Notice2024-26046
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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November 8, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88752-88753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26046]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1971-079]
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: 1971-079.
c. Date Filed: October 23, 2024.
d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company (Idaho Power).
e. Name of Project: Hells Canyon Hydroelectric Project (project).
f. Location: The project is located on the Snake River in Adams and
Washington Counties, Idaho; and Baker, Wallowa, and Malheur Counties,
Oregon. Federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management (Payette and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests
and Hells Canyon National Recreational Area) are included within the
project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Brett Dumas, Director of Environmental
Affairs, Idaho Power Company, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise, Idaho
83702; (208) 388-2330; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fcbeb889919d8fbc95989d94938c938b998ed29f9391"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d5d3e2faf6e4d7fef3f6fff8e7f8e0f2e5b9f4f8fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty, Project Coordinator, Midwest
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; (202) 502-6862;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#541535263b3a7a183d363126202d14323126377a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c1d3d2e33327210353e392e28251c3a392e3f723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments: November 12, 2024. Reply comments
due: November 22, 2024.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aee8ebfcede1c0c2c7c0cbfddbdedec1dcdaeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecaaa9beafa38280858289bf999c9c839e98ac8a899e8fc28b839a">[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
[[Page 88753]]
addressed to: Debbie Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. All filings must clearly
identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Hells
Canyon Hydroelectric Project (P-1971-079).
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors 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
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. Idaho Power filed an Offer of Settlement Agreement on behalf of
itself and the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) for the project's
relicense proceeding. The purpose of the Settlement Agreement is to
resolve, between the signatories, the appropriate terms and conditions
pursuant to section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act to be incorporated
into any new license issued for the project for the protection and
utilization of federal lands administered by the Forest Service within
and adjacent to the project boundary. Idaho Power, on behalf of the
signatories, requests that the Commission: (1) consider the Settlement
Agreement in the forthcoming supplemental environmental impact
statement; (2) approve the Settlement Agreement; and (3) incorporate,
without material modification, the terms of the Settlement Agreement,
including the modified section 4(e) terms and conditions (as set forth
in Exhibit 1 of the Settlement Agreement), in any new license issued
for the project.
l. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is available for review on
the Commission's website at <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 (i.e., P-1971). For
assistance, contact FERC at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffb9baadbcb0919396919aac8a8f8f908d8bbf999a8d9cd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13555641505c7d7f7a7d76406663637c616753757661703d747c65">[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://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
m. 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#37786767775152455419505841"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8b7a8a8b89e9d8a9bd69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: October 30, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-26046 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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