Project Number: 2778–077. may affect the responsibilities of a c. Date Filed: April 14, 2017. n. You may also register online at d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company particular resource agency, they must http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ (licensee). also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. esubscription.asp to be notified via e. Name of Project: Shoshone Falls k. This application is not ready for email of new filings and issuances Hydroelectric Project. environmental analysis at this time. related to this or other pending projects. f. Location: The project is located on l. Project Description. The existing For assistance, contact FERC Online the Snake River in Jerome and Twin Municipal Hydroelectric Project Support. Falls Counties, Idaho. Part of the project consists of: (1) A 293-foot-long, 58-foot- o. Scoping Process. The Commission occupies lands owned by the Bureau of high reinforced concrete slab and staff intends to prepare an Land Management. buttress dam that includes: (a) A south Environmental Assessment (EA) for the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power non-overflow section; (b) an overflow Municipal Hydroelectric Project in Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). bulkhead section; (c) an eight-bay accordance with the National h. Applicant Contact: L. Lewis spillway section each with a steel Environmental Policy Act. The EA will Wardle, FERC Lands and Licensing tainter gate; (d) a powerhouse intake consider both site-specific and Coordinator, Idaho Power Company, section; and (e) a north non-overflow cumulative environmental impacts and P.O. Box 70, 1221 W Idaho St., Boise, section; (2) a 77-acre impoundment with reasonable alternatives to the proposed Idaho 83702; telephone (208) 388–2964; a gross storage capacity of 562 acre-feet action. email address: LWardle@ at a normal pool elevation of 1,772 feet idahopower.com. Also, Jerrod Vaughn, Commission staff issued Scoping Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70, National Geodetic Vertical Datum of Document 1 (SD1) on September 1, 2017 1221 W Idaho St., Boise, Idaho 83702; 1929 (NGVD29) and a net storage capacity of 220 acre-feet between and held scoping meetings on October telephone (208) 388–2362: email elevations 1,768 and 1,772 feet; (3) a 20- 2–3, 2017 and an environmental site address: JVaughn@idahopower.com. foot, 3-inch-wide intake section with review on October 2, 2017. Because i. FERC Contact: Kurt Powers; angled steel trash racks (3-inch by 5/ some entities may not have received telephone (202) 502–8949; email 16th-inch trash rack bars spaced 2.5 proper notice of the issuance of SD1 and address: kurt.powers@ferc.gov. inches on center) and a steel roller type the scoping meetings, we are providing j. Deadline for filing comments, head gate; (4) a 27-foot-long steel-lined an additional 30-day comment period motions to intervene and protests is 30 penstock in concrete that transitions on Scoping Document 2, which will be days from the issuance date of this from a 13.5-foot-wide, 11-foot-high issued concurrently with this notice, for notice by the Commission. The entrance to an 8-foot-diameter entities to provide comments, Commission strongly encourages conveyance to the turbine scroll case; recommendations, and information. electronic filing. Please file motions to (5) a 30-foot-long, 28-foot-wide, and 62- Copies of SD1 and this SD2 outlining intervene, protests and comments using foot-high powerhouse containing a the subject areas to be addressed in the the Commission’s eFiling system at single 1,185-kilowatt turbine-generator EA were distributed to the parties on the http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Commission’s mailing list. Copies of efiling.asp. Commenters can submit sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES unit; (6) a 2.7-mile-long transmission line connected to the grid; and (7) SD1 and SD2 may be viewed on the web brief comments up to 6,000 characters, appurtenant facilities. at http://www.ferc.gov using the without prior registration, using the The City of Radford proposes to revise eLibrary link. Enter the docket number eComment system at http:// its exhibit G to include transmission excluding the last three digits in the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ facilities composed of only three, 560- docket number field to access the ecomment.asp. You must include your foot-long, 4.16-kV overhead conductors document. For assistance, call 1–866– name and contact information at the end that transmit power to a switched 208–3676 or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. of your comments. For assistance, VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:36 Dec 19, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20DEN1.SGM 20DEN1

60388 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2017 / Notices please contact FERC Online Support at TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) available for inspection and 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 reproduction at the address in item (h) Federal Energy Regulatory (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please above. Commission send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal m. Individuals desiring to be included Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 on the Commission’s mailing list should [Docket Nos. EL18–48–000; QF11–424–004] First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. do so by writing to the Secretary of the The first page of any filing should Commission. Gregory R. and Beverly F. Swecker v. include docket number P–2778–077. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Midland Power Cooperative, Central Comments emailed to Commission staff Intervene: Anyone may submit Iowa Power Cooperative Swecker, are not considered part of the comments, a protest, or a motion to Gregory and Beverly; Notice of Petition Commission record. intervene in accordance with the for Enforcement k. Description of Filing: Idaho Power requirements of Rules of Practice and Take notice that on December 1, 2017, Company (IPC) requests amendment of Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. pursuant to section 210 of the Public the Commission’s July 1, 2010 Order In determining the appropriate action to Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 that authorized IPC to upgrade the take, the Commission will consider all (PURPA), Gregory R. and Beverly F. Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project’s protests or other comments filed, but Swecker (Petitioners) filed a Petition for installed capacity. Specifically, IPC no only those who file a motion to Enforcement, requesting that the Federal longer wants to build a new powerhouse intervene in accordance with the Energy Regulatory Commission with a single 50 megawatt (MW) unit. Commission’s Rules may become a (Commission) initiate an enforcement Instead, IPC proposes to remove the party to the proceeding. Any comments, action against Midland Power project’s two existing turbines and protests, or motions to intervene must Cooperative and Central Iowa Power install a single 3.2 MW unit in the be received on or before the specified Cooperative to remedy their alleged project’s existing powerhouse. The comment date for the particular improper implementation of PURPA, all project’s total installed capacity would application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive as more fully explained in their petition. then be 3.2 MW. IPC also proposes to Documents: All filings must (1) bear in Any person desiring to intervene or to delete Article 402 to remove the all capital letters the title PROTEST, protest this filing must file in supplemental aesthetic flow release MOTION TO INTERVENE, or accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of requirement and proposes to delete Article 420 which requires a Visitor Use COMMENTS; (2) set forth in the the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Survey and Monitoring Plan. Both of heading the name of the applicant and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). these requirements were added to the the project number of the application to Protests will be considered by the license in response to the 50 MW which the filing responds; (3) furnish Commission in determining the upgrade. Finally, IPC proposes to the name, address, and telephone appropriate action to be taken, but will accelerate its license expiration date so number of the person protesting or not serve to make protestants parties to the license expires on July 31, 2040 intervening; and (4) otherwise comply the proceeding. Any person wishing to instead of its current expiration date of with the requirements of 18 CFR become a party must file a notice of July 31, 2044. This proposal would 385.2001 through 385.2005. All intervention or motion to intervene, as coordinate the license expiration date of comments, motions to intervene or appropriate. Such notices, motions, or the Shoshone Falls Project with the protests must set forth their evidentiary protests must be filed on or before the Twin Falls Project (FERC Project No. basis and otherwise comply with the comment date. On or before the 18), which is located one mile upstream requirements of 18 CFR 4.24(b). All comment date, it is not necessary to on the Snake River and has a license comments, motions to intervene, or serve motions to intervene or protests expiration date of December 31, 2040. protests should relate to project works on persons other than the Petitioners. IPC says coordination would allow the which are subject of the non-project use The Commission encourages licensee, resource agencies, and the application. A copy of any protest or electronic submission of protests and Commission to more effectively motion to intervene must be served interventions in lieu of paper using the relicense the two projects and would upon each representative of the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. allow the Commission to better assess applicant specified in the particular Persons unable to file electronically cumulative effects. application. If an intervener files should submit an original and 5 copies l. Locations of Applications: A copy of comments or documents with the of the protest or intervention to the the application is available for Commission relating to the merits of an Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, inspection and reproduction at the issue that may affect the responsibilities 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC Commission’s Public Reference Room, of a particular resource agency, they 20426. located at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, must also serve a copy of the document This filing is accessible on-line at Washington, DC 20426, or by calling on that resource agency. A copy of all http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be other filings in reference to this link and is available for review in the viewed on the Commission’s website at application must be accompanied by Commission’s Public Reference Room in http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ proof of service on all persons listed in Washington, DC. There is an elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number the service list prepared by the eSubscription link on the website that excluding the last three digits in the Commission in this proceeding, in enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES docket number field to access the accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and document. You may also register online 385.2010. to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ with any FERC Online service, please esubscription.asp to be notified via Dated: December 14, 2017. email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or email of new filings and issuances Kimberly D. Bose, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, related to this or other pending projects. Secretary. call (202) 502–8659. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or [FR Doc. 2017–27372 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am] Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Time on December 29, 2017. 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