[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6351]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

March 6, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2659-011.
    c. Date Filed: February 25, 1998.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Name of Project: Powerdale Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: On the Hood River, near the town of Hood River, in 
Hood River County, Oregon. The project boundary does not occupy any 
federal lands of the United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC Secs. 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Randy Landolt, Director, Hydro Resources, 
PacifiCorp, 920 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 464-
5339.
    i. FERC Contact: Bob Easton at (202) 219-2782.
    j. Brief Description of the Project: The existing project consists 
of: (1) a 206-foot-long and 10-foot-high diversion dam; (2) 80-foot by 
60-foot concrete intake structure; (3) an approximately 16,000-foot-
long water conveyance system; (4) an 86-foot-wide by 51-foot-long 
concrete powerhouse; (5) one turbine generator unit with a rated 
capacity of 6.0 megawatts; (6) a 135-foot-long rock-lined tailrace; and 
(7) other appurtenances.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the OREGON 
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
    l. Under Section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 
4.32(b)(7)), if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that the applicant should conduct an additional scientific study to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merits, they must file a request for the study with 
the Commission, not later than 60 days after the application is filed, 
and must serve a copy of the request on the applicant.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-6351 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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