[Federal Register: February 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Applications Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recomendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
February 13, 2002.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major Licenses.
b. Projects: Soda Project No. 20-019, Grace-Cove Project No. 2401-
007, and Oneida Project No. 472-017.
c. Date filed: September 27, 1999.
d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
e. Location: On the Bear River in Caribou and Franklin Counties,
Idaho. The projects are partially located on United States lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
g. Applicant Contact: Randy Landolt, Managing Director, Hydro
Resources, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 1500, Portland,
OR 97232, (503) 813-6650; or Thomas H. Nelson, 825 NE Multnomah Street,
Suite 925, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813-5890.
h. FERC Contact: Susan O'Brien, e-mail address
susan.obrien@ferc.fed.us, or (202) 219-2840.
i. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site, http://www.ferc.gov, under the ``e-Filing'' link.
j. This application has been accepted, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
k. The existing Soda Project consists of: (1) The 103-foot-high and
433-foot-long concrete gravity Soda dam with a 114-foot-long spillway
section; (2) the Soda reservoir with a surface area of 1,100 acres, an
active storage capacity of 16,300 acre-feet, and a maximum water
surface elevation of 5,720 feet; (3) the Soda powerhouse containing two
units with a total installed capacity of 14 megawatts (MW); and (4)
other appurtenances.
The existing Grace Development consists of: (1) A 51-foot-high and
180-foot-long rock filled timber crib dam that creates a 250-acre-foot
usable storage capacity forebay; (2) a 26,000-foot-long flowline and
surge tanks; and (3) a powerhouse with three units with total installed
capacity of 33 MW. The Cove Development consists of: (1) A 26.5-foot-
high and 141-foot-long concrete dam creating a 60-acre-foot capacity
forebay; (2) a 6,125-foot-long concrete and wood flume; (3) a 500-foot-
long steel penstock; and (4) a powerhouse with a 7.5-MW unit.
The existing Oneida Project consists of: (1) The 111-foot-high and
456-foot-long concrete gravity Oneida dam; (2) the Oneida reservoir
with an active storage of 10,880 acre-feet and a surface area of 480
acres; (3) a 16-foot-diameter, 2,240-foot-long flowline; (4) a surge
tank; (5) three 12-foot-diameter, 120-foot-long steel penstocks; ( 6)
the Oneida powerhouse with three units with a total installed capacity
of 30 MW; and (7) other appurtenances.
l. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link--select ``Docket #''
and follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in
item g above.
m. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply
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comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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