[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7685-7686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4037]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Applications Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recomendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

February 13, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major Licenses.
    b. Projects: Soda Project No. 20-019, Grace-Cove Project No. 2401-
007, and Oneida Project No. 472-017.
    c. Date filed: September 27, 1999.
    d. Applicant: PacifiCorp.
    e. Location: On the Bear River in Caribou and Franklin Counties, 
Idaho. The projects are partially located on United States lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791 (a)-
825(r).
    g. Applicant Contact: Randy Landolt, Managing Director, Hydro 
Resources, PacifiCorp, 825 NE Multnomah Street, Suite 1500, Portland, 
OR 97232, (503) 813-6650; or Thomas H. Nelson, 825 NE Multnomah Street, 
Suite 925, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 813-5890.
    h. FERC Contact: Susan O'Brien, e-mail address 
[email protected], or (202) 219-2840.
    i. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site, http://www.ferc.gov, under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    j. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    k. The existing Soda Project consists of: (1) The 103-foot-high and 
433-foot-long concrete gravity Soda dam with a 114-foot-long spillway 
section; (2) the Soda reservoir with a surface area of 1,100 acres, an 
active storage capacity of 16,300 acre-feet, and a maximum water 
surface elevation of 5,720 feet; (3) the Soda powerhouse containing two 
units with a total installed capacity of 14 megawatts (MW); and (4) 
other appurtenances.
    The existing Grace Development consists of: (1) A 51-foot-high and 
180-foot-long rock filled timber crib dam that creates a 250-acre-foot 
usable storage capacity forebay; (2) a 26,000-foot-long flowline and 
surge tanks; and (3) a powerhouse with three units with total installed 
capacity of 33 MW. The Cove Development consists of: (1) A 26.5-foot-
high and 141-foot-long concrete dam creating a 60-acre-foot capacity 
forebay; (2) a 6,125-foot-long concrete and wood flume; (3) a 500-foot-
long steel penstock; and (4) a powerhouse with a 7.5-MW unit.
    The existing Oneida Project consists of: (1) The 111-foot-high and 
456-foot-long concrete gravity Oneida dam; (2) the Oneida reservoir 
with an active storage of 10,880 acre-feet and a surface area of 480 
acres; (3) a 16-foot-diameter, 2,240-foot-long flowline; (4) a surge 
tank; (5) three 12-foot-diameter, 120-foot-long steel penstocks; ( 6) 
the Oneida powerhouse with three units with a total installed capacity 
of 30 MW; and (7) other appurtenances.
    l. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link--select ``Docket #'' 
and follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy 
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in 
item g above.
    m. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply

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comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-4037 Filed 2-19-02; 8:45 am]
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