[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9759]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Amendment of Project License
April 16, 1996.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Request for Amendment of Project License.
b. Project No.: 8278.
c. Date Filed: March 18, 1996.
d. Applicant: Crystal Springs Hydroelectric, L.P.
e. Name of Project: Cedar Draw Creek Project.
f. Location: On Cedar Draw Creek in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
g. File Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Dell Keehn, 11225 S.E. 6th, Suite 100,
Bellevue, Washington 98004, (206) 453-0500.
i. FERC Contact: Thomas LoVullo, (202) 219-1168.
j. Comment Date: May 23, 1996.
k. Description of Amendments: (1) Crystal Springs Hydroelectric,
L.P. (licensee) requested to install a variable flow turbine (multiple
jet, impulse type) in place of one of the project's four fixed-flow
turbines. The licensee stated that installation of the variable flow
turbine would slightly reduce the generation capacity of the project
(from 2,924 kilowatts (kW) to 2,751 kW) but would provide better
control and management of water resources. The plant controls would be
modified to allow smooth and continuous adjustment of powerhouse flows
from a minimum of 5 cubic feet per second (cfs) to a maximum flow of
148 cfs.
The licensee's second amendment request concerned a reduction in
the minimum flow requirement from 25 cfs to 10 cfs. The licensee stated
that a reduction in the minimum flow would be more comparable with the
upstream project's requirement of passing 5 cfs. The licensee stated
that the installation of the new turbine equipment would provide more
stable flows through the bypass reach of Cedar Draw. With a stabilized
flow, stream bank vegetation would be enhanced, stream bank erosion
reduced, water quality improved and possibly the food supply for fish
improved. Further, the licensee proposed to mitigate for the reduction
in the minimum flow by installing two fish ladders at two man-made
barriers in Cedar Draw. The fish ladders would provide approximately
3.2 miles of additional habitat in Cedar Draw by allowing fish passage
from the Snake River.
l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs:
B, C1, and D2.
B. 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 only 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.
C1. 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
D2. 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
any 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9759 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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