Hydroelectric applications,

[Federal Register: March 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 42)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

February 26, 2004.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

1. Type of Application: New major license.

2. Project No.: 2082-027.

3. Date Filed: February 25, 2004.

4. Applicant: PacifiCorp.

5. Name of Project: Klamath Hydroelectric Project.

6. Location: On the Klamath River in Klamath County, Oregon and on the Klamath River and Fall Creek in Siskiyou County, California. The project currently includes 219 acres of federal lands administered by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management.

7. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

8. Applicant Contact: Todd Olson, Project Manager, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, Portland, Oregon 97232, (503) 813-6657.

9. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902 or john.mudre@ferc.gov.

10. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item l below.

11. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 C.F.R. 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 serve a copy of the request on the applicant.

12. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: April 26, 2004.

    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.

    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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.

13. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

14. The proposed project consists of four existing generating developments (J.C. Boyle, Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2. and Iron Gate) along the mainstem of the Upper Klamath River, between RM 228 and RM 254, and one generating development (Fall Creek) on Fall Creek, a tributary to the Klamath River at about RM 196. The existing Spring Creek diversion is proposed for inclusion with the Fall Creek Development. The currently licensed East Side, West Side, and Keno Developments are not included in the proposed Project.

15. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 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 Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1- 866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.

    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances

    related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

16. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Officer (CaSHPO) and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer (OSHPO) as required by (Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of

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    the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

17. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

    Issue Acceptance/Deficiency Letter......................... April 2004. Scoping Meetings........................................... May 2004. Additional Study Requests, if needed....................... July 2004. Request Additional Information............................. July 2004. Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis.. November 2004. Notice of the availability of the draft EIS................ July 2005. Notice of the availability of the final EIS................ December 2005. Ready for Commission's decision on the application......... February 2006.

    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.

    Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E4-438 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]

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