[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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