Notice2022-26268
Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests
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December 2, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74140-74141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26268]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2195-196]
Portland General Electric Company; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing 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: Temporary variance from Project Operating
Plan.
b. Project No.: 2195-196.
c. Date Filed: October 19, 2022, and supplemented on November 7,
2022
d. Applicant: Portland General Electric Company (licensee).
e. Name of Project: Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the mainstem of the
Clackamas River and the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas River, in
Clackamas County, Oregon and occupies federal lands within the Mt. Hood
National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service and a reservation of
the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Lindsay Smith, License Coordinator,
Portland General Electric, 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon
97204; (503) 630-8378; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#581431363c2b3921760b35312c3018283f36763b3735"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="490520272d3a2830671a24203d2109392e27672a2624">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Joy Kurtz, (202) 502-6760, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a40455304415f585e506a4c4f5849044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4643550247595e58566c4a495e4f024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests
is December 28, 2022.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp</a>.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#35737067767a5b595c5b50664045455a474175535047561b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6c6f786965444643444f795f5a5a45585e6a4c4f5849044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-
3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S.
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page
of any filing should include docket number P-2195-196. Comments emailed
to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record.
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.
k. Description of Request: The licensee requests Commission
approval for a variance from the Project Operating Plan (Plan) in order
to accommodate testing of new Units 7 and 8 at the Faraday Powerhouse.
The Plan, in part, requires the licensee to operate River Mill Dam to
limit the hourly ramping rate to 10% or 100 cubic feet per second,
whichever is greater, of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Estacada
gage for all river flows. The testing is required in order to
commission both units and place them into operation. The testing
process will last approximately 90 days and begin between February 1
and April 15, 2023. Testing will require the licensee to shift water
between Faraday Lake and Estacada Lake as it passes various flows
through the new units. In some cases, testing will require the licensee
to cease generation immediately after passing high flows through the
units. Given this, and the details of other testing procedures, the
licensee requests to increase the hourly ramping rate at River Mill Dam
from 10% to 20% and use generation data and spillway flow to calculate
project outflow, versus the USGS Estacada gage required by the Plan.
During testing, the licensee will focus on limiting downramping rates
rather than attempting to match outflow to inflow, which is the case
under typical operating conditions, in an effort to protect biological
resources downstream of River Mill Dam.
l. Locations of the Application: The Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of
this document via the internet through the Commission's website at
<a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp</a>. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. You may also register online at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp">http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp</a> to be notified via email of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. At this
time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdfbf8effef2d3d1d4d3d8eec8cdcdd2cfc9fddbd8cfde93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93d5d6c1d0dcfdfffafdf6c0e6e3e3fce1e7d3f5f6e1f0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free,
(866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
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 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 ``COMMENTS'', ``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 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. 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 385.2010.
Dated: November 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26268 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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