[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64253-64254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30920]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
To Intervene and Protests
November 13, 1998.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Conduit Exemption.
b. Project No.: 11468-003.
c. Date filed: January 28, 1998.
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d. Applicant: North Side Canal Company.
e. Name of Project: Crossroads Conduit Project.
f. Location: On the North Side canal system in Jerome County, Idaho
(T. 7S. R. 16E., Sections 23, 24, and 25). The project would not occupy
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Randolph J. Hill, Ida-West Energy Company,
P.O. Box 7867, Boise, ID 83707, (208) 395-8930.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Hector Perez, E-mail address hector.perez@ferc.fed.us, or telephone
202-219-2843.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
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.
k. Status of environmental analysis: This application is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The project would consist of these proposed facilities: (1) a
900-foot-long, 150-foot-wide forebay with a normal water surface
elevation of 3,773.75 feet; (2) a primary overflow bypass channel with
a crest elevation of 3,774 feet and a secondary overflow bypass channel
with a crest elevation of 3,774.75 feet, both at the forebay; (3) a
reinforced concrete intake structure; (4) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,750-
foot-long steel penstock; (5) a reinforced concrete powerhouse with a
3,200-kilowatt turbine-generator unit; (6) a 125-foot-long tailrace;
and (7) two access roads.
m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h above.
n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an
interested person to file the competing development application no
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not
be accepted in response to this notice.
A9. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
B1. Protests or Motions To Intervene--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.
D8. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the
Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will notify all persons on the service list and affected
resource agencies and Indian tribes. If any person wishes to be placed
on the service list, a motion to intervene must be filed by the
specified deadline date herein for such motions. All resource agencies
and Indian tribes that have official responsibilities that may be
affected by the issues addressed in this proceeding, and persons on the
service list will be able to file comments, terms and conditions, and
prescriptions within 60 days of the date the Commission issues a
notification letter that the application is ready for an environmental
analysis. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within
105 days from the date of that letter.
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. Any
of these documents must be filed by providing the original and the
number of copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director,
Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of any
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative
of the applicant specified in the particular application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-30920 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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