99-27217. Notice of Request To Delete Flushing Flow Requirement

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 56343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27217]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Request To Delete Flushing Flow Requirement

October 13, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Request to Delete Flushing Flow Requirement.
    b. Project No.: 9967-057.
    c. Date Filed: September 27, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Shorock Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Shoshone Project.
    f. Location: The Shoshone Project is located on the Little Wood 
River, near the town of Shoshone, in Lincoln County, Idaho. The project 
occupies Bureau of Land Management lands.
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Straubhar, Shorock Hydro, Inc., P.O. 
Box 1787, Twin Falls, ID 83303; [phone].
    h. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Steve Hocking, e-mail address: [e-mail], or 
telephone [phone]. The Commission cannot accept comments, 
recommendations, motions to intervene or protests sent by e-mail; these 
documents must be filed as described below.
    i. Deadline for filing comments and recommendations, motions to 
intervene, and protests: November 19, 1999.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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.
    j. Description of the Application: Shorock Hydro, Inc. (Shrock) 
requests Commission approval to delete its license required flushing 
flows in the project's bypass reach. Shorock is required to release 100 
cubic feet per second (cfs) of water every 7 days during the irrigation 
season (April 1 through September 30) for a 3-hour period to help 
maintain riparian vegetation. Shorock says these flows are not needed 
because it is releasing flushing flows in conformance with an 
independent agreement among Shorock, Idaho Department of Fish and Game 
and Idaho Rivers United.
    k. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room at 888 First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 
or by calling [phone]. The application may be viewed on the web 
at http://www.FERC.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call [phone] for 
assistance.
    Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but one those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear 
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to 
file comments on the described application. A copy of the application 
may be obtained by agencies directly from the applicant. If an agency 
does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, 
it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's 
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-27217 Filed 10-18-99; 8:45 am]
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