Notice2023-04008
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
February 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12675-12676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04008]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2736-046]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2736-046.
c. Date filed: February 14, 2023.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power).
e. Name of Project: American Falls Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Snake River, in Power County, Idaho, near the
City of American Falls, Idaho. The project occupies 7.37 acres of
United States lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: David Zayas, Idaho Power Company, P.O. Box 70
(83707), 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID 83702; (208) 388-2915; email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66021c071f0715260f02070e0916091103144805090b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c28362d352d3f0c25282d24233c233b293e622f2321">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair at (202) 502-6587, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd6cfd4cec9d8d393ced4d3ded1dcd4cffddbd8cfde93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="660d140f1512030848150f08050a070f14260003140548010910">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 l 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. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and
[[Page 12676]]
serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: April 15, 2023.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0b6b5a2b3bf9e9c999e95a38580809f8284b096958293de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b5b6a1b0bc9d9f9a9d96a08683839c8187b395968190dd949c85">[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,
Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and
docket number on the first page: American Falls Hydroelectric Project
(P-2736-046).
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. Project Description: The existing American Falls Hydroelectric
Project is located at Reclamation's American Falls Dam and consists of:
(1) three 18-foot-diameter, 240-foot-long, steel-lined penstocks, that
connect upstream with similar U.S. Bureau of Reclamation penstocks and
the intake works; (2) a reinforced concrete powerhouse containing three
22.5 MW turbines for total installed capacity of 67.5 MW; (3) a 2,300-
foot-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line extending from
the powerhouse downstream along the west bank of the Snake River, and
across the river to the American Falls Switchyard; (4) a tailrace; (5)
recreation facilities; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project
generates an annual average of 395,000 megawatt-hours.
Idaho Power is not proposing any changes to the current operations
of the Project, as Project operations are completely dependent on
Reclamation's operation of the dam and available flows. Reclamation
owns and operates the dam and is responsible for irrigation delivery,
controlling flows, ramping rates, reservoir operations, and flood
control operations, among others.
As part of the license application, Idaho Power filed a settlement
agreement between itself and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
(IDFG) that resolves issues related to project effects of turbine
mortality on trout. As part of the settlement agreement, Idaho Power
proposes to increase the poundage of hatchery-reared trout to be
stocked by Idaho Power annually from 8,000-pounds to 24,000-pounds,
with the size (fish per pound), time of stocking, and location
determined by IDFG in consultation with Idaho Power. Before release,
IDFG will certify the general health and condition of the fish.
o. In addition to publishing the full text of this notice in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this notice, as well
as other documents in the proceeding (e.g., license application) via
the internet through the Commission's Home Page (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>)
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the documents (P-
2736). 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 FERC
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#14525146575b7a787d7a71476164647b666054727166773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="793f3c2b3a36171510171c2a0c0909160b0d391f1c0b1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or
(202) 502-8659 (TTY).
You may also register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary): March 2023.
Request Additional Information (if needed): March 2023.
Issue Notice of Acceptance: June 2023.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments: July 2023.
Request Additional Information (if necessary): September 2023.
Issue Scoping Document 2: October 2023.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis: October 2023.
q. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: February 21, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04008 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on February 28, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.