Notice2023-26645
Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
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December 5, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84317-84318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26645]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 5089-027]
Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 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. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 5089-027.
c. Date Filed: August 31, 2021.
d. Applicant: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Fall
River).
e. Name of Project: Felt Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: On the Teton River, near the town of Tetonia, in Teton
County, Idaho. The project occupies 114.4 acres of Federal land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Ave.,
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404; (208) 528-6152.
i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502-8576, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd7d2d5d393d0dcc9d6d2caced6d4fddbd8cfde93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39535651571754584d52564e4a5250795f5c4b5a175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests 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#98deddcadbd7f6f4f1f6fdcbede8e8f7eaecd8fefdeafbb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdad9cedfd3f2f0f5f2f9cfe9ececf3eee8dcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea">[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: Felt Hydroelectric Project (P-5089-027).
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, 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.
k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Felt Project consists of: (1) a 122.5-foot-long,
12-foot-high concrete dam that includes the following sections: (a) 25-
foot-wide sluiceway section with a 4-foot-wide fish ladder and a 14-
foot-wide corrugated steel radial gate and (b) a 96-foot-wide
uncontrolled overflow spillway with a crest elevation of 5,530-feet
mean sea level (msl); (2) a 7-acre impoundment with a storage capacity
of 28 acre-feet at a normal water surface elevation of 5,530-feet msl;
(3) a 178-foot-long, 8.5-foot-deep fish screen structure equipped with
a bar rack with \3/8\-inch clear bar spacing and diamond mesh screen;
(4) three intake openings located behind the fish screen each equipped
with 10-foot-wide intake gates and 10-foot-wide trash racks with 3-inch
clear bar spacing; (5) three, 8-foot-square unlined rock tunnels
connecting the intakes to penstocks and consisting of: (a) a 179-foot-
long Tunnel No. 1 connecting to a 280-foot-long, 78-inch-diameter steel
penstock that bifurcates into two, 180-foot-long, 60-inch-diameter
steel penstocks that connect to Powerhouse No. 1; and (b) a 177-foot-
long Tunnel No. 2 and a 196-foot-long Tunnel No. 3 each connecting to a
1,750-foot-long, 96-inch-diameter steel
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penstock that connects to Powerhouse No. 2; (6) an 83-foot-long, 26-
foot-wide, 13-foot-high reinforced concrete Powerhouse No. 1 containing
two horizontal Francis turbine-generator units with a combined
generating capacity of 1,950 kilowatts (kW); (7) a 36-foot-long, 36-
foot-wide, 25-foot-high reinforced concrete Powerhouse No. 2 containing
two vertical Francis turbine-generator units with a combined generating
capacity of 5,500 kW; (8) two tailrace channels discharging to the
Teton River from Powerhouses No. 1 and No. 2; (9) a 1,500-foot-long,
4.16 kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line connecting Powerhouse No.
1 to a transformer located next to Powerhouse No. 2; (10) a 2,000-foot-
long, 24.9 kV overhead transmission line leading from the transformer
to the interconnection point; and (11) appurtenant facilities.
The project operates in run-of-river mode and generates an average
of 33,100 megawatt-hours per year. A continuous minimum flow is
released below the dam according to the following schedule: 20 cubic
feet per second (cfs) from July 1 to March 14 and 50 cfs from March 15
to June 30.
Fall River proposes to remove 42 acres of land from the current
project boundary.
m. A copy of the application is available for review 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 document.
For assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#195f5c4b5a56777570777c4a6c6969766b6d597f7c6b7a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="175152455458797b7e797244626767786563577172657439707861">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members, and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b342b2b3b1d1e0918551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d627d7d6d4b485f4e034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all 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 protests
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
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.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--January 2024
Comments on Scoping Document 1 Due--February 2024
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--March 2024
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis--April 2024
Dated: November 29, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26645 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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