[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 3241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protest

January 16, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 1413-032.
    c. Date Filed: October 30, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Buffalo River (previously Pond's Lodge) 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Buffalo River near its confluence with the 
Henry's Fork River, in Fremont, Idaho. The project occupies 9.8 acres 
of land within the Targhee National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., 
1150 North 3400 East, Ashton, Idaho 83420, Tel.  (208) 652-
7431, and/or Brent L. Smith, President, Northwest Power Services, Inc, 
P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho 83442, Tel.  (208) 745-0834.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-8163, 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item k below.
    k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and 
requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the issuance date 
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.
    Motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating 
agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. 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.
    l. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    m. The existing Buffalo River Project consists of: (1) A 142-foot-
long by 12-foot-high timber-faced rock-filled diversion dam; (2) a 40-
foot-long by 3-foot-high concrete slab spillway with stop logs; (3) a 
fish passage structure; (4) a concrete intake structure with a 5-foot 
steel slide gate; (5) a trash rack; (6) a 52-foot-long by 5-foot-
diameter concrete encased steel penstock; (7) a 34-foot-long by 22-
foot-high masonry block powerhouse containing a 250-kilowatt Bouvier 
Kaplan inclined shaft turbine; and (8) other appurtenant facilities. 
The applicant estimates that the total average annual generation would 
be 1,679 megawatthours.
    n. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 
208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    o. 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.
    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. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-1498 Filed 1-22-03; 8:45 am]
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